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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Ali Said (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pulis Patola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulis Patola will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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260 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohamed Ali Said!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pulis Patola!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patola dives in and grabs Ali Said's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ali Said pushes down on Patola's head and hops out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Patola decides to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ali Said looking to sit in guard and control but Patola gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Patola throws a big right hand that misses.
Ali Said is trying to control the position but Patola postures up.
Patola won't allow Ali Said to sweep him here.
Ali Said working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Patola doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Patola manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ali Said keeping moving, preventing Patola from controlling successfully.
Patola is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali Said looking to hit a scissor sweep but Patola is one step ahead there.
Patola controlling from the top position.
Ali Said might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pulis Patola hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Patola pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Patola dives in and grabs Ali Said's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ali Said pushes down on Patola's head and hops out.
Patola displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ali Said.
Ali Said will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patola has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Patola with a poor takedown
and Ali Said counters with a nice uppercut.
Mohamed Ali Said has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pulis Patola.
Ali Said shoots in for a takedown but Patola shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Patola dives in and grabs Ali Said's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ali Said pushes down on Patola's head and hops out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali Said fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Patola fails to land the takedown.
Patola misses with a takedown
and Ali Said counters with a stiff right hand.
Patola looks winded!
Ali Said tries for a takedown but Patola sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ali Said's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ali Said duly obliges.
It looks like Pulis Patola has been cut.
Patola throws a right hand that Ali Said ducks under and follows up with a left that Ali Said also avoids with ease.
Patola shoots for a double leg takedown but Ali Said sprawls well. He's pushed Patola's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patola takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ali Said lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ali Said.
Ali Said tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ali Said changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Patola tries to avoid it but Ali Said manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Patola to the ground. Patola escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ali Said shoots in and drives through. Patola sprawls well.
Patola fails with a takedown attempt.
Ali Said gets a takedown into half guard.
Patola is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali Said trying to control from half guard but Patola is working away.
Ali Said is really struggling to control Patola but he's trying to hold on to the position.
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!
Patola manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ali Said keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Ali Said successfully pulls guard.
Ali Said is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Patola defends well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ali Said trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali Said wants to get back to his feet but Patola is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed Ali Said dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pulis Patola's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from Ali Said.
Ali Said tries to close the distance and clinch but Patola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patola closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ali Said to the mat! Ali Said manages to get full guard.
Patola looking to sit in guard and control but Ali Said gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ali Said wants to control from the top but Patola keeps moving.
Ali Said postures up.
Patola bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ali Said's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patola sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ali Said's guard.
Ali Said is looking for a sweep. Patola is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ali Said pushes Patola off looking to stand but Patola dives back in and keeps control.
Ali Said controlling the position for now.
Patola content to control rather than advance.
Patola trying to pass the guard but Ali Said defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ali Said stuffs the takedown.
Patola shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ali Said as he jumps to the side.
Patola is breathing heavily.
Patola shoots in and drives through. Ali Said sprawls well.
Mohamed Ali Said has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pulis Patola.
Patola shoots for a takedown but Ali Said saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ali Said shoots and misses
and Patola holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ali Said manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ali Said has his feet on Patola's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patola dives in and grabs Ali Said's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ali Said pushes down on Patola's head and hops out.
Ali Said scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali Said gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ali Said lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ali Said tightens his grip and picks Patola up, before dumping him to the ground. Patola manages to land in guard.
Ali Said trying to control the position from guard on top but Patola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali Said in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ali Said decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Patola, up you get!
Patola fails with the takedown
and Ali Said moves into the clinch.
Ali Said pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patola drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali Said is looking to regain half guard here but Patola keeps moving and retains side control.
Ali Said dodges the ground and pound from Patola.
Ali Said tries to bench press Patola off him but Patola keeps the position.
Patola trying to control the position but Ali Said is working away.
Ali Said gets back to half guard.
Ali Said wants to control but Patola is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali Said is refusing to be controlled, as Patola sits in half guard.
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 Mohamed Ali Said will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pulis Patola's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Patola fails to land the takedown.
Patola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ali Said but Ali Said pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ali Said misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Patola looks for the body kick but Ali Said saw that one coming.
Patola changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ali Said looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ali Said tries to improve position but can't.
Ali Said manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Patola is keen to just control but Ali Said is a slippery customer.
Patola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ali Said is trying to maintain the position but Patola is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patola wants to take a breather but Ali Said is having none of it.
Patola passes to full mount!
Patola tries to control but Ali Said wriggling away.
Ali Said tries to hold on but Patola postures up.
Patola unloading with bombs!
Patola scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali Said wants to control but Patola is having none of it.
Ali Said regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali Said moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ali Said looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patola is stalling in the full guard.
Patola connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patola trying to control the position from guard on top but Ali Said is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali Said wants to stand and escape but Patola is having none of it.
Patola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ali Said is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ali Said controls Patola momentarily but Patola frees himself.
Patola stays in close to Ali Said's body and controls the position.
Patola postures up and lands a big shot to Ali Said's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patola throwing strikes from guard but Ali Said blocks nicely.
Ali Said is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Patola is controlling him.
Patola is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Patola looking to sit in guard and control but Ali Said gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Patola is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pulis Patola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mohamed Ali Said is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali Said stands up from Patola's guard - Ali Said perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pulis Patola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ali Said has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Ali Said!
A pretty intense looking Mohamed Ali Said took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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