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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amwarr Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Commando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175 cm
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179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
22
171 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Amwarr Ali! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarkko Commando! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Commando keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Commando misses with a double jab.
Commando shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Commando showed some decent athleticism there. Commando is thwarting Ali's attempts to control the position. Ali wants to improve his position but Commando is controlling well.
Ali looking for submissions off his back. Ali is trying to control but can't.
Commando really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ali. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Ali is looking for a sweep. Commando is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Ali actively working from the bottom here. Ali misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Commando is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Commando closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Commando lands in his opponent's guard. Ali is looking for a triangle but Commando pushes his legs off easily.
Commando wanted to stand there but Ali had control of the position. Ali looking to control.
Ali looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Commando passes into half guard.
Ali trying to control here.
Ali is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ali wants to improve his position but Commando is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Commando seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ali does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Ali gets back to full guard.
Commando postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Commando tries to stand but Ali is controlling from the bottom. Ali escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Commando gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ali is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ali escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Commando gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Ali looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Commando has picked Ali up and slammed him! Ali can't keep hold of the triangle and Commando manages to pass to side control! Ali tries to improve position but can't. Ali tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Commando presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Commando working for a guillotine from mount but Ali is in no mood to give up. Commando punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Commando in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ali tries to lock up and control but Commando gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Ali is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Commando cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Commando jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ali manages to avoid the submission attempt. Check out the look on Commando's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ali regains half guard. Ali is controlling Commando's position as best he can from this difficult position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Commando 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.
Ali has managed to clinch.
Ali keeps control of Commando as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Ali wants the takedown. Commando is fighting it off but Ali persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Commando's guard against the cage. Commando is pulling down on Ali's head. It's preventing any offense from Ali, at least for the moment. Ali wants to control from the top but Commando keeps moving. Ali is in close to Commando's body, working some short punches and elbows. Ali preventing the sweep. Ali forces his way into half guard. Commando is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ali is looking to take a break and control but Commando is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Ali is really struggling to control Commando but he's trying to hold on to the position. Ali is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Commando defends it well. Commando is trying to control but can't.
Commando is trying is best to control the position here. Ali passes to full mount! Ali looking to isolate an arm here. Commando doesn't see it coming and as Ali extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Ali!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amwarr Ali! Amwarr Ali is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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