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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Stokes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajib Farrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Stokes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajib Farrah!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrah lands a two punch combo.
Farrah lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stokes needs to keep his hands up - Farrah had a free shot at his head there.
Farrah misses with a wild combination.
Stokes forces Farrah back against the cage and clinches.
Farrah tries to break the clinch but Stokes is controlling the position.
Stokes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Farrah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stokes stalls.
Farrah blocks an elbow strike.
Farrah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stokes stuffs the takedown.
Stokes closes the distance and clinches.
Farrah takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ajib Farrah has been cut.
Stokes missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Stokes.
Stokes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Farrah is defending well for now.
Stokes scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stokes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stokes is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Farrah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stokes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Farrah tries a body shot but Stokes blocks it.
Stokes leaning against his opponent.
Farrah is trying to drag Stokes to the mat but Stokes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stokes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Farrah.
Farrah is trying to break free.
Stokes stops a takedown attempt from Farrah.
Brandon Stokes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ajib Farrah.
Stokes scores with a shoulder strike.
Stokes looking to stall.
Stokes has Farrah pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Stokes.
Farrah looks to land a combination but Stokes avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stokes lands a damaging elbow.
Come on Stokes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrah wants to break free but Stokes has control.
Stokes trying to control the position but instead, Farrah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stokes into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Stokes as the two fighters clinch.
Farrah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stokes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farrah's efforts to push away.
Stokes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Farrah working hard to break the clinch.
Stokes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farrah's efforts to push away.
Stokes blocking some punches.
Farrah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Farrah manages to break the clinch.
Stokes tries to clinch there but Farrah circles away.
Stokes tries to clinch there but Farrah circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stokes clinches with his opponent.
Farrah breaks from the clinch.
Stokes is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Farrah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stokes is looking to clinch but Farrah is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stokes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farrah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stokes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farrah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brandon Stokes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Farrah.
Farrah scores with a three punch combo!
Farrah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stokes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farrah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Farrah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farrah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Farrah swinging wilding here.
A jab from Farrah misses.
Farrah throws a nice looking combination but Stokes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farrah swats away the attempt to clinch by Stokes.
Farrah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Farrah does no damage.
Farrah lands with a kick to the temple. Stokes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stokes has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Stokes.
Stokes lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Stokes.
Stokes is pushing Farrah up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Farrah has Stokes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stokes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Farrah misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stokes.
Farrah looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stokes has Farrah pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Stokes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ajib Farrah's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stokes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farrah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ajib Farrah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stokes forces Farrah back against the cage and clinches.
Farrah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stokes has him pressed against the cage.
Farrah wants to break the clinch but can't.
Farrah tries to circle away but Stokes has him pinned against the cage.
Farrah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farrah keeps the fight on the outside.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farrah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farrah misses with a series of wild punches.
Farrah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stokes circles away.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farrah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farrah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farrah throws a good cross that connects.
A punch combination from Farrah misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrah misses with a body kick.
Farrah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stokes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stokes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stokes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farrah tries a head kick but it misses.
Stokes wants to clinch up but Farrah keeps it at a distance.
Farrah throws a head kick that misses.
Farrah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stokes doesn't manage to clinch there - Farrah circles away.
Farrah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stokes.
Stokes doesn't manage to clinch there - Farrah circles away.
A punch combination from Farrah misses.
Farrah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stokes moves in looking to clinch but Farrah pushes him off.
Farrah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stokes was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrah.
Stokes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch but Farrah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Farrah.
Stokes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Farrah throws a series of punches but Stokes avoids them all with ease.
Farrah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stokes instigates a clinch.
Stokes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stokes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrah working hard to break the clinch.
Stokes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stokes tries to clinch there but Farrah circles away.
Stokes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farrah misses with an uppercut.
Stokes doesn't manage to clinch there - Farrah circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farrah.
Farrah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farrah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farrah misses with a body kick.
Farrah lands a head kick. Stokes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Farrah throws a shot from downtown. Stokes moves away and avoids it.
Farrah throws a right and a left that Stokes avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrah misses with a few strikes there.
Farrah jabs Stokes right on the nose. Stokes blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Farrah misses.
A swing and a miss from Farrah.
Stokes doesn't manage to clinch there - Farrah circles away.
Farrah tries to bum rush Stokes with a series of wild strikes but Stokes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stokes tries to clinch but Farrah moves out of range.
Stokes fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stokes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stokes gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Brandon Stokes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farrah is trying to force a seperation but Stokes has the dominant position.
Stokes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Farrah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Farrah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farrah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farrah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stokes doesn't manage to clinch there - Farrah circles away.
Farrah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ajib Farrah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stokes tries to clinch up but Farrah circles away and keeps his distance.
Farrah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stokes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stokes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farrah misses with a few strikes there.
Farrah misses with a wild body shot.
Stokes tries to clinch up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farrah tries to bum rush Stokes with a series of wild strikes but Stokes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stokes clinches up against the cage.
Farrah struggles to land a body shot inside as Stokes controls his hands.
Farrah is trying to break the clinch but Stokes has him pressed against the cage.
Stokes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Farrah is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Stokes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ajib Farrah's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stokes doesn't manage to clinch there - Farrah circles away.
Stokes moves in looking to clinch but Farrah pushes him off.
Stokes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stokes tries to clinch but Farrah moves out of range.
Stokes moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Stokes.
Farrah is trying to break the clinch but Stokes has him pressed against the cage.
Farrah wants to break the clinch but can't.
Farrah is looking to break free of the clinch but Stokes has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Stokes.
Farrah breaks from the clinch.
Farrah keeps the fight on the outside.
Farrah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farrah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Farrah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stokes circles away quickly and effectively.
Farrah swats away the attempt to clinch by Stokes.
Farrah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes tries to clinch up but Farrah circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid body kick from Farrah.
Stokes tries to clinch up.
Farrah looks to land a combination but Stokes avoids it well.
Farrah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Farrah.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farrah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farrah throws out a powerful jab.
Stokes is looking to clinch.
Farrah is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stokes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Farrah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stokes tries to clinch up.
Stokes tries to clinch but Farrah is having none of it.
Stokes is looking to clinch.
Farrah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stokes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Farrah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stokes avoids it really well and circles away.
A big left from Farrah misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farrah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farrah misses with a series of wild punches.
Farrah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Farrah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farrah throws a right hand that Stokes ducks under and follows up with a left that Stokes also avoids with ease.
Farrah clinches but Stokes breaks the clinch
and Stokes counters by clinching up.
Stokes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farrah's efforts to push away.
Farrah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stokes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farrahs head.
Stokes is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Stokes to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Stokes.
Stokes closes the distance and pushes Farrah back into the cage.
Farrah managing to block the knees to the body from Stokes.
A shot in the inside from Stokes.
Stokes keeps control of Farrah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Farrah tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ajib Farrah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandon Stokes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ajib Farrah.
Farrah breaks from the clinch.
Farrah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farrah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stokes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Farrah cracks Stokes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Farrah looks to land a combination but Stokes avoids it well.
Farrah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farrah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Farrah misses with a few strikes there.
Stokes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farrah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stokes counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stokes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stokes avoiding damage as Farrah throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stokes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brandon Stokes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stokes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farrah's efforts to push away.
Stokes scores with a shot to the side of Farrah's head.
Stokes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Farrah is trying to break free.
Stokes stalls.
Stokes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stokes.
Farrah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrah tries to break the clinch but Stokes is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrah. Stokes does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Stokes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stokes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Stokes!
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hype
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RATING
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