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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Orion (ranked 904 p4p, 133 weight class) and Almoez Ali (ranked 1467 p4p, 192 weight class). Tobias Orion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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222 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobias Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Almoez Ali!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orion seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Orion clinches with his opponent.
Orion has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ali is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Orion drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ali lands a body shot.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali tries a body shot but Orion blocks it.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali tries to work over Orion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ali can't fight it off and eventually Orion manages to take the fight to the floor. Ali looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ali wants to stand up but Orion is controlling him.
Ali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Orion prevents Ali from getting back to his feet.
Ali is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Orion presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Orion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Orion tries to move into range but Ali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Tobias Orion has been cut.
Ali lands a nice shot that snaps Orion's head back.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orion manages to avoid it.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Ali avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ali dips to his left and cracks Orion with an uppercut!
Orion throws a sloppy head kick and Ali moves out of range easily.
Orion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Orion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali moves away from the strike by Orion.
Orion gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali tries to work over Orion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orion prevents a body shot from Ali.
Orion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orion misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ali! But no joy.
Ali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Orion. Orion circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ali misses with a straight right.
Orion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tobias Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali tests Orion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ali misses with a hook. Orion ducked under it nicely.
Orion connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ali momentarily.
It looks like Almoez Ali has been cut.
Ali circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Orion drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ali follows Orion to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Almoez Ali!
A relieved looking Almoez Ali thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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