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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
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284 lbs
29 - 8 - 1 |
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210 cm
33
293 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
29 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed ! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arvydas Sabonis! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sabonis is looking to clinch. Sabonis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Sabonis jabs Ali Baba Mohammed right on the nose. Ali Baba Mohammed blinks but takes it well. Ali Baba Mohammed 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. Sabonis takes a body punch but keeps moving. Sabonis moves out of range of the leg kick from Ali Baba Mohammed . Sabonis cracks Ali Baba Mohammed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sabonis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ali Baba Mohammed stuns Sabonis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Ali Baba Mohammed takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Good shot there by Ali Baba Mohammed . Sabonis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ali Baba Mohammed throws a half hearted mid kick. Sabonis throws a front kick aimed at Ali Baba Mohammed 's knee but Ali Baba Mohammed avoids it well. Ali Baba Mohammed misses with a body punch
and Sabonis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ali Baba Mohammed just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali Baba Mohammed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ali Baba Mohammed motions for Sabonis to come forward. Ali Baba Mohammed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sabonis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Sabonis avoids the head kick by Ali Baba Mohammed .
Sabonis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ali Baba Mohammed is out of range and Sabonis settles back down. Ali Baba Mohammed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabonis.
Sabonis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ali Baba Mohammed cracks a nice hook into Sabonis's ribs. Sabonis checks a leg kick. Ali Baba Mohammed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sabonis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Ali Baba Mohammed checks a low kick from Sabonis. A chopping leg kick lands by Ali Baba Mohammed . Ali Baba Mohammed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Good leg kick by Ali Baba Mohammed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ali Baba Mohammed tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sabonis is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sabonis throws a body punch but Ali Baba Mohammed moves out of range. Sabonis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ali Baba Mohammed missing with a left hand there. Sabonis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sabonis thuds a left hand into Ali Baba Mohammed 's body. Ali Baba Mohammed slips under a jab. Ali Baba Mohammed scores with a spinning back kick! Sabonis throws a quick inside leg kick. Ali Baba Mohammed swings away with a leg kick that misses. Ali Baba Mohammed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Ali Baba Mohammed works Sabonis's body with a nice hook. Ali Baba Mohammed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabonis moves away from the strike by Ali Baba Mohammed .
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ali Baba Mohammed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Ali Baba Mohammed throws a body kick that misses. Ali Baba Mohammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabonis moves away. Ali Baba Mohammed takes a swing at Sabonis's ribcage but misses. Ali Baba Mohammed throws a head kick but Sabonis moves out of range.
Ali Baba Mohammed lands with a slapping head kick. Ali Baba Mohammed tries to clinch up. Sabonis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sabonis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ali Baba Mohammed doesn't seem bothered though. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Horrible takedown attempt by Ali Baba Mohammed or perhaps it was just good defense by Sabonis, which made it look bad. Ali Baba Mohammed is breathing heavily. Ali Baba Mohammed takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ali Baba Mohammed shoots in for a double leg but Sabonis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sabonis misses with a few strikes there.
Ali Baba Mohammed wants to clinch. Ali Baba Mohammed blocks a low kick nicely. Sabonis staying out of range there. Sabonis throws a push kick but Ali Baba Mohammed slaps the foot to one side. Sabonis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sabonis. That's going to slow Ali Baba Mohammed down. Sabonis with a body punch. A glancing blow. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ali Baba Mohammed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sabonis scores with the left hand. Ali Baba Mohammed knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed has been cut. Ali Baba Mohammed is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sabonis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Ali Baba Mohammed dives in and grabs Sabonis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sabonis pushes down on Ali Baba Mohammed 's head and hops out. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvydas Sabonis dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed 's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sabonis lands with a shot to the body. Ali Baba Mohammed misses with a head kick.
Good work by Ali Baba Mohammed as he checks the leg kick. Sabonis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arvydas Sabonis seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ali Baba Mohammed cracks Sabonis with a good jab. Sabonis throws a leg kick but Ali Baba Mohammed sees it coming and moves out of range. Ali Baba Mohammed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sabonis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Ali Baba Mohammed is looking to chop away at Sabonis's legs. Sabonis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ali Baba Mohammed . This has been an exciting period of action! Sabonis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ali Baba Mohammed on the side of the head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sabonis feints and then cracks Ali Baba Mohammed 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ali Baba Mohammed down. Sabonis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Sabonis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Sabonis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sabonis connects with a leg kick. Ali Baba Mohammed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Ali Baba Mohammed is looking to wear down Sabonis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Sabonis lands a big uppercut and Ali Baba Mohammed crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ali Baba Mohammed looks OK. Sabonis waves Ali Baba Mohammed back to his feet!
Ali Baba Mohammed is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sabonis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ali Baba Mohammed 's calf. Sabonis sends Ali Baba Mohammed crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sabonis is motioning to the referee to let Ali Baba Mohammed up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Oh Ali Baba Mohammed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Sabonis has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Good leg kick by Sabonis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sabonis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Ali Baba Mohammed seems to have got his legs back now. A chopping leg kick lands by Sabonis. Sabonis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ali Baba Mohammed 's sensitive parts. Ali Baba Mohammed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sabonis. Sabonis obviously looking to wear him down.
Sabonis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Arvydas Sabonis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ali Baba Mohammed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sabonis can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Sabonis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sabonis thuds his right hand into Ali Baba Mohammed 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ali Baba Mohammed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Sabonis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Sabonis throws a good cross that connects.
Sabonis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sabonis, as that shot connected.
That kick from Sabonis tenderised Ali Baba Mohammed 's leg. Ali Baba Mohammed is trying to keep his angry face on. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ali Baba Mohammed might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Sabonis feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ali Baba Mohammed sprawling to the canvas! Ali Baba Mohammed rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sabonis finish him?!
Sabonis lands a nice hook to Ali Baba Mohammed 's body. Ali Baba Mohammed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Sabonis cracks Ali Baba Mohammed with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ali Baba Mohammed looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sabonis finish him?
Ali Baba Mohammed tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Sabonis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Good leg kick by Sabonis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sabonis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ali Baba Mohammed . That did some damage! Ali Baba Mohammed tries to keep at a distance but Sabonis has taken the fight into the clinch. Sabonis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sabonis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sabonis takes a swing at Ali Baba Mohammed 's ribcage but misses. Ali Baba Mohammed drops his hands momentarily and Sabonis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Sabonis throws a leg kick but Ali Baba Mohammed checks it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ali Baba Mohammed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Sabonis lands with a nice body punch. Ali Baba Mohammed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sabonis. Sabonis obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sabonis misses with a wild body shot. Ali Baba Mohammed tries to work over Sabonis's front leg with a kick but Sabonis checks it. Ali Baba Mohammed thows a left - swing and a miss! Sabonis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Sabonis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ali Baba Mohammed moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Sabonis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Nice body punch from Sabonis. Ali Baba Mohammed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Ali Baba Mohammed takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Sabonis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sabonis, right into the meat.
Ali Baba Mohammed takes a shot right to the bread basket. Sabonis connects with a leg kick. Ali Baba Mohammed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvydas Sabonis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed 's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sabonis punishes Ali Baba Mohammed 's body with a nice straight punch. Sabonis tried to score with a low kick but Ali Baba Mohammed checks it. Sabonis tries to land a leg kick but Ali Baba Mohammed saw it coming and moves away.
Sabonis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Sabonis throws a front kick that sends Ali Baba Mohammed stumbling back into the cage. Sabonis scores with a sloppy right hand. Ali Baba Mohammed should have avoided that one. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sabonis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali Baba Mohammed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Sabonis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ali Baba Mohammed . That did some damage! Sabonis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Ali Baba Mohammed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Ali Baba Mohammed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sabonis. Ali Baba Mohammed throws an overhand right that lands on Sabonis's shoulder, as Sabonis tries to avoid the shot. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sabonis lands a big head kick that sends Ali Baba Mohammed tumbling to the mat! Sabonis takes a step backwards and waves Ali Baba Mohammed back to his feet - he wants the finish! Sabonis feints and then cracks Ali Baba Mohammed 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ali Baba Mohammed down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ali Baba Mohammed checks a leg kick. Ali Baba Mohammed bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Sabonis comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Ali Baba Mohammed falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Ali Baba Mohammed was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arvydas Sabonis! Arvydas Sabonis is the new super heavyweight champion! After winning the bout, Arvydas Sabonis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. In defeat, Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed stepped up to the mic, saying 'AAAHHHHH FUCK!! '.
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