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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob The Man (ranked 3042 p4p, 265 weight class) and Sarfraz Ali (ranked 1238 p4p, 128 weight class). Bob The Man could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sarfraz Ali's chin.
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sarfraz Ali!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Man lands a nice hook to Ali's body. Ali takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Man defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
The Man looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
The Man jabs Ali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Man swings widly with a right hand
and Ali counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from The Man misses
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ali ducks right into an uppercut from The Man.
The Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
It seemed like Ali was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Man misses with a left hand
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Man swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Ali cracks The Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Man.
The Man throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Ali misses.
The Man slips a jab from Ali.
Ali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Man on the side of the head.
Ali takes one to the chin there.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ali has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bob The Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ali, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
The Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Man is pushing Ali up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Man takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
Ali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Ali avoids the body shot from The Man.
Ali let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The Man has Ali up against the cage in a clinch.
Ali working aggressively here.
The Man ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. The Man no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The Man is looking for a triangle but Ali pushes his legs off easily.
The Man has a closed guard, preventing Ali from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali gets to his feet - The Man follows without any prompting.
Ali slips a jab and a cross from The Man.
Ali throws out a counter right but The Man avoids it with no problem.
Ali lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Man takes a step back to recover.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Man throws out the jab.
The Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, jab by The Man - just one landing.
Ali walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Man shoots in but no luck this time.
The Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Man throws an overhand right that lands on Ali's shoulder, as Ali tries to avoid the shot.
Ali walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Man swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Man.
The Man misses the body punch
and Ali counters with a right hand to the body.
Ali staying out of range there.
Ali thinks about the counter body kick.
The Man ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
The Man swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Ali throws a hook but The Man blocks it.
The Man misses the shot to the body.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ali but Ali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob The Man will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
The Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Man fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ali on the side of the head.
The Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ali swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ali takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Man has managed to clinch.
The Man has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
Ali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ali working aggressively here.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but The Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Ali scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ali works on The Man's body with a couple of short punches.
The Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Man prevents a body shot from Ali.
The Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Man backwards.
Ali lands with a short shot to the head.
Ali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Man.
The Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but The Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Man throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Ali.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Ali gets an underhook and turns The Man into the cage.
Ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by The Man.
Ali darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ali getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Bob The Man has been cut.
A combination from The Man does no damage.
Ali gets caught flat footed, as The Man shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The Man wants to pass the guard but Ali is keeping the position.
We've been hearing that The Man has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ali wants to stand up but The Man is controlling him.
Ali is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Man taking a breather.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Man.
Ali misses with some punches.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as The Man controls the action.
A body shot lands from The Man.
Ali lands with a left to the head.
The Man tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Man misses with the head strike.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali cracks The Man with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ali manages to break the clinch.
The Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man moves to clinch but Ali breaks away
and Ali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Man throws a hook but Ali avoids it easily.
Ali throws a counter combo.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. The Man moves away and avoids it.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
The Man slips under a jab from Ali.
The Man darts in looking for a takedown but Ali gets double underhooks and turns The Man into the cage.
Ali takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Ali off the cage and back into range.
Sarfraz Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob The Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The Man misses with a hook to the body
and Ali counters with a stiff right hand.
The Man tries to clinch
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Man scores with a nice strike.
The Man misses with a takedown attempt - Ali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ali rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling The Man to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Ali misses.
The Man misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Man.
Ali takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Man throws a right hand that misses
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from The Man misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man throws a combination that misses
and Ali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Ali counters with a right hand to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
The Man misses with a body punch
and Ali counters with a stiff right hand.
The Man misses with the combination.
Ali lands a right hook to the body.
Ali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Man.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ali! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a hook but The Man blocks it.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob The Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Man feints and as Ali raises his hands in defense, The Man changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ali wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Let's hope that Ali has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ali controls The Man momentarily but The Man frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. The Man has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Ali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Man backwards.
Ali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Ali on the inside.
Ali works on The Man's body with a couple of short punches.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali.
The Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by The Man.
A head punch on the inside from The Man fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Man misses with some punches.
The Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali lands a body shot.
The Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Man.
Ali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but The Man avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Ali lands a hook that snaps the head of The Man backwards.
Ali is working The Man over against the cage.
A short right from Ali.
Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
Ali pushes The Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali lands with a left to the head.
The Man tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing The Man back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sarfraz Ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ali has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!
A relieved looking Sarfraz Ali thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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