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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Standa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Standa!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Standa manages to avoid it.
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
Ali misses with the combination.
Ali takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Standa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ali looking to throw knees to the head but Standa is blocking nicely.
Ali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Standa.
Ali gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Standa.
Standa tries to break the clinch but Ali is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Ali.
Ali with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Standa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ali throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Standa blocks it with crossed arms.
Ali keeps control of Standa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Standa is looking to break free of the clinch but Ali has double underhooks.
Ali with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ali throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ali is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standa tries to break the clinch but Ali is controlling the position.
Standa has had enough of the clinch but Ali keeps him there for the moment.
Standa is trying to break free.
Ali keeps control of Standa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ali tries to land a knee to the head but Standa blocks with his arms.
Standa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Standa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Standa tries for a takedown but Ali manages to get underhooks.
Ben Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Standa.
Knees to the body from Ali.
Ali lands an elbow inside.
Ali prevents Standa from breaking the clinch.
Standa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ali has him pressed against the cage.
Ali using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Standa pushes Ali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Standa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ali has him pressed against the cage.
Ali landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ali tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ali pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Standa can't break the clinch.
Ali with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Standa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ali prevents it.
Ali missing with knees to the body.
Standa wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ali has him pressed against the cage.
Ali is fighting off a takedown attempt but Standa is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ali to the mat. Ali regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Standa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ali is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Standa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ali is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Standa is controlling him.
Ali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Standa stands up.
Ali doesn't manage to clinch there - Standa circles away.
Simon Standa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Standa.
Standa walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ali forces Standa back against the cage and clinches.
The referee calls for Standa to work.
Ali with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ali with a knee to the head.
Standa is trying to break the clinch but Ali has him pressed against the cage.
Standa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ali misses with a knee strike.
Ali tries to land a knee to the head but Standa blocks with his arms.
Standa tries to break the clinch but Ali is controlling the position.
Ali unloads a knee to the mid-section. Standa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ali trying to land knees to the body.
Ali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Standa.
Standa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ali tries a knee to the head but Standa blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Standa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Standa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ali finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Standa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ali counters with a body kick.
Ali moves into the clinch.
Ali lands a knee to the body.
Ali crunches a lovely knee into Standa's ribcage.
Ali landing knees to the body.
Ali unloads a knee to the mid-section. Standa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ali with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Standa takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali lands a nice elbow.
Standa has had enough of the clinch but Ali keeps him there for the moment.
Ali with a knee to the head.
Standa has had enough of the clinch but Ali keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Ali.
Ali misses with a knee strike.
Standa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ali lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ali landing knees to the body.
Standa managing to block the knees to the body from Ali.
Ali throws an elbow that misses.
Standa blocks an elbow strike from Ali.
Standa is looking to break free of the clinch but Ali has double underhooks.
Standa is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Ali.
Standa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ali lands an elbow just above Standa 's eye.
Ali scores a nice knee to the body.
Ali misses with a knee to the head.
Standa can't break the clinch.
Ali lands an elbow inside.
Standa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ali lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ali crunches a lovely knee into Standa's ribcage.
Standa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ali crunches a lovely knee into Standa's ribcage.
Ali lands an elbow inside.
Ali missing with knees to the body.
Standa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ali landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Standa wants to break free but Ali has control.
Ali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Standa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Standa is trying to break free.
Ali landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ali tries to land a knee to the head but Standa blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Ali.
Ali misses with a knee strike.
Ali misses with a knee to the head.
Ali keeps control of Standa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Standa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ali regains guard immediately.
Standa trying to control the position from guard on top but Ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standa wants to stand but Ali is controlling his posture from full guard.
Standa trying to control but Ali is working from the bottom.
Ali pushes Standa off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Standa tries to clinch up
and Ali counters with an outside leg kick.
Standa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ali gets a clinch.
Ali lands an elbow inside that Standa shrugs off.
Ali prevents Standa from breaking the clinch.
Ali lands an elbow inside that Standa shrugs off.
Ali lands a damaging elbow.
Standa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ali with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Standa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ali using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Standa wants to get back to striking at distance but Ali won't allow it.
Ali tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Ali dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ali throws a push kick but Standa slaps the foot to one side.
Standa wants to clinch but Ali slips to the side
and Ali counters by moving into the clinch.
Standa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ali has him pressed against the cage.
Ali lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ali.
Ali missing with knees to the body.
Standa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ali throws an elbow but misses.
Ali tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Standa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Standa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ali prevents Standa from breaking the clinch.
Standa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali prevents Standa from breaking the clinch.
Ali prevents Standa from breaking the clinch.
Standa is looking to break free of the clinch but Ali has double underhooks.
Ali tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Standa is looking to break free of the clinch but Ali has double underhooks.
Ali prevents Standa from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Standa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ali pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ali moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali looking to throw knees to the head but Standa is blocking nicely.
Standa wants to break free but Ali has control.
Ali looking to throw knees to the head but Standa is blocking nicely.
Standa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ali has him pressed against the cage.
Standa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Ali with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Standa avoiding damage as Ali throws knees to the body.
Standa wants to get back to striking at distance but Ali won't allow it.
Ali comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ali missing with knees to the body.
Ali gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Standa.
Ali scores with a knee to the head.
Ali lands an elbow inside that Standa shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Standa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ben Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Standa.
Ali lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Standa is looking to break free of the clinch but Ali has double underhooks.
Ali unloads a knee to the mid-section. Standa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ali unloads a knee to the mid-section. Standa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ali tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Standa tries to break the clinch but Ali is controlling the position.
Ali lands an elbow that stopped Standa in his tracks for a moment.
Ali misses with a knee to the head.
Standa tries to break the clinch but Ali is controlling the position.
Ali gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ali landing knees to the body.
Ali lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Standa.
Standa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ali with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ali with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Standa tries to break the clinch but Ali is controlling the position.
Ali with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Standa tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Standa back against the cage.
Standa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ali with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standa pulls guard effortlessly.
Standa is trying to keep Ali in close.
Ali won't allow Standa to sweep him here.
Standa trying to control the position.
Standa wants to get back to his feet but Ali is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Standa looking to control.
Standa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Standa manages to avoid it.
Ali throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Standa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ali's guard now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ali scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Good exchange - Standa coming out on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Simon Standa.
I think Standa 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Standa!
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FIGHT
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