PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emre Hussain (ranked 313 p4p, 35 weight class) and Jerry Haze (ranked 1369 p4p, 152 weight class). Jerry Haze has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hussain
vs
Haze

171 cm
33
158 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

168 cm
38
147 lbs
34 - 19 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emre Hussain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.

Haze moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hussain.
Hussain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hussain blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haze.
Haze tries for a takedown but Hussain manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hussain.
Hussain blocking some punches.
Haze throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussain.
A shot in the inside from Haze.
Hussain can't break the clinch.
Hussain misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haze.
Haze struggles to land a body shot inside as Hussain controls his hands.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hussain blocks an uppercut.
Haze blocks an uppercut.
Hussain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hussain.
Haze is trying to drag Hussain to the mat but Hussain just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hussain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haze backwards.

Hussain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze connects with a crisp jab.
Hussain slips under a jab.
Hussain throwing a counter right hand but Haze manages to avoid it.
Haze throws a head kick but Hussain moves out of range.
Hussain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hussain lands a lovely overhand right.
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Haze takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haze throws a leg kick but Hussain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Haze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Hussain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hussain slips a jab from Haze.
Hussain takes a swing at Haze's ribcage but misses.
Hussain scores with a decent looking hook.
Haze lands a jab to Hussain's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussain walks into a stiff left hand from Haze.
Hussain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haze. That did some damage!
A big left from Hussain misses.
Haze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussain throws out the jab.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emre Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Haze.
Hussain's corner calls for a 1-2. Hussain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hussain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Haze - the referee stops the clock and Hussain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Haze. Hussain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hussain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussain looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hussain throws a leg kick but Haze checks it.
Haze throws a chopping leg kick but Hussain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haze walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hussain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Haze is predictable there
and Hussain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emre Hussain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hussain keeps Haze at a distance using the push kick.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hussain. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Hussain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hussain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hussain 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 Haze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haze throws a sloppy head kick and Hussain moves out of range easily.
Hussain slips a straight right by Haze.
Hussain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hussain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haze's sensitive parts.
Haze is looking to land body kicks.
Hussain moves out of range as Haze throws a body kick.
It looked like Hussain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hussain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haze throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hussain.
Hussain leaves Haze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hussain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hussain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hussain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haze's hands.
Hussain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haze's head backwards.
Hussain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
Haze misses with a straight right.
Hussain throws a leg kick but Haze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Haze tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussain throws a leg kick which misses Haze's front leg but catches the back leg as Haze tries to avoid it.
Hussain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Hussain.
Haze throws a body kick that misses
and Hussain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haze's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Haze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Hussain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Haze clinches with his opponent.

Hussain breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hussain.
Hussain with a hook.
Haze shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hussain eats them both and turns towards Haze to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hussain cracks the inside of Haze's front leg.
Hussain lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Hussain fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haze just manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Haze.
Haze swinging wildly here.
Haze's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Emre Hussain will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hussain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussain moves away.
Hussain tried to counter with a leg kick but Haze avoided it.
An inside leg kick lands from Hussain.
Haze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haze throws a head kick that misses.
Haze misses the jab.
Haze moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Hussain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haze is out of range and Hussain settles back down.
Haze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hussain checks a leg kick.
Hussain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Haze takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haze misses with a leg kick
letting Hussain counter with a right hand.
Hussain tries to land a leg kick but Haze saw it coming and moves away.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussain is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A big right from Hussain misses.
Haze misses with a straight right.
Hussain works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Haze. Those never looked like landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hussain, right into the meat.
Haze throws a body shot but no joy.
Hussain misses with a hook.
Hussain looks for the body kick but Haze saw that one coming.
Hussain motions for Haze to come forward. Hussain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Haze.
A low kick from Haze is predictable there
and Hussain counters with a thumping low kick.
Haze cracks the inside of Hussain's front leg.
Hussain lands the left hand.
A low kick from Hussain misses
and Haze counters with an inside leg kick.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but Hussain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hussain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Hussain gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Hussain scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Haze.
Haze misses with a straight right.
Hussain moves out of range of the body kick from Haze.
Haze scores with the left hand. Hussain knows he should have avoided that one.
Hussain misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Haze releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hussain lands a front kick.
Hussain blocks a head kick by Haze.
Haze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussain.
Hussain fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haze just manages to avoid it.
Haze throws a body punch but Hussain moves out of range.
Hussain tried to score with a low kick but Haze checks it.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haze moves away.
Hussain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Hussain finds it's way through Haze's defenses.
Hussain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haze avoids a kick to the body.
Haze is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze throws a wild body kick that Hussain sees coming a mile off.
Hussain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hussain jabs Haze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hussain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hussain scores with a leg kick.
Hussain lands a nice looking body shot.
Hussain throws a shot from downtown. Haze moves away and avoids it.
Hussain blocks a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haze.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haze looks to land a left hand but Hussain moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Haze misses its intended target.
Haze swings widly with a right hand
and Hussain counters with a good low kick that Haze was not able to check.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
Emre Hussain is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Haze misses.
Haze misses with a looping right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hussain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Haze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hussain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hussain lands a jab to the head.
Haze checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haze tries a low kick but Hussain avoids it.
A big left from Hussain misses.
Hussain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haze's head backwards.
Haze slips a jab from Hussain.
Haze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussain throws out the jab.
Hussain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haze takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Hussain stuns Haze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hussain as he avoids it easily.
Hussain tries to land a front kick but Haze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That kick from Haze tenderised Hussain's leg. Hussain is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emre Hussain dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hussain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hussain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haze moves out of range of the leg kick from Hussain.
Hussain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haze works Hussain's body with a nice hook.
Haze loads up on a big right hand but Hussain slips the punch.
Haze blocks a jab.
Haze shoots in looking for a takedown but Hussain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haze's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hussain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
Hussain blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hussain looks to land a left hand but Haze moved out of range nicely.
Hussain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haze misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Haze misses.
Haze looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hussain misses.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Hussain throws a chopping leg kick but Haze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haze throws a looping overhand right but Hussain ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hussain misses the target.
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Hussain connects with a single shot there.
Hussain misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hussain tries to move into range but Haze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hussain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hussain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haze is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hussain with a body shot.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Hussain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hussain half committed to a counter leg kick.
Haze throws a head kick that misses.
Hussain digs a good hook to Haze's body.
Hussain throws an overhand right that lands on Haze's shoulder, as Haze tries to avoid the shot.
Haze now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haze is able to avoid easily.
Haze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hussain scores with a kick to the body.
Haze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hussain.
A leg kick checked by Hussain.
Haze tries to clinch there but Hussain circles away.
Haze throws a head kick but Hussain moves out of range.
Haze has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hussain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haze is out of range.
Hussain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Haze goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Haze throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hussain to counter with a crisp jab.
Haze does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Haze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hussain - the referee stops the clock and Haze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hussain. Haze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hussain misses with a kick to the body.
Haze with the counter takedown but Hussain avoids it easily.
Haze fails to land with a series of punches.
Hussain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Haze.
Hussain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hazes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hussain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haze avoids a kick to the body.
Haze moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Hussain misses with a low kick.
Hussain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hussain misses with a straight right.
Haze digs a good hook to Hussain's body.
Haze moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Haze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haze lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
Haze tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haze avoids the body shot from Hussain.
Haze staying out of range there.
A big left from Haze misses.
Haze misses with a body shot.
Haze moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
Hussain throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
Haze gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hussain.
Haze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Emre Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Haze.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Hussain.
Haze explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Emre Hussain did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hussain punishes Haze's body with a nice straight punch.
Haze keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haze appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Haze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Hussain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Hussain motions for Haze to come forward. Hussain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Haze moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hussain steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haze. That one must have hurt.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Hussain appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haze connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target.
Haze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hussain misses with a looping right.
Haze shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
Hussain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haze throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hussain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hussain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haze feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hussains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hussain looks to land a body kick but Haze moved away.
Haze tried to score with a low kick but Hussain checks it.
Hussain scores with a nice strike.
Hussain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haze is able to avoid easily.
Haze blocks the body kick.
Hussain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussain tries to land a leg kick but Haze saw it coming and moves away.
Haze lands a leg kick that knocks Hussain off balance momentarily.
Haze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hussain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haze.
Haze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haze misses with a straight left.
Haze has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hussain.
Hussain drops his hands momentarily and Haze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haze slips under a jab from Hussain.
Hussain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haze doesn't seem bothered though.
Hussain throws a leg kick but Haze checks it.
Haze with a nice cross.
Haze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Haze slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Haze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain is looking to counter punch.
Haze moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Haze.
Haze missing with a left hand there. Hussain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain connects with a nice looking jab.
Haze misses with a low kick.
Hussain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hussain throws a hook but Haze avoids it easily.
Hussain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. Haze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hussain thuds his shin into the meat of Haze's side.
Haze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haze finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Haze backs away, Hussain returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hussain throws the left hand but Haze avoids the punch easily.
Haze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haze misses with a looping left.
Haze moves forwards but Hussain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hussain.
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!
Haze digs a good hook to Hussain's body.
Haze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hussain has time to react.
Hussain scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haze misses with a hook.
Hussain connects with a solid leg kick.
Hussain looks for the body kick but Haze saw that one coming.
Haze blocks a jab.
Hussain is looking to score with low kicks.
Haze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hussain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hussain blocks the body kick.

Haze manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hussain on his heels. He'll look to pass Hussain's guard now, I'm sure.
Haze trying to control but Hussain is working from the bottom.
Haze postures up in Hussain's guard and throws a big left but Hussain blocks it.
Haze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Emre Hussain will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hussain sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hussain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Hussain misses the target.
Haze connects with a jab.
Hussain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze.
Haze scores with a punch to the head.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hussain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hussain throws the left hand but Haze avoids the punch easily.
Haze throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hussain motions for Haze to come forward. Hussain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haze if he has to take too many more of those.
Haze lands a head kick. Hussain smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hussain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haze.
Nice sprawl there from Hussain as Haze shoots in.
Haze shoots for a double leg takedown but Hussain sprawls well. He's pushed Haze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hussain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hussain tried to score with a low kick but Haze checks it.
Hussain throws a leg kick but Haze sees it coming and moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Haze
and Hussain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze cracks Hussain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hussain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hussain dodges the punch combination from Haze.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Haze.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haze! But no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haze.
Hussain throws a hook but Haze avoids it easily.
A lazy body kick from Haze
and Hussain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haze tries to land a front kick but Hussain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hussain to score with a decent uppercut.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain pushes Haze away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jerry Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hussain.
Haze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haze throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Hussain counter with a right hand.
Hussain explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hussain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haze's calf.
Haze misses with a head kick.
Hussain misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
Haze throws a leg kick but Hussain checks it.
Hussain slips a straight right by Haze.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hussain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hussain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haze's sensitive parts.
Haze throws a low kick, looking for Hussain's leg but Hussain calmly moves out of range.
Hussain connects with a solid leg kick.
Hussain throws an overhand right that lands on Haze's shoulder, as Haze tries to avoid the shot.
Haze on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Haze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Haze throws out a loose jab but Hussain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hussain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze tries to score with a low kick but Hussain moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Hussain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haze has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hussain.
Hussain moves away from the strike by Haze.
Haze misses with a body kick.
Haze scores with a kick to the body.
Hussain lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussain takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses with a few strikes there.
Haze is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hussain cracks Haze with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haze thuds a left hand into Hussain's body.
Hussain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Hussain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haze tries to clinch up but Hussain circles away and keeps his distance.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
Hussain misses with a leg kick
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Haze.
Some wild striking there from Haze.
Haze has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haze there as he acknowledges the shot.
Emre Hussain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hussain.
A bone on bone clash there as Haze blocks the leg kick.
Hussain lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hussain blocks a leg kick.
Hussain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haze swings widly with a right hand
and Hussain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

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 Emre Hussain.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hussain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emre Hussain!
Emre Hussain retains his featherweight title!
Emre Hussain decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.