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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Almoez Ali (ranked 3235 p4p, 5838 weight class) and Kenuichio Harada (ranked 388 p4p, 561 weight class). Ali comes to the cage accompanied by Le Manu. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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8 - 6 - 0 |
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35 - 23 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Almoez Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenuichio Harada!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali clinches with his opponent.
Harada misses with some punches.
Harada tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
Ali scores with a shot to the side of Harada's head.
Harada prevents a body shot from Ali.
Ali is leaning against Harada and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Ali is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ali lands with a right to the head.
Ali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ali wants to stall.
Harada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali.
Ali lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali slowing the pace effectively.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Harada working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harada as Ali tries to tie him up.
Harada prevents a body shot from Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ali is pushing Harada up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hook to the body lands for Ali.
Harada looks winded!
Ali digs a right hand underneath Harada's ribcage. Harada let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ali pushes Harada back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harada letting Ali take a breather here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haradas head.
Ali controlling the action here for a moment.
Ali stalling the fight.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harada being controlled against the cage.
Ali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Ali.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali pushes Harada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ali has Harada pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Almoez Ali.
Ali moves into the clinch successfully.
Ali has Harada pressed against the cage.
Ali pushes Harada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harada throws a head punch that misses.
Harada misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Ali to work.
A bit of stalling here from Ali.
Ali lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali gets through Harada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
A short right from Ali on the inside.
Ali scores with a shot to the side of Harada's head.
Ali slows down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali.
Harada is rocked!
Ali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali stalls.
Ali holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ali.
Ali scores with a shot to the side of Harada's head.
Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harada is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali finish him?
Ali slowing the pace effectively.
Harada seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Ali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ali has Harada pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harada or not.
Ali lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ali.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Ali.
Ali has Harada pressed against the cage.
Ali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Ali is stalling here.
Ali dips a shoulder and cracks Harada with a mighty uppercut! Harada falls back against the cage and Ali unloads with a barrage of strikes! Harada is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ali screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Almoez Ali!
After winning the bout, Almoez Ali thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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