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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hazni Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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245 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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286 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hazni Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barney Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smalls will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smalls gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smalls shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ali but Ali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ali feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Smalls had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ali defends it easily.
Ali loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smalls keeping moving, preventing Ali from controlling successfully.
Ali working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ali has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smalls trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smalls is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ali lands a couple of elbows.
Ali trying to control but Smalls is working from the bottom.
Smalls manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ali manages to get himself to full guard.
Ali has Smalls pulled in close to control his posture.
Smalls is in close to Ali's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smalls stopping the sweep attempt from Ali.
Smalls throwing strikes from guard but Ali blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smalls.
Ali looking for a sweep. Not yet Ali, not yet.
Smalls postures up in Ali's guard and throws a big left but Ali blocks it.
Smalls with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smalls in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smalls missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smalls is looking to work some ground and pound but Ali has wrist control.
Smalls drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ali dives on top into guard.
Ali throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smalls wants to improve his position but instead Ali has moved into half guard.
Smalls is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smalls punching from the bottom.
Ali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smalls keeps working.
Ali thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smalls's head.
Ali scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smalls taking some punishment here, with Ali in his half guard.
Ali is pressing down on Smalls's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smalls is holding on for now.
Smalls is refusing to be controlled, as Ali sits in half guard.
Ali scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smalls regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ali is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ali chips away with some ground and pound.
Ali knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smalls on the ground.
Ali avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smalls is looking for a triangle here but Ali uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ali wants to control but Smalls is keeping him busy.
Ali landing a few strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smalls is looking for a sweep.
Ali cracks Smalls with a big elbow.
Ali working the ground and pound from side control.
Ali wants to control but Smalls is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hazni Ali dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ali throws a right hand that Smalls ducks under and follows up with a left that Smalls also avoids with ease.
Smalls shoots in for a takedown but Ali shows good takedown defense.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smalls moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smalls is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smalls misses with a takedown attempt
and Ali counters with a single leg into guard. Smalls didn't expect that.
Hazni Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Smalls.
Ali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ali trying to control the position from guard on top but Smalls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali is in close to Smalls's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smalls has momentary wrist control but Ali slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smalls working a defensive guard here.
Smalls thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ali trying to control but Smalls is working from the bottom.
Ali cracks Smalls with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali trying to control the position from guard on top but Smalls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ali here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Smalls throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ali uses it to pass to side control.
Smalls taking punishment in the form of punches.
Smalls tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Ali working the ground and pound effectively.
Ali unloading with bombs!
Ali controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ali cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ali dominating with strikes here.
Smalls can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali landing shots from mount.
Smalls is rocked!
Ali landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smalls is still in real trouble! Can Ali finish him?
Ali looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smalls bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ali pulls Smalls in to control the position.
Smalls seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smalls can do to turn this around?
Ali looking for a sweep. Not yet Ali, not yet.
Smalls throwing strikes from guard but Ali blocks nicely.
Smalls drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ali dives on top into guard.
Ali lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ali advances to half guard.
Smalls is not content to let Ali control the position.
Ali slips a nice elbow through Smalls's hands, connecting with Smalls's forehead.
Ali keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hazni Ali overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ali is stalling here. Smalls is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ali seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Smalls has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Smalls misses with the ground and pound.
Ali manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smalls's best efforts.
Smalls thows a huge punch but Ali dodges it nicely.
Smalls looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ali trying to hold on to Smalls's head to control him but Smalls postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalls is trying to work for a kimura but Ali is defending well.
Ali trying to control here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smalls thows a huge punch but Ali dodges it nicely.
Smalls seems to be looking for submissions.
Smalls thows a huge punch but Ali dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hazni Ali dominated that second round.
That's time! Ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smalls showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Hazni Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smalls napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ali cracks Smalls with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smalls is not content to let Ali control the position.
Ali landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Smalls is trying to control Ali's posture but Ali avoids it.
Ali in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ali lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali scores with a couple of short elbows.
Smalls is looking for a sweep.
Ali landing strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ali working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls is looking for a sweep.
Ali in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ali cracks Smalls with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smalls trying to control but Ali flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Smalls manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ali's guard. Nice work there by Smalls.
Smalls throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ali is on top in guard.
Ali got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smalls has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ali has managed to get both his arms back between Smalls's legs - danger averted.
Smalls takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smalls seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ali connects with a couple of short punches.
Smalls has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali works over Smalls with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalls has his foot on Ali's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ali works his way back into a safe position though.
Ali landing with the ground and pound.
Ali distracts Smalls with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ali engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ali trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ali content to stall in guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smalls looking for a sweep. Not yet Smalls, not yet.
Ali throwing strikes but missing.
Ali trying to control the position from guard on top but Smalls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls has his foot on Ali's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ali works his way back into a safe position though.
Ali lands a couple of digs.
Smalls is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ali is aware though and is defending well.
Smalls keeping moving, preventing Ali from controlling successfully.
Ali throwing strikes but missing.
Ali is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ali postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ali with a nice head shot there.
Ali landing with the ground and pound.
Smalls controls Ali momentarily but Ali frees himself.
Ali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ali is putting a hurting on Smalls here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali scoring with punches from side control.
Ali working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ali scoring with punches from side control.
Barney Smalls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazni Ali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smalls struggling a bit here.
Ali controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smalls struggling a bit here.
Smalls being controlled for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hazni Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ali has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hazni Ali!
Our winner, Hazni Ali, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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