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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Amir (ranked 25170 p4p, 3001 weight class) and Kareem Ford (ranked 551 p4p, 360 weight class). Hassan Amir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hassan Amir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Ford!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Amir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Amir lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Kareem Ford has been cut.
Amir staying out of range there.
Amir gets a takedown into half guard.
Ford looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Amir wants to pass to mount but Ford is defending the position.
Ford looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ford looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Amir takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Amir seems content to control.
Ford is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Amir pulls his head out easily.
Amir takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ford actively working from the bottom here.
Ford looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Amir controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ford looking for a kimura from the bottom but Amir passes into side control!
Ford sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Amir perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ford looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ford felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Amir is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Amir has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ford knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir controlling the action here.
Ford actively working from the bottom here.
Ford looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Amir stalling.
Amir is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ford doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Amir.
Ford wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ford looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ford actively working from the bottom here.
Amir looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ford with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Amir content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Amir trying to pass the guard but Ford defending well.
Amir with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Amir.
Amir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Amir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Ford's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ford swinging wildly here.
Amir swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Ford.
Amir definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Amir slips under a jab from Ford.
A jab from Amir misses.
Amir throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
Ford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Ford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amir is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ford's half guard.
Ford looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ford is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Amir's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Amir's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford working for a choke but Amir is defending well.
Amir turns into Ford and is now in his guard.
Amir looking to pass the guard.
Amir controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ford working for a triangle but Amir defends it easily.
Ford looking for subs off his back but Amir has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ford actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Amir not doing much here.
Ford looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ford is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Amir pulls his head out easily.
Amir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ford can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir trying to mount his opponent but Ford defends it.
Ford is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Amir pulls his head out easily.
Amir is taking a breather. Ford says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ford looking for submissions off his back.
Hassan Amir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ford looking for a kimura from the bottom but Amir passes into side control!
A lull in the action here as Amir stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ford is trying to get back to half guard.
Amir takes a little break here. Ford wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Amir is looking to take a break and control but Ford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amir taking a breather here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amir is looking to take a break and control but Ford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ford tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Amir presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Amir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Ford's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Amir throws a low kick but Ford moves out of range easily.
Amir throws a leg kick which misses Ford's front leg but catches the back leg as Ford tries to avoid it.
Ford takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amir shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Amir was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ford sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Amir is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford looking for submissions off his back.
Ford wants to improve his position but Amir is controlling well.
Amir wants to pass to mount but Ford is defending the position.
Ford tries to roll over but Amir keeps him under control.
Amir trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amir seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ford for as long as he can get away with.
Ford looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kareem Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Amir looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Amir performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Amir continues to stall.
Ford looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Amir is looking to advance position but Ford won't allow it.
Ford is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Amir pulls his head out easily.
Ford tries to get to full guard but Amir has control of the leg.
Amir content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ford looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Amir content to control rather than advance.
Ford looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Amir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Amir seems content to control.
Ford looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Amir stalling.
Amir works his foot free and advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amir content just to control the position here.
Hassan Amir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ford really wants to buck Amir off and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hassan Amir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hassan Amir!
Our winner, Hassan Amir, 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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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