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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saqib Hamid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saqib Hamid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio Cesar Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez's corner calls for a 1-2. Chavez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chavez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hamid shoots in for a takedown but Chavez shows good takedown defense.
Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamid fails with the takedown.
Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamid moves out of range as Chavez strikes.
Hamid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Hamid takes the fight into the clinch.
Hamid manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hamid looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hamid's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws a big elbow that misses.
Hamid throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Chavez is fighting to break Hamid's control of his arms but Hamid is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Saqib Hamid has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chavez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hamid misses with a head kick.
Chavez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hamid drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chavez cracks Hamid with a good jab.
Hamid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez cracks Hamid with an open hand slap.
Chavez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hamid back to the cage. Chavez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Hamid gets a clinch.
Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez misses with the head strike.
Hamid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hamid walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamid circles away.
Nice jab there from Chavez.
Julio Cesar Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Hamid 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hamid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chavez is looking to clinch.
Chavez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chavez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hamid had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hamid fakes the leg kick and cracks Chavez in the body.
Chavez stuffs the takedown attempt from Hamid. Hamid gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saqib Hamid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez clobbers Hamid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chavez throws a series of punches but Hamid avoids them all with ease.
Hamid lands with a kick to the temple. Chavez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chavez connects with a right hand. Hamid shakes it off.
Hamid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chavez looks to land a right hand but Hamid moved out of range.
Hamid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chavez cracks Hamid with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hamid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamid blocks an uppercut.
Hamid blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamid controls his hands.
Hamid breaks from the clinch.
Hamid throws a right and a left that Chavez avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamid shoots in but Chavez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hamid is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez scores with a one two! Hamid had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chavez lands a head shot.
Chavez cracks Hamid with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chavez wants to clinch.
Julio Cesar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamid looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chavez lands a head shot.
Hamid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chavez tests Hamid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamid shoots for a takedown but Chavez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chavez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hamid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamid swats away the attempt to clinch by Chavez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cesar Chavez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chavez wants to clinch.
Chavez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hamid on the side of the head.
Chavez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hamid.
Chavez scores with a hook.
Hamid walks into a left hand.
Chavez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hamid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chavez tries to clinch there but Hamid circles away.
Saqib Hamid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chavez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hamid takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chavez lands a really nice looking cross but Hamid seems unphased.
Chavez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hamid closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chavez circles away.
Chavez scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamid is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hamid blocks a jab.
Hamid fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saqib Hamid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamid fails to land the takedown.
Chavez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hamid shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chavez sprawls well. Chavez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamid gets slowly back to his feet.
Hamid shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chavez as he jumps to the side.
Chavez scores with a decent looking hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamid.
Chavez moves in looking to clinch but Hamid pushes him off.
Chavez scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hamid 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hamid has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hamid there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chavez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chavez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chavez throws a combination. Hamid tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Chavez.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chavez, as that shot connected.
Hamid takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chavez lands a jab-cross combination.
Hamid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chavez lands with a cross.
Hamid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chavez.
Chavez lands with a nice combination. Hamid backs away looking to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Hamid 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Julio Cesar Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hamid walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez with a jab.
Chavez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chavez!
Hamid closes the distance and clinches up with Chavez, looking for a takedown. Hamid pushes Chavez against the cage but Chavez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chavez lands a nice shot that snaps Hamid's head back.
A left and a right from Chavez both land. Nice combination.
Hamid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chavez instigates a clinch.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Hamid lands a takedown into guard.
Hamid trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Chavez looking for a sweep. Not yet Chavez, not yet.
Chavez being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hamid is one step ahead there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hamid trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Saqib Hamid wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chavez fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez slaps away a takedown attempt from Hamid, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chavez tries to clinch but Hamid moves out of range.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cesar Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hamid walks into a stiff left hand from Chavez.
A jab from Chavez does it's job there.
Hamid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chavez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chavez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hamid on the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chavez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hamid looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chavez is fending him off so far but Hamid persists. Nope, Chavez circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamid fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chavez avoids it really well and circles away.
Chavez tries to clinch there but Hamid circles away.
Chavez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hamid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hamid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chavez.
Chavez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hamid on the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Hamid or perhaps it was just good defense by Chavez which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saqib Hamid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez lands an overhand right.
Hamid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chavez lands a jab.
Chavez with a nice cross.
Hamid moves in looking to clinch but Chavez pushes him off.
Danga de danga de dang - Chavez scores with a four punch combination!
Chavez with a jab.
Chavez scores with a hook.
Chavez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hamid in his tracks.
A jab lands there for Chavez.
A head kick misses from Hamid.
Chavez throws a one two combo.
Chavez sizes up Hamid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chavez lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chavez.
Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez throws a series of punches but Hamid avoids them all with ease.
Chavez scores with a nice head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chavez.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Hamid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hamid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chavez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chavez wants to clinch.
Chavez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chavez scores with a decent looking hook.
Hamid drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A lazy left from Chavez finds it's target.
Chavez lands a nice shot that snaps Hamid's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tests Hamid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chavez with a jab.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hamid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hamid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chavez will feel that in the morning.
A right-left combo lands from Chavez.
Hamid shoots for a double leg takedown but Chavez sprawls well. He's pushed Hamid's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chavez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chavez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hamid slips a jab and a cross from Chavez.
Good shot there by Chavez.
Chavez misses with a double jab.
Chavez tries to clinch up.
Hamid misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot lands for Chavez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez scores with the left hand. Hamid knows he should have avoided that one.
Chavez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez is trying to keep Hamid in close.
Hamid slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chavez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamid wants to stand but Chavez is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cesar Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chavez 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Cesar Chavez!
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