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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Boulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boulami has chosen The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Boulami!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods wants to clinch.
Boulami cracks Woods with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Woods has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Woods jabs at Boulami's body.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boulami moves away.
Boulami misses with a low kick.
Boulami looks to land a right hand but Woods moved out of range.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Woods fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boulami, pushing him back against the cage.
Woods lands with a right to the head.
Boulami lands with a light punch inside.
Boulami trying to stall but Woods improves his position.
Woods presses Boulami against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Woods doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Woods.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods pushes Boulami back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Woods lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Omar Boulami has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boulami drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Woods gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Woods lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Woods tries to work over Boulami's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Woods lands a left hand.
Boulami misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woods misses with a body punch.
Woods struggles to land a body shot inside as Boulami controls his hands.
Woods digs a right hand into Boulami's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boulami's gas tank.
Woods stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boulami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami has a couple of punches blocked by Woods.
Woods pushes Boulami back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods lands with a right to the head.
Woods throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boulami tries to stall but Woods uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boulami is trying to drag Woods to the mat but Woods just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Woods doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boulami wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woods has him pressed against the cage.
Woods misses with a hook to the ribs.
Woods lands with a right to the head.
Woods misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands a shoulder strike.
Woods misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boulami's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Woods misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woods tries a body shot but Boulami blocks it.
Woods goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Woods lands a right hand.
Woods misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boulami.
Boulami has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Woods seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Boulami can turn it around.
Woods misses with a punch to the body.
Woods misses with some punches.
Woods cracks Boulami with a nice body shot.
Boulami tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Woods makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Woods.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boulami or not.
Boulami blocks an uppercut.
Woods lands an uppercut.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boulami's elbow.
Boulami blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woods tries to work over Boulami's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boulami has had enough of the clinch but Woods keeps him there for the moment.
Boulami lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Boulami's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boulami throws a shot from downtown. Woods moves away and avoids it.
Boulami misses with a wild body shot.
Woods lands a nice looking body shot.
Woods walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Woods throws a shot from downtown. Boulami moves away and avoids it.
Boulami avoids the body shot from Woods.
Woods's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boulami connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Woods scrambles back to his feet.
Woods waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boulami.
Boulami uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Boulami scores with the left hand. Woods knows he should have avoided that one.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Boulami moves out of range as Woods strikes.
Woods misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boulami counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boulami is looking to take a break and control but Woods is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boulami working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulami wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Woods, who protects the arm well.
Woods gets back to half guard.
Woods is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boulami trying to pass the guard but Woods defending well.
Boulami content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boulami trying to control the action but Woods is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boulami tries to pass to full mount but Woods defends it.
Woods wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Boulami working over Woods with some ground and pound. Woods looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods tries to roll over but Boulami keeps him under control.
Woods is working hard here to advance position.
Boulami wants to free his trapped foot but Woods is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Woods is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods is controlling Boulami's trapped leg to prevent Boulami from advancing to side control.
Boulami moves into full mount! Woods won't be happy about that!
Woods tries to reverse the position but Boulami maintains control.
Woods tries to lock up and control but Boulami gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Woods wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Boulami.
Woods taking shots to the head.
Woods is squirming around, avoiding Boulami's attempts to control the action.
Boulami pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Woods is desperately trying to improve his position but Boulami has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to hold on but Boulami postures up.
Woods manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boulami is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boulami lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boulami missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods is staying active underneath Boulami, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boulami not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Woods keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Boulami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Omar Boulami's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Boulami slips the punch.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Boulami swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Boulami lands a right hook to the body.
Woods misses with a hook
and Boulami counters with a takedown into side control.
Boulami working away.
Omar Boulami has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boulami is working Woods over with some ground and pound from side control.
Woods struggling a bit here.
Boulami has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Woods regains half guard.
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!
Boulami thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boulami sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Woods defending well though.
Boulami has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boulami landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Woods squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Boulami working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Carl Woods has been cut.
Woods tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Woods tries to hold on but Boulami postures up.
Boulami is landing with some decent strikes but Woods is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boulami wants to control the pace but Woods is squirming around nicely.
Boulami working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods tries to hold on but Boulami pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Boulami.
Woods is looking to get to half guard.
Woods reaches up and holds on to Boulami to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is trying to stand up.
Boulami is landing with some decent strikes but Woods is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boulami fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Carl Woods's cut is getting worse.
Boulami throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Boulami connects with a bit shot that sees Woods covering up! More strikes from Boulami and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Boulami is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Boulami!
During a confident post fight interview, Omar Boulami thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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