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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmoud Hussein (ranked 469 p4p, 910 weight class) and Kevin Faulk (ranked 70 p4p, 124 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mahmoud Hussein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Faulk!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussein connects with a body shot that sends Faulk's belly button to the back.
Hussein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hussein scores with a jab to the body.
Hussein lands a jab to Faulk's midsection.
Hussein takes a swing at Faulk's ribcage but misses.
Hussein has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Paris & Sons Training Yard in the buildup to the fight.
Hussein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mahmoud Hussein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hussein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hussein with the inside leg kick.
Hussein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Faulk misses.
Hussein takes a swing at Faulk's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Faulk! But no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hussein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hussein works the jab nicely.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faulk moves away.
Hussein gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faulk.
Hussein scores with a shot to the side of Faulk's head.
Hussein blocks an uppercut.
Faulk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hussein wants a takedown but no success here.
Hussein throws a punch but it's blocked by Faulk.
Hussein will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Faulk up against the cage.
Hussein misses with a punch to the body.
Faulk swings wildly with an uppercut but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussein just leaning against Faulk, taking a breather.
Hussein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faulk scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Faulk.
Faulk has had enough of the clinch but Hussein keeps him there for the moment.
Faulk is trying to break the clinch but Hussein has him pressed against the cage.
Faulk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faulk manages to break the clinch.
Hussein moves into the clinch.
Hussein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faulk backwards.
Hussein lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Faulk fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hussein just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faulk's brow.
Faulk is trying to break free.
Faulk dodges an elbow strike from Hussein.
Hussein prevents a body shot from Faulk.
Faulk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussein. Faulk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Faulk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Faulk misses.
Hussein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hussein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kevin Faulk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hussein fails with the takedown
and Faulk counters with a nice body shot.
Hussein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faulk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein fails to land with a series of punches.
Faulk gets tackled into the cage by Hussein. Hussein maintains the clinch.
Hussein misses with some punches.
Hussein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faulk backwards.
Hussein is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Faulk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Hussein misses its intended target.
Faulk dodges the punch combination from Hussein.
Hussein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faulk.
Hussein connects with an inside leg kick.
Hussein lands a head kick. Faulk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hussein avoids the body shot from Faulk.
Faulk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faulk throws a right hand that misses
enabling Hussein to counter with a crisp jab.
Hussein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hussein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faulk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hussein finds it's way round the side to connect with Faulk's head.
Faulk is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hussein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Faulk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hussein connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Faulk scrambles back to his feet.
Faulk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussein.
Faulk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Faulk counters with a head kick that drops Hussein to the mat! Hussein scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Faulk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faulk lands a head shot.
Hussein tries to clinch but Faulk is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Faulk misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mahmoud Hussein dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Faulk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mahmoud Hussein is winning the standup battle so far.
Hussein misses with a leg kick
letting Faulk counter with a right hand.
Hussein has managed to clinch.
Faulk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hussein takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Faulk works on Hussein's body with a couple of short punches.
Hussein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faulk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hussein or not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Faulk.
Faulk has had enough of the clinch but Hussein keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faulk misses with some punches.
Faulk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faulk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hussein misses with a double jab.
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!
Hussein connects with a body shot that sends Faulk's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein throws a right hand that misses
and Faulk counters with a nice right hand that sends Hussein toppling to the canvas! Hussein scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Faulk finish him?!
Hussein is rocked!
Faulk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hussein.
Oh Hussein is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hussein slips a jab from Faulk.
Hussein seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Faulk misses.
Hussein scores with a sloppy right hand. Faulk should have avoided that one.
Faulk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Hussein. That snapped Faulk's head back.
Hussein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faulk.
Faulk throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussein.
Hussein clinches up against the cage.
Hussein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faulk can do to turn this around?
Faulk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hussein has him pressed against the cage.
Faulk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Faulk.
Hussein misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Faulk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faulk breaks the clinch.
Faulk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hussein. Hussein obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick there by Hussein.
A big left from Hussein misses.
Hussein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faulk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Hussein catches Faulk right on the button with a cross.
Hussein is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hussein wants to clinch.
Faulk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hussein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faulk.
Hussein throws a sloppy body shot
and Faulk counters with a nice uppercut.
Faulk needs to keep his hands up - Hussein had a free shot at his head there.
Faulk ducks right into an uppercut from Hussein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein misses with the combination.
Hussein moves away from the strike by Faulk.
Faulk throws a hook but Hussein blocks it.
Hussein misses with a left hand
and Faulk counters with a crisp right that sends Hussein to the canvas! Faulk follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Faulk!
Kevin Faulk is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Faulk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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mgr
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