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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Exotic (ranked 112 p4p, 195 weight class) and Salyn Sarethi (ranked 14 p4p, 33 weight class). Exotic comes to the cage accompanied by Joe Exotic - I Saw a Tiger. Sarethi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blue Ice kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salyn Sarethi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Exotic looks to land a body kick but Sarethi moved away.
Exotic throws a body punch but Sarethi moves out of range.
Salyn Sarethi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Exotic ducks under a wild hook from Sarethi.
Exotic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarethi manages to avoid it.
Sarethi ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Sarethi connects with a single shot there.
Exotic scores with a shot to the body.
Sarethi connects with a right hand. Exotic shakes it off.
Sarethi 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.
Sarethi lands with an uppercut that bounces Exotic off the cage and back into range.
Sarethi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Exotic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarethi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sarethi connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Exotic misses the jab.
Exotic drops his hands momentarily and Sarethi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic avoids the head kick by Sarethi.
Sarethi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Exotic tries a body shot but Sarethi blocks it.
Sarethi lands a nice shot to the body.
Exotic struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarethi controls his hands.
Exotic misses with some punches.
Sarethi has Exotic pressed against the cage, preventing Exotic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sarethi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarethi digs a right hand underneath Exotic's ribcage. Exotic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Exotic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Exotic - that landed with a thud.
Exotic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Exotic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Exotic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Exotic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Sarethi. That snapped Exotic's head back.
Sarethi misses with a head kick.
Sarethi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his 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!
Exotic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sarethi throws a one two combo.
Sarethi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Exotic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sarethi swinging wildly here.
Exotic gets tackled into the cage by Sarethi. Sarethi maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Exotic.
Exotic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sarethi throws a lazy uppercut
and Exotic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sarethi throws a lazy uppercut
and Exotic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Sarethi misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi clinches.
Sarethi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sarethi gets through Exotic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Exotic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Exotic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Exotic stuns Sarethi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sarethi tries to clinch but Exotic moves away
and Exotic counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarethi throws a leg kick but Exotic checks it.
Sarethi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Exotic moves away.
Sarethi is looking to clinch but Exotic is avoiding it.
Sarethi slips under a jab.
Sarethi pushes Exotic away with a front kick.
Exotic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarethi was well out of range. Poor timing from Exotic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarethi. Exotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Exotic is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sarethi misses with a jab to the body
and Exotic counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Exotic misses with a looping left.
Sarethi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sarethi throws a head kick that misses.
Sarethi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sarethi tries to land a body kick
and Exotic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A low kick from Sarethi is predictable there
and Exotic counters with a series of strikes. Sarethi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sarethi misses with a right hand
and Exotic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Exotic misses with an uppercut
and Sarethi counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarethi looks to land a left hand but Exotic moved out of range nicely.
Sarethi moves to clinch but Exotic breaks away
and Exotic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sarethi is rocked!
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 Joe Exotic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Exotic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Exotic misses the jab.
Exotic slips a straight right by Sarethi.
Sarethi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Exotic.
Exotic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sarethi drives through and clinches with Exotic against the cage.
Exotic pushes Sarethi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Exotic digs a right hand underneath Sarethi's ribcage. Sarethi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Exotic is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarethi has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Exotic.
Sarethi keeps control of Exotic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarethi working aggressively here.
Exotic is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarethi has double underhooks.
Exotic cracks Sarethi with a nice body shot.
Sarethi is breathing heavily.
Sarethi misses with a body punch.
Exotic wants to break free but Sarethi has control.
Sarethi throws a punch but it's blocked by Exotic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic is trying to pull guard but Sarethi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Exotic tries to work over Sarethi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Exotic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Exotic is trying to push Sarethi away but Sarethi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Exotic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sarethi misses with an uppercut
enabling Exotic to counter with a crisp jab.
Sarethi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Salyn Sarethi has been cut.
Sarethi is looking to clinch.
Exotic throws a lazy right hand but Sarethi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Exotic throws the left hand but Sarethi avoids the punch easily.
Exotic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Exotic misses with a shot to the body
and Sarethi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Sarethi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Exotic with a body shot.
Sarethi moves out of range of the body kick from Exotic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi looks to clinch
and Exotic counters with a head kick. That will keep Sarethi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A telegraphed right hand from Exotic misses the target.
Sarethi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarethi feints and then cracks Exotic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Exotic down.
Exotic tries to keep at a distance but Sarethi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Exotic blocks a body shot from Sarethi.
Exotic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarethi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Exotic's elbow.
Exotic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarethi keeps control of Exotic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Exotic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarethi pushes Exotic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Exotic is trying to force a seperation but Sarethi has the dominant position.
Exotic is trying to break the clinch but Sarethi has him pressed against the cage.
Exotic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic misses with a body shot
and Sarethi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sarethi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Exotic.
Sarethi wants to clinch up but Exotic keeps it at a distance.
Exotic is looking to counter punch.
Exotic misses with a wild body shot.
Sarethi misses the shot to the body.
Sarethi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Exotic throws a head kick but Sarethi moves out of range.
Sarethi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Exotic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sarethi scores with a punch to the head.
Sarethi avoids the body shot from Exotic.
Sarethi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Exotic throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarethi.
Sarethi throws a hook to the side of Exotic's head but Exotic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Exotic throws a head kick but Sarethi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Exotic is trying to break free.
Exotic lands a right hand.
Sarethi has a couple of punches blocked by Exotic.
Exotic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Exotic.
Sarethi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Exotic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sarethi has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarethi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Exotic is trying to break free.
Exotic throws a head punch that misses.
Exotic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarethi scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Sarethi - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarethi.
Exotic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarethi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Salyn Sarethi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Salyn Sarethi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sarethi clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sarethi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Exotic.
A left hand lands to the body for Sarethi.
Exotic tries to break the clinch but Sarethi is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Sarethi.
Exotic misses with a body punch.
Exotic is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarethi has double underhooks.
Exotic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Exotic throws an off balance right hand
and Sarethi counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Exotic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarethi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sarethi swinging wildly here.
Exotic blocks a leg kick.
Sarethi connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Exotic misses with a wild body shot.
Exotic avoids the head kick by Sarethi.
Exotic is looking to counter with head kicks.
Exotic scores with a push kick.
Sarethi ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Exotic throws a body kick that misses.
Sarethi feints a counter leg kick.
Sarethi thuds a left hand into Exotic's body.
Exotic throws a leg kick
and Sarethi counters with a straight right hand.
Exotic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Exotic blocks a head kick by Sarethi.
Exotic throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Exotic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi lands with an uppercut that bounces Exotic off the cage and back into range.
Exotic misses with a hook
and Sarethi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Exotic tries to land a front kick but Sarethi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Exotic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sarethi.
Exotic lunges at Sarethi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sarethi's hand.
A nice leg kick from Exotic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Exotic misses with a kick to the body.
As Exotic backs off Sarethi throws a huge counter combo but Exotic manages to avoid it all.
Exotic misses with a hook. Sarethi ducked under it nicely.
Exotic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sarethi throws out a counter right but Exotic avoids it with no problem.
Sarethi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Exotic. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic stuns Sarethi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sarethi moves into the clinch.
Sarethi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarethi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Exotic's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Exotic.
Exotic wants to break free but Sarethi has control.
Exotic is trying to push Sarethi away but Sarethi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Exotic fails to land.
Exotic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Exotic blocks a body shot from Sarethi.
Exotic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sarethi.
Sarethi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Exotic tries to throw a body punch but Sarethi avoids it by throwing Exotic back against the cage.
Exotic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Exotic.
Exotic misses the body punch
and Sarethi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi looks to land a left hand but Exotic moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Exotic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sarethi.
Sarethi lands a high kick!
Sarethi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Exotic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sarethi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Exotic on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Sarethi.
A counter left hand to the body from Exotic misses its target.
Sarethi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sarethi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Exotic was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarethi.
Sarethi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sarethi lands the left hand.
Sarethi avoids the head kick by Exotic.
Sarethi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Exotic throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Salyn Sarethi just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Salyn Sarethi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sarethi avoids the body shot from Exotic.
Joe Exotic is winning the standup battle so far.
Exotic looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarethi is just out of range.
Exotic gets tackled into the cage by Sarethi. Sarethi maintains the clinch.
Sarethi lands a body shot.
Sarethi can't find room to land a body shot as Exotic controls the action.
Exotic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarethi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sarethi throws a hook but Exotic avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarethi. Exotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Sarethi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sarethi throws a lazy head kick
and Exotic counters with a body kick.
Sarethi ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sarethi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Sarethi catches Exotic right on the button with a cross.
Sarethi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sarethi misses with an uppercut.
Sarethi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sarethi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Exotic connects with a nice looking jab.
Sarethi sizes up Exotic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sarethi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Exotic throws a head kick that misses.
Exotic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Exotic scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi thuds his right hand into Exotic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sarethi lands a really nice looking cross but Exotic seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Exotic misses with a double jab
and Sarethi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sarethi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sarethi pushes Exotic up against the cage in a clinch.
Sarethi lands with a light punch inside.
Exotic digs a right hand underneath Sarethi's ribcage. Sarethi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sarethi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Exotic breaks the clinch.
Exotic with a nice cross.
Exotic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sarethi slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarethi. Exotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Exotic throws a solid leg kick but Sarethi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Exotic.
Exotic cracks Sarethi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Exotic looks to land a left hand but Sarethi moved out of range nicely.
Exotic blocks a jab.
Exotic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sarethi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Exotic looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Exotic loads up on a big right hand but Sarethi slips the punch.
Exotic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sarethi takes a step back to recover.
Exotic throws an overhand right that lands on Sarethi's shoulder, as Sarethi tries to avoid the shot.
Exotic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sarethi looks to land a right hand but Exotic moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Exotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarethi.
Sarethi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Exotic moves away.
Exotic lands a body shot.
Sarethi slips under a jab from Exotic.
Exotic misses with a head kick.
Exotic moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSarethi.
Exotic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sarethi's 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!
Exotic is looking to land body kicks.
Exotic gets tackled into the cage by Sarethi. Sarethi maintains the clinch.
A short left from Sarethi.
Exotic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Exotic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Exotic misses the shot to the body.
Sarethi is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Salyn Sarethi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Salyn Sarethi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Exotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarethi moves away.
Sarethi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sarethi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sarethi moves out of range as Exotic throws a body kick.
Exotic misses with a left hand
and Sarethi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sarethi slips under a jab from Exotic.
Sarethi ducks right into an uppercut from Exotic.
Exotic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Exotic checks a leg kick.
Exotic blocks a head kick by Sarethi.
Exotic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sarethi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sarethi throws a right hand that misses
and Exotic counters with a nice kick to the body.
Exotic throws a body kick that misses
and Exotic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sarethi tries a head kick but it misses.
Exotic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Exotic connects with a high kick.
Sarethi is still on wobbly legs! Can Exotic finish him?
Exotic connects with a crisp jab.
Exotic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Exotic cracks Sarethi with a hook to the temple - Sarethi is on wobbly legs here! Exotic swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Sarethi falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Exotic wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Exotic!
After winning the bout, Joe Exotic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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