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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jafar Agrabah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slaughter has chosen The Crown - World Below as his entrance music. 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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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jafar Agrabah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Agrabah. That's going to slow Slaughter down.
Slaughter walks into a jab.
Slaughter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slaughter.
Slaughter throws an off balance right hand
and Agrabah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slaughter misses with a lunging right hand
and Agrabah counters with a good, hard body kick but Slaughter shrugs it off.
Agrabah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slaughter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Slaughter blocks a head kick by Agrabah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Agrabah.
Agrabah is looking to score with low kicks.
Slaughter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Agrabah momentarily.
Agrabah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Agrabah misses with a head kick.
That's two 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.
Slaughter misses with a straight right.
Agrabah cracks the inside of Slaughter's front leg.
Agrabah throws a leg kick that misses.
Slaughter thows a leg kick but Agrabah checks it
and Agrabah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Slaughter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Slaughter slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slaughter misses with a hook
and Agrabah counters with a good low kick that Slaughter was not able to check.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Agrabah tries a head kick but it misses.
Agrabah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jafar Agrabah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slaughter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slaughter checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Slaughter shoots in for a double leg but Agrabah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Agrabah thows a leg kick but Slaughter checks it
and Slaughter counters with a nice body shot.
Slaughter avoids the head kick by Agrabah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jafar Agrabah dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Agrabah checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Agrabah misses
so Slaughter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Slaughter looking to pass the guard.
Agrabah being controlled here, momentarily.
Slaughter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agrabah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Slaughter is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter is looking to take a break and control but Agrabah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slaughter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Agrabah's head.
Slaughter throwing shots but Agrabah is blocking nicely.
Slaughter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Agrabah kicks Slaughter off and gets back to his feet.
Agrabah misses with a leg kick
and Slaughter counters with a good low kick that Agrabah was not able to check.
Agrabah throws a leg kick which misses Slaughter's front leg but catches the back leg as Slaughter tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Agrabah misses
and Slaughter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Agrabah won't be happy with that.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Slaughter misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Slaughter misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Slaughter in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slaughter working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaughter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Agrabah's legs.
Slaughter wants to control but Agrabah is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Slaughter landing strikes.
Slaughter landing a few strikes.
Slaughter throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Slaughter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Agrabah keeps working.
Slaughter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Agrabah is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Slaughter is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Slaughter wants to control the pace but Agrabah is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah tries to hold on but Slaughter postures up.
Slaughter sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Slaughter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Slaughter wants to control the pace but Agrabah is squirming around nicely.
Agrabah tries to hold on but Slaughter pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slaughter controlling from the full mount.
Slaughter thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Slaughter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Slaughter blocks the low kick.
Slaughter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agrabah.
Slaughter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Agrabah defends it nicely.
A jab from Agrabah misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agrabah scores with a jab to the body.
Agrabah thows a leg kick but Slaughter checks it
and Slaughter counters with a shoot takedown. Agrabah fights it but they end up in guard.
Slaughter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slaughter wants to control from the top but Agrabah keeps moving.
Slaughter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Agrabah is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Agrabah has escaped and now he's on top!
Slaughter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Agrabah is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah postures up.
Slaughter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Agrabah can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slaughter is controlling Agrabah's posture.
Slaughter is trying to control the position but Agrabah postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter wants to hit a switch here but Agrabah passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Slaughter there!
Slaughter is working to get back to half guard.
Agrabah with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Slaughter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Slaughter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Agrabah can't escape the position.
Slaughter unloading with bombs!
Agrabah is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Slaughter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Christian Slaughter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slaughter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Agrabah holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Slaughter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Slaughter really 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.
Agrabah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Agrabah scores with a push kick.
Agrabah misses with the combination.
Jafar Agrabah is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agrabah stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter clinches with his opponent.
Agrabah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slaughter misses with a takedown attempt - Agrabah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Slaughter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Agrabah throws an off balance right hand
and Slaughter counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Slaughter seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Slaughter throwing strikes but Agrabah manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Agrabah stands up and beckons Slaughter to his feet.
Slaughter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slaughter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter in side control lands a decent elbow.
Slaughter throws a strike aimed at the side of Agrabah's head but Agrabah avoids it well.
Slaughter throws a strike aimed at the side of Agrabah's head but Agrabah avoids it well.
Slaughter is looking to take a break and control but Agrabah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Agrabah dodges the ground and pound from Slaughter.
Slaughter working the strikes but Agrabah uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Slaughter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slaughter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Agrabah defending well though.
Agrabah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Slaughter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Agrabah defending well though.
Slaughter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slaughter is looking to take a break and control but Agrabah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slaughter throwing shots but Agrabah is blocking nicely.
Slaughter is looking to take a break and control but Agrabah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slaughter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Agrabah defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Slaughter dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Agrabah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slaughter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slaughter is looking to clinch but Agrabah is avoiding it.
Agrabah lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Agrabah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Agrabah napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Slaughter goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Agrabah has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Slaughter but great work by Agrabah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah decides to stand back up. Agrabah steps back and let's Slaughter get back to his feet.
Agrabah throws a leg kick
and Slaughter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Slaughter is stalling here.
Agrabah scores with a hook to the body.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
Agrabah breaks from the clinch.
Agrabah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Slaughter throws a hook to the side of Agrabah's head but Agrabah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slaughter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice shot lands for Agrabah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter swings widly with a right hand
and Agrabah counters with a straight right hand.
Agrabah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slaughter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slaughter.
Slaughter is looking to clinch but Agrabah is avoiding it.
Slaughter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Agrabah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Agrabah to counter with a crisp jab.
Slaughter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Agrabah finds it's way round the side to connect with Slaughter's head.
Slaughter fails with a takedown attempt.
Agrabah lands with a kick to the temple. Slaughter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah throws a leg kick
and Slaughter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Agrabah's guard now.
Agrabah looking for a sweep. Not yet Agrabah, not yet.
Slaughter is stalling in the full guard.
Jafar Agrabah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slaughter trying to control but Agrabah is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christian Slaughter.
I think Slaughter 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Slaughter!
Christian Slaughter is the new lightweight champion!
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