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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 231 p4p, 179 weight class) and Sarfraz Ali (ranked 26 p4p, 19 weight class). The Reverend Jim Ignatowski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sarfraz Ali's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sarfraz Ali!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali scores with a jab to the head.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatowski is just out of range.
Ignatowski motions for Ali to come forward. Ignatowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ali's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ignatowski under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Ignatowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ali throws a leg kick which misses Ignatowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Ignatowski tries to avoid it.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski looks to land a body kick but Ali moved away.
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ignatowski thows a body kick. Ali tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ignatowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ali with a nice calf kick.
Ali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ignatowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
Ali lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, jab by Ignatowski - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ignatowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatowski's shoulder, as Ignatowski tries to avoid the shot.
Ignatowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali throws a leg kick but Ignatowski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Ali misses with a looping left.
Ali throws a lazy right hand but Ignatowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatowski tried to counter with a leg kick but Ali avoided it.
Ignatowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali with a hook.
Good exchange - Ignatowski coming out on top.
Ali misses with a hook. Ignatowski ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Ali.
Ali connects with a leg kick.
Ignatowski throws a solid leg kick but Ali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ali lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Ali misses.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignatowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Ignatowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ali.
Ignatowski throws a shot from downtown. Ali moves away and avoids it.
Ignatowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ignatowski misses the target.
Ignatowski blocks the body kick.
Ali fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ignatowski is out of range.
Ignatowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Ignatowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ignatowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Ali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ignatowski throws a solid leg kick but Ali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ignatowski.
Ali throws a hook but Ignatowski avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Ignatowski misses.
Ignatowski misses with a looping left.
Crunch! Ali slams his shin into Ignatowski's torso.
Ignatowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Ignatowski with a nice cross.
Ignatowski tries a low kick but Ali avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Ali.
Ali lands a jab to Ignatowski's midsection.
Ignatowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ali to score with a decent uppercut.
Ignatowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali throws a lazy right hand but Ignatowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatowski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali.
Ignatowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick but Ali checks it.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Ignatowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatowski is just out of range.
Ignatowski connects with a right hand. Ali shakes it off.
Ali lands a nice hook to Ignatowski's body. Ignatowski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
Ali appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatowski moves away.
Ignatowski wants to land a leg kick but Ali is out of range.
Ignatowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Ignatowski misses the shot to the body.
Ali only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ali misses with an uppercut
and Ignatowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ignatowski.
Ali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Ignatowski.
Ali tries to work over Ignatowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ali.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Ali - that landed with a thud.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Ignatowski controls the action.
A short left from Ali.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ignatowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ali.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Ignatowski lands with a left to the head.
Ignatowski has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Ignatowski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ignatowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ignatowski blocks a body shot from Ali.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali misses with some punches.
Ignatowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Ali misses.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Ali misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Ignatowski finds it's target.
Ali tries to move into range but Ignatowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ignatowski checks a low kick from Ali.
Ali on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ali avoids a kick to the body.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali digs a good body shot into Ignatowski's ribs.
Ignatowski catches Ali with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ignatowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Ignatowski moves away and avoids it.
Ignatowski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ali checks a leg kick.
Ignatowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Ali.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Ali keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ignatowski misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatowski is just out of range.
Ignatowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good work by Ignatowski as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ali cracks Ignatowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ignatowski slips under a jab.
Ignatowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ali.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatowski lands a front kick.
Ignatowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ali can pounce on him.
Ali moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatowski.
A jab from Ali misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Ali misses.
Ignatowski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ignatowski moves out of range as Ali strikes.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick which misses Ali's front leg but catches the back leg as Ali tries to avoid it.
Ignatowski checks a leg kick.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ignatowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ali to score with a decent uppercut.
Ignatowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Ignatowski's head but Ignatowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ignatowski checks the leg kick.
Ignatowski avoids the body shot from Ali.
Ignatowski slips a straight right by Ali.
Ali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ali checks a low kick from Ignatowski.
Ali throws a lazy right hand but Ignatowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Ignatowski misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Ignatowski.
Ali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ali with a nice calf kick.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Ignatowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ignatowski.
Ali lands a really nice looking cross but Ignatowski seems unphased.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ignatowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski slips under a jab.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ignatowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ali throws a solid leg kick but Ignatowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ali.
Ali's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ignatowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ali scrambles back to his feet.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ali swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ignatowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ali tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ignatowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ignatowski with the inside leg kick.
That kick from Ignatowski tenderised Ali's leg. Ali is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ali slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Ali.
Ali takes a swing at Ignatowski's ribcage but misses.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Ignatowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Ali takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Ignatowski as he connects with a hook.
Ignatowski misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Ignatowski's head but Ignatowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ignatowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ali misses with a looping left.
Ignatowski connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
Ali looks to throw the jab but Ignatowski is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ignatowski, as that shot connected.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ignatowski.
A telegraphed right hand from Ignatowski misses the target.
Ali defending well as Ignatowski loads up on a big left hand.
Ali throws the left hand but Ignatowski avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Ali misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ali. That's going to slow Ignatowski down.
Ali with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ignatowski misses the shot to the body.
Ali flicks out a counter leg kick but Ignatowski steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ignatowski. Ignatowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ignatowski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick which misses Ali's front leg but catches the back leg as Ali tries to avoid it.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
Ignatowski throws a low kick, looking for Ali's leg but Ali calmly moves out of range.
Ali digs a good body shot into Ignatowski's ribs.
Ali lands with a nice body punch.
Ali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ali tests Ignatowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ignatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ali.
As Ali backs away, Ignatowski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A leg kick checked by Ali.
Ignatowski lands a nice shot that snaps Ali's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Ignatowski slips the punch.
Ali misses with a jab to the body
and Ignatowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali cracks Ignatowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ignatowski staying out of range there.
Ali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sarfraz Ali will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ali with a jab.
Ignatowski moves away from the strike by Ali.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatowski throws out a leg kick but Ali moves out of range and Ignatowski only half commits.
Ali misses with a hook. Ignatowski ducked under it nicely.
Ignatowski lands with a right hand.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Ignatowski lands with a cross.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatowski moves away.
A big left from Ali misses.
Ali throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ignatowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ali is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ignatowski with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ali.
Donk. Ignatowski catches Ali right on the button with a cross.
Ali is rocked!
Ali takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Ignatowski finish him?
Ali misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatowski ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Ali's jaw. Ali's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Ignatowski does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
A victorious The Reverend Jim Ignatowski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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