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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Hussein (ranked 404 p4p, 400 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 26 p4p, 62 weight class). Urameshi has chosen Smile Bomb as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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11 - 4 - 0 |
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44 - 25 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zabit Hussein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussein swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Urameshi counter with a right hand.
Urameshi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hussein scores with a body shot.
Urameshi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hussein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hussein drives through and clinches with Urameshi against the cage.
Urameshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Urameshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hussein blocks an uppercut.
Hussein struggles to land a body shot inside as Urameshi controls his hands.
Hussein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urameshi blocks a body shot from Hussein.
A hook to the body from Urameshi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein tries to pull guard but Urameshi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hussein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Urameshi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hussein is trying to pull guard but Urameshi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
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!
Urameshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Urameshi working aggressively here.
Urameshi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hussein tries a body shot but Urameshi blocks it.
Hussein pulls Urameshi into guard.
Urameshi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A slow jab from Urameshi misses its intended target.
Hussein throws a hook but Urameshi avoids it easily.
Urameshi looks to throw the jab but Hussein is out of range.
Urameshi throws out a loose jab but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Hussein was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hussein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Urameshi.
Urameshi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Urameshi throws a big shot that misses.
Hussein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zabit Hussein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urameshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussein moves away.
Hussein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Urameshi's hands.
A low kick from Hussein is predictable there
and Urameshi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi slips under a jab.
Urameshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Urameshi misses with a hook.
Hussein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussein misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hussein 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 Urameshi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Urameshi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Urameshi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hussein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Hussein.
Urameshi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Urameshi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hussein slips a jab from Urameshi.
Hussein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hussein defending well as Urameshi loads up on a big left hand.
Hussein misses with a lunging right hand
letting Urameshi counter with a right hand.
Hussein looks to land a left hand but Urameshi moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Urameshi misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi digs a good hook to Hussein's body.
Urameshi looks to land a left hand but Hussein moved out of range nicely.
Hussein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Urameshi's hands.
Urameshi lands a nice shot to the body.
Hussein throws out a leg kick but Urameshi moves out of range and Hussein only half commits.
Hussein has closed the distance and engaged Urameshi in a clinch.
Urameshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urameshi.
Urameshi misses with some punches.
Urameshi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Urameshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hussein's elbow.
Urameshi lands with a right to the head.
Urameshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urameshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Urameshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hussein just misses with a punch to the body.
Urameshi throws a hook but Hussein avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Hussein misses.
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!
Urameshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Urameshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hussein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hussein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hussein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hussein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urameshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Urameshi misses its intended target.
Hussein throws a shot from downtown. Urameshi moves away and avoids it.
Urameshi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hussein wants to clinch up but Urameshi keeps it at a distance.
Urameshi tries to keep at a distance but Hussein has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hussein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Urameshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hussein manages to pull guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zabit Hussein will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hussein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Urameshi lands a glancing blow to the side of Hussein's head.
Zabit Hussein is winning the standup battle so far.
Hussein clinches with his opponent.
Urameshi can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hussein.
Urameshi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Urameshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hussein has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Urameshi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Urameshi throws a head punch that misses.
Urameshi throws a head punch that misses.
Urameshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hussein jumps guard but Urameshi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Urameshi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hussein throws a lazy uppercut
and Urameshi counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Urameshi. That snapped Hussein's head back.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Urameshi has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein lands a nice looking kick to the body. Urameshi takes a step back to recover.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hussein!
Hussein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urameshi. Hussein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urameshi with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Urameshi misses the target.
Urameshi checks a leg kick.
Hussein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hussein lands with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Hussein.
Urameshi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hussein under the eye.
Hussein cracks a nice hook into Urameshi's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hussein scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Urameshi. That snapped Hussein's head back.
Urameshi swings widly with a right hand
and Hussein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussein swings widly with a right hand
and Urameshi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Urameshi lands a jab to the nose.
Hussein scores with the left hand. Urameshi knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Hussein has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hussein throws a jab but it's blocked by Urameshi.
Hussein tries to work over Urameshi's front leg with a kick but Urameshi checks it.
Urameshi throws a big shot that misses.
Hussein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussein. Urameshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussein throws the left hand but Urameshi avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi misses the jab.
Hussein was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Urameshi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hussein tries to clinch but Urameshi moves away
and Urameshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussein throws a shot from downtown. Urameshi moves away and avoids it.
Urameshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urameshi throws a body punch but Hussein moves out of range.
Hussein moves into the clinch.
Urameshi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hussein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Urameshi backwards.
Hussein scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hussein.
Urameshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hussein gets control of Urameshi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hussein will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Urameshi wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Hussein's closed guard. He's half up but Hussein has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Hussein pivots and extends the arm, Urameshi falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Hussein! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zabit Hussein!
Zabit Hussein spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Yusuke Urameshi had this to say: 'You shouldn't talk, it makes you sound stupid'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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