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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamad Al Zahran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Hamad Al Zahran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Zahran throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Al Zahran tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Al Zahran fails to pull guard.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Al Zahran is controlling him.
Jones blocking some punches.
Al Zahran misses with a punch to the body.
Al Zahran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Al Zahran misses with the head strike.
Al Zahran is trying to stall.
Jones tries to work over Al Zahran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Zahran tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Al Zahran misses with some punches.
Al Zahran misses with some punches.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Zahran misses with a body shot.
Al Zahran slips a jab from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Zahran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Zahran tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones lands a nice hook to Al Zahran's body. Al Zahran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Zahran has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhöll GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Zahran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones has Al Zahran up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al Zahran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Al Zahran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick but Al Zahran moved away.
Al Zahran seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Al Zahran circles away.
Al Zahran closes the distance and clinches.
Jones is trying to push Al Zahran away but Al Zahran has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Al Zahran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Al Zahran throws a head punch that misses.
Al Zahran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al Zahran is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hamad Al Zahran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Zahran tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Al Zahran is blocking nicely.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Al Zahran has double underhooks.
Al Zahran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Al Zahran has the dominant position.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Al Zahran throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leandro Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Al Zahran lands a body shot.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Al Zahran tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Zahran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Al Zahran takes an elbow to the temple.
Al Zahran throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Al Zahran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Al Zahran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Zahran.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Al Zahran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Al Zahran breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran misses with a looping right.
Al Zahran tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Al Zahran throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Al Zahran circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Al Zahran counter with a right hand.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Zahran slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones throws the left hand but Al Zahran avoids the punch easily.
Al Zahran blocks a jab.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Al Zahran looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up.
It looked like Al Zahran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Al Zahran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Al Zahran.
Al Zahran swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Al Zahran tried to counter with a leg kick but Jones avoided it.
Jab, jab by Al Zahran - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leandro Jones will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones tries to clinch
and Al Zahran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Zahran throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Al Zahran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones takes one on the button.
Jones misses with a hook
and Al Zahran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al Zahran throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Al Zahran looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones moves away from the strike by Al Zahran.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Al Zahran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Al Zahran counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Zahran appears to be looking for a big counter.
Al Zahran takes a jab right on the kisser.
Al Zahran circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Zahran misses with a two punch combination.
Al Zahran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Al Zahran finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Zahran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Al Zahran misses with a body shot.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Al Zahran pushes him off.
Jones throws a hook but Al Zahran blocks it.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Zahran.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Al Zahran rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Al Zahran has him pressed against the cage.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leandro Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Al Zahran counters with a right hand to the body.
Al Zahran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Zahran looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Al Zahran clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Al Zahran.
Still in the clinch, Al Zahran scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones blocks a body shot from Al Zahran.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Al Zahran.
Jones clinches.
Al Zahran has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Al Zahran tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Al Zahran throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Al Zahran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Zahran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones throws a head kick but Al Zahran moves out of range.
Al Zahran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Al Zahran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Zahran misses with a looping left.
Jones looks to clinch
and Al Zahran counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Al Zahran works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Zahran misses the target.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones stuns Al Zahran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones throws a leg kick but Al Zahran moved away.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones takes a swing at Al Zahran's ribcage but misses.
Al Zahran is looking to counter punch.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Zahran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Al Zahran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamad Al Zahran is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Zahran takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws out a counter right but Al Zahran avoids it with no problem.
Al Zahran tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al Zahran tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran lands a right hook to the body.
Jones gets a clinch.
A short right from Al Zahran.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Zahran throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Al Zahran lands a right hand.
Al Zahran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Al Zahran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Zahran has hold of one of Jones's legs. Jones is fighting the takedown attempt but Al Zahran gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Al Zahran wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Al Zahran from controlling successfully.
Al Zahran throws a big elbow that misses.
Al Zahran looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamad Al Zahran dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jones throws a low kick but Al Zahran moves out of range easily.
Al Zahran just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Al Zahran fails to land.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Zahran. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Al Zahran misses with a body shot.
Good work by Al Zahran as he checks the leg kick.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Al Zahran misses the target.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Al Zahran on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Al Zahran swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Al Zahran back against the cage.
Jones is trying to break free.
Al Zahran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Al Zahran looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Al Zahran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Al Zahran throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones takes a swing at Al Zahran's ribcage but misses.
It appears Al Zahran was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jones is looking to clinch but Al Zahran is avoiding it.
Al Zahran lands with a kick to the ribs.
Al Zahran tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Al Zahran was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al Zahran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Zahran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Al Zahran misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a low kick but Al Zahran moves out of range easily.
Jones has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Al Zahran sees coming a mile off.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Al Zahran.
Jones thuds a left hand into Al Zahran's body.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Zahran keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Jones throws a low kick but Al Zahran moves out of range easily.
Al Zahran swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Zahran moves away.
Al Zahran lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones slips a straight right by Al Zahran.
Al Zahran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jones clinches up with Al Zahran and pushes him back against the cage.
Al Zahran can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Al Zahran misses with the head strike.
Al Zahran misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Al Zahran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Al Zahran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Al Zahran on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Al Zahran clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Al Zahran presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Al Zahran working aggressively here.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a jab when Al Zahran was well out of range.
Al Zahran clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Hamad Al Zahran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones blocking some punches.
Al Zahran pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Al Zahran is controlling the position.
A short right from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran lands a body punch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Al Zahran as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Al Zahran. That snapped Jones's head back.
Al Zahran pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Al Zahran settles back down.
Al Zahran throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Zahran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Zahran loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Zahran.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Zahran was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Al Zahran just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Al Zahran takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Zahran scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Al Zahran swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Al Zahran misses with a wild body shot.
Al Zahran loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Al Zahran lands a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hamad Al Zahran.
Well Al Zahran has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamad Al Zahran!
During a confident post fight interview, Hamad Al Zahran thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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