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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Altaf Hussain (ranked 3723 p4p, 4471 weight class) and John Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Altaf Hussain has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Altaf Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Diesel !
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain pushes Diesel up against the cage in a clinch.
Diesel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Hussain as the two fighters clinch.
Diesel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but Diesel blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Hussain.
Diesel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hussain has him pressed against the cage.
Diesel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diesel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diesel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diesel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diesel misses with a knee to the head.
Diesel looking to throw knees to the head but Hussain is blocking nicely.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diesel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diesel crunches a lovely knee into Hussain's ribcage.
Hussain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diesel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diesel misses with a knee to the head.
Hussain misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diesel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hussain is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain tries a knee to the head but Diesel blocks it.
Diesel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hussain is keeping busy.
Hussain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but Diesel blocks with his arms.
Diesel takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like John Diesel has been cut.
Diesel scores a nice knee to the body.
Hussain misses with a knee strike.
Hussain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diesel lands a knee to the body.
Diesel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hussain scores with a hook to the body.
Diesel looks winded!
A frustrated look appears on Diesel 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hussain tries a knee to the head but Diesel blocks it.
Hussain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diesel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hussain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain looking to throw knees to the head but Diesel is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Hussain.
Diesel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hussain connects with a knee to the head.
Diesel misses with a knee strike.
Hussain is leaning against Diesel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hussain tries a knee to the head but Diesel blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hussain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hussain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diesel stalling in the clinch but Hussain improves position.
Hussain scores with a knee to the head.
Hussain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hussain misses with a knee strike.
Hussain lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Hussain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diesel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diesel is rocked!
That has opened up John Diesel 's cut even more.
Hussain misses with a knee to the head.
Diesel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hussain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diesel blocks it with crossed arms.
Hussain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diesel blocks it with crossed arms.
Hussain connects with a knee to the head.
Diesel working Hussain over with knees to the body.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but Diesel blocks with his arms.
Hussain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diesel stalls.
Diesel working Hussain over with knees to the body.
Diesel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hussain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diesel blocks it with crossed arms.
Hussain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Hussain as the two fighters clinch.
Hussain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diesel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but Diesel blocks with his arms.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diesel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hussain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diesel scores with a knee to the head.
Hussain connects with a knee to the head.
Diesel landing knees to the head.
Diesel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Hussain.
Hussain misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diesel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but Diesel blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Altaf Hussain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Diesel 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diesel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussain moves away.
Hussain is looking to clinch but Diesel is avoiding it.
Hussain gets a clinch.
Hussain looking to throw knees to the head but Diesel is blocking nicely.
Diesel working Hussain over with knees to the body.
Diesel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Diesel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Diesel misses with some punches.
Hussain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but Diesel blocks with his arms.
A hook to the body from Hussain.
Diesel tries to land a knee to the head but Hussain blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diesel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hussain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hussain connects with a knee to the head.
Hussain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hussain blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain connects with a knee to the head.
Diesel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hussain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diesel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hussain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diesel .
Diesel misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hussain.
Diesel is breathing heavily.
Hussain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but Diesel blocks with his arms.
Diesel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hussain blocks it with crossed arms.
Hussain scores with a knee to the head.
Hussain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Hussain.
Hussain digs a right hand underneath Diesel 's ribcage. Diesel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hussain tries a knee to the head but Diesel blocks it.
Diesel is trying to stall.
Diesel takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diesel taking a breather.
Hussain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hussain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diesel blocks it with crossed arms.
Hussain avoiding damage as Diesel throws knees to the body.
Hussain misses with a knee strike.
Hussain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diesel tries to land a knee to the head but Hussain blocks with his arms.
Diesel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diesel landing knees to the head.
Altaf Hussain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Hussain.
Hussain misses with a knee strike.
Hussain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hussain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diesel blocks it with crossed arms.
Hussain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hussain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hussain looking to throw knees to the head but Diesel is blocking nicely.
Hussain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diesel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hussain misses with a knee strike.
Diesel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hussain misses with a knee to the head.
Diesel wants to stall.
Hussain landing knees to the head.
Diesel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Diesel .
Hussain digs a right hand underneath Diesel 's ribcage. Diesel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hussain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diesel or not.
Hussain looking to throw knees to the head but Diesel is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a knee to the head.
Diesel missing with knees to the body.
Hussain misses with a knee strike.
Hussain landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain looking to throw knees to the head but Diesel is blocking nicely.
Diesel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hussain has him pressed against the cage.
Hussain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diesel blocks it with crossed arms.
Hussain misses with a knee to the head.
Diesel tries to land knees in the clinch but Hussain avoids the damage to the body.
Hussain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diesel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hussain blocks it with crossed arms.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hussain misses with a knee strike.
Hussain connects with a knee to the head.
Hussain lands a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Altaf Hussain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Diesel 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hussain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hussain tries to clinch up.
Hussain wants to clinch.
Diesel swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussain.
Hussain is looking to clinch but Diesel is avoiding it.
Hussain tries to close the distance and clinch but Diesel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diesel .
Altaf Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussain gets a clinch.
Hussain lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diesel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diesel tries to break free but Hussain pushes him back against the cage.
Hussain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hussain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hussain as Diesel tries to tie him up.
Diesel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hussain drops Diesel with a big knee straight up the middle! Diesel is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Diesel is still on wobbly legs! Can Hussain finish him?
Hussain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diesel can do to turn this around?
Hussain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hussain tries a knee to the head but Diesel blocks it.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hussain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diesel stalling in the clinch but Hussain improves position.
Diesel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hussain is defending well for now.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diesel seems to have recovered his senses.
Hussain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diesel .
Diesel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hussain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hussain misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diesel looking to slow down the pace here.
Diesel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hussain lands a nice shot to the body.
Diesel landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a knee strike.
Diesel landing knees to the head.
Diesel looking to stall.
Diesel looking to slow down the pace here.
Diesel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hussain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hussain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hussain looking to throw knees to the head but Diesel is blocking nicely.
Diesel landing knees to the head.
Hussain lands a shot to the body.
Hussain misses with a knee to the head.
Hussain lands a nice shot to the body.
Hussain misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a knee to the head.
Hussain tries a knee to the head but Diesel blocks it.
Hussain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diesel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hussain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diesel .
Diesel lands a knee to the head.
Diesel tries to land a knee to the head but Hussain blocks with his arms.
Hussain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diesel blocks it with crossed arms.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but Diesel blocks with his arms.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diesel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hussain is looking to clinch.
Diesel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hussain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hussain tries to clinch up.
Jab from Diesel .
John Diesel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel throws a front kick that sends Hussain stumbling back into the cage.
Diesel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hussain's head.
Hussain closes the distance and pushes Diesel back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diesel looking to throw knees to the head but Hussain is blocking nicely.
Diesel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hussain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diesel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hussain tries a knee to the head but Diesel blocks it.
Diesel with a knee to the head.
Diesel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hussain blocks it with crossed arms.
Hussain looking to throw knees to the head but Diesel is blocking nicely.
Hussain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diesel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hussain looking to throw knees to the head but Diesel is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Hussain.
Diesel throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Altaf Hussain.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hussain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Altaf Hussain!
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