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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Al Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Stam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stam has chosen Tony Iommi - Grace as his entrance music. 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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282 lbs
34 - 11 - 0 |
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195 cm
28
270 lbs
11 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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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
34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hassan Al Aziz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Stam!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Aziz keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Aziz scores with a punch to the head.
Stam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stam closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Al Aziz did well to prevent Stam getting side control.
Stam is looking for submissions but instead, Al Aziz has regained full guard.
Al Aziz is looking to stand up but Stam isn't so interested in that idea.
Stam is standing up over Al Aziz. Al Aziz looks to escape but Stam dives into side control.
Al Aziz tries to escape but Stam is in control.
Stam is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Al Aziz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stam tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Aziz is pushing Stam's head away, looking to escape. Stam manages to hold on to the position though.
Al Aziz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Stam tries to clinch
enabling Al Aziz to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Stam lands.
Stam takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stam is looking to clinch but Al Aziz is avoiding it.
Al Aziz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stam fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Al Aziz lands.
A jab from Al Aziz misses.
Stam wants to clinch
and Al Aziz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stam shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Al Aziz as he jumps to the side.
Al Aziz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Al Aziz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Aziz misses with a wild combination.
Stam fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Stam.
Stam misses with a takedown attempt - Al Aziz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Al Aziz misses with a right hand
enabling Stam to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Aziz tests Stam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al Aziz lands a nice hook to Stam's body. Stam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Al Aziz misses with an uppercut
letting Stam counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stam tries to clinch up but Al Aziz circles away and keeps his distance.
Al Aziz cracks a nice hook into Stam's ribs.
Stam looks gassed!
Al Aziz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Leonard Stam has been cut.
Al Aziz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Al Aziz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz stuns Stam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Al Aziz misses with a wild body shot.
Stam avoids the body shot from Al Aziz.
Al Aziz misses with a looping left.
Stam avoids the body shot from Al Aziz.
Stam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Al Aziz throws a body punch but Stam moves out of range.
Al Aziz catches Stam with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Al Aziz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stam counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Al Aziz!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stam wants to get back to his feet but Al Aziz is holding on tight.
Al Aziz wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Al Aziz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Stam's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Al Aziz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Al Aziz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stam ducks under a wild hook from Al Aziz.
Stam missing with a left hand there. Al Aziz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stam wants to clinch.
Al Aziz misses with a hook.
Hassan Al Aziz is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Aziz lands a body shot.
Al Aziz throws a looping overhand right but Stam ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Aziz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Al Aziz looks to score with a jab to the body but Stam is just out of range.
Al Aziz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stam misses with a looping left.
Stam tries to clinch
and Al Aziz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stam throws a shot from downtown. Al Aziz moves away and avoids it.
Stam clinches up against the cage.
Stam breaks the clinch.
Al Aziz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stam fails with the takedown
and Al Aziz counters with a straight right hand.
Stam is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stam closes this distance looking for a takedown but Al Aziz circles away.
Al Aziz connects with a single shot there.
Al Aziz lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Stam head around and knocks him out cold! Al Aziz hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hassan Al Aziz!
Hassan Al Aziz retains his super heavyweight title!
After the big win, Hassan Al Aziz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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