PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ike Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Rashid kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Highlight Reel. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

al Rashid
vs
Turner

178 cm
34
167 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

175 cm
27
166 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

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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 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Kareem al Rashid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Turner!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner takes one to the side of the head.
Turner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. al Rashid moves away and avoids it.
Turner throws a leg kick

so al Rashid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Turner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Rashid tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.

al Rashid is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Turner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Turner has escaped and now he's on top!
al Rashid is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

al Rashid isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Turner stacks al Rashid on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Turner!
al Rashid is looking to reverse the position.
al Rashid is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid can't do much from the bottom here.
Turner wants to control for a moment but al Rashid uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
al Rashid is trying to stand.

al Rashid kicks off Turner and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid scores with a leg kick.

al Rashid clinches up against the cage.
al Rashid has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
al Rashid misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by al Rashid.
al Rashid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turner.
al Rashid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turner or not.
Turner scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Turner.
al Rashid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

al Rashid successfully pulls guard.
al Rashid working a defensive guard here.
al Rashid is controlling Turner's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
al Rashid working a defensive guard here.

We're going to have a standup here because Kareem al Rashid wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
al Rashid moves out of range as Turner throws a body kick.
Turner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Rashid. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
al Rashid scores with a punch to the head.
al Rashid looks to land a combination but Turner avoids it well.
Turner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem al Rashid dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Turner rushes al Rashid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
al Rashid tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
Turner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
al Rashid tries to work over Turner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner wants to get back to striking at distance but al Rashid won't allow it.
al Rashid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid misses with a punch to the body.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
al Rashid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Rashid.
A quick uppercut on the inside from al Rashid.
Turner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
al Rashid throws a head punch that misses.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turner prevents a body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Rashid lands a right hand.

Turner is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner wants to clinch up but al Rashid keeps it at a distance.
al Rashid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to al Rashid's calf.
Turner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but al Rashid circles away quickly and effectively.
al Rashid tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten al Rashid somewhat.
al Rashid throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can al Rashid finish him?
Are you kidding me?! al Rashid ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Turner clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kareem al Rashid!
An out of breath Kareem al Rashid thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.