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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying al Din's choice of entrance music: قنب هندي. 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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31
222 lbs
25 - 4 - 0 |
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187 cm
32
207 lbs
41 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in al Din's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hearts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but al Din does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
al Din trying to control from the bottom.
Hearts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed al Din's head.
al Din tries to get to full guard but Hearts has control of the leg.
Hearts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hearts wants to pass the guard but al Din is defending well.
al Din is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hearts's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hearts's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts just trying to survive but al Din is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hearts rolls, trying to escape but al Din keeps control of the position.
al Din is not going to allow Hearts to sit and survive in this position.
Hearts 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.
Hearts rolls, trying to escape but al Din keeps control of the position.
al Din working for the choke.
al Din is persistently looking for the submission but Hearts is defending it well.
Hearts is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gym Beam, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
al Din is persistently looking for the submission but Hearts is defending it well.
al Din misses with punches from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts is really stuck here.
al Din looking to break Hearts's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hearts remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise al Din will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Hearts trying to control the hands but al Din won't let him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearts covering up well and avoiding damage.
Hearts tries to roll but al Din sticks to his back.
al Din looking to hold on to the position here but Hearts rolls and ends up regaining guard.
al Din pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hearts is keeping the position for now.
Hearts looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din wants to pass the guard but Hearts is keeping the position.
Hearts wants to sweep but no luck.
al Din pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hearts is keeping the position for now.
al Din looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hearts looking for a sweep. Not yet Hearts, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hearts holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
al Din tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hearts is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearts manages to avoid it.
al Din lands with a nice combination. Hearts backs away looking to recover.
It looks like A J Hearts has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Din slips under a jab.
al Din looks to land a body kick but Hearts moved away.
al Din misses with a head kick.
al Din throws the left hand but Hearts avoids the punch easily.
al Din misses with a hook
and Hearts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
al Din is trying to maintain the position but Hearts is very close to passing his half guard.
Hearts controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj al Din dominated that round.
The cut man is working on A J Hearts's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hearts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Din manages to avoid it.
Hearts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
al Din throws a chopping leg kick but Hearts manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taj al Din seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hearts keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
al Din delivers a nice body kick.
al Din scoring well with a low kick there.
al Din throws a sloppy head kick and Hearts moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from al Din.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Din thows a body shot but no joy.
Hearts walks forward, straight into a front kick from al Din.
Taj al Din seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hearts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
al Din throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
al Din takes a swing at Hearts's ribcage but misses.
Hearts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al Din sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Hearts.
al Din connects with a body shot that sends Hearts's belly button to the back.
Hearts feints and as al Din raises his hands in defense, Hearts changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hearts trying to control but al Din is working from the bottom.
Hearts looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hearts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
al Din controlling Hearts's posture.
Hearts trying to control but al Din is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
al Din trying to keep a closed guard but Hearts is proving a slippery customer.
al Din is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
al Din misses with a wild body shot.
Hearts steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from al Din. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Din throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hearts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din thuds his shin into the meat of Hearts's side.
al Din attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hearts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by al Din. al Din obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from al Din.
al Din misses with a low kick.
Hearts avoids the body shot from al Din.
al Din goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
al Din goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
al Din turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
al Din throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hearts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. al Din defends it nicely.
Hearts has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hearts there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din stuffs the takedown.
al Din lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
al Din scores with a body shot.
al Din scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hearts takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
al Din lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from al Din - that will leave a mark!
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
al Din fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
al Din throws a front kick that sends Hearts stumbling back into the cage.
al Din is looking to slow Hearts down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din jabs Hearts right on the nose. Hearts blinks but takes it well.
al Din scores with a push kick.
Hearts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj al Din showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on A J Hearts's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
al Din fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
al Din feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hearts's calf.
al Din misses with a low kick as Hearts jumps back.
al Din scores with a kick to the midsection.
al Din tried to score with a low kick but Hearts checks it.
al Din fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
al Din lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hearts at a distance.
al Din is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hearts rather than just go for the knockout.
Hearts slips a jab from al Din.
al Din misses with an uppercut
and Hearts counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Din controlling the position for now.
Hearts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. al Din defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
al Din works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din has his hands on Hearts's head, controlling the position.
al Din is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hearts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. al Din swivels though and keeps the full guard.
al Din is trying to control the position but Hearts postures up.
al Din is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throwing strikes but missing.
Taj al Din has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hearts slips under a jab from al Din.
al Din misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by al Din. That's going to slow Hearts down.
Hearts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by al Din.
Hearts will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice defenses there by al Din.
al Din catches Hearts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
al Din connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
al Din misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hearts takes a step back to recover.
al Din scores with a shot to the body.
al Din throws a front kick aimed at Hearts's knee but Hearts avoids it well.
Taj al Din is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
al Din's corner calls for a 1-2. al Din obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hearts is rocked!
al Din cracks Hearts with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hearts tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but al Din pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hearts is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taj al Din!
Taj al Din is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Taj al Din thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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