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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ali Shukur (ranked 4261 p4p, 3922 weight class) and Isaiah Holloway (ranked 313 p4p, 298 weight class). Ali Shukur had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Shukur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Holloway!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shukur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shukur needs to keep his hands up - Holloway had a free shot at his head there.
Holloway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shukur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shukur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shukur is defended easily by Holloway.
Holloway throws a right and a left that Shukur avoids nicely.
Holloway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holloway manages to break the clinch.
Holloway misses with a two punch combination.
Holloway is looking to clinch but Shukur is avoiding it.
Shukur feinted with a counter takedown.
Holloway throws a nice looking combination but Shukur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holloway misses with an uppercut.
Shukur drives through with a takedown into guard.
Holloway is looking to stand up but Shukur isn't so interested in that idea.
Shukur is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shukur throws a big elbow that misses.
Shukur loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holloway is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shukur is controlling him.
Shukur lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Holloway wants to stand but Shukur is controlling the position.
Shukur has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Holloway is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Shukur dives into side control.
Holloway tries to escape but Shukur is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shukur scoring with punches from side control.
Holloway is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Shukur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holloway keeps working.
Shukur landing strikes.
Holloway wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shukur trying to control the position but Holloway is working away.
Holloway is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Shukur working the head and body with strikes.
Shukur lands an elbow.
Shukur landing a few strikes.
Shukur landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Holloway wants to get back to his feet but Shukur drags him back down.
Shukur lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Holloway pushes Shukur away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Shukur gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holloway is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Shukur is chipping away with strikes.
Holloway is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Shukur lands a nice forearm strike.
Holloway is trying to buck Shukur off.
Holloway tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Holloway really wants to buck Shukur off and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Shukur dominated that round.
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.
Shukur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holloway.
Holloway has Shukur up against the cage in a clinch.
Holloway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holloway closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Holloway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shukur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Holloway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holloway has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shukur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holloway.
Nice shot by Holloway.
Shukur fails with a takedown attempt.
Holloway unleashes a big counter combination but Shukur bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A leg kick checked by Shukur.
Holloway scores with a jab to the body.
Shukur shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holloway as he avoids it easily.
Holloway appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Holloway lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Holloway.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holloway lands with a good body shot.
Holloway cracks Shukur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shukur with a poor takedown
and Holloway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Shukur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shukur is rocked!
Isaiah Holloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holloway lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Shukur falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Isaiah Holloway!
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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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