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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 604 p4p, 89 weight class) and Turbo Epicity (ranked 4393 p4p, 501 weight class). Qasi comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Epicity has chosen Semi Charmed Life as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
27 - 11 - 1 |
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177 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Turbo Epicity!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qasi throws a poor cross that misses
and Epicity counters with a stiff right hand.
Azar Qasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epicity tries to clinch but Qasi is having none of it.
Qasi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Epicity misses the jab.
Qasi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Epicity looks for the body kick but Qasi saw that one coming.
Qasi checks a leg kick nicely.
Qasi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Epicity throws a low kick but Qasi avoids it.
Epicity chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Qasi can pounce on him.
Nice sprawl there from Epicity as Qasi shoots in.
Qasi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Qasi walks into a jab.
Qasi sizes up Epicity with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qasi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Epicity sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Qasi connects with a right hand. Epicity shakes it off.
Epicity lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi swings widly with a right hand
letting Epicity counter with a right hand.
Epicity wants to clinch up but Qasi keeps it at a distance.
Epicity throws a leg kick but Qasi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Qasi is looking to counter punch.
Epicity ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
Qasi throws a solid leg kick but Epicity takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Qasi.
Epicity just misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
Qasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Epicity is just out of range.
Epicity lands a jab.
Epicity scores with a leg kick.
Qasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epicity was well out of range. Poor timing from Qasi.
Qasi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Martial Arts Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Epicity slaps away a takedown attempt from Qasi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azar Qasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi moves out of range of the body kick from Epicity.
Epicity avoids a kick to the body.
Qasi misses with a body shot
and Epicity makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Qasi. That's going to slow Epicity down.
Qasi scores with a hook to the body. Epicity takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qasi fails with a takedown attempt.
Epicity was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Epicity throws a leg kick but Qasi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Qasi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Epicity throws the kick towards the body but Qasi avoids it.
Epicity tries to clinch up but Qasi circles away and keeps his distance.
Epicity displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qasi throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Qasi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Epicity connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Qasi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Epicity doesn't seem phased though.
Epicity avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Qasi's calf.
Qasi jabs Epicity to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Epicity misses with the combination.
Epicity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Qasi.
Qasi scores with a nice right hand.
Epicity slips under a jab.
Epicity defending well as Qasi loads up on a big left hand.
Qasi misses the body punch
and Epicity counters with a nice kick to the body.
Epicity misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Qasi counters with a stiff right hand.
Qasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epicity manages to avoid it.
Qasi throws a leg kick which misses Epicity's front leg but catches the back leg as Epicity tries to avoid it.
Qasi misses with a low kick.
Epicity fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi misses with a straight right.
Qasi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Epicity counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Epicity has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Qasi.
Epicity misses with an uppercut. Qasi saw that one coming.
Qasi slips under a jab from Epicity.
Qasi lands with a right hand.
Epicity takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Qasi throws an overhand right that lands on Epicity's shoulder, as Epicity tries to avoid the shot.
Epicity throws a counter combo.
Epicity lands a front kick.
Turbo Epicity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Qasi staying out of range there.
Qasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epicity was well out of range. Poor timing from Qasi.
Qasi misses with a wild body shot.
Epicity tries to bum rush Qasi with a series of wild strikes but Qasi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Epicity doesn't manage to clinch there - Qasi circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Turbo Epicity will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Epicity ducks right into an uppercut from Qasi.
Qasi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Epicity was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A bone on bone clash there as Qasi blocks the leg kick.
Epicity avoids the body shot from Qasi.
Qasi thumps Epicity with a low kick.
Epicity has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Qasi.
Epicity throws a head kick that misses.
Epicity looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Epicity scoring well with a low kick there.
Qasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qasi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Epicity.
Epicity's corner calls for a 1-2. Epicity obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Epicity fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Qasi checks it well.
Qasi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Epicity at a distance.
Epicity 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi throws a looping overhand right but Epicity ducks down to avoid it.
Epicity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Epicity misses with the combination.
Qasi lands with a right hand.
Qasi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Qasi throws out a loose jab but Epicity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qasi throws a body shot but no joy.
Epicity misses with a hook. Qasi ducked under it nicely.
Qasi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Epicity in his tracks.
A jab from Epicity finds it's way through Qasi's defenses.
Qasi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Decent striking displayed by Epicity there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Qasi.
Qasi lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qasi pushes Epicity away with a front kick.
Epicity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Qasi.
Qasi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Qasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Epicity is just out of range.
It seemed like Epicity was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Qasi blocks a head kick by Epicity.
Qasi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Qasi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Epicity swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Epicity avoids the body shot from Qasi.
Epicity misses with a head kick.
Qasi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Epicity's calf.
Epicity wants to clinch up but Qasi keeps it at a distance.
Epicity tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi throwing a counter right hand but Epicity manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi throws an off balance right hand
and Epicity counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Epicity misses with the body kick
and Qasi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Qasi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Qasi scores with a nice head shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Qasi.
Qasi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Epicity throws out the jab.
Epicity misses with an uppercut. Qasi saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Qasi misses its target.
Nice uppercut there from Epicity.
Qasi throws the left hand but Epicity avoids the punch easily.
Epicity lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Qasi circles away quickly and effectively.
Epicity misses with a hook. Qasi ducked under it nicely.
Qasi lands with a shot to the body.
Qasi slips under a jab from Epicity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epicity is defending against the submission attempts here by Qasi.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Epicity controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Qasi wants to control but Epicity is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Azar Qasi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Qasi misses with a right hand
and Epicity counters with a low kick, right behind Qasi 's knee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Qasi, right into the meat.
Qasi throws a shot from downtown. Epicity moves away and avoids it.
Epicity fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Qasi checks it well.
Qasi looks to land a right hand but Epicity moved out of range.
Epicity moves out of range as Qasi strikes.
Qasi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Epicity only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Qasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epicity was well out of range. Poor timing from Qasi.
Epicity scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Qasi doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Qasi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qasi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Epicity.
Epicity's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Qasi swings for the body but Epicity moves out of range.
Qasi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Qasi.
Qasi tries to work over Epicity's front leg with a kick but Epicity checks it.
Qasi avoids the head kick by Epicity.
Qasi throws a nice head kick!
Qasi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Qasi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Qasi throws a leg kick but Epicity moved away.
Epicity misses the shot to the body.
Qasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity misses the jab.
Azar Qasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Qasi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Qasi scores with a sloppy right hand. Epicity should have avoided that one.
Qasi throws a leg kick but Epicity sees it coming and moves out of range.
Epicity works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity scores with a head kick. Qasi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Qasi misses.
Qasi swings for the body but Epicity moves out of range.
Epicity thows a left - swing and a miss!
Qasi throws a leg kick
enabling Epicity to counter with a crisp jab.
Epicity looks to land a left hand but Qasi moved out of range nicely.
Epicity throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Epicity blocks a jab.
Qasi scores with a nice body kick.
Qasi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Epicity takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Epicity throws a hook but Qasi blocks it.
Epicity loads up on a big right hand but Qasi slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Qasi.
Qasi misses with a wild body shot.
Qasi scoring well with a low kick there.
Epicity scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Qasi doesn't seem bothered though.
Epicity gets caught napping as Qasi dives in and scores a takedown. Epicity manages to retain guard.
Qasi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Qasi is looking to take a break and control but Epicity is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Qasi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epicity stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Qasi trying to control the position but Epicity is working away.
Qasi slows the pace down.
Qasi tries for a kimura but Epicity is defending well.
Qasi wants to control but Epicity is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Azar Qasi.
Well Qasi 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azar Qasi!
An out of breath Azar Qasi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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