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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anwar Hussin (ranked 2284 p4p, 2262 weight class) and Mr Torso (ranked 275 p4p, 273 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anwar Hussin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Torso!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torso lands the left hand.
It looks like Anwar Hussin has been cut.
Torso looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hussin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hussin walks into a stiff left hand from Torso.
Torso is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Torso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hussin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Torso!
Hussin working away.
Hussin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Hussin.
Hussin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hussin scores with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Torso is trying to control Hussin's posture but Hussin avoids it.
Hussin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Hussin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Torso's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hussin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hussin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hussin lands some shots froms side control.
Torso managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hussin.
Hussin trying to control the action but Torso is working from the bottom.
Torso tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Torso is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hussin tries to score with some ground and pound. Torso controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Torso parries the strikes from Hussin easily there. Hussin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Torso to escape.
Torso parries the strikes from Hussin easily there. Hussin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Torso to escape.
Hussin scoring with punches from side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Torso is right now.
Hussin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Hussin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hussin lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hussin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hussin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Torso is avoiding damage well.
Hussin in side control, throwing shots but Torso defends.
Torso dodges the ground and pound from Hussin.
Hussin working the ground and pound.
Hussin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torso parries the strikes from Hussin easily there. Hussin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Torso to escape.
Hussin controls the position.
Torso really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hussin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hussin trying to control the action but Torso is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Hussin crashes against the mat.
Torso can't do much from the bottom here.
Torso dodges the ground and pound from Hussin.
Hussin is looking to take a break and control but Torso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Torso ducks under a wild hook from Hussin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torso misses with a straight left.
Torso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hussin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Torso loads up on a big right hand but Hussin slips the punch.
Hussin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anwar Hussin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anwar Hussin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hussin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussin walks into a stiff left hand from Torso.
Torso misses with a lunging right hand
and Hussin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hussin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Torso is looking for a sweep. Hussin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hussin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hussin connects with a nice short shot to Torso's temple.
Hussin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hussin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anwar Hussin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hussin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Torso is staying active underneath Hussin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hussin thows a huge punch but Torso dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Torso is refusing to be controlled, as Hussin sits in half guard.
Torso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hussin.
Hussin wants to control but Torso is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hussin defending well as Torso loads up on a big left hand.
Hussin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Torso misses with an uppercut. Hussin saw that one coming.
Hussin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Torso fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hussin on the side of the head.
Torso throws a lazy right hand but Hussin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Torso sprawls and moves away.
Torso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussin.
Hussin needs to keep his hands up - Torso had a free shot at his head there.
Torso misses the jab.
Hussin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Torso thuds a left hand into Hussin's body.
Torso is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Torso misses with a hook. Hussin ducked under it nicely.
Hussin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Torso sprawls and moves away.
Torso throws a right hand that misses
and Hussin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hussin.
A short left from Torso.
Torso is trying to maintain a safe position but Hussin gets an underhook and turns Torso into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torso breaks the clinch.
Torso swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hussin counters by moving into the clinch.
Hussin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torso fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hussin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hussin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torso.
Torso misses with a straight right.
Hussin feinted with a counter takedown.
Mr Torso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torso shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hussin eats them both and turns towards Torso to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hussin takes one to the side of the head.
Torso swings widly with a right hand
and Hussin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torso looking to control.
Hussin lands a couple of digs.
Hussin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hussin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hussin throwing strikes from guard but Torso blocks nicely.
Hussin cracks Torso with a solid left hand.
Torso utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hussin throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Torso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anwar Hussin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Torso misses with a straight left.
Hussin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mr Torso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torso digs a good hook to Hussin's body.
Hussin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Torso lands a jab to Hussin's midsection.
Torso throws a lazy right hand but Hussin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hussin defending well as Torso loads up on a big left hand.
Hussin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Torso throws a hook to the side of Hussin's head but Hussin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torso looks to land a right hand but Hussin moved out of range.
Torso connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Torso throws a hook but Hussin blocks it.
Hussin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hussin counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torso parries the strikes from Hussin easily there. Hussin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Torso to escape.
Hussin working the ground and pound.
Hussin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torso keeps working.
Hussin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Torso is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Hussin crashes against the mat.
Hussin working the ground and pound.
Hussin lands an elbow.
Hussin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hussin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torso is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hussin scoring with punches from side control.
Torso is trying to improve his position.
Hussin landing strikes.
Torso tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hussin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hussin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Hussin crashes against the mat.
Torso defending against the ground and pound.
Hussin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Torso!
Hussin punching from mount but Torso doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hussin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hussin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hussin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Torso because Hussin loaded up on that one.
Torso takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hussin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hussin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Torso hang on?
Hussin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Torso wants to hold on but Hussin pushes him away.
Hussin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Torso's face.
Hussin lands a couple of good shots and Torso has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussin is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hussin gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hussin gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hussin apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Torso throws a lazy uppercut
and Hussin moves into the clinch.
Torso wants to break free but Hussin has control.
Torso breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anwar Hussin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hussin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anwar Hussin!
A victorious Anwar Hussin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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