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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobayashi Jin (ranked 626 p4p, 589 weight class) and Al Ghouti (ranked 100 p4p, 96 weight class). Ghouti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DAM - JASADIK-HOM. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobayashi Jin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Ghouti!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghouti misses with a shot to the body
and Jin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ghouti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jin.
Ghouti slips a jab from Jin.
Jin misses with a hook.
Ghouti works Jin's body with a nice hook.
Ghouti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jin has time to react.
Jin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ghouti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ghouti misses with a wild combination.
Jin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghouti.
Jin misses with a looping left.
Ghouti looks to throw the jab but Jin is out of range.
Ghouti lands a jab to Jin's midsection.
Jin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ghouti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jin moves out of range of the strikes.
Jin punishes Ghouti's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jin lands an overhand right.
Ghouti drives through and clinches with Jin against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jin.
Good body shot from Ghouti.
Ghouti scores with a shot to the side of Jin's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jin.
Jin lands a body punch.
Jin scores with a shot to the side of Ghouti's head.
Jin misses with a punch to the body.
Jin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Jin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ghouti swings wildly with an uppercut but Jin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jin tries to throw a body punch but Ghouti avoids it by throwing Jin back against the cage.
Ghouti misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jin.
Ghouti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghouti is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ghouti content to stall in guard here.
Jin has Ghouti pulled in close to control his posture.
Jin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ghouti content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jin controls Ghouti momentarily but Ghouti frees himself.
Jin is pulling down on Ghouti's head. It's preventing any offense from Ghouti, at least for the moment.
Jin wants to control but Ghouti passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghouti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jin is trying to maintain the position but Ghouti is very close to passing his half guard.
Jin trying to get back to full guard but Ghouti takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jin can't escape the position.
Ghouti controlling from mount.
Jin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghouti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ghouti's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ghouti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Al Ghouti dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghouti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jin moves out of range of the leg kick from Ghouti.
Ghouti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ghouti lands in his opponent's guard.
Jin trying to keep a closed guard but Ghouti is proving a slippery customer.
Ghouti got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ghouti has managed to get both his arms back between Jin's legs - danger averted.
Jin has momentary wrist control but Ghouti slips an elbow through the middle.
Ghouti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jin working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghouti's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jin is trying to control the position but Ghouti postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghouti got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ghouti has managed to get both his arms back between Jin's legs - danger averted.
Jin is trying to control the position but Ghouti postures up.
Jin keeping moving, preventing Ghouti from controlling successfully.
Jin pulls Ghouti in close to his closed guard and prevents Ghouti from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ghouti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ghouti postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ghouti defending well as Jin loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ghouti lands a two punch combo.
A jab from Jin misses.
Jin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ghouti to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ghouti trying to control the position from guard on top but Jin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ghouti trying to control but Jin is working from the bottom.
Ghouti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ghouti advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin wants to get back to full guard but Ghouti has mounted him!
Jin can't escape the position.
Jin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ghouti keeping moving, preventing Jin from controlling successfully.
Ghouti is pulling down on Jin's head. It's preventing any offense from Jin, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jin looking to sit in guard and control but Ghouti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ghouti sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ghouti being controlled here momentarily.
Al Ghouti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ghouti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ghouti trying to control the position from guard on top but Jin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ghouti is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Al Ghouti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghouti shoots in but no luck this time.
Jin checks a leg kick.
Jin is looking to counter punch.
Ghouti throws an overhand right that lands on Jin's shoulder, as Jin tries to avoid the shot.
Jin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ghouti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ghouti throws a leg kick but Jin checks it.
Jin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ghouti under the eye.
Ghouti looks to throw the jab but Jin is out of range.
Jin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghouti.
Jin thuds a left hand into Ghouti's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Ghouti.
Ghouti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ghouti clinches up with Jin and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghouti lands a nice uppercut.
Jin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Jin scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jin misses with the head strike.
Ghouti prevents a body shot from Jin.
Ghouti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ghouti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ghouti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jin misses with the head strike.
Jin working aggressively here.
Ghouti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ghouti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ghouti tries to throw a body punch but Jin avoids it by throwing Ghouti back against the cage.
Ghouti lands a nice shot to the body.
Ghouti throws a punch but it's blocked by Jin.
Ghouti can't find room to land a body shot as Jin controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Jin as the two fighters clinch.
Ghouti pushes Jin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ghouti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Ghouti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ghouti backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ghouti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kobayashi Jin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghouti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ghouti blocks an uppercut.
Ghouti struggles to land a body shot inside as Jin controls his hands.
Ghouti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ghouti can turn it around.
Jin lands with a light punch inside.
Jin lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghouti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jin's elbow.
Jin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jin tries to throw a body punch but Ghouti avoids it by throwing Jin back against the cage.
Ghouti can't find room to land a body shot as Jin controls the action.
Jin misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ghouti.
Ghouti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ghouti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ghouti working aggressively here.
Jin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghouti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghouti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jin misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghouti tries to throw a body punch but Jin avoids it by throwing Ghouti back against the cage.
Ghouti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ghouti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ghouti misses with the head strike.
Ghouti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ghouti fails to land.
Ghouti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jin.
Jin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jin throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ghouti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ghouti tries to work over Jin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ghouti misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jin.
Ghouti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ghouti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ghouti working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghouti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jin backwards.
Jin has a couple of punches blocked by Ghouti.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ghouti.
A head punch on the inside from Ghouti fails to land.
Jin prevents a body shot from Ghouti.
Ghouti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jin misses with the head strike.
Ghouti throws a head punch that misses.
Ghouti presses Jin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ghouti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ghouti misses with the head strike.
A short right from Jin on the inside.
Jin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Ghouti.
Ghouti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ghouti scores with a shot to the side of Jin's head.
Ghouti lands an uppercut.
Ghouti scores with a shot to the side of Jin's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghouti blocks an uppercut.
Ghouti tries a body shot but Jin blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Ghouti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ghouti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Ghouti!
Our winner, Al Ghouti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Kobayashi Jin spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you for the support. I will did my best and hope you all support next time Congratulations to my opposition'.
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hype
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pop
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