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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 996 p4p, 155 weight class) and Peaky Blinder (ranked 3952 p4p, 486 weight class). Qasi comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Blinder has chosen Dave not Dave - Cold blood as his entrance music. Azar Qasi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
23 - 11 - 1 |
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183 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peaky Blinder!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blinder shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Qasi is looking for a sweep. Blinder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Qasi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blinder wants to control from the top but Qasi keeps moving.
Blinder must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Qasi looking for a sweep. Not yet Qasi, not yet.
Qasi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blinder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qasi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blinder has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Qasi is proving hard to escape from.
Qasi has his foot on Blinder's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blinder works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Qasi is on top in guard.
Qasi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Qasi working away.
Blinder is not content to let Qasi control the position.
Blinder tries to bench press Qasi off him but Qasi keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Qasi slows the pace down.
Blinder is trying to get back to half guard.
Qasi tries for a kimura but Blinder is defending well.
Blinder is trying to get back to half guard.
Qasi wants to control but Blinder is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blinder gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Qasi controlling his opponent.
Blinder prevents Qasi from taking his back.
Blinder has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Qasi looking to control but Blinder is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blinder tries to control the position but Qasi now has his back.
Blinder fending off the submission attempt from Qasi.
Qasi is hanging on to Blinder's back as he tries to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Qasi is riding his opponent, not letting Blinder buck him off.
Qasi looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azar Qasi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blinder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Qasi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blinder tries to clinch there but Qasi circles away.
Blinder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Qasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blinder misses with a body kick.
Qasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Blinder is just out of range.
Qasi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qasi. Blinder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blinder tries to land a front kick but Qasi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Qasi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blinder misses with a looping left.
Qasi throws a leg kick which misses Blinder's front leg but catches the back leg as Blinder tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blinder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blinder there as he acknowledges the shot.
Qasi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Qasi scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blinder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Qasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blinder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Qasi, as that shot connected.
Qasi thuds a left hand into Blinder's body.
Qasi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blinder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Qasi but Qasi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters circling - Qasi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Qasi.
Blinder is breathing heavily.
Blinder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Qasi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Qasi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Qasi lands a body shot.
Qasi throws a head kick but Blinder moves out of range.
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!
Qasi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Qasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blinder.
Azar Qasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi lands with a right hand.
Blinder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Qasi thuds a left hand into Blinder's body.
Qasi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No luck for Qasi with that takedown attempt.
Blinder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Qasi looks for a takedown but Blinder sprawls well.
Blinder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Qasi.
Blinder throws a head kick that misses.
Qasi connects with a solid leg kick.
Blinder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Qasi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Qasi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Qasi is looking to wear down Blinder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Qasi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Qasi seems to be looking for submissions.
Qasi is looking for a kimura but Blinder is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Qasi to get the leverage.
Qasi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Qasi takes Blinder's back.
Qasi working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Blinder is defending well though. Qasi let's go of the attempt for now.
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!
Qasi struggling to keep hold of the position.
Blinder trying to control the position but Qasi manages to sink in the hooks.
Qasi looking for the choke but no joy.
Blinder trying to control the position but Qasi manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azar Qasi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Qasi feints and then cracks Blinder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blinder down.
Blinder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blinder misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Qasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blinder throws a series of punches but Qasi avoids them all with ease.
Qasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Qasi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Qasi throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qasi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blinder under the eye.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Qasi - that will leave a mark!
Blinder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blinder is looking to clinch.
Qasi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blinder needs to keep his hands up - Qasi had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi lands a really nice looking cross but Blinder seems unphased.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blinder 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 Qasi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Qasi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Qasi fails with a takedown attempt.
Qasi cracks a nice hook into Blinder's ribs.
Qasi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Qasi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Qasi lands a nice shot to the body.
Qasi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blinder.
Qasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Blinder moves out of range as Qasi strikes.
Peaky Blinder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Qasi - just one landing.
Qasi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blinder backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blinder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blinder looks to score with a jab to the body but Qasi is just out of range.
Qasi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Qasi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blinder as he avoids it easily.
Blinder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Qasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Blinder tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blinder takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Qasi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Qasi cracks Blinder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Azar Qasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Qasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blinder was well out of range. Poor timing from Qasi.
Qasi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Qasi misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blinder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Qasi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blinder.
Nice shot by Qasi.
Qasi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Qasi blocks a head kick by Blinder.
Qasi is looking to counter punch.
Blinder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Qasi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blinder.
A head kick misses from Blinder.
Qasi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Qasi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Blinder!
Qasi controlling the position from side mount.
Qasi advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blinder stops Qasi from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
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!
Qasi swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Azar Qasi!
A victorious Azar Qasi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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