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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Stevenson (ranked 6608 p4p, 5562 weight class) and Arsalan Mahdi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arsalan Mahdi!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahdi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevenson takes the fight into the clinch.
Stevenson has a couple of punches blocked by Mahdi.
Stevenson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mahdi misses with a punch on the inside.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Mahdi tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mahdi swings wildly with an uppercut but Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevenson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stevenson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mahdi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevenson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevenson.
Mahdi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevenson stalling in the clinch but Mahdi improves position.
Stevenson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mahdi fails to land.
Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
Mahdi connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mahdi throws a hook but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson slips under a jab from Mahdi.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stevenson is looking to control Mahdi's arms but Mahdi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stevenson has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Mahdi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mahdi lands a hook that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stevenson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stevenson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from Stevenson.
Mahdi misses with a punch to the body.
Mahdi struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevenson controls his hands.
Mahdi pushes Stevenson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Stevenson.
Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
Mahdi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahdi jabs Stevenson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mahdi throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahdi misses with a hook.
Stevenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahdi.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Mahdi.
Stevenson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stevenson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A left lands for Stevenson.
Stevenson cracks Mahdi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mahdi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stevenson finish him?
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahdi moves away.
Stevenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahdi.
Stevenson is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Mahdi flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Mahdi is out cold! Stevenson holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Stevenson!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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