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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sahraim Alib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sahraim Alib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rusty Shackleford!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alib closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alib lands in his opponent's guard.
Shackleford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alib.
Alib thows a big elbow that misses.
Alib loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alib looking to pass the guard.
Shackleford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alib is controlling him.
Alib looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alib with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shackleford keeping moving, preventing Alib from controlling successfully.
Alib throws a strike but Shackleford rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shackleford won't allow Alib to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alib is controlling Shackleford's posture.
Alib's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sahraim Alib has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alib drives through with a takedown into Shackleford's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Alib drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shackleford manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alib has Shackleford in his guard.
Alib is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alib manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alib looking to control but Shackleford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alib 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.
Alib controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alib trying to control but Shackleford is having none of it.
Alib throws a sloppy strike and Shackleford uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Shackleford has ended up in Alib's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shackleford is looking to stand up but Alib won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sahraim Alib dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shackleford looks to land a combination. Alib sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shackleford throws a looping overhand right but Alib ducks down to avoid it.
Alib shoots in for a takedown but Shackleford shows good takedown defense.
Shackleford slaps away a takedown attempt from Alib, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alib misses with a right hand
and Shackleford counters with a right hand to the body.
A left and a right from Shackleford both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Sahraim Alib has been cut.
Shackleford tests Alib's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alib digs a good body shot into Shackleford's ribs.
Shackleford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alib misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sahraim Alib. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shackleford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alib bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alib avoids the body shot from Shackleford.
Shackleford connects with a crisp jab.
Alib on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sahraim Alib is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shackleford throws a series of punches but Alib moves out of range.
Alib pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shackleford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shackleford circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford tries to bum rush Alib with a series of wild strikes but Alib uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shackleford keeps the fight on the outside.
Shackleford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alib sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shackleford connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shackleford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alib on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alib throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shackleford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rusty Shackleford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alib!
Shackleford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alib circles away quickly and effectively.
Shackleford throws a series of punches but Alib moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford lands a nice shot that snaps Alib's head back.
Rusty Shackleford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shackleford looks to land a combination but Alib avoids it well.
Shackleford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheers as Shackleford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alib doesn't seem phased though.
Shackleford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alib shoots in and drives through. Shackleford sprawls well.
A punch combination from Shackleford misses.
Shackleford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shackleford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shackleford misses with a wild combination.
Rusty Shackleford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alib closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alib lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Alib on the inside.
Alib softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alib breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alib looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alib uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shackleford.
A lazy left from Shackleford finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Shackleford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sahraim Alib's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shackleford misses with a double jab
enabling Alib to counter with a crisp jab.
Shackleford clobbers Alib with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shackleford misses with a hook. Alib ducked under it nicely.
Shackleford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shackleford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Alib.
Shackleford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shackleford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alib.
Nice takedown defense from Shackleford. No joy for Alib on that attempt.
Shackleford is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Alib tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shackleford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford connects with a body shot that sends Alib's belly button to the back.
Shackleford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alib avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shackleford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alib.
Alib shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sahraim Alib overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shackleford is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Alib throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Alib cracks Shackleford with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alib unloads with some shots from mount but Shackleford bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alib unloading with bombs!
Shackleford's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Alib throwing strikes here but Shackleford is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shackleford avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alib.
Alib looking to finish with strikes here!
Alib tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford is trying to stand up.
Alib punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shackleford really wants to buck Alib off and get back to his feet.
Alib is working for a guillotine from mount but Shackleford frees his head quite easily.
Shackleford is in a horrible position here. Alib smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Shackleford wants to get back to his feet.
Alib is taking a breather. Shackleford says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alib with the ground and pound but Shackleford uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sahraim Alib showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alib has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sahraim Alib!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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