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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Tinkl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saladin Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
190 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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168 cm
27
181 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Tinkl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saladin Hussain !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tinkl fails with the takedown
and Tinkl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tinkl gets the takedown into side control.
Hussain is trying to improve his position.
Hussain manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tinkl is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Tinkl is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hussain is looking for a kimura here.
Hussain is trying to work for a kimura but Tinkl is defending well.
Tinkl is looking for a sweep. Hussain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain throwing shots but Tinkl is blocking nicely.
Tinkl flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tinkl tries to get to full guard but Hussain has control of the leg.
Hussain wants to free his trapped foot but Tinkl is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tinkl trying to control but Hussain postures up.
Hussain wants to take a breather but Tinkl is having none of it.
Hussain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hussain trying to mount his opponent but Tinkl defends it.
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.
Tinkl trying to hold on to Hussain 's head to control him but Hussain postures up.
Tinkl looking for submissions off his back.
Tinkl is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hussain pulls his head out easily.
Hussain controlling the action here.
Hussain thows a huge punch but Tinkl dodges it nicely.
Tinkl tries to get to full guard but Hussain has control of the leg.
Tinkl is refusing to be controlled, as Hussain sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinkl shoots for a takedown but Hussain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hussain with the counter takedown but Tinkl avoids it easily.
Hussain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tinkl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Tinkl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tinkl fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hussain avoids it really well and circles away.
Tinkl fails with the takedown.
And Hussain tries to counter it with a takedown but Tinkl pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tinkl shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain is refusing to be controlled, as Tinkl sits in half guard.
Tinkl looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hussain tries to roll over but Tinkl keeps him under control.
Tinkl looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hussain wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saladin Hussain will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hussain dives in and grabs Tinkl's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tinkl pushes down on Hussain 's head and hops out.
Tinkl tries to counter with a takedown but Hussain is quick to defend against it.
Tinkl throws a nice looking combination but Hussain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tinkl tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hussain defends well and Tinkl ends up having to push Hussain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hussain feints a counter leg kick.
Tinkl looks for a takedown but Hussain sprawls well.
Hussain feints the counter takedown.
Tinkl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hussain leaves Tinkl with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hussain is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Tinkl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain avoids the head kick by Tinkl.
And Hussain tries to counter it with a takedown but Tinkl pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tinkl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hussain with the counter takedown but Tinkl avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkl shoots in looking for a takedown. Hussain tries to sprawl out of it but Tinkl keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hussain manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hussain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tinkl has his takedown stuffed
and Hussain counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tinkl won't be happy with that.
Hussain wants to take a breather but Tinkl manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hussain .
Tinkl looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinkl looking for a sweep. Not yet Tinkl, not yet.
Hussain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tinkl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tinkl had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hussain defends it easily.
Tinkl looking to control.
Hussain wants to control from the top but Tinkl keeps moving.
Hussain forces his way into half guard.
Tinkl keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain prevents Tinkl from improving his position.
Hussain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tinkl keeps working.
Hussain is working for a submission of some sort.
Hussain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tinkl is looking to control Hussain 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tinkl avoid being mounted?
Hussain is trying to control. Tinkl wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hussain wants to free his trapped foot but Tinkl is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tinkl is looking for a sweep. Hussain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hussain is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tinkl sees it coming and defends easily.
Hussain wants to control but Tinkl is keeping him busy.
Tinkl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hussain .
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tinkl gets the takedown into side control.
Hussain is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hussain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hussain wants to control but Tinkl postures up.
Hussain tries to buck Tinkl off but Tinkl is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saladin Hussain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tinkl fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tinkl shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hussain defends it nicely.
Hussain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tinkl fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Tinkl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tinkl tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hussain defends well and Tinkl ends up having to push Hussain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It seemed like Hussain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hussain .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkl tries to clinch
and Hussain counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tinkl working for a triangle but Hussain defends it easily.
Hussain passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Saladin Hussain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tinkl slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hussain postures up in Tinkl's guard and throws a big left but Tinkl blocks it.
Tinkl looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hussain is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinkl keeping full guard, as Hussain tries to pass.
Tinkl tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hussain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tinkl is keeping the position for now.
Hussain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hussain trying to control but Tinkl is working from the bottom.
Tinkl is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinkl is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hussain defends well.
Hussain won't allow Tinkl to sweep him here.
Hussain throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hussain trying to control but Tinkl is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hussain moves out of range of the body kick from Tinkl.
Hussain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tinkl throws a head kick but Hussain moves out of range.
Hussain changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tinkl drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinkl in side control, throwing shots but Hussain defends.
Hussain manages to get back to half guard.
Tinkl trying to control from half guard but Hussain is working away.
Hussain wants to control but Tinkl is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hussain is controlling Tinkl's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tinkl wants to pass the guard but Hussain is defending well.
Hussain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tinkl pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tinkl is trying to control the action in half guard but Hussain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Billy Tinkl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tinkl pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saladin Hussain .
I've got Hussain 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saladin Hussain !
Saladin Hussain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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