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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Mamood comes into the arena with Mamute Pequenino blaring out of the sound system. Wietrzny has chosen Hunter-Fallen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
31 - 24 - 1 |
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163 lbs
17 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
31 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Mamood throws a body punch but Wietrzny moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Wietrzny.
Al Mamood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wietrzny.
Al Mamood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wietrzny moves away.
Wietrzny tries to clinch there but Al Mamood circles away.
Wietrzny forces Al Mamood back against the cage and clinches.
Al Mamood jumps into guard, dragging Wietrzny to the mat.
Al Mamood is trying to control the position but Wietrzny postures up.
Al Mamood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wietrzny throwing strikes but missing.
Al Mamood wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wietrzny is now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wietrzny seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Mamood trying to control but Wietrzny postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny thows a huge punch but Al Mamood dodges it nicely.
Wietrzny is working for a submission of some sort.
Al Mamood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Al Mamood has a hand on Wietrzny's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wietrzny takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Al Mamood tries to reverse the position but Wietrzny maintains control.
Al Mamood wants to control but Wietrzny is having none of it.
Al Mamood keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wietrzny.
Wietrzny swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Al Mamood is now in Wietrzny's guard. A big mistake from Wietrzny there, giving up the dominant position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Mamood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wietrzny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Al Mamood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wietrzny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Al Mamood's guard.
Al Mamood looking for a guillotine here but Wietrzny defends easily.
Wietrzny told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Wietrzny tries to stand but Al Mamood is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny won't allow Al Mamood to sweep him here.
Al Mamood looking to control but Wietrzny passes into half guard.
Al Mamood is looking for a sweep. Wietrzny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wietrzny thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wietrzny is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Al Mamood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Al Mamood actively working from the bottom here.
Al Mamood is pressing down on Wietrzny's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wietrzny doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wietrzny manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wietrzny wants to control from the top but Al Mamood keeps moving.
Al Mamood can't keep his opponent in guard - Wietrzny advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Al Mamood wants to get back to full guard.
Wietrzny is thwarting Al Mamood's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wietrzny looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wietrzny controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Wietrzny dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Al Mamood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wietrzny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wietrzny wants to clinch.
Al Mamood throws a lazy uppercut
and Wietrzny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wietrzny tries to clinch but Al Mamood moves away
and Al Mamood counters with a shoot takedown. Wietrzny fights it but they end up in guard.
Wietrzny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Al Mamood throwing strikes from guard but Wietrzny blocks nicely.
Al Mamood prevents Wietrzny from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Mamood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wietrzny is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Al Mamood is controlling him.
Wietrzny is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood is working Wietrzny over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Al Mamood throws a big right hand that misses.
Wietrzny is trying to keep Al Mamood in close.
Al Mamood got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wietrzny has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Al Mamood has managed to get both his arms back between Wietrzny's legs - danger averted.
Al Mamood trying to control but Wietrzny is working from the bottom.
Al Mamood won't allow Wietrzny to get back to his feet.
Wietrzny is looking for a triangle but Al Mamood pushes his legs off easily.
Al Mamood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wietrzny is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Al Mamood is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Al Mamood passes Wietrzny's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wietrzny is not content to let Al Mamood control the position.
Al Mamood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Al Mamood winds up and cracks Wietrzny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Al Mamood trying to control the action but Wietrzny is working from the bottom.
Wietrzny manages to get to full guard.
Wietrzny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Al Mamood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood prevents Wietrzny from getting back to his feet.
Al Mamood lands a couple of elbows.
Wietrzny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Al Mamood.
Wietrzny keeping moving, preventing Al Mamood from controlling successfully.
Al Mamood works over Wietrzny with some ground and pound from guard.
Wietrzny is looking to stand up but Al Mamood isn't so interested in that idea.
Al Mamood trying to control but Wietrzny is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wietrzny trying to control the position.
Al Mamood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Al Mamood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wietrzny is trying to control the position but Al Mamood postures up.
Wietrzny wants to stand but Al Mamood is controlling the position.
Iqbal Al Mamood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wietrzny has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Al Mamood throws an off balance right hand
and Wietrzny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Mamood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Mamood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wietrzny at a distance.
Wietrzny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Al Mamood as he jumps to the side.
Al Mamood attempts a counter takedown but Wietrzny avoids it well and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iqbal Al Mamood dominated that second round.
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!
Al Mamood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wietrzny but Wietrzny pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wietrzny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wietrzny blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Al Mamood there.
Wietrzny drives through with a takedown into Al Mamood's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wietrzny thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wietrzny trying to stand up but can't free himself from Al Mamood's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Mamood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wietrzny has gone for a leg lock! Al Mamood slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wietrzny's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Mamood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood working some strikes from top position.
Wietrzny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood stops Wietrzny from standing up.
Wietrzny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Mamood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wietrzny looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Al Mamood won't allow Wietrzny to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Al Mamood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Al Mamood looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al Mamood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wietrzny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Mamood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Al Mamood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wietrzny can do to turn this around?
Al Mamood lands with a punch from half guard.
Al Mamood is thwarting Wietrzny's attempts to control the position.
Wietrzny looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wietrzny on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Al Mamood wants to control but Wietrzny is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wietrzny wants to get back to his feet.
Wietrzny wants to control but Al Mamood is keeping busy.
Al Mamood slips a nice elbow through Wietrzny's hands, connecting with Wietrzny's forehead.
Wietrzny is trying to stand.
Wietrzny taking some punishment here, with Al Mamood in his half guard.
Al Mamood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wietrzny is trying to escape back to his feet but Al Mamood uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Al Mamood looks up at the clock and then as Wietrzny takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Al Mamood smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wietrzny is trying to buck Al Mamood off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny is looking to get back to his feet here but Al Mamood is keeping cool and he's managed to take Wietrzny's back.
Al Mamood has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Wietrzny.
Wietrzny is rocked!
Wietrzny wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Al Mamood.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iqbal Al Mamood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Al Mamood 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iqbal Al Mamood!
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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RATING
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