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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chukwumo Viwako (ranked 3553 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdulmalek Al Saadoun (ranked 4745 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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176 cm
25
156 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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Good wrestler
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chukwumo Viwako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdulmalek Al Saadoun!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viwako forces Al Saadoun back against the cage and clinches.
Al Saadoun looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Al Saadoun has Viwako pushed against the cage.
Viwako's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Viwako is working for takedown but Al Saadoun is calmly controlling the position for now.
Viwako softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Viwako wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viwako is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Al Saadoun can't fight it off and eventually Viwako manages to take the fight to the floor. Al Saadoun looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Viwako is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Our spies down at at Cozad The Island inform us that Al Saadoun has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Viwako accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Al Saadoun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Viwako working some strikes from top position.
Al Saadoun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Viwako stopping the sweep attempt from Al Saadoun.
Al Saadoun looking to control.
Viwako wants to control from the top but Al Saadoun keeps moving.
Al Saadoun looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A head kick misses from Viwako.
Viwako fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Al Saadoun feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chukwumo Viwako. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viwako avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Viwako has taken the fight to the clinch.
Al Saadoun tries to land knees in the clinch but Viwako avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Viwako.
Al Saadoun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Viwako's efforts to push away.
Viwako fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Viwako tries to break the clinch but Al Saadoun is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viwako is trying to pull guard but Al Saadoun turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Viwako is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Al Saadoun to keep the fight standing.
Al Saadoun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Viwako or perhaps it was just good defense by Al Saadoun, which made it look bad.
Despite the aggression on Al Saadoun's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Al Saadoun shoots in looking for a takedown. Viwako tries to sprawl out of it but Al Saadoun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Viwako manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Viwako tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Al Saadoun defends well and Viwako ends up having to push Al Saadoun into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Viwako scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Viwako stalling away here and it's allowed Al Saadoun to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Viwako slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Viwako postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Viwako wants to control from the top but Al Saadoun keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Viwako is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chukwumo Viwako dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Viwako shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Al Saadoun but Al Saadoun pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chukwumo Viwako is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viwako shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Al Saadoun pinned against the cage. Al Saadoun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Al Saadoun shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Viwako counters with a nice uppercut.
Viwako scores with a body shot.
Viwako tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Saadoun feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Saadoun defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Viwako.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chukwumo Viwako. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viwako darts in and clinches Al Saadoun up against the cage.
Viwako drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Al Saadoun is breathing heavily.
Viwako jumps guard but Al Saadoun turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Saadoun gets control of Viwako's arms and successfully pulls guard. Al Saadoun will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Viwako in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Viwako connects with a couple of short punches.
Viwako wanted to stand there but Al Saadoun had control of the position.
Viwako wants to pass the guard but Al Saadoun is keeping the position.
Al Saadoun keeping moving, preventing Viwako from controlling successfully.
Viwako knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Al Saadoun on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Viwako trying to stand up but can't free himself from Al Saadoun's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Al Saadoun can do anything to dispel that myth.
Al Saadoun is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Viwako defends well.
Viwako has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Viwako trying to control but Al Saadoun is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viwako has his takedown stuffed
and Al Saadoun moves into the clinch.
Viwako is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Al Saadoun to keep the fight standing.
Viwako breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Viwako fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Viwako throws a sloppy head kick and Al Saadoun moves out of range easily.
Al Saadoun drives through with a takedown into Viwako's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Al Saadoun wants to control from the top but Viwako keeps moving.
Al Saadoun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viwako is controlling Al Saadoun's posture.
Al Saadoun slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Al Saadoun is standing up over Viwako. Viwako looks to escape but Al Saadoun dives into side control.
Viwako trying his best to control but Al Saadoun has mounted him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Saadoun avoids the attempt from Viwako to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdulmalek Al Saadoun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Al Saadoun as Viwako shoots in.
Al Saadoun changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Al Saadoun blocks a head kick by Viwako.
Al Saadoun slaps away a takedown attempt from Viwako, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Al Saadoun feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Viwako trying to keep a closed guard but Al Saadoun is proving a slippery customer.
Viwako wants to control the position but Al Saadoun says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viwako is looking to improve his position.
Al Saadoun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viwako misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Al Saadoun passes to full mount!
Viwako is looking to improve his position but Al Saadoun isn't that keen on the idea.
Abdulmalek Al Saadoun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Al Saadoun lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Viwako hang on?
Viwako is wriggling around trying to escape.
Al Saadoun avoids the attempt from Viwako to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Saadoun controlling from the full mount.
Viwako is squirming around, avoiding Al Saadoun's attempts to control the action.
Al Saadoun is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Viwako is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viwako tries to buck Al Saadoun off but he can't manage it.
Al Saadoun raining down hammerfists from mount.
Al Saadoun controlling the position easily from mount.
Al Saadoun is looking to stand but Viwako has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Viwako wants to control but Al Saadoun is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Saadoun is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Viwako has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viwako is in all sorts of trouble here.
Viwako blocking the ground and pound.
Al Saadoun tries to control but Viwako wriggling away.
Viwako manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Viwako trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdulmalek Al Saadoun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Al Saadoun 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdulmalek Al Saadoun!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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