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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Muhammad Ali!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans misses with an uppercut
and Ali counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Evans closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Evans breaks from the clinch.
Evans closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Evans is keen to just control but Ali is a slippery customer.
Ali wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ali is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Evans takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Evans 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.
Evans wants to free his trapped foot but Ali is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Evans moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is looking to regain half guard here but Evans keeps moving and retains side control.
Evans wants to stand but Ali has his arm trapped.
Ali struggling a bit here.
Evans controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali sneaks back into half guard.
Ali is looking for a sweep. Evans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
Evans trying to control the action but Ali is working from the bottom.
Ali taking some punishment here, with Evans in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Evans tries to stand and escape but Ali is controlling the position.
Evans is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Evans with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Evans dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans rushes Ali and presses him up against the cage.
Evans tries to pull guard but Ali holds him up against the cage and eventually Evans drops back down to his feet.
Ali is looking to break free of the clinch but Evans has double underhooks.
Ali is trying to break the clinch but Evans has him pressed against the cage.
Evans keeps control of Ali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Evans looking for a takedown.
Evans is trying to pull guard but Ali turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kareem Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans rushes Ali and presses him up against the cage.
Ali wants a takedown.
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kareem Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali keeps the fight on the outside.
Ali clobbers Evans with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Evans moves into the clinch.
Evans could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Evans is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ali is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown but Ali manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Evans's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ali works over Evans's head and body with a nice combination.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Evans with that takedown attempt.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a head kick but Ali moves out of range.
Evans fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evans.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kareem Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Ali blocks a head kick by Evans.
Ali connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Evans's hands.
Ali tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Evans defends well and Ali ends up having to push Evans into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Evans tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ali smiles and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali throws a push kick but Evans slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kareem Evans will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Evans is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ali's half guard.
Ali is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Evans trying to control from half guard but Ali is working away.
Evans is looking for a kimura but Ali is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Evans to get the leverage.
Evans is trying to control. Ali wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Evans wants to advance to full mount but Ali doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Evans is looking to stand up but Ali won't let him.
Evans not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kareem Evans wasn't doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evans.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ali misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ali keeps the fight on the outside.
Evans tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ali swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kareem Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Ali as Evans shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a jab-cross combination.
Ali misses with a double jab.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Ali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Evans as Ali shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Evans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ali tries for a takedown but Evans circles away easily
and Evans counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ali works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Evans is looking to stand up but Ali won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Evans is one step ahead there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Evans looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evans, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Evans!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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