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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isto Benson Simomaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Folami Zuberi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuberi has chosen Mickey Factz - Rocker as his entrance music. Folami Zuberi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isto Benson Simomaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Folami Zuberi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simomaa tries to clinch up but Zuberi circles away and keeps his distance.
Simomaa misses with a looping left.
Simomaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simomaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Zuberi is just out of range.
Zuberi slips under a jab.
Good exchange - Zuberi coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simomaa. Zuberi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zuberi tries a head kick but it misses.
Simomaa dodges the punch combination from Zuberi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simomaa is looking to clinch but Zuberi is avoiding it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Zuberi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zuberi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simomaa.
Zuberi looks to throw the jab but Simomaa is out of range.
Simomaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zuberi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zuberi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi scores with the left hand. Simomaa knows he should have avoided that one.
Simomaa misses with a jab to the body
and Zuberi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zuberi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zuberi misses with a few strikes there.
Zuberi fails to land with a series of punches.
Simomaa scores with a shot to the body.
Simomaa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zuberi counters with a head kick. That will keep Simomaa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Zuberi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi misses with a combination
and Simomaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zuberi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simomaa.
A punch combination from Zuberi misses.
Isto Benson Simomaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simomaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuberi.
A lazy left from Simomaa finds it's target.
Zuberi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simomaa throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simomaa. Zuberi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zuberi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zuberi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simomaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simomaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Zuberi is just out of range.
Simomaa avoids the head kick by Zuberi.
Simomaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zuberi counters with a single leg into guard. Simomaa didn't expect that.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simomaa seems keen to control Zuberi's posture.
Simomaa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zuberi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simomaa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's six 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.
Simomaa is looking to stand up but Zuberi isn't so interested in that idea.
Simomaa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Simomaa is adopting a defensive guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Simomaa is keeping the position for now.
Zuberi trying to control the position from guard on top but Simomaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zuberi stopping the sweep attempt from Simomaa.
That's eight 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Zuberi.
Simomaa cracks a nice hook into Zuberi's ribs.
Zuberi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zuberi counters with a straight right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simomaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zuberi counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simomaa. Zuberi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Isto Benson Simomaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zuberi misses with a straight right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simomaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zuberi cracks Simomaa with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Folami Zuberi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zuberi throws a lazy right hand but Simomaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simomaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zuberi.
Simomaa misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Simomaa misses
and Zuberi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zuberi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Simomaa slips a jab from Zuberi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuberi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zuberi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simomaa.
Simomaa is looking to wear down Zuberi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simomaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zuberi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zuberi looks to land a combination. Simomaa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Simomaa slips under a jab.
Simomaa darts in trying to clinch
enabling Zuberi to counter with a crisp jab.
Zuberi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Simomaa backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simomaa tries to clinch but Zuberi is having none of it.
Zuberi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zuberi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zuberi misses the jab.
Simomaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zuberi avoids the body shot from Simomaa.
Simomaa throws a sloppy body shot
and Zuberi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simomaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simomaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zuberi.
Zuberi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simomaa connects with a body shot.
Zuberi scores with a decent looking hook.
Zuberi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zuberi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Folami Zuberi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi scores with a jab.
Simomaa blocks a head kick by Zuberi.
Zuberi misses with a straight left.
Simomaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zuberi throws out the jab.
Simomaa rushes Zuberi and presses him up against the cage.
Zuberi pulls guard successfully.
Zuberi 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simomaa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zuberi has control of Simomaa's left arm, preventing Simomaa from doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Simomaa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zuberi is proving hard to escape from.
Zuberi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Simomaa controls the pace.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Simomaa is now in half guard.
Simomaa moves nicely into side control.
Simomaa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zuberi to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi slips a jab from Simomaa.
Zuberi blocks a jab.
Zuberi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simomaa counters by clinching up.
Simomaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zuberi tries to pull guard but Simomaa holds him up against the cage and eventually Zuberi drops back down to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi avoids the elbow strike from Simomaa, against the cage.
Zuberi blocks the elbow strike.
Simomaa slowing the pace effectively.
Simomaa lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simomaa.
Zuberi blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simomaa stalling the fight.
Simomaa lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Folami Zuberi has been cut.
Zuberi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Simomaa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Folami Zuberi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Folami Zuberi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A jab from Zuberi does it's job there.
Zuberi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Simomaa in his tracks.
Zuberi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuberi misses with a double jab.
Zuberi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simomaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zuberi misses with a hook to the body
letting Simomaa counter with a right hand.
Zuberi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simomaa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zuberi.
Zuberi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simomaa wants to clinch
and Zuberi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zuberi scores with a takedown into Simomaa's guard.
Simomaa wants to sweep here but Zuberi controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zuberi looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simomaa keeping moving, preventing Zuberi from controlling successfully.
Simomaa wriggles free and stands up.
Simomaa lands with a straight right. Zuberi didn't see that one coming.
Zuberi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simomaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Zuberi misses its intended target.
Simomaa blocks a head kick by Zuberi.
Simomaa misses with a jab to the body
and Simomaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zuberi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simomaa throws a hook to the side of Zuberi's head but Zuberi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simomaa tries to clinch
and Zuberi counters with a left and a right that stings Simomaa.
Simomaa closes the distance but Zuberi moves to the side
and Zuberi counters with a three punch combo that has Simomaa backing up. Simomaa nods at Zuberi to acknowledge the strikes.
Simomaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Zuberi circles away.
Zuberi misses with a kick to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Simomaa misses with a body shot
and Zuberi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simomaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zuberi was well out of range. Poor timing from Simomaa.
Folami Zuberi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zuberi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simomaa counters with a right hand to the body.
Simomaa wants to clinch but Zuberi slips to the side
and Zuberi counters with a nice uppercut.
Simomaa misses with an uppercut. Zuberi saw that one coming.
Zuberi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Isto Benson Simomaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simomaa.
Zuberi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zuberi misses with a wild combination.
Zuberi slips under a jab.
Zuberi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simomaa.
Zuberi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's eight 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.
Zuberi misses with a hook. Simomaa ducked under it nicely.
Zuberi defending well as Simomaa loads up on a big left hand.
Zuberi thuds a left hand into Simomaa's body.
Simomaa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Simomaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Simomaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zuberi avoids the body shot from Simomaa.
A head kick misses from Zuberi.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simomaa tries to clinch up but Zuberi circles away and keeps his distance.
Simomaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Simomaa is looking to clinch.
Simomaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuberi moves away.
Simomaa clinches up against the cage.
Zuberi wants a takedown but no success here.
Folami Zuberi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simomaa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simomaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Folami Zuberi.
I've got Zuberi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Folami Zuberi!
Folami Zuberi is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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