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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hashim Al Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Hashim Al Hassan enters the cage!
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180 cm
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183 lbs
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190 cm
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Wilson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hashim Al Hassan! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Al Hassan scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Wilson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Al Hassan, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Al Hassan against the cage but Al Hassan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Excellent takedown into side control there by Wilson. Wilson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Al Hassan has escaped the position, nice work there. Wilson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Al Hassan is avoiding damage well.
Wilson decides to take the fight back to the feet. Al Hassan leaves Wilson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Al Hassan is looking to chop away at Wilson's legs. Al Hassan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Al Hassan gets in close and instigates a clinch. Wilson gets control of Al Hassan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wilson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Wilson looking to control.
Al Hassan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Al Hassan stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson. Wilson being controlled here, momentarily. Wilson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Al Hassan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wilson is trying to control the position but Al Hassan postures up. Al Hassan wanted to stand there but Wilson had control of the position. Wilson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Al Hassan defends well. Al Hassan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Wilson is trying to control the position but Al Hassan postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Al Hassan defends it nicely. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Al Hassan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Al Hassan connects with a looping right hand.
Al Hassan avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Al Hassan misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson misses the jab. Al Hassan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Al Hassan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson wants to clinch and Al Hassan counters with a one-two to the body. Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Al Hassan as he jumps to the side. Wilson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. A leg kick checked by Wilson. Left hook, right uppercut from Al Hassan. Al Hassan wants to land a leg kick but Wilson is out of range. Al Hassan stuffs the takedown. A nice combination there by Al Hassan.
A nice combination there by Al Hassan.
Al Hassan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Wilson needs to keep his hands up - Al Hassan had a free shot at his head there. Al Hassan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice combination there by Al Hassan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hashim Al Hassan dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Al Hassan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the body from Wilson misses and Al Hassan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Wilson fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Al Hassan stalks Wilson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilson's face. Wilson staggers backwards, shaken. Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Al Hassan, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Al Hassan against the cage but Al Hassan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Al Hassan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilson swivels and escapes. Wilson tries for a takedown but Al Hassan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him. A punch combination from Al Hassan misses. Wilson shoots in but Al Hassan avoids the takedown attempt easily. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Al Hassan throws a series of strikes that have Wilson backpedaling.
Al Hassan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wilson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Al Hassan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilson somewhat. Al Hassan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Al Hassan misses with a head kick.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Al Hassan as he jumps to the side. Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Al Hassan, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Al Hassan against the cage but Al Hassan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Al Hassan scores with the left hand. Wilson knows he should have avoided that one. Al Hassan tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Al Hassan tries to land a front kick but Wilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Al Hassan!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Al Hassan lands with a nice combination. Wilson backs away looking to recover. Wilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Donk. Al Hassan catches Wilson right on the button with a cross. The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Al Hassan throws a combination. Wilson tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Al Hassan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt. Wilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Al Hassan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Al Hassan lands with a nice combination. Wilson backs away looking to recover. Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Al Hassan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Al Hassan lands with a right hand. Wilson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Wilson scores with a jab to the body. Wilson has his takedown stuffed and Al Hassan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Al Hassan moves out of range easily. Al Hassan cracks a nice hook into Wilson's ribs. Hashim Al Hassan seems to be getting the better of the standup. Al Hassan lands a jab-cross combination. Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Al Hassan. Wilson walks into a straight right hand from Al Hassan. Al Hassan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Al Hassan is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wilson tries for a takedown but Al Hassan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Al Hassan lands with a nice combination. Wilson backs away looking to recover. Al Hassan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Wilson moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Hassan. Al Hassan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Al Hassan. Al Hassan tries to land a leg kick but Wilson saw it coming and moves away.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Al Hassan shows good takedown defense. Al Hassan dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut! Al Hassan throws a combination. Wilson tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Left hook, right uppercut from Al Hassan. Al Hassan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Al Hassan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hashim Al Hassan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Al Hassan works over Wilson's head and body with a nice combination. Wilson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Al Hassan!
Al Hassan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Al Hassan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Left hook, right uppercut from Al Hassan. Al Hassan scores with a three punch combo!
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Hassan paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Al Hassan, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Al Hassan against the cage but Al Hassan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Wilson fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wilson has a takedown stuffed. Wilson ducks right into an uppercut from Al Hassan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Al Hassan scores with a one two! Wilson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Al Hassan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilson circles away. Al Hassan scores with a one two! Wilson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Wilson misses with a double jab
and Al Hassan counters with a one-two to the body. Al Hassan tries to score with a low kick but Wilson moves his leg out of the way. Al Hassan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Hassan lands a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Al Hassan both land. Nice combination. Justin Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wilson shoots and misses and Al Hassan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Al Hassan stalks Wilson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilson's face. Wilson staggers backwards, shaken. Al Hassan misses with a double jab.
Al Hassan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wilson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Wilson clinches but Al Hassan breaks the clinch and Al Hassan counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Al Hassan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wilson tries to pull guard but Al Hassan won't allow it.
Al Hassan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Al Hassan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A right-left combo lands from Al Hassan. Left hook, right uppercut from Al Hassan. Al Hassan looks to land a combination. Wilson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Al Hassan throws a leg kick but Wilson sees it coming and moves out of range. Al Hassan misses with a low kick.
Wilson looks for a takedown but Al Hassan sprawls well. Al Hassan doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Al Hassan. A nice combination there by Al Hassan.
Hashim Al Hassan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Al Hassan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Al Hassan lands with a nice combination. Wilson backs away looking to recover. Al Hassan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Al Hassan. Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Al Hassan moves out of range easily. Al Hassan tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Al Hassan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wilson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wilson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Al Hassan misses with the combination.
Wilson tries to clinch up. Wilson blocks a head kick by Al Hassan.
Justin Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight! Hashim Al Hassan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Al Hassan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hashim Al Hassan!
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