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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Azumah (ranked 288 p4p, 273 weight class) and Aishah Bin Sari (ranked 43 p4p, 37 weight class). Bin Sari has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Jerry Azumah had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Azumah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aishah Bin Sari!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Sari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azumah. Bin Sari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bin Sari now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bin Sari misses with a low kick.
Azumah throws a low kick but Bin Sari moves out of range easily.
Azumah checks the leg kick.
Bin Sari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Azumah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bin Sari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bin Sari slips under a jab.
Bin Sari ducks under a wild hook from Azumah.
Bin Sari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Azumah.
Azumah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bin Sari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bin Sari.
Azumah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Azumah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Azumah breaks from the clinch.
Azumah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bin Sari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bin Sari scores with a jab to the head.
Azumah misses with an uppercut. Bin Sari saw that one coming.
Azumah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bin Sari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azumah checks a low kick from Bin Sari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Bin Sari misses.
Bin Sari misses the shot to the body.
Bin Sari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Azumah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Azumah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bin Sari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Azumah's hands.
Azumah misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bin Sari.
A swing and a miss from Azumah.
Bin Sari swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bin Sari moves out of range as Azumah strikes.
Bin Sari connects with a single shot there.
Bin Sari feints and then cracks Azumah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azumah down.
Bin Sari slips a straight right by Azumah.
Bin Sari throws a leg kick but Azumah moved away.
Bin Sari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azumah was well out of range. Poor timing from Bin Sari.
Azumah misses with a low kick.
Bin Sari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bin Sari lands a jab to the head.
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!
Good work by Bin Sari as he checks the leg kick.
Azumah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bin Sari moves away from the strike by Azumah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azumah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bin Sari throws a leg kick
letting Azumah counter with a right hand.
Bin Sari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bin Sari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azumah throws out the jab.
A big right from Bin Sari misses.
A head kick misses from Azumah.
Bin Sari throws a leg kick
and Azumah counters with a low kick, right behind Bin Sari 's knee.
Bin Sari throws a looping overhand right but Azumah ducks down to avoid it.
Bin Sari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azumah.
Bin Sari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bin Sari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bin Sari has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bin Sari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azumahs head.
Bin Sari misses with a punch on the inside.
Azumah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bin Sari throws out a leg kick but Azumah moves out of range and Bin Sari only half commits.
Azumah checks a low kick from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari throws a big shot that misses.
Azumah blocks a low kick nicely.
Azumah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bin Sari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azumah was well out of range. Poor timing from Bin Sari.
Aishah Bin Sari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bin Sari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bin Sari drives through and clinches with Azumah against the cage.
Azumah misses with some punches.
Azumah misses with some punches.
Bin Sari throws a punch but it's blocked by Azumah.
Bin Sari lands a shoulder strike.
Bin Sari misses with some punches.
Bin Sari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azumah backwards.
Bin Sari pushes Azumah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Azumah.
Bin Sari lands a left hand.
Bin Sari lands a body shot.
Bin Sari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azumah backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azumah misses with a body punch.
Azumah lands with a short shot to the head.
Bin Sari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Azumah.
Azumah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bin Sari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azumah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Bin Sari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Azumah throws a head punch that misses.
Bin Sari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bin Sari misses with a low kick as Azumah jumps back.
Bin Sari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azumah appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bin Sari has managed to clinch.
Azumah tries a body shot but Bin Sari blocks it.
Azumah lands a shot to the body.
Bin Sari swings wildly with an uppercut but Azumah uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Bin Sari on the inside.
Azumah manages to break the clinch.
Azumah 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.
Azumah is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azumah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bin Sari throws a lazy right hand but Azumah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azumah throws a jab but it's blocked by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azumah.
Bin Sari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Azumah on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aishah Bin Sari dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bin Sari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azumah is looking to counter punch.
Azumah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bin Sari checks it well.
Azumah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Bin Sari misses.
Azumah misses with a straight left.
Bin Sari throws an off balance right hand
and Azumah counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bin Sari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Azumah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bin Sari lands with a hook. Azumah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bin Sari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azumah.
Azumah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bin Sari catches Azumah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Azumah blocks a leg kick.
Azumah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bin Sari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut there from Azumah.
Azumah moves out of range of the strikes.
Azumah appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bin Sari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bin Sari throws out a loose jab but Azumah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin Sari doesn't manage to clinch there - Azumah circles away.
Bin Sari ducks under a wild hook from Azumah.
Azumah moves away from the strike by Bin Sari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Sari throws a looping overhand right but Azumah ducks down to avoid it.
Azumah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Azumah.
Azumah tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bin Sari is able to avoid easily.
Nice shot by Bin Sari.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bin Sari swings widly with a right hand
and Azumah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Bin Sari misses.
Bin Sari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azumah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bin Sari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Azumah throws a hook but Bin Sari blocks it.
Bin Sari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azumahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azumah jabs Bin Sari right on the nose. Bin Sari blinks but takes it well.
Azumah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bin Sari's hands.
Azumah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Azumah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bin Sari avoids the body shot from Azumah.
Bin Sari throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bin Sari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bin Sari.
Bin Sari lands a head shot.
Bin Sari misses with a straight left.
Azumah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bin Sari.
A nice leg kick from Bin Sari, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bin Sari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bin Sari slips a jab and a cross from Azumah.
Azumah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A telegraphed right hand from Bin Sari misses the target.
A leg kick checked by Azumah.
Good shot there by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azumah was well out of range. Poor timing from Bin Sari.
Azumah throws a hook to the side of Bin Sari's head but Bin Sari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Azumah misses the target.
Azumah cracks Bin Sari with an open hand slap.
Bin Sari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bin Sari. That's going to slow Azumah down.
Bin Sari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aishah Bin Sari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bin Sari slips a straight right by Azumah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Azumah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bin Sari.
Good shot there by Azumah.
Bin Sari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Azumah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Bin Sari.
A jab lands there for Bin Sari.
Azumah misses with a hook.
Azumah missing with a left hand there. Bin Sari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bin Sari throws a hook but Azumah blocks it.
Azumah slips a jab and a cross from Bin Sari.
Good leg kick by Azumah.
Azumah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bin Sari.
Azumah keeps the fight on the outside.
Bin Sari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Azumah misses.
Azumah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Azumah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azumah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari sizes up Azumah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bin Sari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azumah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bin Sari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Azumah misses with a looping left.
Bin Sari misses with an uppercut. Azumah saw that one coming.
Azumah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bin Sari's sensitive parts.
Azumah misses with a looping right.
Azumah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bin Sari with the inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bin Sari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azumah scores with a nice strike.
Bin Sari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Azumah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bin Sari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azumah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azumah checks a leg kick.
Bin Sari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Azumah lands a jab to Bin Sari's midsection.
Bin Sari throws a leg kick but Azumah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aishah Bin Sari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Azumah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bin Sari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azumah.
Azumah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bin Sari's head.
Bin Sari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Azumah.
Azumah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Azumah throws a body kick that misses.
Bin Sari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A counter left hand to the body from Azumah misses its target.
Bin Sari scoring well with a low kick there.
Azumah ducks under a wild hook from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azumah.
Azumah defending well as Bin Sari loads up on a big left hand.
Azumah lands with a straight right. Bin Sari didn't see that one coming.
Azumah with the inside leg kick.
Bin Sari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bin Sari lands with a straight right. Azumah didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azumah swats away the attempt to clinch by Bin Sari.
Azumah throws the left hand but Bin Sari avoids the punch easily.
Azumah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bin Sari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bin Sari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azumah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Sari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bin Sari. Azumah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azumah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari connects with an inside leg kick.
Bin Sari throws an overhand right that lands on Azumah's shoulder, as Azumah tries to avoid the shot.
Azumah thumps Bin Sari with a low kick.
Azumah swings for the body but Bin Sari moves out of range.
Azumah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bin Sari misses with a low kick.
Azumah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bin Sari.
Azumah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bin Sari. That's going to slow Azumah down.
Azumah throws a hook to the side of Bin Sari's head but Bin Sari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azumah blocks a head kick by Bin Sari.
A low kick lands for Azumah.
Azumah looks to land a left hand but Bin Sari moved out of range nicely.
Azumah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bin Sari is out of range.
Bin Sari throws a leg kick
and Azumah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azumah ducks right into an uppercut from Bin Sari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azumah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bin Sari.
Azumah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bin Sari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azumah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Azumah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bin Sari was well out of range. Poor timing from Azumah.
Bin Sari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azumah.
Bin Sari slips a jab and a cross from Azumah.
Bin Sari connects with a solid leg kick.
Bin Sari misses with a hook.
Bin Sari misses with an uppercut. Azumah saw that one coming.
Azumah throws a hook but Bin Sari blocks it.
Bin Sari is looking to slow Azumah down with leg kicks.
Azumah swats away the attempt to clinch by Bin Sari.
A big left from Azumah misses.
Azumah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bin Sari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Azumah missing with a left hand there. Bin Sari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azumah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bin Sari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azumah moves out of range of the strikes.
Bin Sari throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Azumah to counter with a crisp jab.
Azumah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Azumah throws a lazy right hand but Bin Sari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bin Sari throws a hook to the side of Azumah's head but Azumah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Azumah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jerry Azumah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bin Sari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bin Sari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azumah.
It seemed like Bin Sari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Azumah slips a straight right by Bin Sari.
Azumah blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Azumah.
Good shot there by Azumah.
A telegraphed right hand from Azumah misses the target.
Azumah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bin Sari lands a leg kick that knocks Azumah off balance momentarily.
Bin Sari with the inside leg kick.
Bin Sari lands with a straight right. Azumah didn't see that one coming.
Bin Sari has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Azumah.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Sari connects with a leg kick.
That kick from Bin Sari tenderised Azumah's leg. Azumah is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Azumah.
Bin Sari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azumah misses with an uppercut.
Azumah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Azumah tries to keep at a distance but Bin Sari has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bin Sari.
Azumah misses with some punches.
Bin Sari blocks an uppercut.
Azumah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bin Sari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azumah misses with an uppercut. Bin Sari saw that one coming.
Azumah swings for the body but Bin Sari moves out of range.
Bin Sari has Azumah up against the cage in a clinch.
Bin Sari breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Sari connects with a single shot there.
Bin Sari ducks under a wild hook from Azumah.
Bin Sari digs a good body shot into Azumah's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aishah Bin Sari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bin Sari 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aishah Bin Sari!
During a confident post fight interview, Aishah Bin Sari thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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