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00:00Ali Taleb always coming in well underweight, never seems to affect his performance.
00:04The arm reach though, 5 inches, but Jalal Al Darja is 2 inches on the legs.
00:09Which of those statistics will be a deciding factor in this fight?
00:19And Herod Akis, the victory for Boatman.
00:22For Ali Taleb, he's got high fight IQ as you showed in his last fight.
00:25He's very well rounded, he's got wins by submission.
00:28He's got wins by knockout as we've seen.
00:30He's got a grounded chin as well for Jalal Al Darja.
00:33He's an aggressive starter, but he may not want to do that today.
00:36He's got excellent footwork and hard leg kicks.
00:39Which he really needs to use in order to slow down Ali Taleb.
00:42Ali Taleb.
00:57So, the 6th fight from Riyadh.
01:00The blue corner fighter.
01:02In his record, 7 wins since the age of 11.
01:065-2 in the UAE Warriors.
01:08And he's got the BJJ Black Belt.
01:10His official weight is 135.9 pounds.
01:13And he represents Jordan.
01:15Jalal The Tornado Al Darja.
01:23And his opponent in this fight is fighting from the red corner.
01:26And he's the former champion of the Bantamweight division in the UAE Warriors.
01:308 wins since the age of 10.
01:33And his official weight is 132.7 pounds.
01:36And he represents Iraq.
01:38Ali Taleb.
01:43And the referee for this fight is Derek Hickey.
02:08But also spent some time at All Stars Gym in Stockholm.
02:11Full of killers there.
02:16Jalal Al Darja out in Bali. What a place to train.
02:19But how much of that recovery from the broken leg have taken out of him?
02:23I wonder if Taleb is going to target that leg.
02:32Pressure from Ali Taleb.
02:36Jalal talked about the impulsiveness of Ali Taleb.
02:39He loves to throw in high volumes.
02:41But Jalal feels he's the better fighter on his feet.
02:44And he's going to school him there.
02:45To quote, he's going to school Taleb on the feet.
02:47Be interested to see if that becomes a reality.
02:49If you're able to school Ali Taleb on the feet, you're something special.
02:55Taleb looking for the clinch position.
02:57Looking to possibly take the fight to the ground here.
03:01Taleb did not ease up on...
03:03Time!
03:09Low blow by Taleb there.
03:11Al Darja will have five minutes to recover.
03:14I don't think he will need all five though.
03:24You feel that, don't you?
03:27Ready to go again.
03:29Ready.
03:30Ready, ready.
03:31Time in.
03:33Jalal said this is the most important fight of his life.
03:36And he has prepared like that.
03:38He understands it's going to be a war.
03:40But one that he is going to win.
03:42So look for Jalal to start putting some pressure on.
03:45On the feet.
03:46Nice one-two there.
03:47And this is what he needs to do.
03:48He needs to use the kicks to keep Ali Taleb off of him.
03:52Maybe a level year senior.
03:53But he certainly got some quick hands with Jalal.
03:55Goes high with the left leg.
03:57And it's a good thing that Ali Taleb always keeps his right hand close to his chin there.
04:02It's a good calf kick by Taleb.
04:05Taleb told me he hasn't eased up on training one bit since his first victory in PFO MENA.
04:09Was it itching to get back in the cage after he beat Naura Shabzak by unanimous decision?
04:14Al Darja doing a really good job with the kicks so far.
04:18Goes to the body with the left kick.
04:20But the pressure from Ali Taleb is constant.
04:24Taleb did predict a first round knockout this week.
04:28And now the forward pressure comes from Taleb.
04:31There he is with the right uppercut.
04:33Good job by Al Darja to move Ali away.
04:36He's not moving like someone who broke his leg just a couple months ago.
04:42I mean he's been in Bali.
04:43We know how good Bali is for the soul and the body.
04:46Apparently.
04:48To predict the camera reality he said this week.
04:52I'm getting a first round knockout.
04:55And that's exactly what we got.
04:57Al Darja's not moved.
04:59A big left hook followed up with a big right hand.
05:02And it's lights out for Ali Taleb.
05:04And it's a knockout by Ali Taleb.
05:06And it's a knockout by Ali Taleb.
05:08And it's a knockout by Ali Taleb.
05:10And it's a knockout by Ali Taleb.
05:12And it's a knockout by Ali Taleb.
05:14Ali Taleb followed up with a big right hand.
05:16And it's lights out for Al Darja.
05:18What a statement here by Ali Taleb.
05:21High light real knockout.
05:24Ali Taleb.
05:26Efficient.
05:27Explosive.
05:28Violent.
05:29Let's take another look at this.
05:30We've seen this so many times from Ali Taleb.
05:34Opens with the left hook.
05:35And then the short right after it.
05:37It looked like Jalal was out from the left.
05:40The right was just some icing on the cake.
05:42But just clinical work.
05:45Beautiful footwork here from Taleb.
05:47He feints with the left jab.
05:49Then he goes around the guard of Al Darja.
05:51To land the big left hook.
05:54You see Al Darja bringing his hands forward.
05:56Because he wanted to react to the jab.
05:58Then Ali Taleb goes around it with the left hook.
06:01And then the short right hand.
06:03Beautiful job done there by Ali Taleb.
06:05Ali Taleb living up to the hype.
06:07Living up to his favorite status.
06:09Coming into this season.
06:11And that's important.
06:12How quickly he finished that fight.
06:14No damage taken.
06:15He is going to be fresh for the championship.
06:18He may be the smallest fighter in this division.
06:21But they cannot deal with his speed.
06:24Rashid El Hazoomi will face Ali Taleb.
06:27For the PFL MENA championship.
06:29For $100,000.
06:33And for all the glory.
06:35And opportunities that come with that.
06:37What a fight.
06:38Free Palestine.
06:39Free Lebanon.
06:40Free Palestine.
06:41Absolutely incredible matchup that is.
06:46Al Darja is starting to realize where he is.
06:49What just happened.
07:11The sick KO victory.
07:13Of Ali Taleb's quit.
07:14And potentially.
07:15No.
07:16Definitely.
07:17The most significant one.