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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Assad (ranked 2010 p4p, 258 weight class) and Dangerous Dan (ranked 4703 p4p, 493 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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186 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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192 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Assad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dangerous Dan!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan wants to clinch.
Dan misses with a low kick.
Dan 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.
Dan scores with a kick to the body.
Sam Assad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dan is looking to land body kicks.
Dan tries to clinch up but Assad circles away and keeps his distance.
Dan misses the jab.
Assad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Assad throws a nice looking combination but Dan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dan moves out of range of the strikes.
Dan throws a counter combo.
Assad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Assad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Assad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dan throws a head kick that misses.
Assad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dan.
Dan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Assad was covering up waiting for the punch and Dan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dan is one step ahead there.
Assad working a defensive guard here.
Dan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dan postures up.
Assad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dan landing some decent shots from guard.
Assad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Assad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dan postures up and lands a big shot to Assad's brow.
Dan tries to free his leg and advance position but Assad is retaining full guard.
Dan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assad trying to control the position.
Dan throws a strike but Assad rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Assad stopping the sweep attempt from Dan.
Dan keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Assad engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Assad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dan wants to sweep but no luck.
Assad trying to control but Dan is working from the bottom.
Assad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assad is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Assad with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Assad preventing the sweep.
Dan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Assad keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dan working the head and body with strikes.
Dan is thwarting Assad's attempts to control the position.
Dan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dan looks to land a strike but Assad avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dan postures up and lands a big shot to Assad's brow.
Assad is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Assad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dangerous Dan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Assad has hold of Dan's hands but Dan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dan working over Assad with some ground and pound. Assad looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Assad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dan.
Dan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Assad defending well though.
Assad trying to control but Dan postures up.
Dangerous Dan has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad tries to roll over but Dan keeps him under control.
Dan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Assad defending well though.
Assad regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dan postures up and lands a big shot to Assad's brow.
Dan throws a big elbow that misses.
Dan with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing good reports from Assad's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Assad looking for a sweep. Not yet Assad, not yet.
Dan throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dan misses with a straight right.
Dan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Assad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dan tries to land a leg kick but Assad saw it coming and moves away.
Dan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Assad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dan throws a leg kick but Assad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan scoring well with a low kick there.
Assad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dan throws an overhand right that lands on Assad's shoulder, as Assad tries to avoid the shot.
Assad thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Dan tenderised Assad's leg. Assad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Assad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Assad lands with a hook. Dan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Assad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assad throws a good cross that connects.
Dan lands with a kick to the temple. Assad shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A lazy left from Assad finds it's target.
Dan ducks right into an uppercut from Assad.
Assad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assad throws a jab but it's blocked by Dan.
Assad lands with a good body shot.
Assad misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dangerous Dan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dan throws a leg kick but Assad moved away.
Nice uppercut lands for Assad. That snapped Dan's head back.
Dan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assad looks to score with a jab to the body but Dan is just out of range.
Assad throws a jab when Dan was well out of range.
Dan throws the kick towards the body but Assad avoids it.
Assad swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Assad.
A cross from Assad lands.
Assad moves out of range of the leg kick from Dan.
Assad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Assad scores with a body shot.
Assad misses the jab.
Assad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dan thows a body kick. Assad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assad misses with a hook to the body
and Dan counters with a body kick.
Assad just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan throws a jab when Assad was well out of range.
Dan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Assad is looking to counter punch.
Assad misses with a body shot.
Assad misses the shot to the body.
Assad throws a lazy right hand but Dan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assad throws a lazy uppercut
and Dan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dan connects with a solid leg kick.
Dan has closed the distance and engaged Assad in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dan fails to land.
Assad pushes Dan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dan.
Dan lands with a short shot to the head.
Assad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dan can't find room to land a body shot as Assad controls the action.
Dan can't find room to land a body shot as Assad controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Dan fails to land.
A short right from Assad.
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 Sam Assad will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dan missing with a left hand there. Assad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dan pushes Assad away with a front kick.
Good shot there by Assad.
Dan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assad.
Assad blocks a leg kick.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dan under the eye.
Assad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dan moves away.
Dan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dan lunges at Assad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Assad's hand.
Assad throws the left hand but Dan avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan avoids the body shot from Assad.
Dan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Assad lands with a hook. Dan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assad. Dan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dan defending well as Assad loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Dan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad misses the jab.
Assad throws a jab when Dan was well out of range.
Assad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Assad misses with a hook.
Dan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Assad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Assad misses the target.
Dan moves out of range as Assad strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assad, as that shot connected.
Dan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Assad lands with a good body shot.
Assad throws a shot to the body.
Assad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sam Assad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dan is looking to score with low kicks.
Dan lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dan is looking to score with low kicks.
Assad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assad misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Assad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dan connects with a solid leg kick.
Assad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Assad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Assad misses.
Assad will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Assad cracks Dan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dan throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dan.
Assad misses with a hook. Dan ducked under it nicely.
Dan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dan is looking to score with low kicks.
Assad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dan.
Assad moves out of range of the leg kick from Dan.
Dan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Assad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Assad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dan.
Dan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Assad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dan counters with a three punch combo that has Assad backing up. Assad nods at Dan to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Assad.
Assad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dan under the eye.
Assad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dan was well out of range. Poor timing from Assad.
Sam Assad is winning the standup battle so far.
Dan throws a low kick but Assad moves out of range easily.
Dan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Assad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assad misses with a hook. Dan ducked under it nicely.
Dan ducks under a wild hook from Assad.
Dan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dan slips a jab from Assad.
Assad moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDan.
Assad misses with a wild body shot.
Dangerous Dan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assad moves out of range of the body kick from Dan.
Assad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Assad swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assad was well out of range. Poor timing from Dan.
Dan defending well as Assad loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Assad checks a leg kick.
Dan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dan flicks out a counter leg kick but Assad steps away.
Dan throws a shot from downtown. Assad moves away and avoids it.
Dan slips under a jab.
Assad looks to score with a jab to the body but Dan is just out of range.
Assad stuns Dan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Assad throws out a loose jab but Dan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assad checks a leg kick.
Dan misses with a wild combination.
Assad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Assad lands with a shot to the body.
Assad throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Assad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Assad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Sam Assad!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Sam Assad!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Sam Assad!
Sam Assad wins by unanimous decision!
Sam Assad took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Organic Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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