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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 23 p4p, 6 weight class) and Bob Suf (ranked 508 p4p, 62 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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188 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Suf!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Suf.
Mahmoud throws a looping overhand right but Suf ducks down to avoid it.
Mahmoud lands with a nice body punch.
Suf clinches.
Suf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahmoud with a knee to the head.
Mahmoud with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mahmoud scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Mahmoud's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Suf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Suf.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Suf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mahmoud lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahmoud lands an uppercut.
Mahmoud using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Suf working aggressively here.
Mahmoud with a knee to the head.
Suf lands a right hand.
Mahmoud lands a shot to the body.
Suf looks winded!
Mahmoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Suf backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suf takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Mahmoud.
A right hand to the body from Mahmoud.
A left hand lands to the body for Mahmoud.
Mahmoud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Mahmoud as the two fighters clinch.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahmoud misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for Mahmoud to work.
Suf can't find room to land a body shot as Mahmoud controls the action.
Suf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahmoud's elbow.
Mahmoud landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mahmoud lands with a light punch inside.
Mahmoud lands an elbow just above Suf 's eye.
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!
Mahmoud lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Suf.
Mahmoud misses with a knee to the head.
Suf letting Mahmoud take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahmoud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Suf.
Suf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suf tries to work over Mahmoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahmoud misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suf.
Suf managing to block the knees to the body from Mahmoud.
Suf struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahmoud controls his hands.
Mahmoud is trying to maintain a safe position but Suf gets an underhook and turns Mahmoud into the cage.
Suf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahmoud lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suf is defending well for now.
Suf has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mahmoud seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Suf can turn it around.
Mahmoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suf is defending well for now.
Mahmoud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suf avoids it.
Mahmoud taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mahmoud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mahmoud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suf misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahmoud lands a good knee to the midsection. Suf won't want to take too many of those.
Suf throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahmoud.
Suf has a couple of punches blocked by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suf backwards.
Suf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahmoud lands a good knee to the midsection. Suf won't want to take too many of those.
Suf misses with a punch to the body.
Suf misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmoud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mahmoud presses Suf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Mahmoud.
A right hand to the body from Mahmoud.
Good body shot from Mahmoud.
A short right from Mahmoud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmoud gets through Suf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahmoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Suf backwards.
Mahmoud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud scores with a shot to the side of Suf's head.
A hook to the body from Mahmoud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud scores with a shot to the side of Suf's head.
Mahmoud pushes Suf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahmoud lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suf is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahmoud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Suf is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahmoud finish him?
Mahmoud creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Suf with a big uppercut! Suf tries to clinch up but Mahmoud pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Suf to the mat! Suf covers up and Mahmoud unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sameh Mahmoud!
Sameh Mahmoud retains his middleweight title!
Sameh Mahmoud decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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