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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Al Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarzan Taborda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taborda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by New Noise by Refused. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tarzan Taborda enters the cage!
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282 lbs
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195 cm
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274 lbs
12 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Hassan Al Aziz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Tarzan Taborda!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Aziz takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Hassan Al Aziz has been cut.
Taborda misses with a left hand
and Al Aziz counters with a single leg into guard. Taborda didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taborda pushes Al Aziz off and scrambles back to his feet.
Taborda misses with an uppercut
and Al Aziz counters with a stiff right hand.
Taborda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Al Aziz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taborda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Al Aziz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taborda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taborda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Aziz.
Al Aziz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Taborda is trying to defend but Al Aziz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Al Aziz stops Taborda from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Aziz trying to control the action but Taborda is working from the bottom.
Al Aziz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Taborda actively working from the bottom here.
Taborda tries to kick Al Aziz off but Al Aziz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Taborda makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Taborda.
Al Aziz trying to control the position from guard on top but Taborda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Aziz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Al Aziz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taborda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Al Aziz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Al Aziz moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taborda working to try and regain half guard.
Al Aziz controlling his opponent.
Taborda trying desperately to get to his feet.
Al Aziz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Al Aziz controlling from mount.
Taborda is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taborda taking shots to the head.
Al Aziz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taborda is looking to escape.
Taborda can't escape the position.
Al Aziz controlling from mount.
Taborda wants to hold on but Al Aziz pushes him away.
Al Aziz content just to control the position here.
Al Aziz lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz controlling from the full mount.
Al Aziz trying to control but Taborda is having none of it.
Al Aziz landing punches.
Taborda is desperately trying to improve his position but Al Aziz has a good base and remains in mount.
Taborda tries to lock up and control but Al Aziz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Al Aziz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Aziz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Taborda is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Al Aziz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hassan Al Aziz's cut.
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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Al Aziz is defended easily by Taborda.
Taborda throws a poor cross that misses
and Al Aziz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taborda throws an off balance right hand
and Al Aziz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tarzan Taborda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taborda misses with a takedown
so Al Aziz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Taborda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Al Aziz postures up and lands a big shot to Taborda's brow.
Al Aziz postures up and lands a big shot to Taborda's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Aziz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Al Aziz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Aziz landing with the ground and pound.
Al Aziz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Taborda wants to stand up but Al Aziz is controlling him.
Al Aziz is stalling in the full guard.
Taborda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Al Aziz defends well.
Al Aziz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taborda's head.
Al Aziz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz lands a couple of digs.
Al Aziz trying to control the position from guard on top but Taborda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taborda looking to control but Al Aziz passes into half guard.
Al Aziz is trying to control the action in half guard but Taborda is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Al Aziz is looking to advance position but Taborda won't allow it.
Taborda is looking to escape.
Taborda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Al Aziz.
Taborda is not content to let Al Aziz control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taborda with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Al Aziz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Al Aziz wants to control but Taborda is keeping him busy.
Taborda is trying to maintain the position but Al Aziz is very close to passing his half guard.
Al Aziz wants to take a breather but Taborda is having none of it.
Taborda is looking to escape.
Al Aziz wants to pass to mount but Taborda is defending the position.
Taborda makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Taborda misses with a lunging right hand
and Al Aziz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taborda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Al Aziz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al Aziz moves forwards but Taborda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Aziz misses with a left hand
and Taborda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taborda misses with a hook. Al Aziz ducked under it nicely.
Taborda ducks under a wild hook from Al Aziz.
Al Aziz looks to land a left hand but Taborda moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taborda misses with a double jab
and Al Aziz counters with a single leg into guard. Taborda didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Al Aziz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hassan Al Aziz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taborda misses with a double jab
and Al Aziz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taborda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Al Aziz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Taborda has his foot on Al Aziz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Al Aziz works his way back into a safe position though.
Taborda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Al Aziz is pushing down on Taborda's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taborda is fighting to maintain full guard but Al Aziz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Taborda looking for a kimura from the bottom but Al Aziz passes into side control!
Al Aziz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Taborda tries to escape but Al Aziz is in control.
Taborda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Aziz is looking to take a break and control but Taborda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Al Aziz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Al Aziz cracks Taborda with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Taborda is looking for a sweep.
Al Aziz taking a breather here.
Al Aziz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Al Aziz is looking to take a break and control but Taborda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Al Aziz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Taborda sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taborda keeps working.
Taborda wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Al Aziz cracks Taborda with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Taborda is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Al Aziz is controlling him well.
Al Aziz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Al Aziz wants to control but Taborda is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan Al Aziz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taborda is looking for a sweep.
Al Aziz is looking to take a break and control but Taborda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Taborda is trying to improve his position.
Taborda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Taborda is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Taborda is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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.
Taborda is not content to let Al Aziz control the position.
Al Aziz controls the position.
Taborda managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Al Aziz.
Al Aziz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taborda keeps working.
Al Aziz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Al Aziz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taborda keeps working.
Taborda is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Al Aziz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hassan Al Aziz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taborda misses with a lunging right hand
and Al Aziz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taborda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Al Aziz.
Taborda shoots in but no luck this time.
Al Aziz misses with a body shot.
Taborda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Aziz.
Oooooh!!! Taborda has knocked Al Aziz down with a huge combo! Taborda steps away and waves a wobbly Al Aziz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Al Aziz is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Aziz misses with a double jab
and Taborda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Al Aziz thinking.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taborda drops Al Aziz with a big left hand and mounts him. Al Aziz is in big trouble!
Taborda has hold of Al Aziz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Al Aziz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Al Aziz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Taborda get's back to his feet.
Al Aziz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taborda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Aziz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taborda ducks under a wild hook from Al Aziz.
Taborda misses with a double jab
and Al Aziz counters with a nice uppercut.
Taborda 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.
Taborda gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Al Aziz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Taborda wants to stand but Al Aziz is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taborda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Al Aziz wants to pass the guard but Taborda is keeping the position.
Al Aziz trying to control the position from guard on top but Taborda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taborda looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Al Aziz has picked Taborda up and slammed him! Taborda can't keep hold of the triangle and Al Aziz manages to pass to side control!
Taborda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Al Aziz controls the position.
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.
Taborda tries to improve position but can't.
Taborda is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Al Aziz is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Taborda will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Al Aziz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Al Aziz trying to control the action but Taborda is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarzan Taborda dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hassan Al Aziz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Taborda scores with a nice head shot.
Taborda misses with a hook
and Al Aziz counters with a two punch combo.
Taborda throws a right and a left that Al Aziz avoids nicely.
Al Aziz misses with a shot to the body
and Taborda counters with a left and a right that stings Al Aziz.
A combination from Taborda does no damage.
Taborda misses with an uppercut
and Al Aziz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Taborda's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taborda keeping moving, preventing Al Aziz from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Aziz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Al Aziz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Al Aziz sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hassan Al Aziz.
Taborda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Aziz throws out the jab.
Al Aziz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Al Aziz throws an off balance right hand
and Taborda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz slips a jab from Taborda.
Taborda misses with a right hand
and Al Aziz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taborda!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taborda wants to control but Al Aziz is having none of it.
Taborda squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Al Aziz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Taborda is looking to get to half guard.
Al Aziz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Al Aziz with good strikes from the mount here!
Al Aziz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taborda is looking to escape.
Al Aziz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taborda looks a forlorn figure.
Taborda is desperately trying to improve his position but Al Aziz has a good base and remains in mount.
Al Aziz with shots to the head and body - Taborda looks very uncomfortable down there.
Al Aziz trying to control but Taborda is having none of it.
Taborda is looking to improve his position but Al Aziz isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz controlling the position easily from mount.
Al Aziz raining down shots from the mount!
Hassan Al Aziz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Al Aziz prevents Taborda from getting the reversal.
Tarzan Taborda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Aziz looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taborda swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hassan Al Aziz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Al Aziz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Hassan Al Aziz!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Hassan Al Aziz!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Hassan Al Aziz!
Hassan Al Aziz wins by unanimous decision!
Hassan Al Aziz retains his super heavyweight title!
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energy
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