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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Contador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saladin Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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173 lbs
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alberto Contador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saladin Hussain !
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contador fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hussain misses with the combination.
Hussain misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Contador finds it's target.
Hussain throws a right and a left that Contador avoids nicely.
Hussain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hussain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hussain has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Contador is looking to slow Hussain down with leg kicks.
Contador misses with a body shot.
Hussain throws a series of punches but Contador moves out of range.
Contador was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Contador throws a sloppy head kick and Hussain moves out of range easily.
Hussain blocks a head kick by Contador.
As Contador backs off Hussain throws a huge counter combo but Contador manages to avoid it all.
Hussain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hussain looks to land a combination but Contador avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and Contador tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Contador.
Contador misses with a wild body shot.
Contador fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hussain fails to land with a series of punches.
Contador lands a right hook to the body.
Contador scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Contador scores with a jab to the body.
Contador throws a head kick that half lands.
Contador avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contador scores with a leg kick.
Contador digs a good body shot into Hussain 's ribs.
Contador connects with a body shot.
Contador throws a sloppy head kick and Hussain moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Contador. That's going to slow Hussain down.
Contador comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Contador avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Hussain . Those never looked like landing.
Contador works Hussain 's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Contador.
Hussain avoids the body shot from Contador.
Contador has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Contador is looking to wear down Hussain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Contador scores with a head kick.
Contador throws a low kick, looking for Hussain 's leg but Hussain calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussain throws a series of punches but Contador avoids them all with ease.
Contador misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain .
Hussain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Contador moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Contador tries a head kick but it misses.
Contador fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hussain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contador misses with the combination.
Hussain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Contador dodges the punch combination from Hussain .
Hussain misses with a few strikes there.
Contador throws a body punch but Hussain moves out of range.
Contador lunges at Hussain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hussain 's hand.
Hussain looks to land a combination but Contador avoids it well.
Hussain misses with a wild combination.
Contador throws a sloppy head kick and Hussain moves out of range easily.
Hussain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Contador dodges the punch combination from Hussain .
Hussain tries to bum rush Contador with a series of wild strikes but Contador uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Contador lands a right hook to the body.
Contador lands a lovely overhand right.
Hussain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Contador misses with a head kick.
Hussain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Contador.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hussain .
Hussain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Contador lands.
Hussain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Contador.
Hussain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Hussain . Those never looked like landing.
Contador scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contador. Hussain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good leg kick by Contador there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Contador tenderised Hussain 's leg. Hussain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Contador circles away from the clinch attempt.
Contador throws a body shot but no joy.
Contador throws a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Contador feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hussain 's calf.
Contador wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left and a right from Contador both land. Nice combination.
Contador fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussain manages to avoid it.
Hussain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contador throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hussain misses with the combination.
Hussain blocks a head kick by Contador.
Contador swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Contador throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Contador feints a jab promting Hussain to slip. Contador then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hussain slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Contador fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Contador throws a head kick that misses.
Hussain throws a counter combo.
Hussain misses with a double jab.
Hussain tries to close the distance and clinch but Contador swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Contador, right into the meat.
Contador avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hussain 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contador lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Hussain , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Contador is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Contador lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Contador throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Contador dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hussain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Contador misses the shot to the body.
Contador tries a head kick but it misses.
Hussain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Contador ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussain moves away.
Contador is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hussain misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Contador.
Alberto Contador is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Contador showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hussain .
Contador lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hussain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Contador lands with a thumping leg kick.
Contador scores with the left hand. Hussain knows he should have avoided that one.
Contador throws a sloppy head kick and Hussain moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Hussain .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contador feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hussain s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hussain tries to bum rush Contador with a series of wild strikes but Contador uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Contador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hussain misses with the combination.
Hussain tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain throws a right hand that Contador ducks under and follows up with a left that Contador also avoids with ease.
Contador scoring well with a low kick there.
Contador swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Contador connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Contador lands a nice hook to Hussain 's body. Hussain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Contador avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hussain might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Contador has got the better of the exchanges.
Hussain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hussain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hussain misses with a series of wild punches.
Contador moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Contador fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hussain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Contador lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Contador dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hussain . That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contador avoids a punch combination nicely.
Contador feints and then cracks Hussain 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hussain down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Contador. Contador obviously looking to wear him down.
Contador goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alberto Contador is winning the standup battle so far.
Contador throws a leg kick but Hussain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Contador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Contador dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Contador is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hussain can do to turn this around?
Contador showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hussain .
Hussain swinging wildly here.
Contador tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hussain throws a right hand that Contador ducks under and follows up with a left that Contador also avoids with ease.
Contador dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Contador avoids a punch combination nicely.
Contador misses with a body shot.
Contador looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussain is just out of range.
Hussain tries to bum rush Contador with a series of wild strikes but Contador uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hussain swinging wildly here.
Contador fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hussain just manages to avoid it.
Contador lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain blocks a head kick by Contador.
Contador lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hussain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hussain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Contador lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good shot there by Contador.
Contador misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain .
Contador swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Contador misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain .
Contador misses the shot to the body.
Contador scores with a sloppy right hand. Hussain should have avoided that one.
Hussain misses with the combination.
Contador connects with the punch.
Contador throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contador lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hussain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a series of punches but Contador moves out of range.
Hussain avoids the head kick by Contador.
Hussain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Contador.
Contador thuds his right hand into Hussain 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Contador throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hussain misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Contador!
Contador tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from Contador.
Contador throws a series of punches but Hussain moves out of range.
Contador lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hussain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hussain checks a low kick from Contador.
Jab, jab by Contador - just one landing.
Contador jabs at Hussain 's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hussain misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain avoids the body shot from Contador.
Contador fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussain manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Contador. Those never looked like landing.
Hussain throws a series of punches but Contador avoids them all with ease.
Contador lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Contador dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hussain misses with a few strikes there.
Contador looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Contador, right into the meat.
Contador scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hussain doesn't seem bothered though.
Hussain throws a nice looking combination but Contador bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Contador thumps Hussain with a low kick.
Contador lands with a thumping leg kick.
Contador cracks a nice hook into Hussain 's ribs.
No joy there for Hussain , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hussain tries to bum rush Contador with a series of wild strikes but Contador uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Contador comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hussain looks to land a combination but Contador avoids it well.
Hussain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Contador ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussain moves away.
Contador avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hussain misses with the combination.
Hussain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hussain ducks right into an uppercut from Contador.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contador looks to land a combination. Hussain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hussain misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Contador.
A combination from Hussain does no damage.
Contador scores with a one two! Hussain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hussain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hussain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A combination from Hussain does no damage.
A shot to the liver by Contador. Beautiful body shot.
Hussain is looking to clinch.
Hussain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Contador moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contador throws a leg kick which misses Hussain 's front leg but catches the back leg as Hussain tries to avoid it.
Contador lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Contador.
Hussain misses with a wild combination.
Contador fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contador throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Contador connects with a body shot that sends Hussain 's belly button to the back.
Hussain tries to clinch but Contador is having none of it.
Contador thuds a left hand into Hussain 's body.
Hussain misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Contador. Beautiful body shot.
Contador goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Contador slips a jab and a cross from Hussain .
Contador avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hussain throws a right hand that Contador ducks under and follows up with a left that Contador also avoids with ease.
Contador throws a head kick that Hussain semi-blocks.
Contador lands with a kick to the temple. Hussain shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hussain tries to bum rush Contador with a series of wild strikes but Contador uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Contador misses.
Contador lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Contador throws a nice inside leg kick.
Contador pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Hussain . Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hussain throws a series of punches but Contador avoids them all with ease.
Contador lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Contador avoids a punch combination nicely.
Contador seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Contador lands a high kick!
No joy there for Hussain , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hussain misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Contador tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Hussain . Those never looked like landing.
Contador scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Contador lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hussain at a distance.
Contador cracks the inside of Hussain 's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hussain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hussain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hussain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Contador.
Contador slips a jab and a cross from Hussain .
Contador thuds a left hand into Hussain 's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Contador lands but Hussain takes it in his stride.
Contador digs a good hook to Hussain 's body.
Hussain misses with the combination.
Hussain fails to land with a series of punches.
Contador fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hussain .
Hussain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Contador moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Contador showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hussain .
Hussain throws a right hand that Contador ducks under and follows up with a left that Contador also avoids with ease.
Contador scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saladin Hussain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Contador misses with a body shot.
Hussain misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Contador connects with a body shot that sends Hussain 's belly button to the back.
That kick from Contador tenderised Hussain 's leg. Hussain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alberto Contador is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hussain misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Contador showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Contador has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Contador!
Alberto Contador looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Good fight, neither of us can take a punch, so that was fun.'.
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