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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warren Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khadafh Mohamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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279 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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219 cm
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297 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Warren Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khadafh Mohamed!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohamed misses with a two punch combination.
Booth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Booth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Booth pulls Mohamed into guard.
Booth is pulling down on Mohamed's head. It's preventing any offense from Mohamed, at least for the moment.
Booth continues to stall.
Mohamed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Booth is trying to control the position but Mohamed postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth controlling the position.
Booth keeping moving, preventing Mohamed from controlling successfully.
Booth looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohamed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Booth is controlling Mohamed's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mohamed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Booth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mohamed tries to close the distance and clinch but Booth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mohamed lands a nice shot to the body.
Mohamed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mohamed lands a head shot.
It looks like Warren Booth has been cut.
Booth tries to clinch up.
Mohamed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mohamed throws a lazy right hand but Booth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Mohamed.
Booth shoots in and drives through. Mohamed sprawls well.
Booth sets himself, and Mohamed steps forward looking for the clinch! Booth avoids it this time.
Khadafh Mohamed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Booth closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mohamed to the mat! Mohamed manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mohamed is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mohamed trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mohamed trying to control the position.
Booth controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mohamed trying to strike off his back.
Mohamed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed seems keen to control Booth's posture.
Booth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mohamed has closed the distance and engaged Booth in a clinch.
Booth has hold of one of Mohamed's legs. Mohamed is fighting the takedown attempt but Booth gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Booth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mohamed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mohamed lands some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Booth trying to control but Mohamed is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Booth is pushing down on Mohamed's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mohamed is fighting to maintain full guard but Booth has managed to sneak the leg through.
Booth blocks the strikes from Mohamed.
Booth lands with a punch from half guard.
Mohamed has hold of Booth's hands but Booth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mohamed trying to hold on to Booth's head to control him but Booth postures up.
Mohamed wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Booth sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Khadafh Mohamed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Warren Booth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Booth closes the distance and clinches.
We've been informed that Mohamed has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Booth wants a takedown.
Booth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mohamed batters Booth with a massive right followed by a huge left! Booth is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Mohamed lands a final crushing right hand to drop Booth to the mat with a gruesome thud! Mohamed is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Khadafh Mohamed!
After winning the bout, Khadafh Mohamed thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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