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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sajjad Gharibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reem comes to the cage accompanied by BAMF! - Bring back the pit. Sajjad Gharibi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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294 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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328 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sajjad Gharibi!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gharibi looks to land a combination but Reem avoids it well.
Reem blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Reem on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gharibi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Gharibi misses.
It looked like Reem was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gharibi.
Gharibi misses with a hook. Reem ducked under it nicely.
Gharibi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sajjad Gharibi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gharibi misses with a left hand
and Reem counters by clinching up.
Reem leaning against his opponent.
Reem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gharibi tries to break free but Reem pushes him back against the cage.
Gharibi is trying to break the clinch but Reem is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gharibi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reem has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gharibi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Reem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gharibi's efforts to push away.
Reem blocks a body shot from Gharibi.
Gharibi working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Gharibi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gharibi.
Reem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reem blocks a body shot from Gharibi.
Gharibi trying to control the position but instead, Reem has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gharibi into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Reem.
Gharibi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reem backwards.
Reem has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gharibi is trying to keep an underhook but Reem manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Reem is looking for a kimura here.
Reem stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
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!
Reem lands with a straight right. Gharibi didn't see that one coming.
Reem takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reem gets through Gharibi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Reem.
Gharibi is looking to break free of the clinch but Reem has double underhooks.
Reem has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gharibi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from Reem.
Gharibi looks winded!
Reem has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gharibi after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Reem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reem stalling against the cage.
Gharibi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Reem has picked Gharibi up - he's going for a ride! Reem dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reem not doing much here.
Reem 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.
Reem is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Gharibi is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ali Reem!
Our winner, Ali Reem, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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