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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between White Pawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhamad Alli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alli has chosen De la Souls, by POS as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, White Pawn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhamad Alli!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pawn misses with a straight right.
Pawn misses with a looping left.
Pawn thows a body shot but no joy.
Alli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pawn throws an overhand right that lands on Alli's shoulder, as Alli tries to avoid the shot.
Alli throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alli moves in looking to clinch but Pawn pushes him off.
Alli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pawn throws a shot from downtown. Alli moves away and avoids it.
Alli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pawn.
Pawn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pawn loads up on a big right hand but Alli slips the punch.
Alli avoids the body shot from Pawn.
Pawn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alli.
Alli defending well as Pawn loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Pawn misses.
Pawn throws a shot from downtown. Alli moves away and avoids it.
Alli feints and as Pawn raises his hands in defense, Alli changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alli is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawn looking to control.
Pawn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Alli passes into side control.
Pawn is looking to regain half guard here but Alli keeps moving and retains side control.
Alli just content to control the position.
Alli working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawn is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pawn can't do much from the bottom here.
Pawn tries to improve position but can't.
Pawn can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli taking a breather here.
White Pawn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alli lands with a nice body kick.
Alli is looking to clinch but Pawn is avoiding it.
Alli shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pawn defends it nicely.
Pawn swats away the attempt to clinch by Alli.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice jab there from Pawn.
Alli misses with a series of wild punches.
Pawn throws a poor cross that misses
and Alli counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pawn.
Pawn looks to land a left hand but Alli moved out of range nicely.
Pawn lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawn tries to keep at a distance but Alli has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pawn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alli avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pawn blocks an uppercut.
Pawn goes for a takedown attempt but Alli pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pawn to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pawn.
Pawn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alli counters with a good low kick that Pawn was not able to check.
A jab from Pawn misses.
Alli looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pawn tries to get to full guard but Alli has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Muhamad Alli will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alli wants to clinch.
Pawn checks a low kick from Alli.
Alli feints and then cracks Pawn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pawn down.
Pawn moves out of range of the body kick.
Alli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alli slaps away a takedown attempt from Pawn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Alli.
Pawn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Alli's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pawn checks a leg kick.
Alli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alli moves out of range of the strikes.
Alli tries to clinch there but Pawn circles away.
Alli throws a leg kick but Pawn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pawn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alli is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pawn's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pawn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli wants to control from the top but Pawn keeps moving.
Pawn trying to keep a closed guard but Alli is proving a slippery customer.
Pawn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alli is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Alli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pawn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pawn controls Alli momentarily but Alli frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because White Pawn just wasn't active enough.
Alli avoids the body shot from Pawn.
Alli instigates a clinch.
Alli swings wildly with an uppercut but Pawn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pawn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alli to keep the fight standing.
Alli lands a left hand.
Pawn jumps guard but Alli turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Pawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pawn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pawn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alli fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alli closes the distance and clinches.
Alli is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pawn has hold of one of Alli's legs. Alli is fighting the takedown attempt but Pawn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Alli pulls Pawn in to control the position.
Pawn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alli manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pawn has Alli in his guard.
Pawn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Alli has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pawn trying to remain calm as Alli controls from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pawn can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhamad Alli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pawn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pawn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alli tests Pawn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pawn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alli throws a sloppy head kick and Pawn moves out of range easily.
Alli misses with a low kick as Pawn jumps back.
Alli throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pawn avoids the head kick by Alli.
A clash of legs there as Pawn blocks the low kick.
Alli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pawn.
Pawn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pawn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alli rushes Pawn and presses him up against the cage.
Pawn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alli pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawn throws a right and a left that Alli avoids nicely.
Pawn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alli dives in and grabs Pawn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pawn pushes down on Alli's head and hops out.
A jab from Pawn misses.
Pawn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alli connects with a high kick.
Pawn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pawn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alli scores with a jab to the body.
Pawn misses with a shot to the body
and Alli counters with a single leg into guard. Pawn didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pawn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alli defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawn is trying to control the position but Alli postures up.
Pawn wants to control the position but Alli says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Alli looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pawn is trying to control but can't.
Alli wants to control but Pawn is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawn is looking for a sweep. Alli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alli is looking to advance position but Pawn won't allow it.
Alli trying to control the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Muhamad Alli wasn't active enough on the ground.
Alli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pawn was well out of range. Poor timing from Alli.
Pawn misses with a wild body shot.
Muhamad Alli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alli throws a head kick but Pawn moves out of range.
Alli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pawn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pawn has his takedown stuffed
and Alli counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alli clinches up against the cage.
Alli lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pawn is looking to get back to is feet but Alli passes into side control.
Alli happy to just control the position for now.
Pawn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pawn is looking to reverse the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pawn bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhamad Alli really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pawn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pawn somewhat.
Pawn gets caught napping as Alli dives in and scores a takedown. Pawn manages to retain guard.
Pawn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alli manages to get himself to full guard.
Alli can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pawn controls the pace.
Pawn preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pawn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pawn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Muhamad Alli was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Alli motions for Pawn to come forward. Alli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alli.
Alli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alli misses with a head kick.
Alli moves out of range of the body kick from Pawn.
Alli scores a takedown into full mount!
Pawn tries to hold on but Alli pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawn tries to reverse the position but Alli maintains control.
Alli takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pawn is desperately trying to improve his position but Alli has a good base and remains in mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pawn is working hard here to advance position.
Pawn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pawn trying to hold on to Alli's head to control him but Alli postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alli looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
White Pawn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pawn throws a jab but it's blocked by Alli.
An inside leg kick from Alli misses.
Pawn throws the left hand but Alli avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alli ducks under a wild hook from Pawn.
Pawn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alli was well out of range. Poor timing from Pawn.
Alli lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Pawn.
Alli tried to score with a low kick but Pawn checks it.
Alli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pawn.
A head kick misses from Alli.
Alli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pawn. Alli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alli lands a high kick!
A clash of legs there as Pawn blocks the low kick.
Alli fails to land with a series of punches.
Alli throws a head kick that misses.
Alli takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alli shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pawn sprawls well. Pawn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alli gets slowly back to his feet.
Alli is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pawn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Muhamad Alli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Alli ducks under a wild hook from Pawn.
Alli slips under a jab from Pawn.
Alli fakes the leg kick and cracks Pawn in the body.
Pawn misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pawn misses the target.
Alli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pawn.
Pawn throws an overhand right that lands on Alli's shoulder, as Alli tries to avoid the shot.
Pawn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pawn throws out the jab.
Alli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pawn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Alli with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Alli.
Pawn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pawn moves out of range of the body kick from Alli.
No joy there for Alli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alli fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Pawn misses its intended target.
Pawn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alli was well out of range. Poor timing from Pawn.
Pawn thows a body shot but no joy.
Pawn lands an overhand right.
Alli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pawn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alli swivels and escapes.
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.
Pawn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alli can pounce on him.
Pawn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alli manages to avoid it.
Pawn blocks a head kick by Alli.
Alli throws a head kick but Pawn moves out of range.
Alli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alli dives in and grabs Pawn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pawn pushes down on Alli's head and hops out.
Pawn misses the shot to the body.
Pawn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pawn misses with a hook. Alli ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pawn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pawn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alli.
Pawn throws a jab when Alli was well out of range.
Pawn swings for the body but Alli moves out of range.
Pawn loads up on a big right hand but Alli slips the punch.
Alli moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pawn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alli just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alli is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Pawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alli working aggressively here.
Alli slows down the pace here.
Pawn looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawn has Alli pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pawn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Alli tumbling to the mat - Pawn dives into Alli's guard.
Pawn wants to control from the top but Alli keeps moving.
Pawn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alli's guard.
Pawn wants to free his trapped foot but Alli is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pawn is working for a kimura but Alli is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pawn seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
White Pawn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alli 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Muhamad Alli!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Muhamad Alli!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Muhamad Alli!
Muhamad Alli wins by unanimous decision! Muhamad Alli retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Muhamad Alli thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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