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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Nott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zurkumi Tahir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Aaron Nott has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Nott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zurkumi Tahir!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nott tries to clinch but Tahir is having none of it.
Nott stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nott wants it to stay on the feet.
Nott goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tahir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nott manages to avoid it.
Tahir is looking to chop away at Nott's legs.
Nott wants to clinch up but Tahir keeps it at a distance.
Tahir blocks the body kick.
Tahir keeps the fight on the outside.
Tahir throws a leg kick but Nott moved away.
Nott misses with a wild combination.
Tahir moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tahir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Tahir.
Nott throws an elbow but it misses.
Tahir content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nott prevents the takedown attempt.
Aaron Nott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zurkumi Tahir.
Tahir just leaning against Nott, taking a breather.
Nott throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tahir blocks it with crossed arms.
Tahir avoids the elbow strike from Nott, against the cage.
Nott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahir avoids it.
Nott has Tahir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tahir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nott digs a right hand underneath Tahir's ribcage. Tahir let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nott stops a takedown attempt from Tahir.
Tahir throws a punch but it's blocked by Nott.
Nott comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tahir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tahir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nott wants to get back to striking at distance but Tahir won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nott prevents the takedown attempt.
Tahir stalling.
Nott looking for a takedown.
Nott is breathing heavily.
Tahir blocks an elbow strike from Nott.
Tahir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nott is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nott gets underhooks to prevent Tahir's takedown attempt.
Nott tries to land knees in the clinch but Tahir avoids the damage to the body.
Nott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tahir taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahir prevents the takedown attempt.
Nott prevents the takedown attempt.
Tahir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tahir blocks an uppercut.
Tahir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nott's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tahir misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Tahir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tahir continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zurkumi Tahir.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tahir.
Tahir throws a leg kick but Nott checks it.
Tahir has a takedown stuffed.
Tahir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nott.
Good work by Nott as he checks the leg kick.
Tahir dives in and grabs Nott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nott pushes down on Tahir's head and hops out.
Tahir throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zurkumi Tahir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Nott dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tahir takes a swing at Nott's ribcage but misses.
Nott tries to clinch there but Tahir circles away.
Tahir shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nott manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tahir prevents Nott from getting back to his feet.
Nott keeping moving, preventing Tahir from controlling successfully.
Nott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tahir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nott is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nott misses with a punch to the body.
Tahir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tahir is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tahir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nott fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aaron Nott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zurkumi Tahir.
Tahir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nott gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tahir to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tahir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nott striking off his back but it's not causing Tahir any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahir wants to control from the top but Nott keeps moving.
Nott trying to strike off his back.
Nott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tahir is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nott trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tahir stands and steps away. Nott gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tahir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tahir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tahir closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tahir lands in his opponent's guard.
Nott tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nott throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tahir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nott is keeping the position for now.
Nott looking for a guillotine here but Tahir defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tahir won't allow Nott to get back to his feet.
Nott trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zurkumi Tahir 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! This is the final round!
Tahir swings for the body but Nott moves out of range.
Tahir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tahir throws a low kick, looking for Nott's leg but Nott calmly moves out of range.
Tahir throws a low kick, looking for Nott's leg but Nott calmly moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nott. Tahir shrugs it off though.
Tahir misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy body kick from Tahir
and Nott counters with a three punch combo that has Tahir backing up. Tahir nods at Nott to acknowledge the strikes.
Tahir looks to score with a jab to the body but Nott is just out of range.
Tahir shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nott has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tahir is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nott is trying to stand up here but Tahir is controlling him well.
Tahir trying to control the action but Nott is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nott throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nott misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Tahir wants to take a breather but Nott is having none of it.
Nott 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.
Nott trying to control here.
Nott is not content to let Tahir control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Zurkumi Tahir hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tahir shoots in but Nott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nott checks a low kick from Tahir.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nott. Tahir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tahir finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Tahir misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tahir is looking to land body kicks.
Tahir shoots in and gets a takedown into Nott's guard.
Tahir trying to control the position from guard on top but Nott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nott will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nott is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nott throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tahir trying to control the position from guard on top but Nott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tahir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tahir prevents Nott from getting back to his feet.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zurkumi Tahir.
Tahir misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tahir throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tahir throws a right and a left that Nott avoids nicely.
Tahir will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tahir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nott counters with a big head kick but Tahir shrugs it off.
Tahir swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tahir bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tahir controlling the position from side mount.
Nott pushes Tahir away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tahir gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nott is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tahir off and has taken his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Zurkumi Tahir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tahir 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zurkumi Tahir!
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energy
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hype
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