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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allah Halla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusuf Amir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amir has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Decent 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Allah Halla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yusuf Amir!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halla tries to clinch but Amir is having none of it.
Amir looks gassed!
Halla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halla wants to clinch up but Amir keeps it at a distance.
Amir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halla shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amir as he jumps to the side.
Halla drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Halla tries to score with some ground and pound. Amir controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Halla lands a decent elbow from side control.
Halla scores with punches from side control.
Halla throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Halla cracks Amir with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here as Halla stalls from top position.
Halla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amir keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halla misses with the ground and pound.
Halla is trying to get an arm triangle but Amir is defending well.
Halla wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Amir, who protects the arm well.
Halla trying to control the position but Amir is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halla throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Halla lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Halla cracks Amir with a big elbow.
Halla controls the position.
Halla landing a few strikes.
Halla scoring with punches and elbows.
Halla throws an elbow but Amir slips to the side and avoids it well.
Amir really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Halla has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halla darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Halla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amir keeps working.
Halla throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Halla.
Halla thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Amir's head.
Halla is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halla missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Amir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Halla.
Amir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Halla.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halla not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Halla lands a nice short elbow.
Halla winds up and cracks Amir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allah Halla dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halla moves in looking to clinch but Amir pushes him off.
Halla tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amir sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Halla somewhat.
Halla shoots in but no luck this time.
Halla is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amir sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allah Halla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halla tries to clinch but Amir moves out of range.
Halla shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amir pinned against the cage. Amir gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Amir scores with a takedown into Halla's guard.
Amir scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir thows a big elbow that misses.
Halla pushes Amir off and scrambles back to his feet.
Halla is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amir circles away from the clinch attempt
so Amir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Halla wriggles free and stands up.
Amir looks for a takedown but Halla sprawls well.
Halla tries to clinch but Amir is having none of it.
Halla fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halla tries to clinch but Amir is having none of it.
Halla closes the distance and clinches up with Amir, looking for a takedown. Halla pushes Amir against the cage but Amir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Halla is looking to clinch.
Amir gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Amir keeping moving, preventing Halla from controlling successfully.
Halla throwing strikes from guard but Amir blocks nicely.
Halla is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Amir controls Halla momentarily but Halla frees himself.
Halla lands a couple of elbows.
Halla distracts Amir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Halla postures up.
Allah Halla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Halla accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Halla postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Amir has momentary wrist control but Halla slips an elbow through the middle.
Halla distracts Amir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Halla distracts Amir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Halla pushing down on Amir's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Halla working Amir over with strikes.
Halla missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Halla not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Allah Halla will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Halla tries to clinch up
and Amir counters with a takedown into side control.
Halla wants to get back to his feet.
Halla sneaks back into half guard.
Halla looks like he's trying to stand up.
Halla is staying active underneath Amir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Halla wants to get back to his feet.
Halla pushes Amir off and gets back to his feet.
Halla wants to clinch but Amir slips to the side
and Amir counters with a single leg into guard. Halla didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halla lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Amir!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir working to try and regain half guard.
Amir wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Halla.
Halla connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Halla has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Amir's face.
Amir is bucking up trying to escape but Halla cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Halla cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Halla lands a nice shot to the head.
Halla putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Halla landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Halla connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Amir can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Halla cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Halla has hold of Amir's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Amir manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Amir avoids a series of strikes thrown by Halla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Halla throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Amir because Halla loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halla dominating with strikes here.
Halla looking to control and managing it successfully.
Halla looking to control but Amir is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Halla throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Allah Halla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Halla punishing his opponent with strikes.
Halla thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Amir is bucking up trying to escape but Halla cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Halla working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Halla lands a big shot there that rocks Amir but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Halla landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halla thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Yusuf Amir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amir is squirming around, avoiding Halla's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Allah Halla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halla, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allah Halla!
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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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