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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Alighieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherif Fathy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alighieri might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mosquito Song by Queens Of The Stone Age. Fathy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eat You Alive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
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270 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Alighieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sherif Fathy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fathy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by Alighieri.
It looks like Sherif Fathy has been cut.
Alighieri lands a nice hook to Fathy's body. Fathy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooh a lovely combination from Alighieri sends Fathy down but not out. Alighieri dives into side control looking to finish.
Alighieri wants to control but Fathy is keeping him busy.
Alighieri working the ground and pound.
Alighieri connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fathy some visible discomfort.
Fathy tries to improve position but can't.
Alighieri in side control, throwing shots but Fathy defends.
Alighieri is trying to get an arm triangle but Fathy is defending well.
Alighieri working the ground and pound but Fathy is defending the strikes.
Alighieri in side control, throwing shots but Fathy defends.
Fathy wants to control but Alighieri postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alighieri taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighieri trying to control the action but Fathy is working from the bottom.
Alighieri sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fathy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Alighieri seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fathy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Alighieri is working for a submission of some sort.
Alighieri is working for a kimura but Fathy is defending it quite comfortably.
Fathy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri lands a couple of digs.
Alighieri looking to sit in guard and control but Fathy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fathy wants to control from the top but Alighieri keeps moving.
Alighieri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fathy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alighieri trying to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fathy is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alighieri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fathy's sensitive parts.
Fathy cracks Alighieri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alighieri tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alighieri takes a swing at Fathy's ribcage but misses.
Fathy connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fathy looks to score with a jab to the body but Alighieri is just out of range.
Alighieri misses with a wild combination.
Fathy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alighieri misses with a two punch combination.
Fathy looks to land a left hand but Alighieri moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fathy lands a lovely overhand right.
Alighieri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alighieri loads up on a big right hand but Fathy slips the punch.
Fathy misses the shot to the body.
Fathy throws a shot from downtown. Alighieri moves away and avoids it.
Alighieri just misses with a punch to the body.
Alighieri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fathy.
Alighieri thows a leg kick but Fathy checks it
and Fathy counters with a good, hard body kick but Alighieri shrugs it off.
Alighieri throws a shot to the body.
Tristan Alighieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alighieri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alighieri lands with a nice combination. Fathy backs away looking to recover.
Alighieri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fathy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fathy prevents a body shot from Alighieri.
Alighieri struggles to land a body shot inside as Fathy controls his hands.
Fathy gets through Alighieri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fathy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alighieri backwards.
Alighieri stalling in the clinch but Fathy improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Alighieri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sherif Fathy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Fathy.
Alighieri cracks Fathy with an open hand slap.
Alighieri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been told by Alighieri's head coaches at Murder Inc Fight Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alighieri throws a body punch but Fathy moves out of range.
Fathy lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alighieri tries a low kick but Fathy avoids it.
Fathy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alighieri.
Alighieri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fathy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fathy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alighieri.
Fathy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fathy tries to land a front kick but Alighieri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fathy.
That kick from Fathy tenderised Alighieri's leg. Alighieri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tristan Alighieri is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fathy jabs Alighieri right on the nose. Alighieri blinks but takes it well.
Alighieri misses with a low kick as Fathy jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fathy moves out of range of the body kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Alighieri here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Oooooh!!! Fathy has knocked Alighieri down with a huge combo! Fathy steps away and waves a wobbly Alighieri back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alighieri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fathy stuffs the takedown.
Fathy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tristan Alighieri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Alighieri enables Fathy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alighieri manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Alighieri is rocked!
Fathy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fathy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alighieri wants to control but Fathy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fathy is looking to advance position but Alighieri won't allow it.
Alighieri is pressing down on Fathy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alighieri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fathy postures up in Alighieri's guard and throws a big left but Alighieri blocks it.
Alighieri wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tristan Alighieri has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fathy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fathy throws a head kick but Alighieri moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Alighieri.
Fathy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alighieri misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fathy moves away.
Alighieri walks into a left hand.
Nice body punch from Alighieri.
Fathy connects with a leg kick. Alighieri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fathy.
Fathy moves out of range of the body kick.
Alighieri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alighieri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alighieri lands a body shot.
Nice cross by Fathy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fathy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alighieri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fathy pushes Alighieri up against the cage in a clinch.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Alighieri is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alighieri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Fathy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fathy. That's going to slow Alighieri down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fathy, right into the meat.
Fathy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alighieri lands a nice hook to Fathy's body. Fathy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alighieri throws a series of punches but Fathy moves out of range.
Fathy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alighieri drops his hands momentarily and Fathy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Alighieri.
Alighieri throws a hook but Fathy blocks it.
Alighieri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alighieri lands a jab to Fathy's midsection.
Fathy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alighieri misses with a jab to the body
and Fathy counters with a body kick that stops Alighieri in his tracks momentarily.
Alighieri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherif Fathy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sherif Fathy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fathy delivers a nice body kick.
Fathy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alighieri misses with a few strikes there.
Alighieri falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fathy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fathy throws out a powerful jab.
Fathy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alighieri.
A telegraphed right hand from Alighieri misses the target.
Alighieri is looking to wear down Fathy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some wild striking there from Alighieri.
Alighieri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alighieri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fathy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alighieri scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alighieri throws a shot from downtown. Fathy moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fathy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighieri misses with a few strikes there.
Alighieri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fathy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alighieri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fathy scores with a body shot.
Alighieri throws a leg kick
and Fathy counters with a low kick, right behind Alighieri 's knee.
Fathy lands a head kick. Alighieri smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Tristan Alighieri has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fathy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fathy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alighieri moves away.
Fathy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alighieri lands a jab to the head.
Fathy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alighieri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fathy.
Fathy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri lands with a good body shot.
Alighieri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fathy shoots in looking for a takedown. Alighieri tries to sprawl out of it but Fathy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alighieri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fathy avoids the body shot from Alighieri.
Alighieri walks into a straight right hand from Fathy.
Fathy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alighieri.
Fathy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alighieri's head.
Alighieri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fathy counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Alighieri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fathy fakes the leg kick and cracks Alighieri in the body.
Alighieri seems to have got his legs back now.
Fathy slips a straight right by Alighieri.
Alighieri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fathy.
Alighieri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fathy.
Alighieri feints a jab promting Fathy to slip. Alighieri then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fathy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alighieri misses with a hook
and Fathy counters with a leg kick.
Alighieri tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alighieri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fathy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alighieri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fathy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fathy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fathy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alighieri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Alighieri. Fathy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alighieri misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alighieri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alighieri takes one to the chin there.
Tristan Alighieri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fathy lands with a kick to the temple. Alighieri shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fathy shoots in but no luck this time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alighieri.
Alighieri misses with a wild body shot.
Alighieri throws a right hand that misses
and Fathy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fathy throws the left hand but Alighieri avoids the punch easily.
Fathy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tristan Alighieri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sherif Fathy.
Fathy lands with a slapping head kick.
A slow jab from Alighieri misses its intended target.
Alighieri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alighieri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alighieri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fathy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fathy scores with a takedown into Alighieri's guard.
Alighieri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sherif Fathy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fathy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Sherif Fathy!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Sherif Fathy!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Sherif Fathy!
Sherif Fathy wins by unanimous decision!
Sherif Fathy managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conquer, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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