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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes into the arena with MARI-WANA blaring out of the sound system. Grossman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Get Back kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Les Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
al Din scores with a body shot.
Grossman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
al Din throws a wild body kick that Grossman sees coming a mile off.
Les Grossman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! al Din slams his shin into Grossman's torso.
Grossman cracks the inside of al Din's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grossman scores with a hook to the body. al Din takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
al Din ducks right into an uppercut from Grossman.
al Din cracks Grossman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grossman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grossman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grossman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on al Din. That did some damage!
Grossman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
al Din is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din is not content to let Grossman control the position.
Grossman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Grossman is trying to control. al Din wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Grossman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grossman wants to lay and pray for a moment but al Din keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grossman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grossman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grossman is controlling the pace.
Grossman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grossman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
al Din tries to get to full guard but Grossman has control of the leg.
al Din blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grossman.
Nice strikes from Grossman there.
al Din blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grossman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grossman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grossman trying to control the action but al Din is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. al Din defending well though.
Grossman is stalling here. al Din is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Grossman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and al Din has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
al Din working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Grossman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
al Din takes a little break here. Grossman wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grossman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Les Grossman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
al Din moves away from the strike by Grossman.
al Din misses with a jab to the body
and Grossman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grossman misses with an uppercut. al Din saw that one coming.
Grossman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
al Din takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grossman takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
al Din slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
al Din scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as al Din checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grossman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
al Din throws a wild body kick that Grossman sees coming a mile off.
Grossman cracks the inside of al Din's front leg.
al Din throws a body punch but Grossman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grossman wants to land a leg kick but al Din is out of range.
Grossman misses with a kick to the body.
Grossman lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Grossman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
al Din avoids the body shot from Grossman.
al Din slips under a jab.
al Din takes a swing at Grossman's ribcage but misses.
al Din throws a left and a right that both miss
and al Din takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
al Din throws a body punch but Grossman moves out of range.
al Din on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grossman. Grossman obviously looking to wear him down.
Grossman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Din throws out a leg kick but Grossman moves out of range and al Din only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grossman misses with a wild combination.
al Din takes one on the button.
al Din takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grossman missing with a left hand there. al Din was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Les Grossman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grossman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grossman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grossman.
Grossman lands with a nice combination. al Din backs away looking to recover.
Grossman has a takedown stuffed.
al Din is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grossman.
Grossman throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Grossman misses.
al Din is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by al Din.
Grossman checks a leg kick nicely.
al Din avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick from al Din misses.
Grossman misses with a jab, cross combination.
al Din tries to land a front kick but Grossman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grossman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grossman scores with a decent looking hook.
Grossman misses the body punch
and al Din counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
al Din throws out a leg kick but Grossman moves out of range and al Din only half commits.
Taj al Din is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grossman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grossman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Grossman misses its intended target.
Grossman blocks a head kick by al Din.
al Din takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Grossman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grossman misses with a wild body shot.
Grossman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grossman scores with a jab to the head.
Grossman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al Din sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grossman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
al Din throws a looping overhand right but Grossman ducks down to avoid it.
Grossman cracks al Din with a good jab.
Grossman cracks al Din with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Les Grossman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
A left and a right from Grossman both land. Nice combination.
al Din motions for Grossman to come forward. al Din throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
al Din is looking to wear down Grossman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
al Din scores with a push kick.
Grossman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grossman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman loads up on a big right hand but al Din slips the punch.
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
Grossman throws a leg kick
and al Din counters with a big head kick but Grossman shrugs it off.
Grossman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
al Din throws a leg kick that is checked
and al Din takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
al Din misses with a hook to the body
and Grossman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grossman misses with a straight right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grossman lands with an overhand left.
Grossman feints and as al Din raises his hands in defense, Grossman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grossman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
al Din is trying to hold Grossman in close to prevent damage but Grossman has managed to pass into half guard.
Grossman thows a huge punch but al Din dodges it nicely.
Grossman thows a huge punch but al Din dodges it nicely.
Grossman looks to land a strike but al Din avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Grossman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. al Din swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grossman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grossman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grossman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grossman tries to free his leg and advance position but al Din is retaining full guard.
Grossman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grossman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. al Din is keeping the position for now.
al Din working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grossman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman controlling from the top position.
al Din has Grossman pulled in close to control his posture.
Grossman throws a strike but al Din rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
al Din wants to control from the top but Grossman keeps moving.
Grossman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
al Din has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Les Grossman.
The fighters circling - al Din throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grossman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but al Din moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
al Din buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
al Din stuffs the takedown.
al Din with a jab.
al Din scores with the left hand. Grossman knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman missing with a left hand there. al Din was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Din throws a shot from downtown. Grossman moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Les Grossman really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
al Din slips a jab from Grossman.
Grossman tests al Din's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grossman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grossman misses the shot to the body.
Grossman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grossman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Grossman.
al Din takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grossman punishes al Din's body with a nice straight punch.
al Din throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grossman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grossman connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grossman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces al Din back to the cage. Grossman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
al Din looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grossman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al Din.
Grossman clobbers al Din with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grossman, as that shot connected.
Grossman misses with a low kick.
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grossman.
Grossman throws a hook but al Din avoids it easily.
Grossman just misses with a punch to the body.
Grossman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al Din throws a head kick but Grossman moves out of range.
Grossman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
al Din misses with a body shot.
Grossman misses with a right hand
and al Din counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman is trying hard to land a takedown here. al Din sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grossman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossman misses with a shot to the body
and al Din counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from al Din.
al Din feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grossman's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grossman. al Din does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Din thuds his shin into the meat of Grossman's side.
Grossman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
al Din throws a leg kick which misses Grossman's front leg but catches the back leg as Grossman tries to avoid it.
al Din throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Grossman is just out of range.
Grossman misses with a wild body shot.
al Din buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman throws an off balance right hand
and al Din counters with a right hand to the body.
al Din scores with a kick to the body.
al Din bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for al Din.
Grossman walks into a straight right hand from al Din.
al Din lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grossman circles away quickly and effectively.
Grossman lands a nice shot to the body.
al Din thows a body shot but no joy.
Grossman cracks al Din with an open hand slap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grossman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and al Din has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from al Din and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
al Din throws a head kick that Grossman semi-blocks.
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!
Grossman just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman fails to land with a series of punches.
Grossman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Grossman.
A shot to the liver by al Din. Beautiful body shot.
al Din uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
al Din lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
al Din swings for the body but Grossman moves out of range.
Grossman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al Din.
al Din moves into range and connects with a jab.
al Din swings for the body but Grossman moves out of range.
Grossman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and al Din counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Grossman misses the target.
al Din moves out of range of the leg kick from Grossman.
A head kick misses from al Din.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from al Din.
al Din thows a body shot but no joy.
al Din misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grossman throws a shot from downtown. al Din moves away and avoids it.
al Din cracks Grossman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grossman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grossman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
al Din lands a jab to Grossman's midsection.
Grossman fails to land the takedown.
al Din scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
al Din looks to land a right hand but Grossman moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by al Din.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from al Din, right into the meat.
al Din pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
al Din tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grossman lands with an uppercut that bounces al Din off the cage and back into range.
al Din takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grossman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grossman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al Din.
Grossman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grossman gets the takedown into side control.
Grossman is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
al Din taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Din gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
al Din working to try and regain half guard.
Taj al Din has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Grossman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
al Din is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grossman raining down shots from the mount!
al Din is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman misses with a head shot.
Grossman lands a big shot there that rocks al Din but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grossman misses with a head shot.
Les Grossman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grossman cracks al Din with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grossman misses with some ground and pound and al Din recovers position to half guard.
Grossman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Grossman wants to pass the guard but al Din is defending well.
Les Grossman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman is looking to take a break and control but al Din is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Les Grossman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
al Din takes a body punch but keeps moving.
al Din misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Les Grossman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grossman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Les Grossman! Les Grossman retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Les Grossman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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