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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Ozbourne (ranked 721 p4p, 1204 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 103 p4p, 161 weight class). Ozbourne comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Train. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ziggy Ozbourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ozbourne, pushing him back against the cage.
Ozbourne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rahman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahman.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ozbourne throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahman.
Rahman trying to land knees to the body.
Rahman missing with knees to the body.
Rahman landing knees to the body.
Rahman lands a shoulder strike.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozbourne avoiding damage as Rahman throws knees to the body.
Rahman lands a shoulder strike.
Rahman missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ozbourne fails to land.
Ozbourne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman has a couple of punches blocked by Ozbourne.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Ozbourne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Ozbourne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozbourne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozbourne tries to work over Rahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozbourne avoiding damage as Rahman throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozbourne.
Ozbourne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahman's elbow.
Rahman blocking some punches.
Rahman trying to land knees to the body.
Rahman lands with a left to the head.
Rahman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ozbournes head.
Ozbourne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Ozbourne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozbourne throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahman.
Ozbourne throws an elbow that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Ozbourne.
A nice left hand lands by Ozbourne.
Ozbourne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rahman blocking some punches.
Ozbourne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ozbourne swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozbourne managing to block the knees to the body from Rahman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rahman blocks a body shot from Ozbourne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Rahman fails to land.
Rahman missing with knees to the body.
Ozbourne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ozbourne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rahman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ozbourne is defending well for now.
Rahman managing to block the knees to the body from Ozbourne.
Rahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozbourne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ozbourne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahman's elbow.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozbourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozbourne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozbourne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Ozbourne blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahman.
A body shot lands from Rahman.
Rahman lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ozbourne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ozbournes head.
Ozbourne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rahman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ozbourne managing to block the knees to the body from Rahman.
Ozbourne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ozbourne avoiding damage as Rahman throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rahman.
Ozbourne tries to work over Rahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rahman lands a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rahman.
Rahman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rahman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozbourne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdul Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rahman tries to clinch up but Ozbourne circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Rahman blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rahman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rahman throws a hook but Ozbourne blocks it.
Rahman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ozbourne, pushing him back against the cage.
Ozbourne struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahman controls his hands.
Ozbourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ozbourne avoids it.
Ozbourne scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Abdul Rahman has been cut.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Rahman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ozbourne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rahman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rahman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ozbourne managing to block the knees to the body from Rahman.
Ozbourne lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozbourne lands a nice shot to the body.
Rahman has a couple of punches blocked by Ozbourne.
Rahman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ozbourne is defending well for now.
Rahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ozbourne misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdul Rahman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdul Rahman's cut.
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.
Rahman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rahman trying to land knees to the body.
Rahman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rahman prevents a body shot from Ozbourne.
Rahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozbourne.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ozbourne.
Rahman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ozbourne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ozbourne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rahman working aggressively here.
Ozbourne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozbourne lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rahman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ozbourne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozbourne throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Rahman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ozbourne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ozbourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ozbourne backwards.
Ozbourne throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahman.
Abdul Rahman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rahman landing knees to the body.
Rahman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ozbourne has a couple of punches blocked by Rahman.
Rahman lands with a short shot to the head.
Rahman lands an uppercut.
Rahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Rahman working aggressively here.
Ozbourne managing to block the knees to the body from Rahman.
Rahman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozbourne misses with a knee to the head.
Rahman lands with a right to the head.
Rahman trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rahman lands a nice uppercut.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ozbourne tries a body shot but Rahman blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rahman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rahman working Ozbourne over with knees to the body.
Ozbourne tries to throw a body punch but Rahman avoids it by throwing Ozbourne back against the cage.
Rahman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ozbourne is defending well for now.
Ozbourne scores with a shot to the side of Rahman's head.
Rahman missing with knees to the body.
Ozbourne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ozbourne can't find room to land a body shot as Rahman controls the action.
Ozbourne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozbourne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rahman lands a nice uppercut.
Rahman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ozbourne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rahman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ozbourne lands with a short shot to the head.
Ozbourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozbourne manages to break the clinch.
Ozbourne slips under a jab from Rahman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman lands a nice shot to the body.
Ozbourne thumps Rahman with a low kick.
Rahman moves out of range of the body kick from Ozbourne.
Rahman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ozbourne, pushing him back against the cage.
Rahman lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rahman fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ozbourne as the two fighters clinch.
Rahman gets through Ozbourne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman blocking some punches.
A short left from Rahman.
Rahman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne lands an elbow inside that Rahman shrugs off.
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!
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Rahman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ozbourne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rahman.
Rahman is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne lands a knee to the head.
Ozbourne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Ozbourne is working Rahman over against the cage.
Ozbourne lands a right hand.
Ozbourne avoiding damage as Rahman throws knees to the body.
Ozbourne pushes Rahman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ozbourne misses with the head strike.
Ozbourne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rahman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozbourne.
Ozbourne gets through Rahman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ozbourne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozbourne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahman's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozbourne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rahman blocks it with crossed arms.
Rahman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ozbournes head.
Ozbourne tries to throw a body punch but Rahman avoids it by throwing Ozbourne back against the cage.
Rahman has a couple of punches blocked by Ozbourne.
Ozbourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abdul Rahman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abdul Rahman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A slow jab from Rahman misses its intended target.
Rahman rushes Ozbourne and presses him up against the cage.
Rahman prevents a body shot from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne scores with a shot to the side of Rahman's head.
Rahman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rahman.
Ozbourne is looking to break free of the clinch but Rahman has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozbourne.
Rahman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Rahman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman trying to land knees to the body.
Rahman prevents a body shot from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne misses with a punch on the inside.
Ozbourne is leaning against Rahman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
Rahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ozbourne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ozbourne scores with a shot to the side of Rahman's head.
Rahman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozbourne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahman.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozbourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozbourne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozbourne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman tries to land knees in the clinch but Ozbourne avoids the damage to the body.
Ozbourne tries to work over Rahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozbourne throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahman.
Rahman avoiding damage as Ozbourne throws knees to the body.
Ozbourne swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozbourne working aggressively here.
Ozbourne gets through Rahman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ziggy Ozbourne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman working aggressively here.
Rahman trying to land knees to the body.
Ozbourne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Ozbourne tries to land a knee to the head but Rahman blocks with his arms.
Rahman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ozbourne avoids it.
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!
Ozbourne blocking some punches.
Rahman blocking some punches.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rahman.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Rahman.
Ozbourne swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman blocks an uppercut.
Rahman scores with a shot to the side of Ozbourne's head.
Ozbourne working aggressively here.
Ozbourne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozbourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ozbourne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ozbourne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ozbourne throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahman.
Ozbourne throws a head punch that misses.
Ozbourne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ozbourne managing to block the knees to the body from Rahman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozbourne.
Abdul Rahman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rahman prevents a body shot from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne throws a head punch that misses.
Rahman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ozbourne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rahman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rahman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ozbourne misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ozbourne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ozbourne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozbourne has a couple of punches blocked by Rahman.
Rahman blocks a body shot from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne missing with knees to the body.
Ozbourne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahman.
Rahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahman's elbow.
Ozbourne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Ozbourne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rahman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Rahman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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