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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Ghafoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Goreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norman Goreman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Omar Ghafoor's chin.
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300 lbs
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200 cm
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295 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Ghafoor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Goreman!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghafoor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Goreman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor throws a series of punches but Goreman moves out of range.
Ghafoor misses with a hook.
Ghafoor looks to score with a jab to the body but Goreman is just out of range.
Ghafoor lands a slapping body shot.
Goreman ducks under a wild hook from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghafoor misses with the combination.
Ghafoor throws a body punch but Goreman moves out of range.
Goreman slips under a jab.
Goreman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goreman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ghafoor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ghafoor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ghafoor lands with a hook. Goreman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goreman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ghafoor misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Ghafoor as he connects with a hook.
Ghafoor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goreman.
Ghafoor tries to bum rush Goreman with a series of wild strikes but Goreman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goreman walks into a straight right hand from Ghafoor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Omar Ghafoor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goreman staying out of range there.
Goreman shoots in and bounces Ghafoor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Goreman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ghafoor dives on top into guard.
Ghafoor is looking to stand up but Goreman won't let him.
Goreman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ghafoor passes into half guard.
Goreman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Goreman tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ghafoor has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Goreman tries to reverse the position but Ghafoor maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goreman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghafoor tries to control but Goreman wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Ghafoor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ghafoor throws a combination. Goreman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Omar Ghafoor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Ghafoor there.
Nice cross by Ghafoor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghafoor misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Ghafoor misses.
Ghafoor misses with a wild body shot.
Goreman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ghafoor scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Ghafoor.
Goreman is breathing heavily.
Ghafoor cracks Goreman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goreman ducks under a wild hook from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor misses with the combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ghafoor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ghafoor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ghafoor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ghafoor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goreman can do to turn this around?
Ghafoor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ghafoor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Omar Ghafoor is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghafoor sizes up Goreman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ghafoor missing with a left hand there. Goreman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ghafoor scores with a hook.
Goreman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ghafoor tries to bum rush Goreman with a series of wild strikes but Goreman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goreman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Goreman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ghafoor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ghafoor throws a right hand that Goreman ducks under and follows up with a left that Goreman also avoids with ease.
Ghafoor misses with a body shot.
Ghafoor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Goreman. Goreman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ghafoor throws a series of punches but Goreman moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goreman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ghafoor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ghafoor scores with a nice head shot.
Ghafoor connects with a body shot.
Ghafoor connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Ghafoor lands a body shot.
Goreman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ghafoor looks to land a combination but Goreman avoids it well.
Omar Ghafoor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghafoor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ghafoor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Goreman backs up against the cage.
Ghafoor misses with a looping right.
Ghafoor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghafoor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Goreman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ghafoor throws a combination. Goreman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ghafoor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goreman dodges the punch combination from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Ghafoor dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ghafoor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Goreman ducks under a wild hook from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor lands a left and a right that send Goreman crashing to the mat, dazed. Ghafoor thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ghafoor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goreman is rocked!
Ghafoor lands with an overhand left.
Goreman is still on wobbly legs! Can Ghafoor finish him?
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!
Ghafoor fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Goreman to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Goreman looks to clinch but Ghafoor throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Goreman taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Omar Ghafoor!
Omar Ghafoor retains his super heavyweight title!
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