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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aslak Aas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Pasha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aas comes to the cage accompanied by Nunnuka Nunnuka. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ali Pasha enters the cage!
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aslak Aas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Ali Pasha!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pasha looks to score with a jab to the body but Aas is just out of range.
Pasha looks to land a right hand but Aas moved out of range.
Pasha misses with a low kick.
Pasha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aas.
Pasha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aas has closed the distance and engaged Pasha in a clinch.
Aas tries to land knees in the clinch but Pasha avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aas.
Aas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pasha avoids it.
Pasha misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aas.
Aas cracks Pasha with a nice body shot.
Aas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pasha blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Aas on the inside.
Aas misses with a knee strike.
Aas tries to land knees in the clinch but Pasha avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pasha.
Pasha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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!
Pasha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aas prevents a body shot from Pasha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pasha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aas dodges an elbow strike from Pasha.
Pasha presses Aas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've been informed that Pasha has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Aas misses with the head strike.
Pasha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aas backwards.
Pasha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aas misses with a looping right.
Aas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pasha counters with a nice leg kick.
Pasha lands a body shot.
Aas moves into the clinch successfully.
Pasha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aas backwards.
Pasha tries to throw a body punch but Aas avoids it by throwing Pasha back against the cage.
Pasha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pasha is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Pasha.
Aas has a couple of punches blocked by Pasha.
Pasha swings wildly with an uppercut but Aas uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasha stalling against the cage.
Pasha can't find room to land a body shot as Aas controls the action.
Pasha lands an uppercut.
Pasha working aggressively here.
Aas has a couple of punches blocked by Pasha.
Aas misses with the head strike.
Aas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pasha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aas misses with a punch on the inside.
Pasha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pasha lands a nice shot to the body.
Pasha managing to block the knees to the body from Aas.
Pasha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aas or not.
Pasha swings wildly with an uppercut but Aas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aas trying to land knees to the body.
Pasha working aggressively here.
Aas takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aas moves into the clinch.
Aas tries to land knees in the clinch but Pasha avoids the damage to the body.
Aas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pasha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pasha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pasha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pasha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aas.
Aas misses with a knee strike.
Pasha blocking some punches.
Pasha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pasha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aas lands a left hand.
Pasha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pasha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Aas landing knees to the head.
Aas gets through Pasha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aas tries to land a knee to the head but Pasha blocks with his arms.
Pasha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pasha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Aas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pasha.
Pasha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pasha blocks it with crossed arms.
Pasha blocking some punches.
Pasha lands a shoulder strike.
Pasha blocks a body shot from Aas.
Pasha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aas or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pasha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Aas.
Pasha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pasha misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aas clinches.
Aas lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aas.
Aas misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pasha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aslak Aas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pasha lands with a nice body kick.
Aas moves out of range as Pasha strikes.
Pasha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been told by Aas's head coaches at The Cave Fighting Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pasha looks to score with a jab to the body but Aas is just out of range.
Aas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pasha manages to circle out of the way.
Jab by Aas.
Pasha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pasha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pasha throws a leg kick
and Aas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pasha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pasha swats away the attempt to clinch by Aas.
Pasha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aas manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aas tries to clinch but Pasha is having none of it.
Aas tries to close the distance and clinch but Pasha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pasha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aas.
Pasha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Pasha misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasha connects with a leg kick. Aas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pasha.
Aas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pasha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pasha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pasha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pasha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pasha pushes Aas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pasha misses with some punches.
Pasha is working Aas over against the cage.
Pasha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pasha looking to slow down the pace here.
Pasha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pasha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aas misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pasha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aslak Aas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pasha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aas misses with a punch to the body.
Pasha swings wildly with an uppercut but Aas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pasha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pasha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pasha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aas throws a punch but it's blocked by Pasha.
A right hand to the body from Pasha.
Pasha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pasha lands with a short shot to the head.
Pasha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pasha slowing the pace effectively.
Pasha looking to stall.
Pasha managing to block the knees to the body from Aas.
Pasha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aas has a couple of punches blocked by Pasha.
Aas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pasha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aas scores with a shot to the side of Pasha's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pasha.
Aas missing with knees to the body.
Aas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pasha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aas scores with a shot to the side of Pasha's head.
Pasha trying to stall but Aas improves his position.
A body shot lands from Pasha.
Aas tries to land knees in the clinch but Pasha avoids the damage to the body.
Pasha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aas tries to land knees in the clinch but Pasha avoids the damage to the body.
Pasha misses with a body punch.
Aas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pasha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pasha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aas prevents a body shot from Pasha.
Aas tries to work over Pasha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pasha taking a breather.
Aas looking to throw knees to the head but Pasha is blocking nicely.
Aas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pasha blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pasha.
Aas misses with some punches.
Pasha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pasha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aas backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Pasha.
Aas blocks a body shot from Pasha.
Pasha leaning against his opponent.
Pasha lands with a right to the head.
Come on Pasha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pasha lands with a right to the head.
Pasha avoiding damage as Aas throws knees to the body.
Pasha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Pasha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pasha moves out of range of the strikes.
Aas checks a leg kick.
Aas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Aas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pasha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aas.
Pasha throws a head kick but Aas moves out of range.
Pasha just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Aas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pasha, pushing him back against the cage.
Pasha blocks a body shot from Aas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pasha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aas lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pasha fails to land.
Aas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pasha backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aas.
Aas misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aas looking to throw knees to the head but Pasha is blocking nicely.
Aas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pasha is defending well for now.
Aas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Pasha.
Aas misses with the head strike.
Aas misses with a punch on the inside.
Aas lands a nice knee to the body.
Pasha throws a head punch that misses.
Aas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pasha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aas misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pasha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Aas misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aas.
Aas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pasha's elbow.
Aas misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasha prevents a body shot from Aas.
Pasha blocks an uppercut.
Pasha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aas missing with knees to the body.
Pasha digs a right hand into Aas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aas's gas tank.
Pasha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pasha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pasha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pasha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pasha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pasha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pasha lands a nice uppercut.
Pasha breaks the clinch.
Pasha throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Aas to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Pasha.
Pasha thuds his shin into the meat of Aas's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pasha scores with a nice strike.
Pasha misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Aas misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Pasha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pasha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aas manages to avoid it.
Aas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pasha is stalling here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pasha.
Aas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pasha's face.
Aas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pasha's elbow.
Pasha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pasha blocks an uppercut.
Pasha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasha misses with the head strike.
Pasha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aas backwards.
Pasha pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pasha works on Aas's body with a couple of short punches.
Pasha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pasha's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pasha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Pasha fails to land.
Pasha lands with a short shot to the head.
Aas tries to land a knee to the head but Pasha blocks with his arms.
Aas swings wildly with an uppercut but Pasha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pasha gets through Aas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pasha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pasha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Pasha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pasha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Pasha!
Ali Pasha gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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hype
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