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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Attish Mubeen (ranked 4832 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Al Sulwi (ranked 5454 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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175 cm
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158 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
157 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Attish Mubeen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Al Sulwi! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Al Sulwi throws a combination. Mubeen tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Mubeen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Sulwi moves away. Al Sulwi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mubeen. Al Sulwi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mubeen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Mubeen cracks Al Sulwi with a big elbow. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mubeen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Al Sulwi's shoulder. That is not cool. Al Sulwi can't do much from the bottom here. Mubeen is putting a hurting on Al Sulwi here, landing some big shots from side control. Al Sulwi is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Mubeen working away. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mubeen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mubeen working away. Mubeen taking a breather here. Mubeen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Al Sulwi on the ground. Al Sulwi wants to control but Mubeen postures up. Mubeen throws a strike aimed at the side of Al Sulwi's head but Al Sulwi avoids it well.
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. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Mubeen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Al Sulwi, who protects the arm well. Mubeen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Al Sulwi's shoulder. That is not cool. Mubeen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mubeen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Mubeen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Al Sulwi is looking for a sweep. Mubeen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Al Sulwi is trying to maintain the position but Mubeen is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Al Sulwi is trying to stand back up but Mubeen is controlling him
Al Sulwi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mubeen. Al Sulwi missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mubeen thows a huge punch but Al Sulwi dodges it nicely.
Mubeen is controlling the pace.
Mubeen is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Al Sulwi manages to get to full guard.
That's four 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. Al Sulwi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Al Sulwi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mubeen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Mubeen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Mubeen throws a big right hand that misses. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Mubeen 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Mubeen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. 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 Attish Mubeen will probably get the nod. 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.
Al Sulwi throws a sloppy head kick and Mubeen counters with a nice double leg into guard. Al Sulwi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mubeen is aware though and is defending well. Mubeen controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Mubeen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Mubeen stands and throws Al Sulwi's legs to the side, diving into side control. Mubeen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Sulwi can do to turn this around? Mubeen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Al Sulwi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Al Sulwi wants to control but Mubeen postures up. Al Sulwi is being controlled here. Al Sulwi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Al Sulwi is trying to control. Mubeen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Mubeen is doing well to control the position and prevent Al Sulwi from advancing to side control. Mubeen looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mubeen is staying active underneath Al Sulwi, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Mubeen wants to control but Al Sulwi is keeping busy.
Al Sulwi wants to get back to his feet.
Mubeen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mubeen trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Mubeen drives through and clinches with Al Sulwi against the cage.
Come on Mubeen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mubeen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mubeen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Al Sulwi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Mubeen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Attish Mubeen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mubeen wants to get back to striking at distance but Al Sulwi won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Al Sulwi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mubeen just stands there and leans against the cage. Al Sulwi misses with a body punch.
Mubeen jumps guard.
Al Sulwi trying to control the position from guard on top but Mubeen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Mubeen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Al Sulwi trying to control but Mubeen is working from the bottom. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Mubeen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Al Sulwi preventing the sweep. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Attish Mubeen dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mubeen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Mubeen is looking to stall here but Al Sulwi recovers full guard. Mubeen is stalling in the full guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Al Sulwi is trying to control the position but Mubeen postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Al Sulwi keeping full guard, as Mubeen tries to pass. Al Sulwi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Al Sulwi looking for a sweep. Not yet Al Sulwi, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Mubeen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Mubeen controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Mubeen tries to free his leg and advance position but Al Sulwi is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Al Sulwi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mubeen's guard.
Al Sulwi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Al Sulwi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mubeen is keeping the position for now. Al Sulwi is looking to stand up but Mubeen won't let him. Mubeen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Mubeen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Al Sulwi has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mubeen is trying to buck Al Sulwi off. Al Sulwi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Mubeen wants to control but Al Sulwi postures up. Mubeen is not content to let Al Sulwi control the position. Al Sulwi wants to stand but Mubeen has his arm trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Al Sulwi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Al Sulwi wants to stand but Mubeen is controlling his arm. Mubeen tries to bench press Al Sulwi off him but Al Sulwi keeps the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Mubeen forces Al Sulwi back against the cage and clinches. Al Sulwi wants to break free but Mubeen has control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Al Sulwi is working for takedown but Mubeen is calmly controlling the position for now. Mubeen pulls Al Sulwi into guard.
Gabriel Al Sulwi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Attish Mubeen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Al Sulwi throws an elbow that misses. Mubeen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Al Sulwi's guard. Nice move by Mubeen!
And that's the end of the fight! Attish Mubeen showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mubeen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27 Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Attish Mubeen!
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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
27% |
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