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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Choake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choake's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hans Zimmer - The Kraken. Al Mamood comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mamute Pequenino kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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183 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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171 lbs
26 - 18 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jermaine Choake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Mamood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Al Mamood throws a hook but Choake blocks it.
Choake moves away from the strike by Al Mamood.
Choake scores with a push kick.
Choake scores with a push kick.
Al Mamood blocks the body kick.
Choake misses with a takedown attempt - Al Mamood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Al Mamood misses with a lunging right hand
and Choake counters with a body kick.
Al Mamood misses with an uppercut. Choake saw that one coming.
Al Mamood throws a shot from downtown. Choake moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Al Mamood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choake shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Al Mamood is trying to defend but Choake finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Al Mamood trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choake 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.
Al Mamood is pressing down on Choake's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Choake trying to control but Al Mamood is working from the bottom.
Choake throws a strike but Al Mamood rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Choake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Al Mamood postures up in Choake's guard and throws a big left but Choake blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Mamood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Al Mamood throwing strikes from guard but Choake blocks nicely.
Al Mamood controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Choake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Choake wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choake wants to control but Al Mamood passes easily into half guard.
Al Mamood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Choake keeps working.
Al Mamood is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Choake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Al Mamood is working away from the top position though.
Al Mamood slows the pace down in half guard.
Choake misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Al Mamood prevents Choake from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Choake moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Al Mamood is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Choake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Al Mamood is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Iqbal Al Mamood was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Choake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Mamood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Choake is trying to trip Al Mamood. He has hold of a leg but Al Mamood is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Choake persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Choake wants to control from the top but Al Mamood keeps moving.
Choake looking to sit in guard and control but Al Mamood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iqbal Al Mamood will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Choake throws a low kick but Al Mamood moves out of range easily.
Choake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al Mamood thuds his right hand into Choake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Choake walks into a straight right hand from Al Mamood.
Jermaine Choake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Mamood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choake.
Al Mamood throws a jab but it's blocked by Choake.
Choake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Al Mamood's waist but Al Mamood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Choake off to one side.
Choake throws a body punch but Al Mamood moves out of range.
Choake lands with an overhand left.
Al Mamood just misses with a punch to the body.
Choake closes the distance and pushes Al Mamood back into the cage.
Choake blocks an uppercut.
Al Mamood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choake drops down looking for an ankle pick but Al Mamood pulls his leg out and moves away.
Al Mamood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Choake makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Al Mamood really felt that one!
Iqbal Al Mamood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Choake moves out of range as Al Mamood strikes.
Al Mamood 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.
Choake misses with a body kick.
Choake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al Mamood might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Choake looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Mamood is just out of range.
Al Mamood throws an off balance right hand
and Choake counters with an inside leg kick.
Choake closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Choake lands in his opponent's guard.
Choake trying to control but Al Mamood is working from the bottom.
Al Mamood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Al Mamood has Choake pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Choake stands up over Al Mamood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Mamood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Al Mamood has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Choake has passed into side control.
Al Mamood tries to buck Choake off but Choake is having none of it.
Choake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Choake goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Al Mamood rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Choake's guard! Nice work there by Al Mamood!
Choake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Choake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choake wants to sweep but no luck.
Jermaine Choake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Choake working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Al Mamood has passed into half guard!
Al Mamood passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Choake!
Choake keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Al Mamood wants to control the pace but Choake is squirming around nicely.
Choake is looking to get to half guard.
Al Mamood punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Al Mamood working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Al Mamood punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Choake slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Al Mamood is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iqbal Al Mamood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Choake feints and then cracks Al Mamood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al Mamood down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Choake - that will leave a mark!
Choake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Al Mamood cracks Choake with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Choake looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Al Mamood finish him?
Choake is rocked!
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Al Mamood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Choake - the referee stops the clock and Al Mamood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Choake. Al Mamood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Al Mamood throws a shot from downtown. Choake moves away and avoids it.
Choake misses with a leg kick.
Choake moves away from the strike by Al Mamood.
Al Mamood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Choake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Al Mamood throws a hook to the side of Choake's head but Choake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Al Mamood misses.
Choake shoots in and drives through. Al Mamood sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choake shoots in for a takedown but Al Mamood shows good takedown defense.
Choake lands a jab.
Al Mamood cracks Choake with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Choake looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Al Mamood finish him?
Oh Choake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Al Mamood cracks Choake with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iqbal Al Mamood!
Iqbal Al Mamood is the new welterweight champion!
Post fight, Iqbal Al Mamood took to the microphone: 'BFT is the greatest org in the world and I hope to retire here one day! Not yet though...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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