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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (ranked 1249 p4p, 127 weight class) and Nosyaj Rram (ranked 1308 p4p, 134 weight class). Rram is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Grace - You Don't Own Me ft. G-Eazy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 cm
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158 lbs
46 - 24 - 0 |
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164 cm
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150 lbs
25 - 14 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
46 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noob Saibot! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nosyaj Rram! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Saibot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rram can pounce on him.
Saibot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Saibot. Saibot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rram backwards. Rram manages to break the clinch.
Saibot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing. Rram lands with a shot to the body. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saibot.
A left lands for Rram. Rram stalks Saibot and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saibot's face. Saibot staggers backwards, shaken. Saibot has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight. 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! Rram scores with a hook to the body. Saibot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Rram looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rram.
That's one minute gone in the round. Saibot doesn't manage to clinch there - Rram circles away.
A little jabbing left from Rram on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Rram ducks under a wild hook from Saibot. Rram thuds a left hand into Saibot's body. Rram misses with an uppercut
letting Saibot counter with a right hand. Rram feints and then cracks Saibot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saibot down. Rram cracks Saibot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. An inside leg kick lands from Rram. Rram thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saibot if he has to take too many more of those.
Rram throws a leg kick which misses Saibot's front leg but catches the back leg as Saibot tries to avoid it. Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saibot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Rram throws a right and a left that both miss. Saibot tries to counter with a takedown but Rram is quick to defend against it. Saibot instigates a clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Saibot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Saibot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rram is defending well for now. Saibot misses with a body punch.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Saibot is controlling the position. Saibot gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Rram wants to stand but Saibot is controlling the position. Saibot scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Saibot postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Rram looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Saibot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Saibot is working Rram over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Rram controlling the position. Rram trying to keep a closed guard but Saibot is proving a slippery customer.
Saibot won't allow Rram to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Saibot wants to control from the top but Rram keeps moving. Saibot has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Saibot is looking to work some ground and pound but Rram has wrist control. Rram is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rram wants to stand up but Saibot is controlling him. Rram controls Saibot momentarily but Saibot frees himself. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saibot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Rram wants to sweep but no luck. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Saibot scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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. Rram is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saibot is controlling him. Saibot chips away with some ground and pound. Rram looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saibot is one step ahead there. Rram working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saibot. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rram is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Rram with a nice cross. Rram throws a series of punches but Saibot avoids them all with ease. An attempted straight right counter from Saibot misses the target. Saibot tries to clinch up but Rram circles away and keeps his distance. Left hook, right uppercut from Rram. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nosyaj Rram dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rram throws a series of strikes that have Saibot backpedaling.
Saibot dodges the punch combination from Rram.
Saibot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rram. Rram stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rram wants it to stay on the feet. Saibot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saibot avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Saibot feinted there with a counter leg kick. Rram jabs Saibot right on the nose. Saibot blinks but takes it well. Rram throws a nice outside leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rram lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saibot's sensitive parts. Saibot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rram. Rram throws a nice looking combination but Saibot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A counter left hand to the body from Saibot misses its target. Rram throws a right hand that Saibot ducks under and follows up with a left that Saibot also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rram, right into the meat.
Rram is looking to slow Saibot down with leg kicks. Rram connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from Rram misses. Saibot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Rram misses with a low kick.
Rram throws a right hand that Saibot ducks under and follows up with a left that Saibot also avoids with ease. Rram throws a hook to the side of Saibot's head but Saibot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Saibot is looking to counter punch. Saibot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rram connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saibot scrambles back to his feet. Nosyaj Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Rram.
Saibot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Rram throws a combination that misses and Saibot counters with a straight right hand. Rram has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Saibot moves out of range as Rram throws a body kick.
Rram slaps away a takedown attempt from Saibot, before circling back to the center of the mat. Rram feints a jab promting Saibot to slip. Rram then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saibot slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rram throws a push kick but Saibot slaps the foot to one side. Saibot tries to counter with a takedown but Rram is quick to defend against it. Saibot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Saibot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Rram throws a body punch but Saibot moves out of range. Rram throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rram takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Saibot missing with a left hand there. Rram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Saibot closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rram gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Saibot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noob Saibot. That's going to take a lot out of him. Saibot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saibot misses with some punches.
Saibot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Saibot misses with a short punch on the inside. Rram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saibot throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saibot misses with a hook from the clinch. Rram trying to stall but Saibot improves his position.
Saibot swings wildly with an uppercut but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it. Rram is defending well against a takedown attempt. A frustrated look appears on Rram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Saibot fails to land. Rram manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Rram. Saibot rushes Rram and presses him up against the cage. Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Rram throws a nice looking combination but Saibot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Rram misses with a leg kick and Saibot counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rram won't be happy with that. Rram explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! Nosyaj Rram seems to be getting the better of the standup. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rram falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saibot counters with a big uppercut that knocks Rram off his feet! Saibot dives into side control looking to finish!
Rram is rocked! Rram tries to get back to half guard but can't. Rram gets back to half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nosyaj Rram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Saibot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rram connects with an inside leg kick. Nosyaj Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Saibot closes the distance and clinches. Saibot has Rram pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Saibot pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rram tumbling to the mat - Saibot dives into Rram's guard. Saibot landing with the ground and pound. Rram tries to land a sweep but no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Saibot trying to control the position from guard on top but Rram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Saibot lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Saibot with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rram is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saibot is controlling him. Saibot looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Saibot tries to free his leg and advance position but Rram is retaining full guard. Saibot is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Rram is controlling Saibot's posture. Saibot looking to sit in guard and control but Rram gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Noob Saibot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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. Saibot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Saibot holds on and takes a little breather. Saibot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rram must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Rram stands up from Saibot's guard - Rram perhaps looking for a knockout. Rram lands a nice looking body shot.
Saibot checks the leg kick. Saibot is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rram. Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saibot moves out of range and avoids them all easily. An attempted straight right counter from Saibot misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rram lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saibot. Saibot tries to clinch but Rram is having none of it. Rram is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saibot with a body shot. Rram leaves Saibot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Rram lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Rram misses with a double jab.
Rram with a hook. Rram connects with a solid leg kick. Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saibot was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saibot. Saibot staying out of range there. Rram misses with a hook. Saibot ducked under it nicely. Saibot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Saibot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saibot. Nosyaj Rram is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Saibot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Rram scores with a push kick. Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Saibot appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Rram throws a right and a left that both miss. It looked like Saibot was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rram.
And that's the end of the fight! Nosyaj Rram comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Rram winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nosyaj Rram! Nosyaj Rram took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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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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