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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sarfraz Ali (ranked 932 p4p, 588 weight class) and Taylor Jack (ranked 104 p4p, 70 weight class). Jack is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lucid Dreams. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sarfraz Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Jack!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali thumps Jack with a low kick.
A cross from Jack lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Jack checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Jack takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jack throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jack lands a jab to the nose.
Ali misses with an uppercut
enabling Jack to counter with a crisp jab.
Jack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That kick from Ali tenderised Jack's leg. Jack is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jack connects with a right hand. Ali shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jack has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ali.
Ali scores with a shot to the body.
Ali gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali throws a lazy uppercut
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali lands a head shot.
Ali lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali misses with a right hand
and Jack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali cracks Jack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ali with a hook.
Ali swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Jack to counter with a crisp jab.
Ali tries to land a front kick but Jack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Ali throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jack avoids it.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Jack.
Jack might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jack connects with the punch.
Jack 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.
Ali takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jack is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ali had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ali - that will leave a mark!
Ali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jack. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali jabs Jack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jack slips under a jab.
Jack avoids the body shot from Ali.
Jack slips a straight right by Ali.
Jack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ali.
Jack lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is looking to break free of the clinch but Jack has double underhooks.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Jack controls his hands.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
Ali tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Jack avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Jack blocks a body shot from Ali.
Jack misses with a punch to the body.
Jack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jack lands a jab to the head.
Jack takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ali misses the body punch
and Jack counters with an inside leg kick.
Jack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ali throws a front kick that sends Jack stumbling back into the cage.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Ali checks a leg kick.
And Ali counters with a quick kick to the body but Jack blocks it.
Ali lands a nice hook to Jack's body. Jack takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack moves out of range of the strikes.
Jack blocks a leg kick.
Jack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ali. Ali obviously looking to wear him down.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good work by Ali as he checks the leg kick.
Ali is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jack blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Ali scores with a shot to the body.
Jack slips under a jab from Ali.
Ali takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses.
Jack was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ali thuds his right hand into Jack's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Ali does it's job there.
Ali lands a right hook to the body.
Jack takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ali lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack clinches up with Ali and pushes him back against the cage.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ali breaks the clinch.
A low kick lands for Jack.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ali takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses.
Jack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
Jack throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ali feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ali with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jack to score with a decent uppercut.
Jack motions for Ali to come forward. Jack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
A slow jab from Jack misses its intended target.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Jack ducks down to avoid it.
Jack appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack slips under a jab.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Jack walks into a straight right hand from Ali.
Jack throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ali checks a leg kick.
Ali with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jack to score with a decent uppercut.
Ali checks a leg kick nicely.
Jack does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ali walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jack checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali lands a lovely overhand right.
Jack avoids the body shot from Ali.
Jack wants to counter with a clinch but Ali pushes him away.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Jack takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jack avoids a kick to the body.
Jack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jack was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Jack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ali goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Ali misses.
Ali swings for the body but Jack moves out of range.
Jack wants to counter the offense by Ali and move into the clinch position.
Ali scores with a jab to the body.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Jack now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Ali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack lands with a good body shot.
Sarfraz Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ali misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Ali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Jack checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jack feints a counter leg kick.
A big left from Ali misses.
Jab, jab by Jack - just one landing.
Jack connects with a body shot that sends Ali's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ali.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ali checks a leg kick.
Ali misses the jab.
Ali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jack has time to react.
Ali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jack connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ali misses with the body kick
and Jack counters with a stiff right hand.
Ali misses with a hook.
Ali throws a leg kick
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ali lands a nice shot that snaps Jack's head back.
Ali takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses.
Jack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
Jack throws a solid leg kick but Ali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jack.
Ali misses the jab.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jack scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ali scrambles back to his feet.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali lands with a straight right. Jack didn't see that one coming.
Jack throws a front kick aimed at Ali's knee but Ali avoids it well.
Ali blocks a low kick nicely.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Jack slips the punch.
Jack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ali. That's going to slow Jack down.
Ali looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali cracks a nice hook into Jack's ribs.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Ali half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jack thuds his right hand into Ali's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jack missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jack bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ali's head backwards.
Jack throws a leg kick that misses.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jack is looking to score with low kicks.
Ali misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
Ali fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jack just manages to avoid it.
Ali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ali swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jack counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ali fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jack checks it well.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Ali works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jack connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ali lands with an uppercut that bounces Jack off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
Ali throws a hook but Jack avoids it easily.
Jack throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Ali is predictable there
letting Jack counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack moves out of range as Ali strikes.
Jack feints and then cracks Ali's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ali down.
Jack takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jack moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Taylor Jack will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jack looks to land a body kick but Ali moved away.
Donk. Jack catches Ali right on the button with a cross.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Jack's shoulder, as Jack tries to avoid the shot.
Jack tests Ali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Jack on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Ali misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jack! But no joy.
Ali throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Ali swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Jack counter with a right hand.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
Jack tries to counter with a clinch but Ali shakes him off and moves away.
Jack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jack swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Good work by Jack as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ali misses with a low kick as Jack jumps back.
Jack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ali thows a leg kick but Jack checks it
and Jack counters with a good low kick that Ali was not able to check.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Jack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali misses with a body shot
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
Ali throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jack to counter with a crisp jab.
Jack looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Ali has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ali there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ali throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Jack's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Jack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Ali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ali was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jack misses with a low kick.
Jack darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jack.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jack throws the kick towards the body but Ali avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack checks a low kick from Ali.
Ali tests Jack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali cracks a nice hook into Jack's ribs.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jack lands a lovely overhand right.
Jack tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Ali on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jack swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jack. Jack obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice defenses there by Jack.
Ali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jack scores with a leg kick.
Jack blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
And Ali counters with a quick kick to the body but Jack blocks it.
Ali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack checks the leg kick.
Jack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack throws a hook but Ali avoids it easily.
Ali looks to land a body kick but Jack moved away.
Jack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jack looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Jack steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ali motions for Jack to come forward. Ali throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Ali thows a leg kick but Jack checks it
and Jack counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jack stuns Ali with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jack counters with a nice body shot.
Ali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jack.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ali walks into a straight right hand from Jack.
Ali throws a chopping leg kick but Jack manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Ali misses the target.
Jack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ali has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ali throws the kick towards the body but Jack avoids it.
A low kick lands for Jack.
Ali misses with a kick to the body.
Ali swings for the body but Jack moves out of range.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Jack slips the punch.
Ali checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jack misses with an uppercut.
Ali throwing a counter right hand but Jack manages to avoid it.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Jack.
A bone on bone clash there as Ali blocks the leg kick.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Jack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jack has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Jack!
After winning the bout, Taylor Jack thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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