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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suhail Ahmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joosep Toots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toots is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by dogs out. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Suhail Ahmed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joosep Toots!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahmed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toots but Toots pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Toots scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Toots throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ahmed shoots for a double leg takedown but Toots sprawls well. He's pushed Ahmed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ahmed pushes Toots up against the cage in a clinch.
Ahmed tries to score a body lock takedown but Toots shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suhail Ahmed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toots prevents the takedown attempt.
Ahmed is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Toots gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Toots wants to get back to striking at distance but Ahmed won't allow it.
Ahmed goes for a takedown attempt but Toots pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Toots catches Ahmed with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for Toots, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ahmed throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Toots tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ahmed is in Toots's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahmed trying to control but Toots is working from the bottom.
Ahmed decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toots misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Toots!
Ahmed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ahmed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ahmed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toots lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahmed circles away quickly and effectively.
Toots throws a shot from downtown. Ahmed moves away and avoids it.
Toots throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ahmed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Toots won't be happy with that.
Ahmed is breathing heavily.
Ahmed stands up.
Toots lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahmed circles away quickly and effectively.
Toots tries to bum rush Ahmed with a series of wild strikes but Ahmed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ahmed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joosep Toots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Toots, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joosep Toots is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toots tries to keep at a distance but Ahmed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ahmed jumps guard and drags Toots to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ahmed has his feet on Toots's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahmed gets a clinch.
Ahmed has Toots pressed against the cage, preventing Toots from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ahmed drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Toots gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Toots tries to circle away but Ahmed has him pinned against the cage.
Toots is looking to break free of the clinch but Ahmed has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toots managing to block the knees to the body from Ahmed.
Ahmed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahmed dives in and grabs Toots's left leg, looking for a takedown. Toots pushes down on Ahmed's head and hops out.
Toots tries to bum rush Ahmed with a series of wild strikes but Ahmed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toots's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ahmed under the eye.
Ahmed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toots paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toots misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Toots misses.
Toots lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Toots misses.
Ahmed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Toots as he avoids it easily.
Toots loads up on a big right hand but Ahmed slips the punch.
Ahmed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Toots defends it nicely.
Toots swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice takedown defense from Toots. No joy for Ahmed on that attempt.
Ahmed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ahmed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Toots lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ahmed backs up against the cage.
Toots throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahmed ducks right into an uppercut from Toots.
Toots misses with a hook.
Toots tries to sprawl but Ahmed drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ahmed wants to control but Toots is keeping him busy.
Ahmed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ahmed 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahmed is looking to take a break and control but Toots is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ahmed is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Toots is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suhail Ahmed dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ahmed fails with a takedown attempt.
Toots lands a nice looking body shot.
Ahmed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toots connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Toots tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahmed was well out of range. Poor timing from Toots.
Toots fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Toots connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ahmed's hands.
Toots misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Toots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ahmed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toots but Toots pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Toots throws a nice looking combination but Ahmed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toots avoids the head kick by Ahmed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toots.
Ahmed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toots swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ahmed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ahmed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Toots as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suhail Ahmed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toots will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toots's corner calls for a 1-2. Toots obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ahmed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Toots sprawls well. Toots wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ahmed gets slowly back to his feet.
Toots throws a series of punches but Ahmed avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Toots.
Ahmed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toots lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ahmed.
Toots misses the jab.
Suhail Ahmed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toots lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Toots ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ahmed pushes Toots up against the cage in a clinch.
Ahmed tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toots smiles and moves away.
Toots cracks Ahmed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Toots throws a nice looking combination but Ahmed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahmed slips a straight right by Toots.
Some wild striking there from Toots.
Ahmed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toots throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ahmed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Toots's guard.
Ahmed passes into half guard.
Toots keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Toots really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ahmed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Toots is trying to stand.
Ahmed seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Toots does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ahmed passes to side control.
Ahmed is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Toots looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ahmed gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Toots is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ahmed lets go of the hold and Toots can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Suhail Ahmed!
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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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