PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gina Carano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saddam Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hussain has chosen Dabke Huwara as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Carano
vs
Hussain

173 cm
24
141 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

162 cm
27
140 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q159 Rec/Stamina

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gina Carano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saddam Hussain!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carano.
Carano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussain.
Carano feints and then cracks Hussain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hussain down.
Hussain is looking to score with low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carano.
Hussain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carano.
Hussain scores with a one two! Carano had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussain misses the target.
Hussain missing with a left hand there. Carano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hussain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hussain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carano loads up on a big right hand but Hussain slips the punch.
Carano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carano scores with a kick to the body.
Carano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussain blocks a leg kick.
Carano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain looks to score with a jab to the body but Carano is just out of range.
Hussain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carano lands a head kick. Hussain smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gina Carano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hussain checks a low kick from Carano.
Hussain just misses with a punch to the body.
Hussain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carano was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussain.
Carano lands a nice looking body shot.
Hussain swings for the body but Carano moves out of range.
Hussain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussain.
Carano lands a head kick!
Carano checks a leg kick.
Hussain lands a nice hook to Carano's body. Carano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A clash of legs there as Hussain blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain tries to land a front kick but Carano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A left lands for Carano.
Carano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hussain lands with a good body shot.
Carano throws a leg kick but Hussain moved away.
Carano avoids the head kick by Hussain.
Some bone on bone action there as Carano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carano lands a nice looking body kick.
Carano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carano moves out of range of the leg kick from Hussain.
Carano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hussain is out of range and Carano settles back down.
Carano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hussain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hussain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hussain looks to score with a jab to the body but Carano is just out of range.
Good work by Hussain as he checks the leg kick.
Carano lands a glancing blow to the side of Hussain's head.
Hussain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carano throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hussain.
Carano lands a head shot.
Carano fakes the leg kick and cracks Hussain in the body.
Carano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carano lands a high kick!
Hussain scores with a leg kick.
Hussain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carano lands with a slapping head kick.
Carano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carano misses with a straight right.
Carano checks a low kick from Hussain.
Hussain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carano misses with a hook.
Carano is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Carano darts in and clinches Hussain up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hussain or not.
Carano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hussain has him pressed against the cage.
Hussain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Carano manages to break the clinch.
Carano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hussain's calf.
Carano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hussain needs to keep his hands up - Carano had a free shot at his head there.
Carano takes a swing at Hussain's ribcage but misses.
Hussain throws a series of punches but Carano moves out of range.
Hussain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carano manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Carano.
Good leg kick by Hussain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A lazy left from Carano finds it's target.
Carano misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gina Carano will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target.
Carano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
Carano ducks right into an uppercut from Hussain.
Carano looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussain is just out of range.
Hussain misses with a straight right.
Hussain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carano throws a leg kick but Hussain moved away.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carano.
Hussain avoids a kick to the body.
Carano tried to score with a low kick but Hussain checks it.
Hussain lands a really nice looking cross but Carano seems unphased.
Carano lands a head kick!
Carano thows a leg kick but Hussain checks it
and Hussain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carano throws a leg kick which misses Hussain's front leg but catches the back leg as Hussain tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Carano.
A left lands for Carano.
Hussain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carano slips a jab from Hussain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carano. Carano obviously looking to wear him down.
Hussain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick misses from Carano.
Hussain slips a straight right by Carano.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good work by Carano as he checks the leg kick.
Carano pushes Hussain away with a front kick.
Carano wants to land a leg kick but Hussain is out of range.
Hussain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carano can pounce on him.
Carano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hussain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carano loads up on a big right hand but Hussain slips the punch.
A big left from Hussain misses.
Carano throws a big shot that misses.
Carano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hussain digs a good hook to Carano's body.
Hussain scoring well with a low kick there.
Hussain moves out of range as Carano throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carano.
Carano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hussain blocks a head kick by Carano.
A head kick by Hussain misses
and Carano counters with a nice kick to the body.
Carano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hussain with a hook.
A low kick from Carano misses
and Hussain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carano.
Carano wants to clinch up but Hussain keeps it at a distance.
Hussain lands a jab to Carano's midsection.
Hussain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hussain connects with a solid leg kick.
Donk. Hussain catches Carano right on the button with a cross.
Carano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
Hussain lands with a good body shot.
Hussain lands a jab to the nose.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hussain 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 Carano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a jab but it's blocked by Carano.
Hussain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saddam Hussain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hussain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hussain is looking to score with low kicks.
Hussain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hussain blocks a head kick by Carano.
A clash of legs there as Hussain blocks the low kick.
Hussain cracks Carano with an open hand slap.
Hussain misses with a two punch combination.
Carano moves forwards but Hussain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hussain misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Hussain.
Carano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussain.
Hussain has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carano.
Hussain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carano was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussain.
Hussain throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carano's head.
Carano throws out a loose jab but Hussain uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Carano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hussain throws a body punch but Carano moves out of range.
Hussain misses with a hook. Carano ducked under it nicely.
Carano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussain.
Carano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carano thumps Hussain with a low kick.
Hussain throws a sloppy head kick and Carano moves out of range easily.
Hussain is looking to land body kicks.
Hussain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hussain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Hussain finds it's target.
Carano lands with a kick to the temple. Hussain shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain misses with a straight left.
Carano throws and low kick but Hussain moves out of range easily.
Hussain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Hussain finds it's way through Carano's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saddam Hussain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Carano throws a lazy body kick
and Hussain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hussain sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Carano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussain misses the target.
Hussain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussain. Carano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hussain avoids a kick to the body.
Hussain throws a hook but Carano blocks it.
Hussain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hussain counters with a body kick.
Carano wants to clinch.
Hussain lands a nice shot to the body.
Carano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain throws a leg kick which misses Carano's front leg but catches the back leg as Carano tries to avoid it.
Hussain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carano can pounce on him.
Carano connects with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Hussain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hussain avoids the head kick by Carano.
Hussain misses with a head kick.
Carano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hussain misses with a wild body shot.
Hussain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carano.
Hussain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carano thows a leg kick but Hussain checks it
and Hussain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hussain misses with a low kick.
Carano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Hussain.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carano. Hussain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carano moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carano throws a solid leg kick but Hussain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carano.
Hussain thows a leg kick but Carano checks it
and Carano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussain looks to score with a jab to the body but Carano is just out of range.
Hussain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hussain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hussain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carano can pounce on him.
Carano avoids the body shot from Hussain.
Carano looks to throw the jab but Hussain is out of range.
Carano jabs at Hussain's body.
Carano avoids the body shot from Hussain.
Carano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carano delivers a nice body kick.
Hussain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carano. That did some damage!
Hussain looks to throw the jab but Carano is out of range.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carano scores with a spinning back kick!
Jab from Hussain.
Hussain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hussain blocks a head kick by Carano.
Hussain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hussain missing with a left hand there. Carano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carano's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carano duly obliges.
Carano avoids the body shot from Hussain.
Hussain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hussain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hussain connects with a solid leg kick.
Hussain throws a head kick that misses.
Carano is looking to land body kicks.
Hussain thows a leg kick but Carano checks it
and Carano counters with an inside leg kick.
Carano misses with a leg kick
and Carano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hussain's calf.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carano.
Carano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hussain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hussain lands a right hook to the body.
Hussain throws a body punch but Carano moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Carano.
Hussain misses the shot to the body.
Hussain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hussain throws a series of punches but Carano moves out of range.
Carano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hussain throws a hook to the side of Carano's head but Carano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carano is looking to chop away at Hussain's legs.
Carano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Carano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saddam Hussain really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hussain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carano manages to avoid it.
Hussain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hussain moves out of range as Carano strikes.
Hussain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hussain.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carano 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 Hussain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hussain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carano throws a leg kick but Hussain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hussain throws an overhand right that lands on Carano's shoulder, as Carano tries to avoid the shot.
Carano is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Carano is predictable there
and Hussain counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Carano.
Hussain throws a body punch but Carano moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hussain, right into the meat.
Hussain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carano. Carano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carano needs to keep his hands up - Hussain had a free shot at his head there.
Hussain tries to score with a low kick but Carano moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hussain doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut there from Hussain.
Carano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carano throws a hook but Hussain avoids it easily.
Hussain throws an overhand right that lands on Carano's shoulder, as Carano tries to avoid the shot.
Carano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussain.
A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target.
Carano throws a hook but Hussain avoids it easily.
Carano throws a solid leg kick but Hussain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carano.
Carano throws a body kick that misses.
Hussain on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hussain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carano misses with a low kick.
Carano throws a leg kick which misses Hussain's front leg but catches the back leg as Hussain tries to avoid it.
Carano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussain.
A clash of legs there as Carano blocks the low kick.
Hussain just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hussain counters with a nice leg kick.
Carano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carano lands a front kick.
Crunch! Carano slams his shin into Hussain's torso.
Carano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carano slips a jab from Hussain.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carano. Hussain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Hussain misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Carano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hussain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target.
Hussain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carano ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses the jab.
Carano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussain.
Carano throws a leg kick but Hussain moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carano, right into the meat.
Hussain throws a leg kick
and Carano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hussain moves out of range as Carano strikes.
Hussain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hussain lands a slapping body shot.
Hussain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hussain looks to land a combination but Carano avoids it well.
Carano misses the shot to the body.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carano moves away.
Hussain misses with a body shot.
Hussain checks a low kick from Carano.
Hussain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carano is able to avoid easily.
Hussain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four 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.
Hussain throws a shot to the body.
Carano throws a head kick that Hussain semi-blocks.
Carano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hussain.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carano. Hussain shrugs it off though.
Carano throws a hook but Hussain blocks it.
Carano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hussain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carano tries to score with a low kick but Hussain moves his leg out of the way.
Hussain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carano's hands.
Hussain thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carano if he has to take too many more of those.
Carano connects with a solid leg kick.
Carano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hussain misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Hussain.
Hussain takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saddam Hussain dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hussain misses with a body punch
and Carano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hussain's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Carano.
Hussain misses with a looping right.

Carano moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Hussain.
Carano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hussain.
Carano wants to break free but Hussain has control.
Carano misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carano working aggressively here.
Hussain can't break the clinch.
Hussain looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain stalling the fight.
Carano missing with knees to the body.
Carano has had enough of the clinch but Hussain keeps him there for the moment.
Carano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hussain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carano wants to break free but Hussain has control.

Carano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carano connects with a high kick.
Gina Carano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carano digs a good hook to Hussain's body.
Carano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hussain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hussain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hussain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carano momentarily.
Carano tries to land a leg kick but Hussain saw it coming and moves away.
Hussain takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hussain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carano lands a nice shot that snaps Hussain's head back.
Carano is looking to slow Hussain down with leg kicks.
Carano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hussain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussain blocks a leg kick.
Carano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
A jab from Hussain misses.
Carano throws a leg kick
and Hussain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a wild combination.
Carano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hussain will feel that in the morning.
Carano dodges the punch combination from Hussain.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hussain.
Hussain throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hussain, as that shot connected.
Hussain moves out of range as Carano throws a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hussain blocks the leg kick.
Carano throws a head kick that misses.
Hussain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hussain checks a leg kick nicely.
Carano takes one to the side of the head.
Hussain misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hussain counters with a nice body shot.
Carano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carano lands a head kick!
Carano scores with a decent looking hook.
Hussain looks to land a body kick but Carano moved away.
Hussain avoids the body shot from Carano.
Hussain just misses with a punch to the body.
Hussain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carano manages to avoid it.
Hussain blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Carano misses
and Hussain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussain misses the target.
Carano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carano takes one on the button.
Saddam Hussain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carano fakes the leg kick and cracks Hussain in the body.
Hussain is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussain staying out of range there.

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 Gina Carano.
I think Hussain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 47:49
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saddam Hussain!
Saddam Hussain is the new bantamweight champion!