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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amirezza Pourramenazanali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pourramenazanali's choice of entrance music: Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!!. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Christianson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amirezza Pourramenazanali!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pourramenazanali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pourramenazanali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christianson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pourramenazanali works over Christianson's head and body with a nice combination.
Pourramenazanali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christianson.
Christianson throws a body punch but Pourramenazanali moves out of range.
Pourramenazanali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christianson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pourramenazanali throws a combination that misses
and Christianson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Pourramenazanali.
Christianson slips a jab and a cross from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali ducks under a wild hook from Christianson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pourramenazanali clinches up against the cage.
Christianson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christianson lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Christianson on the inside.
Christianson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pourramenazanali uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christianson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Christianson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pourramenazanali or not.
Stalling in the clinch from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pourramenazanali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Christianson misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pourramenazanali looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pourramenazanali throws a punch but it's blocked by Christianson.
Christianson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pourramenazanalis head.
Pourramenazanali creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Christianson's defenses.
Pourramenazanali blocks an uppercut.
Pourramenazanali misses with a punch on the inside.
Christianson digs a right hand underneath Pourramenazanali's ribcage. Pourramenazanali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Christianson misses with a body punch.
Christianson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson misses with a punch to the body.
Christianson lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Christianson misses with a body punch.
Pourramenazanali has a couple of punches blocked by Christianson.
A right hand to the body from Christianson.
Pourramenazanali has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Christianson regains guard immediately.
Christianson pushes Pourramenazanali off and gets back to his feet.
Christianson tries to clinch there but Pourramenazanali circles away.
Christianson wants to clinch up but Pourramenazanali keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Pourramenazanali was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pourramenazanali drives through and clinches with Christianson against the cage.
Christianson can't find room to land a body shot as Pourramenazanali controls the action.
Christianson can't find room to land a body shot as Pourramenazanali controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Christianson.
A short right from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali is stalling here.
Christianson blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson is trying to push Pourramenazanali away but Pourramenazanali has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pourramenazanali wants a takedown but no success here.
Pourramenazanali is looking to take this one to the mat.
Christianson pushes Pourramenazanali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Christianson pushes Pourramenazanali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Christianson has a couple of punches blocked by Pourramenazanali.
Christianson blocks the elbow strike.
Christianson is leaning against Pourramenazanali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pourramenazanali can't get the takedown.
Gabe Christianson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amirezza Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali throws a head punch that misses.
Christianson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christianson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Christianson lands a shot to the body.
Pourramenazanali looks winded!
Pourramenazanali lands a left hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Christianson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pourramenazanali is working for takedown but Christianson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Christianson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pourramenazanali backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christianson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Christianson.
Pourramenazanali has Christianson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Christianson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Christianson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christianson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christianson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pourramenazanali.
Christianson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Christianson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christianson takes an elbow to the temple.
Pourramenazanali has a couple of punches blocked by Christianson.
Christianson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pourramenazanali throws a head punch that misses.
Christianson just leaning against Pourramenazanali, taking a breather.
Pourramenazanali wants to stall.
Pourramenazanali has had enough of the clinch but Christianson keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Pourramenazanali fails to land.
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 Gabe Christianson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Christianson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Christianson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Christianson fails to land.
Christianson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pourramenazanali blocks a body shot from Christianson.
Christianson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christianson misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Christianson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pourramenazanali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pourramenazanali has a couple of punches blocked by Christianson.
Pourramenazanali working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pourramenazanali blocking some punches.
Christianson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christianson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Christianson.
A right hand to the body from Pourramenazanali.
Christianson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Christianson throws a head punch that misses.
Christianson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Christianson blocks an elbow strike from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Christianson fails to land.
Christianson has a couple of punches blocked by Pourramenazanali.
Christianson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pourramenazanali misses with some punches.
Christianson is leaning against Pourramenazanali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Christianson avoids a wild elbow strike from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali can't break the clinch.
Christianson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gabe Christianson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Christianson blocks the elbow strike.
Pourramenazanali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Christianson.
Christianson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson pushes Pourramenazanali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christianson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pourramenazanali takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Christianson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christianson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pourramenazanali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pourramenazanali swings wildly with an uppercut but Christianson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pourramenazanali has hold of one of Christianson's legs. Christianson is fighting the takedown attempt but Pourramenazanali gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christianson wants to sweep here but Pourramenazanali controlling him for the moment.
Christianson pulls Pourramenazanali in to control the position.
Pourramenazanali connects with a couple of short punches.
Christianson is pulling down on Pourramenazanali's head. It's preventing any offense from Pourramenazanali, at least for the moment.
Pourramenazanali has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pourramenazanali postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Christianson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Christianson has escaped and now he's on top!
Pourramenazanali working a defensive guard here.
Christianson slips nicely into half guard.
Christianson escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pourramenazanali avoids the body shot from Christianson.
Pourramenazanali keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Christianson stuns Pourramenazanali with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christianson tries a low kick but Pourramenazanali avoids it.
Christianson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pourramenazanali wants to clinch up but Christianson keeps it at a distance.
Pourramenazanali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Christianson.
Pourramenazanali throws the left hand but Christianson avoids the punch easily.
Christianson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Christianson is looking to wear down Pourramenazanali with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pourramenazanali stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Christianson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pourramenazanali throws a hook to the side of Christianson's head but Christianson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christianson misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Pourramenazanali was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from Pourramenazanali misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christianson connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Christianson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Christianson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christianson lands with a slapping head kick.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christianson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pourramenazanali misses with a hook.
Pourramenazanali swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Christianson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christianson misses with a hook.
Pourramenazanali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pourramenazanali throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pourramenazanali misses with a combination
and Christianson counters with a nice leg kick.
Christianson throws a combination. Pourramenazanali tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pourramenazanali misses with a right hand
and Christianson counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Pourramenazanali finds it's way through Christianson's defenses.
Pourramenazanali takes a jab right on the kisser.
Christianson lands with a right hand.
Pourramenazanali takes a swing at Christianson's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson misses the shot to the body.
Pourramenazanali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pourramenazanali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Christianson can pounce on him.
Pourramenazanali misses with a hook.
Christianson throws a big shot that misses.
Christianson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Christianson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pourramenazanali can do to turn this around?
Christianson digs a good hook to Pourramenazanali's body.
Gabe Christianson is winning the standup battle so far.
Christianson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pourramenazanali manages to avoid it.
Pourramenazanali is looking for the big counter here.
Christianson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Christianson tried to score with a low kick but Pourramenazanali checks it.
Pourramenazanali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christianson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pourramenazanali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Christianson. Christianson obviously looking to wear him down.
Pourramenazanali scores with a nice head shot.
Christianson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pourramenazanali is out of range and Christianson settles back down.
Christianson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali throws a jab when Christianson was well out of range.
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!
Christianson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pourramenazanali.
Christianson tried to counter with a leg kick but Pourramenazanali avoided it.
Christianson misses with a low kick.
Christianson slips under a jab.
Pourramenazanali avoids the body shot from Christianson.
Pourramenazanali appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pourramenazanali throws a series of punches but Christianson moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Christianson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pourramenazanali crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Christianson - the referee stops the clock and Pourramenazanali gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Christianson. Pourramenazanali manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pourramenazanali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christianson.
Christianson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pourramenazanali.
Gabe Christianson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christianson scoring well with a low kick there.
Pourramenazanali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christianson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Christianson scores with a nice right hand.
A combination from Pourramenazanali does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson swings for the body but Pourramenazanali moves out of range.
It seemed like Pourramenazanali was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pourramenazanali gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pourramenazanali lands a jab.
Pourramenazanali throws a jab when Christianson was well out of range.
Pourramenazanali's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pourramenazanali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pourramenazanali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christianson moves away.
Pourramenazanali takes one to the chin there.
Christianson throws a sloppy head kick and Pourramenazanali moves out of range easily.
A jab from Christianson does it's job there.
Pourramenazanali throws a looping overhand right but Christianson ducks down to avoid it.
Pourramenazanali throws a front kick aimed at Christianson's knee but Christianson avoids it well.
Pourramenazanali thumps Christianson with a low kick.
Christianson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pourramenazanali was well out of range. Poor timing from Christianson.
Christianson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pourramenazanali.
Christianson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pourramenazanali just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali misses with an uppercut.
Christianson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pourramenazanali misses with a right hand
and Christianson counters by clinching up.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pourramenazanali swings wildly with an uppercut but Christianson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pourramenazanali breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali connects with a nice looking jab.
Christianson lands a really nice looking cross but Pourramenazanali seems unphased.
Pourramenazanali scores with a three punch combo!
Christianson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pourramenazanali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christianson takes one to the chin there.
Gabe Christianson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Christianson.
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 Gabe Christianson.
Well Christianson 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Christianson!
A relieved looking Gabe Christianson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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