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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Irshaad Sayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makowski Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
25
143 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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165 cm
25
141 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Irshaad Sayed! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Makowski Brewer! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brewer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sayed moves out of range of the leg kick from Brewer. Sayed is looking to counter with head kicks. Sayed blocks a jab. It appears Sayed was looking to counter with a kick there. Sayed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brewer throws out the jab. Brewer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sayed was well out of range. Poor timing from Brewer. Brewer fails with the takedown and Sayed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sayed. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sayed landing knees to the head.
Sayed lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sayed lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sayed.
Sayed lands an elbow inside. Sayed lands a damaging elbow. Sayed misses with a knee strike.
Sayed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A knee to the head by Sayed.
Sayed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Sayed lands an elbow that stopped Brewer in his tracks for a moment. Brewer takes a knee to the side of the body. Sayed with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Brewer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sayed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brewer blocks an elbow strike. Sayed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Sayed landing knees to the body.
Brewer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Irshaad Sayed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makowski Brewer. Brewer dodges an elbow strike from Sayed.
Sayed landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sayed landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sayed. Brewer tries to pull guard but Sayed forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Sayed lands an elbow just above Brewer 's eye. Sayed lands an elbow just above Brewer 's eye. Brewer blocks an elbow strike. A nice glancing elbow lands by Sayed.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brewer is trying to force a seperation but Sayed has the dominant position. Sayed lands a nice elbow. Sayed lands an elbow just above Brewer 's eye. Sayed putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brewer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Sayed lands an elbow just above Brewer 's eye. Sayed putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brewer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Brewer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Sayed. Brewer takes a knee to the side of the body. Sayed lands an elbow inside. Sayed lands an elbow that stopped Brewer in his tracks for a moment. Sayed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brewer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. This has been an exciting period of action! A knee to the head by Sayed.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sayed lands an elbow that stopped Brewer in his tracks for a moment. Sayed lands a damaging elbow. Sayed putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brewer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Brewer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sayed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sayed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sayed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Sayed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brewer's defenses. Sayed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Sayed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A knee to the head by Sayed.
Sayed lands an elbow inside that Brewer shrugs off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irshaad Sayed dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Brewer throws a lazy right hand but Sayed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Brewer throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sayed tries to counter by clinching up but Brewer breaks away and moves out of range. Brewer swinging wildly here.
Sayed is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brewer. Makowski Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. No luck with that takedown attempt from Brewer. It looked like Sayed was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brewer misses with a body shot.
Brewer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sayed circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sayed slips under a jab from Brewer. Sayed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brewer. Sayed appears to be looking for a big counter. Irshaad Sayed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makowski Brewer. Brewer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Sayed lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Brewer throws a poor cross that misses
and Sayed counters by clinching up. Sayed lands an elbow inside that Brewer shrugs off. A knee to the head by Sayed.
Sayed landing knees to the head.
Sayed lands an elbow just above Brewer 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brewer is trying to break the clinch but Sayed has him pressed against the cage. Sayed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sayed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brewer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Sayed lands an elbow inside. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sayed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nice elbow from Sayed. Brewer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sayed prevents it.
Sayed lands an elbow inside. Sayed pushes off an throws an elbow but Brewer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Sayed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brewer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Sayed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sayed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Nice elbow from Sayed. Brewer takes an elbow to the forehead. Sayed landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sayed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brewer's face.
Irshaad Sayed has scored more points in the clinch so far. Sayed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sayed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brewer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Sayed lands a good knee to the midsection. Brewer won't want to take too many of those. Brewer is breathing heavily. Nice elbow from Sayed. Sayed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Brewer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Sayed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sayed lands a damaging elbow. Sayed throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sayed lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Sayed scores a nice knee to the body.
Sayed lands a nice elbow. Brewer is trying to pull guard but Sayed has him pressed against the cage. Sayed lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Sayed landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sayed lands an elbow that stopped Brewer in his tracks for a moment. Sayed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Brewer can't break the clinch.
Sayed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irshaad Sayed dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position. Sayed lands a nice elbow. Sayed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Brewer manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Brewer working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brewer is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sayed wants to stand up but Brewer is controlling him. Sayed on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sayed tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brewer controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Brewer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Brewer trying to control the position from guard on top but Sayed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Brewer controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Makowski Brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Brewer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Sayed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brewer can do to turn this around? Brewer looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayed is just out of range. Sayed appears to be looking for a big counter. Brewer throws a poor cross that misses
and Sayed counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Sayed lands a knee to the head.
Sayed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brewer's defenses. Sayed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Sayed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brewer's defenses. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sayed obliges. Brewer dodges an elbow strike from Sayed.
Sayed pushes off an throws an elbow but Brewer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sayed lands a nice elbow. Brewer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sayed has him pressed against the cage. Sayed lands a nice elbow. Sayed lands a nice elbow. Sayed throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brewer tries to pull guard but Sayed won't allow it.
Sayed lands a knee to the body.
Brewer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Sayed lands an elbow inside. Sayed lands an elbow inside. Brewer takes an elbow to the forehead. Sayed is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Sayed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brewer's face.
Sayed connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sayed lands an elbow inside that Brewer shrugs off. Sayed with a knee to the head.
Sayed lands a nice elbow. Sayed lands an elbow inside that Brewer shrugs off. Brewer takes an elbow to the forehead. Sayed with a knee to the head.
Sayed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brewer's defenses. Sayed connects with a knee to the head.
Sayed lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Brewer successfully pulls guard.
Sayed wants to stand but Brewer has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Brewer trying to strike off his back.
And that's the end of the fight! Irshaad Sayed showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Irshaad Sayed! Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Irshaad Sayed! Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Irshaad Sayed!
Irshaad Sayed wins by unanimous decision! The defeated Makowski Brewer had this to say: 'This fight isn't over until my opponent tests negative for performance-enhancing drugs...and given his troubled past in that regard, I'm confident the fight will be declared a No-Contest.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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