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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Assad (ranked 1230 p4p, 160 weight class) and Junior Iron (ranked 2762 p4p, 337 weight class). Junior Iron acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
8 - 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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Iron!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron blocks a jab.
Iron slips a jab from Assad.
Iron moves away from the strike by Assad.
Iron swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Iron clobbers Assad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some bone on bone action there as Assad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Assad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iron.
Assad throws a big shot that misses.
Iron lands a nice shot to the body.
Assad misses with a straight right.
Assad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Iron looks to land a combination but Assad avoids it well.
Iron lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Iron tries to bum rush Assad with a series of wild strikes but Assad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iron takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Assad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Iron throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Assad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Assad misses with a looping right.
Assad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assad staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad blocks a jab.
Assad slips a jab and a cross from Iron.
Assad misses with a looping left.
Assad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iron.
Assad misses with a body shot.
Iron connects with an inside leg kick.
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron moves away.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iron.
Sloppy strikes from Iron. Those never looked like landing.
A quick step to the side and Assad tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Assad misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Iron.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Assad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iron looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Assad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iron uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Iron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron digs a good body shot into Assad's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Assad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Iron doesn't seem phased though.
Iron tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Assad is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad lands a nice shot to the body.
Assad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron misses with a low kick.
Assad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Assad throws a hook to the side of Iron's head but Iron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assad swings for the body but Iron moves out of range.
Iron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assad.
Iron thuds a left hand into Assad's body.
Iron is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Assad rather than just go for the knockout.
A swing and a miss from Iron.
Assad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iron throws out the jab.
Iron slips a straight right by Assad.
Iron throws a nice looking combination but Assad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assad was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Assad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Assad throws a nice looking combination but Iron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Iron fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Iron throws a leg kick that misses.
Iron walks into a straight right hand from Assad.
Assad throws the left hand but Iron avoids the punch easily.
Assad throws a body shot but no joy.
Assad dodges the punch combination from Iron.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron.
Assad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Assad throws an overhand right that lands on Iron's shoulder, as Iron tries to avoid the shot.
Assad loads up on a big right hand but Iron slips the punch.
A big right from Assad misses.
Assad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Iron swinging wildly here.
Iron scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Assad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Assad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Assad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron.
Assad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Iron.
Assad looks to land a right hand but Iron moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assad defending well as Iron loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Assad misses the target.
Iron tries to land a leg kick but Assad saw it coming and moves away.
Iron lands a nice shot to the body.
Assad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron.
Iron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Iron throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Iron throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Assad cracks Iron with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Iron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Iron misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assad staying out of range there.
A big right from Assad misses.
Nice shot by Assad.
Iron slips under a jab.
Assad looks to land a right hand but Iron moved out of range.
Assad jabs Iron to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Iron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron throws a sloppy head kick and Assad moves out of range easily.
Iron lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Assad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron throws a shot from downtown. Assad moves away and avoids it.
Iron takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Assad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Assad stuns Iron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Assad misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Iron dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping body kick lands there for Iron.
A telegraphed right hand from Assad misses the target.
Assad slips a jab and a cross from Iron.
Iron misses with a left hand
and Assad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Assad looks to throw the jab but Iron is out of range.
Iron misses with the combination.
Assad just misses with a punch to the body.
Assad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Iron under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Iron.
Assad misses with an uppercut.
Iron lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Iron throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Iron throws a head kick but Assad moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Iron throws a front kick aimed at Assad's knee but Assad avoids it well.
Iron throws a push kick but Assad slaps the foot to one side.
Assad scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron throws a lazy right hand but Assad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iron looks to land a combination but Assad avoids it well.
Good exchange - Assad coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad throws out a loose jab but Iron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron tries a quick counter leg kick but Assad is wise to it.
Assad punishes Iron's body with a nice straight punch.
Iron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron throws a jab but it's blocked by Assad.
Assad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assad throws a hook to the side of Iron's head but Iron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iron unleashes a big counter combination but Assad bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Iron.
Junior Iron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Iron was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Assad takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Iron throws a solid leg kick but Assad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Iron.
Iron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assad.
Assad looks to land a right hand but Iron moved out of range.
As Assad backs off Iron throws a huge counter combo but Assad manages to avoid it all.
Iron avoids the body shot from Assad.
Iron unleashes a big counter combination but Assad bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Iron connects with a looping right hand.
Iron tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Assad is able to avoid easily.
Assad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Assad slips under a jab.
Iron misses with the combination.
Assad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Iron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assad moves away.
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assad.
Iron lands a nice hook to Assad's body. Assad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Iron blocks a jab.
Assad takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Assad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Iron.
Iron buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Assad loads up on a big right hand but Iron slips the punch.
Iron throws a leg kick but Assad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Assad misses the shot to the body.
Assad throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
A jab from Assad does it's job there.
Assad throws out a powerful jab.
Iron lands with a kick to the ribs.
Assad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron.
Assad moves out of range of the strikes.
Iron throws a right and a left that Assad avoids nicely.
Assad misses with a straight right.
Iron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron staying out of range there.
Assad looks to land a right hand but Iron moved out of range.
A combination from Iron does no damage.
Assad jabs at Iron's body.
Assad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iron slips under a jab from Assad.
Assad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assad backing away here, and Iron unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Iron tests Assad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Iron throws a shot from downtown. Assad moves away and avoids it.
Iron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Iron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assad.
Iron now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Some wild striking there from Iron.
Assad cracks Iron with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Assad misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Assad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Iron.
Assad 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.
Iron misses with an uppercut. Assad saw that one coming.
Assad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron.
Assad lunges at Iron with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Iron's hand.
Donk. Iron catches Assad right on the button with a cross.
Iron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iron feints a jab promting Assad to slip. Iron then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Assad slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Iron throws a hook but Assad avoids it easily.
Junior Iron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Assad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Iron throws a low kick but it's checked well by Assad.
Assad connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assad takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Iron scores with a head kick.
Assad misses with a looping right.
Iron looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Assad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Iron misses.
Assad misses with a straight right.
Assad misses with a wild body shot.
Iron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assad misses with a few strikes there.
Iron defending well as Assad loads up on a big left hand.
Assad misses with a hook. Iron ducked under it nicely.
Assad scores with a shot to the body.
That kick from Iron tenderised Assad's leg. Assad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Assad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Assad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iron tries a low kick but Assad avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Assad.
Iron darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Assad with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron looks to land a right hand but Assad moved out of range.
Iron walks into a stiff left hand from Assad.
Assad cracks Iron with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Assad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iron is looking for the big counter here.
Iron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assad throws out the jab.
Assad misses with a straight left.
Iron misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Iron uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Assad has time to react.
Assad misses with a hook. Iron ducked under it nicely.
Iron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Assad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Iron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Iron moves out of range as Assad strikes.
Assad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Iron tries to move into range but Assad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Iron takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Assad misses its intended target.
Assad misses with a straight left.
Iron displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assad.
Iron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assad looks to land a left hand but Iron moved out of range nicely.
Iron moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Iron moves out of range of the strikes.
Assad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iron has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Iron swings for the body but Assad moves out of range.
Assad was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Iron fails to land with a series of punches.
Assad throws a hook but Iron avoids it easily.
Assad looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron is just out of range.
Assad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Assad.
Iron looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Assad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Assad misses with a looping left.
Assad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assad lands the left hand.
Iron ducks under a wild hook from Assad.
Iron cracks Assad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Assad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Iron looks to land a left hand but Assad moved out of range nicely.
Iron will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Iron slips under a jab.
Iron unleashes a big counter combination but Assad bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Assad misses with a wild body shot.
Assad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron was well out of range. Poor timing from Assad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron scores with a hook.
Iron swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Assad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron tries to work over Assad's front leg with a kick but Assad checks it.
Assad misses with a wild body shot.
Iron misses with a looping right.
Iron throws a hook but Assad avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Iron.
Assad throws out a loose jab but Iron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron throws a hook but Assad blocks it.
Iron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assad.
A big right from Assad misses.
Assad throws a body shot but no joy.
Iron looks for the body kick but Assad saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Assad misses the target.
Iron slips a jab from Assad.
Iron takes one to the chin there.
Iron lands a glancing blow to the side of Assad's head.
Iron moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Assad blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron was well out of range. Poor timing from Assad.
A big right from Assad misses.
Nice defenses there by Iron.
Assad throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron throws a right and a left that Assad avoids nicely.
Assad misses with a hook.
Assad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron.
Assad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assad. Iron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron blocks a jab.
Iron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Assad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assad misses the jab.
Iron lands a jab to Assad's midsection.
Iron wants to land a leg kick but Assad is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron throws a right hand that Assad ducks under and follows up with a left that Assad also avoids with ease.
Assad moves out of range as Iron strikes.
Assad takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Assad misses with a two punch combination.
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 Sam Assad.
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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Assad!
Sam Assad managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Organic Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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