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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bambooo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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216 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm
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215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muhammad Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bambooo Man!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Man throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Ali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man staying out of range there.
Man looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ali wriggles free and stands up.
Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ali but Ali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muhammad Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bambooo Man.
Ali lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Man tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ali swivels and escapes.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ali moves into range and clinches up with Man.
Ali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man goes for a takedown attempt but Ali pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Man throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four 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.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Ali misses with a hook.
Man closes the distance but Ali moves to the side
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man shoots in but Ali avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Man with a poor takedown
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man with a poor takedown
and Ali counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Ali dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ali lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali lands a big shot that drops Man! Can he finish him?
It looks like Bambooo Man has been cut.
Ali wants to stand but Man is controlling his posture from full guard.
Man is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man looking for a guillotine here but Ali defends easily.
Ali stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
Man moves out of range as Ali strikes.
Ali connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Ali shows good takedown defense.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Muhammad Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Man tries for a takedown but Ali circles away easily
and Ali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muhammad Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bambooo Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali moves out of range as Man strikes.
Man tries for a takedown but Ali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Ali shows good takedown defense.
Man closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ali circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Man has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ali finds it's way round the side to connect with Man's head.
Ali scores with a punch to the head.
Man with a poor takedown
and Ali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali catches Man napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Man to the canvas!
Man has a closed guard, preventing Ali from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Ali dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bambooo Man's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Ali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man.
Man misses with a takedown
and Ali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Man wants to clinch but Ali slips to the side
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man looks for a takedown but Ali sprawls well.
Muhammad Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bambooo Man.
Ali throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
Man shoots for a takedown but Ali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bambooo Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Man works the jab nicely.
Ali moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Ali.
Ali moves out of range as Man strikes.
A jab from Ali misses.
Man looks to land a left hand but Ali moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muhammad Ali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Ali listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ali scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ali lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammad Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ali 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhammad Ali!
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RATING
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