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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ay One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahric comes into a darkened arena with his song building. When I Die - Genocide(Jusuf Dzilic) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Samir Kahric is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ay One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samir Kahric!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahric moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kahric has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
One takes a swing at Kahric's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from One misses the target.
One takes a swing at Kahric's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by One.
Kahric looks for a takedown but One sprawls well.
Kahric shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kahric was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kahric throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kahric working the ground and pound.
Kahric working the ground and pound but One is defending the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
One managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kahric.
Kahric scores with punches from side control.
Kahric tries for a kimura but One is defending well.
One parries the strikes from Kahric easily there. Kahric is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable One to escape.
One tries to escape but Kahric is in control.
Kahric tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric throws a strike aimed at the side of One's head but One avoids it well.
One defending against the ground and pound.
Kahric throws a strike aimed at the side of One's head but One avoids it well.
One is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kahric has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kahric wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by One, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One struggling a bit here.
Kahric lands a decent elbow from side control.
An elbow from Kahric crashes against the mat.
Kahric is putting a hurting on One here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kahric is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. One knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
One pushes Kahric away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kahric gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kahric in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kahric is trying to get an arm triangle but One is defending well.
One is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kahric thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kahric grinds an elbow into One's temple.
One is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kahric is controlling him well.
Kahric working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
One tries to bench press Kahric off him but Kahric keeps the position.
Kahric cracks One with a big right hand but One just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kahric working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahric scoring with punches and elbows.
One managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kahric.
Kahric prevents One from escaping the position.
One managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kahric.
Kahric tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
One tries to escape but Kahric is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric working the ground and pound.
Kahric scoring with punches from side control.
Kahric cracks One with a big right hand but One just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
One throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Kahric looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? One is fending him off so far but Kahric persists. Nope, One circles away and we're back to standing.
Kahric avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kahric drops down looking to force a counter takedown but One defends it well.
One misses the shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from One enables Kahric to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. One manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahric is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
One utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
One avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
One wants to stand up but Kahric is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahric lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kahric drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kahric jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kahric accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kahric prevents One from getting back to his feet.
Kahric preventing the sweep.
Kahric throwing strikes from guard but One blocks nicely.
One pushes Kahric off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kahric takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kahric shoots in for a takedown but One shows good takedown defense.
Ay One has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samir Kahric.
Kahric drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
One wriggles free and stands up.
One cracks a nice hook into Kahric's ribs.
Kahric shoots in looking for a takedown but One manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kahric's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
One scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samir Kahric will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kahric looks for a takedown but One sprawls well.
A big left from One misses.
Kahric closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kahric lands in his opponent's guard.
Kahric throws a strike but One rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kahric escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. One gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
One working some strikes from top position.
Kahric looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kahric had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. One defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One pushes down on Kahric's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kahric has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kahric on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kahric tries to roll over but One keeps him under control.
Kahric works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kahric has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, One has managed to get both his arms back between Kahric's legs - danger averted.
Kahric is breathing heavily.
Kahric looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
One controlling from the top position.
One landing some decent shots from guard.
One lands a couple of elbows.
Kahric is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. One is aware though and is defending well.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Kahric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kahric is looking for a triangle but One pushes his legs off easily.
One working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
One cracks Kahric with a solid left hand.
One pushing down on Kahric's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
One takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahric actively working from the bottom here.
One seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
One winds up and cracks Kahric with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
One working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
One looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kahric with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
One lands strikes from half guard.
One prevents Kahric from improving his position.
Kahric is trying to defend against the ground and pound but One scores with a couple of nice shots.
One working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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!
One seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kahric is rocked!
One looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kahric with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kahric is still in real trouble! Can One finish him?
Kahric actively working from the bottom here.
One is keen to just control but Kahric is a slippery customer.
Kahric seems to have recovered his senses.
One working over Kahric with some ground and pound. Kahric looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
One trying to mount his opponent but Kahric defends it.
One works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric tries to get back to half guard but can't.
One working the ground and pound.
One landing strikes.
Kahric misses with an elbow from the bottom.
One working the body and head with strikes.
Kahric tries to bench press One off him but One keeps the position.
One wants to control but Kahric is keeping him busy.
One working the ground and pound from side control.
The referee asks One politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. One prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kahric is looking for a sweep.
One working the ground and pound.
Kahric tries to improve position but can't.
Kahric manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahric is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kahric lands a nice short elbow.
One keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
One has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kahric is working away from the top position though.
One desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kahric looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahric not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ay One dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kahric shoots in looking for a takedown but One manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kahric's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
One stuffs the takedown.
One is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kahric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by One.
Kahric misses with a takedown attempt - One sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ay One has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samir Kahric.
One just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahric tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
One throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
One throws a hook but Kahric avoids it easily.
Kahric fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but One avoids it really well and circles away.
One cracks Kahric with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One throws a jab when Kahric was well out of range.
Kahric shoots for a double leg takedown but One sprawls well. He's pushed Kahric's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
One uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kahric has time to react.
One throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kahric.
Kahric takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kahric walks into a stiff left hand from One.
One is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kahric can do to turn this around?
Kahric shoots in for a takedown but One shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
One waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kahric.
One works the jab nicely.
One throws a monster overhand right that drops Kahric! One follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ay One!
A very excited looking Ay One made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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RATING
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