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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allen Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdual Jemall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allen Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdual Jemall!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jemall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Iverson defends it nicely.
Iverson misses the jab.
Abdual Jemall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jemall misses with a wild body shot.
Iverson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jemall was well out of range. Poor timing from Iverson.
Iverson moves away from the strike by Jemall.
Jemall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iverson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jemall.
Horrible takedown by Jemall or perhaps it was just good defense by Iverson which made him look bad.
Iverson tries to bum rush Jemall with a series of wild strikes but Jemall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Jemall does it's job there.
Iverson misses the jab.
Jemall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iverson.
Jemall fails to land with a series of punches.
Iverson looks to throw the jab but Jemall is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iverson. Jemall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iverson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jemall.
Iverson slips a jab and a cross from Jemall.
Danga de danga de dang - Iverson scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson scores with a hook to the body. Jemall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jemall thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Iverson if he has to take too many more of those.
Iverson sizes up Jemall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Iverson throws a right and a left that Jemall avoids nicely.
Iverson throws a shot from downtown. Jemall moves away and avoids it.
Jemall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iverson on the side of the head.
Allen Iverson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iverson throws a hook to the side of Jemall's head but Jemall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horrible takedown by Jemall or perhaps it was just good defense by Iverson which made him look bad.
Allen Iverson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdual Jemall.
Jemall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Iverson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jemall is just out of range.
Jemall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Iverson is out of range and Jemall settles back down.
Jemall thows a leg kick but Iverson checks it
and Iverson counters with a left to the body.
Jemall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iverson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Iverson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Jemall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Iverson misses.
Jemall throws a hook but Iverson avoids it easily.
Iverson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jemall's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Iverson looks to land a right hand but Jemall moved out of range.
A jab from Iverson misses.
Jemall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Iverson makes his way to full guard, as Jemall worked for a kimura.
Jemall drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Iverson dives on top into guard.
Iverson wants to stand but Jemall is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jemall looking for a guillotine here but Iverson defends easily.
Jemall working a defensive guard here.
Iverson wants to stand and escape but instead Jemall has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Iverson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jemall.
Iverson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jemall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Iverson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jemall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Iverson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Iverson tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jemall throws a big right hand that misses.
Iverson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Iverson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jemall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jemall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdual Jemall dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jemall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Abdual Jemall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jemall moves in looking to clinch but Iverson pushes him off.
Jemall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jemall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iverson.
Iverson misses with a double jab.
Jemall tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jemall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iverson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jemall.
Iverson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jemall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jemall in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jemall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Iverson keeps working.
Jemall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jemall throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jemall is trying to ground and pound but Iverson uses the momentary lack of control by Jemall to regain half guard.
Jemall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jemall working the head and body with strikes.
Jemall is working for a submission of some sort.
Jemall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Iverson's head.
Jemall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jemall throwing shots but Iverson is blocking nicely.
Abdual Jemall has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson is controlling Jemall's trapped leg to prevent Jemall from advancing to side control.
Jemall prevents Iverson from improving his position.
Jemall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jemall is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jemall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Iverson defending well though.
Iverson is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jemall content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Iverson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jemall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Iverson's head.
Iverson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jemall on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jemall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Iverson defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jemall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdual Jemall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jemall throws a wild body kick that Iverson sees coming a mile off.
Iverson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iverson throws a body punch but Jemall moves out of range.
Iverson digs a good hook to Jemall's body.
Jemall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Iverson.
Iverson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jemall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iverson.
Jemall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jemall looking to score a takedown here. Iverson is defending well but Jemall drives through and ends up in Iverson's guard.
Jemall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Iverson's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jemall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson controlling Jemall's posture.
Jemall looking to sit in guard and control but Iverson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jemall working for a triangle but Iverson defends it easily.
Iverson gets to his feet - Jemall follows without any prompting.
Abdual Jemall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jemall tried to score with a low kick but Iverson checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jemall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jemall clinches with his opponent.
Jemall lands a damaging elbow.
Iverson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Iverson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Iverson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jemall lands with a slapping head kick.
Jemall throws a hook but Iverson blocks it.
Jemall blocks a jab.
Iverson checks a low kick from Jemall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson lands a nice hook to Jemall's body. Jemall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Iverson walks into a jab.
Iverson looks to land a combination but Jemall avoids it well.
Iverson is looking to wear down Jemall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jemall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Iverson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jemall gets a takedown into half guard.
Iverson trying to control but Jemall postures up.
Jemall slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen Iverson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdual Jemall has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Iverson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iverson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Jemall misses.
Iverson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jemall drives through with a takedown into Iverson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdual Jemall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jemall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdual Jemall!
A very excited looking Abdual Jemall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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RATING
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