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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamad Al Zahran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamad Al Zahran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Hamad Al Zahran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Scott!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran feints and then cracks Scott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scott down.
Scott throws a lazy head kick
letting Al Zahran counter with a right hand.
Al Zahran definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Scott blocks a jab.
Al Zahran cracks Scott with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Zahran misses the target.
Al Zahran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al Zahran attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Scott.
Al Zahran tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scott misses with a head kick.
Scott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Zahran.
Scott gets a clinch.
Al Zahran stalling against the cage.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Zahran lands with a short shot to the head.
Al Zahran scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Zahran just leaning against Scott, taking a breather.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Zahran backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Al Zahran - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Al Zahran pressing his opponent against the cage.
Al Zahran seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Al Zahran manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Al Zahran tries to pull guard but Scott forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Al Zahran misses with a punch on the inside.
Scott lands a right hand.
Al Zahran stalls.
Scott has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Al Zahran seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Scott can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scott.
A head punch on the inside from Scott fails to land.
Scott tries to throw a body punch but Al Zahran avoids it by throwing Scott back against the cage.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
Scott misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a hook that snaps the head of Al Zahran backwards.
Scott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Zahran scores with a hook to the body.
Scott letting Al Zahran take a breather here.
Al Zahran jumps guard but Scott turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Zahran.
Al Zahran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Zahran scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Zahran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Nice body punch from Al Zahran.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Scott.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Al Zahran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Zahran presses Scott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Al Zahran just leaning against Scott, taking a breather.
Al Zahran throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
Al Zahran blocks an uppercut.
Al Zahran blocks an uppercut.
Al Zahran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Al Zahran is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Al Zahran misses with a punch to the body.
Al Zahran trying to stall but Scott improves his position.
Al Zahran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Scott as Al Zahran tries to tie him up.
Al Zahran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scott lands a right hand.
Al Zahran dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Al Zahran throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Zahran.
Al Zahran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Scott misses with some punches.
Al Zahran is trying to maintain a safe position but Scott gets an underhook and turns Al Zahran into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hamad Al Zahran.
Scott explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from Al Zahran. Those never looked like landing.
Al Zahran blocks a head kick by Scott.
Al Zahran throws a low kick, looking for Scott's leg but Scott calmly moves out of range.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Zahran uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Scott has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Al Zahran takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Al Zahran takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Hamad Al Zahran has been cut.
Scott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Zahran.
Scott with a jab.
Al Zahran tries to clinch up.
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 Hamad Al Zahran will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Al Zahran tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Zahran avoids the head kick by Scott.
Al Zahran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scott.
Nice uppercut there from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Al Zahran moves out of range as Scott throws a body kick.
Al Zahran lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Scott clinches with his opponent.
Scott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Zahran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Zahran tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Scott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Al Zahran lands a hook that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Scott letting Al Zahran take a breather here.
Scott lands an uppercut.
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!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Al Zahran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Al Zahran prevents a body shot from Scott.
Al Zahran is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Zahran.
Al Zahran effectively controlling the action here.
Al Zahran lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Al Zahran on the inside.
Al Zahran misses with a body punch.
Al Zahran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Zahran taking a breather.
Lewis Scott seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Al Zahran blocking some punches.
Al Zahran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Al Zahran stalling in the clinch but Scott improves position.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
Scott misses with the head strike.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
Scott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Zahran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scott is keeping busy.
Al Zahran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran misses with a body punch.
Al Zahran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Zahran effectively controlling the action here.
Al Zahran throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Zahran.
Al Zahran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Al Zahran lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Al Zahran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Scott being controlled against the cage.
Al Zahran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Zahran lands an uppercut.
Scott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Al Zahran is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Scott to keep the fight standing.
Scott lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Zahran backwards.
Al Zahran blocks an uppercut.
Scott blocks a body shot from Al Zahran.
Scott prevents a body shot from Al Zahran.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Zahran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott lands with a short shot to the head.
Al Zahran tries to pull guard but Scott won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hamad Al Zahran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott lands an uppercut.
Scott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Scott.
Al Zahran blocking some punches.
Scott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scott lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Zahran gets through Scott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Zahran lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Al Zahran.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Al Zahran.
Al Zahran stalling against the cage.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Zahran backwards.
Scott digs a right hand into Al Zahran's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Al Zahran's gas tank.
Scott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Zahran can't find room to land a body shot as Scott controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Al Zahran fails to land.
Al Zahran successfully pulls guard.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Al Zahran keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Scott trying to control but Al Zahran is working from the bottom.
Al Zahran looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Scott has picked Al Zahran up and slammed him! Al Zahran can't keep hold of the triangle and Scott manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lewis Scott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Scott takes the fight into the clinch.
Al Zahran misses with a body punch.
Al Zahran jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scott walks away with a smile on his face. Al Zahran gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Scott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Scott.
Come on Al Zahran - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Zahran misses with a punch to the body.
Al Zahran blocking some punches.
Scott misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Scott as Al Zahran tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Scott.
Al Zahran is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Scott to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Al Zahran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Scott misses with the head strike.
Al Zahran is trying to maintain a safe position but Scott gets an underhook and turns Al Zahran into the cage.
Scott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott prevents a body shot from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran prevents a body shot from Scott.
Scott tries to throw a body punch but Al Zahran avoids it by throwing Scott back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Al Zahran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Al Zahran tries to stall but Scott uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Al Zahran will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scott up against the cage.
Al Zahran misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Al Zahran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Al Zahran trying to control the position but instead, Scott has worked for underhooks and has pushed Al Zahran into the cage.
Al Zahran jumps guard and drags Scott to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Scott slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Zahran trying to control here.
Scott is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran is staying active underneath Scott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Al Zahran looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Al Zahran is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Al Zahran is trying to control but can't.
Scott seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Al Zahran does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Scott prevents Al Zahran from improving his position.
Scott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Al Zahran defending well though.
Al Zahran wants to control but Scott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Al Zahran wants to get back to full guard.
Scott performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Scott has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Al Zahran tries to hold on but Scott postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Scott cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott unloads with some shots from mount but Al Zahran bucks and avoids them well.
Scott landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Scott has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Scott!
Lewis Scott thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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