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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad El Sayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brooklin Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Sayed comes to the cage accompanied by Young Buck feat. The Game & Ludacris - Stomp. Brooklin Rider has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammad El Sayed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brooklin Rider!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rider closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rider lands in his opponent's guard.
Rider throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
El Sayed wants to stand and escape but Rider is having none of it.
Rider loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rider postures up in El Sayed's guard and throws a big left but El Sayed blocks it.
Rider throwing strikes from guard but El Sayed blocks nicely.
Rider throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El Sayed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rider throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rider is looking to work some ground and pound but El Sayed has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rider shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. El Sayed defends it nicely.
Rider avoids the head kick by El Sayed.
Horrible takedown by Rider or perhaps it was just good defense by El Sayed which made him look bad.
El Sayed rushes Rider and presses him up against the cage.
Rider drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mohammad El Sayed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brooklin Rider.
El Sayed is trying to maintain a safe position but Rider gets an underhook and turns El Sayed into the cage.
Rider tries for a takedown but El Sayed manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider goes for a takedown attempt but El Sayed pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
El Sayed tries to clinch up.
Brooklin Rider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rider dives in and grabs El Sayed's left leg, looking for a takedown. El Sayed pushes down on Rider's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rider is defended easily by El Sayed.
Rider looks gassed!
Rider shoots for a double leg takedown but El Sayed sprawls well. He's pushed Rider's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rider keeps the fight on the outside.
El Sayed lands a head kick!
El Sayed moves into the clinch.
Rider avoiding damage as El Sayed throws knees to the body.
El Sayed scores with a shot to the side of Rider's head.
El Sayed prevents the takedown attempt.
El Sayed tries a knee to the head but Rider blocks it.
El Sayed is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
El Sayed keeps control of Rider as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rider wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but El Sayed has him pressed against the cage.
Rider tries for a takedown. No joy.
El Sayed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
El Sayed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Sayed is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
El Sayed is pressed up against the cage. Rider has hold of a leg and is looking to drag El Sayed down to the mat. El Sayed avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed tries to clinch up.
El Sayed tries to close the distance and clinch but Rider swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rider drops his hands momentarily and El Sayed takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
El Sayed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Brooklin Rider has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Sayed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rider fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
El Sayed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rider takes a jab right on the kisser.
El Sayed tests Rider's chin there with a solid looking shot.
El Sayed lands with a right hand.
El Sayed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rider.
El Sayed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rider changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. El Sayed tries to avoid it but Rider manages to keep hold of a leg and drag El Sayed to the ground. El Sayed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
El Sayed moves into the clinch.
El Sayed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Sayed lands a nice uppercut.
El Sayed with a knee to the head.
Rider turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rider sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but El Sayed is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed is looking to reverse the position.
Rider is trying to get an arm triangle but El Sayed is defending well.
Rider wants to lay and pray for a moment but El Sayed keeps working.
El Sayed manages to get back to half guard.
Rider has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rider thows a huge punch but El Sayed dodges it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rider working over El Sayed with some ground and pound. El Sayed looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
El Sayed wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
El Sayed tries to clinch up.
Rider shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. El Sayed manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
El Sayed has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rider off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
El Sayed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rider.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed connects with a right hand. Rider shakes it off.
El Sayed misses with a head kick.
El Sayed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rider is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in El Sayed's half guard.
Rider lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rider is working for a kimura but El Sayed is defending it quite comfortably.
Rider thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
El Sayed is refusing to be controlled, as Rider sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Sayed looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rider lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad El Sayed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brooklin Rider's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
El Sayed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rider paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rider fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but El Sayed avoids it really well and circles away.
El Sayed connects with a jab.
Rider decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
El Sayed wants to get back to his feet.
Rider seems to be looking for submissions.
Rider looks to land a strike but El Sayed avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
El Sayed wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
El Sayed is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rider is controlling him.
Rider throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
El Sayed has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rider off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mohammad El Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Sayed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rider shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
El Sayed is trying to stand up here but Rider is controlling him well.
Rider is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. El Sayed doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rider.
El Sayed is doing well to control the position and prevent Rider from advancing to side control.
El Sayed is trying to stand back up but Rider is controlling him
Rider trying to control the action but El Sayed is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rider thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rider seems to be looking for submissions.
El Sayed kicks Rider off and gets back to his feet.
El Sayed throws out a powerful jab.
El Sayed lands with an uppercut that bounces Rider off the cage and back into rage.
El Sayed slaps away a takedown attempt from Rider, before circling back to the center of the mat.
El Sayed clinches up with Rider and pushes him back against the cage.
El Sayed looking to slow down the pace here.
El Sayed lands an uppercut.
El Sayed tries to land knees in the clinch but Rider avoids the damage to the body.
El Sayed misses with a knee strike.
Rider escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rider shoots in for a takedown but El Sayed shows good takedown defense.
Mohammad El Sayed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brooklin Rider.
Nice takedown defense from El Sayed. No joy for Rider on that attempt.
Rider fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mohammad El Sayed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El Sayed stuffs the takedown attempt from Rider. Rider gets slowly back to his feet.
Rider on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rider closes this distance looking for a takedown but El Sayed circles away.
El Sayed clinches with his opponent.
El Sayed gets underhooks to prevent Rider's takedown attempt.
El Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but Rider blocks with his arms.
El Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
El Sayed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rider has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rider avoids a wild elbow strike from El Sayed.
Rider blocks an uppercut.
Rider has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. El Sayed is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
El Sayed looking to throw knees to the head but Rider is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by El Sayed.
El Sayed is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rider is just too persistent for him and manages to trip El Sayed to the mat. El Sayed regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rider postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brooklin Rider has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rider with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rider cracks El Sayed with a solid left hand.
Rider in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed controls Rider momentarily but Rider frees himself.
Rider trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
El Sayed is looking to stand up but Rider isn't so interested in that idea.
Rider working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
El Sayed throws a head kick that misses.
El Sayed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rider finds it's way round the side to connect with El Sayed's head.
El Sayed swinging wilding here.
Rider shoots in for a takedown but El Sayed shows good takedown defense.
Rider fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rider is defended easily by El Sayed.
El Sayed lands with a hook. Rider tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mohammad El Sayed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brooklin Rider's cut.
That's time! El Sayed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rider avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rider fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
El Sayed throws a half hearted mid kick.
El Sayed throws a nice head kick!
Rider shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rider keeps the fight on the outside.
Rider will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mohammad El Sayed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brooklin Rider.
El Sayed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Sayed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El Sayed lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rider is defended easily by El Sayed.
El Sayed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rider gets cracked with a nice right hand there by El Sayed.
El Sayed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
El Sayed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rider on the side of the head.
El Sayed misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Sayed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rider blocks a jab.
Rider shoots for a double leg takedown but El Sayed sprawls well. He's pushed Rider's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
El Sayed is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rider ducks under a wild hook from El Sayed.
Good leg kick by El Sayed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rider shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has El Sayed pinned against the cage. El Sayed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
El Sayed scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rider tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but El Sayed swivels and escapes.
El Sayed sizes up Rider with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rider fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rider tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but El Sayed swivels and escapes.
Rider shoots in for a double leg but El Sayed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
El Sayed gets a clinch.
El Sayed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
El Sayed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rider escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rider instigates a clinch.
El Sayed misses with a knee strike.
El Sayed missing with knees to the body.
Rider breaks from the clinch.
El Sayed misses with an uppercut. Rider saw that one coming.
Mohammad El Sayed is winning the standup battle so far.
Rider shoots in looking for a takedown. El Sayed tries to sprawl out of it but Rider keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. El Sayed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
El Sayed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rider.
El Sayed clinches with his opponent.
El Sayed trying to control the position but instead, Rider has worked for underhooks and has pushed El Sayed into the cage.
El Sayed prevents a takedown attempt there.
El Sayed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but Rider blocks with his arms.
Rider tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rider takes a knee right on the jaw!
El Sayed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rider escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rider takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider shoots for a double leg takedown but El Sayed sprawls well. He's pushed Rider's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rider avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Sayed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
El Sayed walks into a stiff left hand from Rider.
El Sayed throws a head kick that misses.
Brooklin Rider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rider will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
El Sayed with a nice cross.
Rider sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rider fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rider takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
El Sayed tries to clinch but Rider moves out of range.
El Sayed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
El Sayed tries to clinch up.
Rider fails with the takedown.
El Sayed fails in his attempt to clinch.
El Sayed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rider changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. El Sayed tries to avoid it but Rider manages to keep hold of a leg and drag El Sayed to the ground. El Sayed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
El Sayed scores with a decent looking hook.
El Sayed tries to clinch up.
El Sayed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rider.
Rider has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rider takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rider misses with a takedown attempt - El Sayed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
El Sayed slaps away a takedown attempt from Rider, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rider misses with a hook.
El Sayed digs a good body shot into Rider's ribs.
El Sayed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
El Sayed takes the fight into the clinch.
Rider wants a takedown but no success here.
El Sayed pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rider's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
El Sayed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammad El Sayed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for El Sayed, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammad El Sayed!
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