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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahamod Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Tell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahamod Ali has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mahamod Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, William Tell!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tell looking for a guillotine here but Ali defends easily.
Ali stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Tell there.
Ali is trying to get back to full guard.
Tell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ali does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ali is trying to get back to full guard.
Ali controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali trying to control here.
Tell winds up and cracks Ali with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ali is trying to control but can't.
Ali is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tell is thwarting Ali's attempts to control the position.
Ali is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ali changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tell tries to avoid it but Ali manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tell to the ground. Tell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ali shoots in and drives through. Tell sprawls well.
Ali is breathing heavily.
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.
Ali shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahamod Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ali working to try and regain half guard.
Tell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ali is looking to escape.
Ali working to try and regain half guard.
Ali is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ali working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali is working hard here to advance position.
Ali knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tell on the ground.
Ali taking shots to the head.
Ali tries to reverse the position but Tell maintains control.
Ali is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ali tries to hold on but Tell postures up.
Tell jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ali is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ali and Tell has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Tell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ali down.
Ali tries to bench press Tell off him but Tell keeps the position.
Tell throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ali works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tell wants to take a breather but Ali is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali wants to get back to his feet.
Ali slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ali looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tell advances to half guard.
Tell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tell working the head and body with strikes.
Tell works his way into side control.
Ali throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
You can see the frustration on Ali's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tell wants to control but Ali is keeping him busy.
Tell tries for a kimura but Ali is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Tell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Ali as Tell shoots in.
Tell scores with a takedown into Ali's guard.
Ali bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tell's guard.
Ali stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ali is looking to stand up but Tell won't let him.
Ali is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tell is trying to control the position but Ali postures up.
Tell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ali wants to control from the top but Tell keeps moving.
Ali controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tell is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tell keeps working.
Tell is trying to get back to half guard.
Ali scoring with punches and elbows.
Ali wants to stand but Tell has his arm trapped.
Tell is trying to improve his position.
Ali is looking to take a break and control but Tell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ali staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ali wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ali wants to control but Tell is keeping him busy.
Tell throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Tell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ali shoots in and bounces Tell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali is looking to improve his position.
Tell thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ali to regain full guard.
Ali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ali looking for a sweep. Not yet Ali, not yet.
Ali throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali keeping moving, preventing Tell from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ali circles away.
Ali doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ali moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali is trying to control the position but Tell postures up.
Tell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ali is trying to control the position but Tell postures up.
Ali is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tell tries to free his leg and advance position but Ali is retaining full guard.
Tell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ali with a poor takedown
and Tell counters with a shoot takedown. Ali fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tell trying to control the position from guard on top but Ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Tell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ali changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tell can't do much from the bottom here.
Tell tries to bench press Ali off him but Ali keeps the position.
Tell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ali is controlling him well.
Tell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ali wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ali wants to control but Tell is keeping him busy.
Tell is trying to control Ali's posture but Ali avoids it.
Tell is looking to regain half guard here but Ali keeps moving and retains side control.
Tell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tell tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ali decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tell's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ali stopping the sweep attempt from Tell.
Tell throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ali stopping the sweep attempt from Tell.
Tell pulls Ali in to control the position.
Tell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ali trying to control but Tell is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tell postures up in Ali's guard and throws a big left but Ali blocks it.
Ali is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tell is one step ahead there.
Tell trying to control the position from guard on top but Ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali trying to keep a closed guard but Tell is proving a slippery customer.
Tell trying to control the position from guard on top but Ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tell looking to sit in guard and control but Ali gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tell keeping moving, preventing Ali from controlling successfully.
Ali has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ali avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tell.
Well, if Tell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tell stops Ali from getting back to his feet.
Tell drops an elbow to the side of Ali's head.
Tell tries to pass to full mount but Ali defends it.
Tell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ali does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William Tell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tell tries to pass to full mount but Ali defends it.
Still in half guard, Tell seems content to control.
Tell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ali tries to roll over but Tell keeps him under control.
Mahamod Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tell is trying to control the action in half guard but Ali is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mahamod Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tell 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Tell!
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