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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emre Hussain (ranked 365 p4p, 44 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 774 p4p, 84 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emre Hussain! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
39 - 21 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jack Daniels! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hussain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. 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 Daniels has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daniels and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Hussain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Daniels steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Hussain throws a low kick but Daniels moves out of range easily. Hussain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniels. Hussain misses with an uppercut. Daniels appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Hussain blocks a jab. Daniels 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. Daniels lands with a nice body kick. A left and a right from Daniels both land. Nice combination. Daniels checks a leg kick. Daniels checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Nice uppercut lands for Daniels. That snapped Hussain's head back.
Daniels throws a jab when Hussain was well out of range. Nice defenses there by Daniels. Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussain. Hussain getting the better of the striking in that exchange. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target. Daniels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hussain's hands. A slapping leg kick lands for Daniels.
Daniels has closed the distance and engaged Hussain in a clinch.
Hussain breaks the clinch.
Hussain misses with a low kick. Hussain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Hussain thows a left - swing and a miss! Hussain wants to slow Daniels down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Daniels takes one on the button. Daniels connects with a single shot there. Hussain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Daniels slips under a jab from Hussain. Hussain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Hussain throws a low kick but Daniels avoids it. The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Emre Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Daniels checks a leg kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daniels.
Hussain is looking to land body kicks. Hussain scores with a decent looking hook. Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hussain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Daniels checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Daniels's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hussain under the eye. Hussain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daniels is out of range. Daniels looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target. Daniels checks a leg kick. Daniels takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Daniels scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Daniels. Daniels needs to keep his hands up - Hussain had a free shot at his head there. Hussain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Daniels throws a push kick but Hussain slaps the foot to one side. Hussain throws a front kick aimed at Daniels's knee but Daniels avoids it well. Daniels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussain. Daniels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hussain's head. Hussain misses with a leg kick. A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target. The fighters circle momentarily. Daniels darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Hussain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hussain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hussain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Hussain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Daniels moves out of range of the strikes. Daniels misses with a low kick as Hussain jumps back. Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels blocks a leg kick. A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target. Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Hussain throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Hussain thows a left - swing and a miss! Daniels scores with a jab. Hussain throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Daniels takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hussain looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range. Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hussain. Daniels tries to work over Hussain's front leg with a kick but Hussain checks it. Hussain misses with a hook
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand. Hussain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Daniels checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Hussain connects with a leg kick. Daniels looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Hussain looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range. The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Nice straight punches there by Hussain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hussain. Hussain connects with a solid leg kick. Daniels takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hussain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Hussain throws a good cross that connects.
Hussain with a nice cross. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hussain defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand. Hussain tried to counter with a leg kick but Daniels avoided it. Daniels throws a leg kick but Hussain sees it coming and checks it nicely. Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hussain. Hussain with a nice cross. Hussain throws a solid leg kick but Daniels takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hussain. Daniels is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hussain with a body shot. Hussain scores with a leg kick.
Daniels tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Daniels connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice shot lands for Hussain. Hussain misses with a low kick as Daniels jumps back. Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Hussain ducks down to avoid it. Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Hussain looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range. Hussain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Hussain throws a hook but Daniels blocks it. Hussain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Daniels avoids a kick to the body.
Daniels throws out a counter right but Hussain avoids it with no problem. Jab from Daniels. Daniels blocks a jab. Hussain misses with a looping right. Daniels delivers a nice body kick. Daniels clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Daniels scores with a nice short uppercut. Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussain. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hussain misses with a body punch.
Hussain tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Hussain back against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hussain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Daniels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hussain backwards. Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside. 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. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Hussain moved out of range. Daniels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Hussain drops his hands momentarily and Daniels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Daniels slips under a jab from Hussain. A little jabbing left from Daniels on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Daniels slips under a jab from Hussain. Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussain throws out the jab. Hussain tries to work over Daniels's front leg with a kick but Daniels checks it. Hussain throws a half hearted mid kick. Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Hussain moves away and avoids it. Daniels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussain. Emre Hussain is winning the standup battle so far. Hussain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels. Crunch! Hussain slams his shin into Daniels's torso. Daniels moves forwards but Hussain connects with a nice, crisp jab. Daniels throws a nice outside leg kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Hussain. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Hussain connects with a right hand. Daniels shakes it off. Daniels tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Hussain blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussain misses the target. Daniels delivers a nice body kick. Hussain misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Daniels throws a head kick but Hussain moves out of range.
Daniels cracks Hussain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussain. Daniels tests Hussain's chin there with a solid looking shot. Hussain throws a quick inside leg kick. Hussain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daniels on the side of the head. Hussain lands with a right hand. Hussain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hussain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Daniels moves away from the strike by Hussain. Hussain jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hussain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels. Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussain throws out the jab. Hussain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily. 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! Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Hussain slips the punch. Hussain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daniels gets a clinch. Hussain prevents a body shot from Daniels. Hussain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Daniels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Daniels working aggressively here.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch. Hussain tries to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling the position. Hussain can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Daniels struggles to land a body shot inside as Hussain controls his hands.
Hussain lands with a left to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels. Hussain tries to break free but Daniels pushes him back against the cage. Hussain misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels scores with a nice hook to the head. Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hussain breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Daniels. Hussain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daniels. That did some damage! Daniels moves out of range as Hussain throws a body kick.
Hussain pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Daniels misses the shot to the body. Hussain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Hussain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daniels checks it well. Hussain looks to land a body kick but Daniels moved away. Hussain throws the kick towards the body but Daniels avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hussain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daniels has time to react. Daniels moves out of range as Hussain throws a body kick.
Daniels throws out a counter right but Hussain avoids it with no problem. Nice body kick from Hussain. Daniels lands a front kick. Daniels has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. A jab from Daniels does it's job there. A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target. Daniels walks into a straight right hand from Hussain. Hussain lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Daniels misses. Hussain misses with a straight left. Hussain misses with a straight left. Daniels 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. Hussain throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range. Daniels looks to throw the jab but Hussain is out of range. Hussain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Daniels misses with a looping right. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hussain, right into the meat.
Hussain throws a push kick but Daniels slaps the foot to one side. Hussain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hussain looks for the body kick but Daniels saw that one coming. Daniels ducks right into an uppercut from Hussain.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Daniels lands with a straight right. Hussain didn't see that one coming. Daniels defending well as Hussain loads up on a big left hand. Daniels throws a leg kick but Hussain checks it. Hussain blocks the body kick.
Hussain half committed to a counter leg kick. Hussain slips under a jab. Good leg kick by Daniels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hussain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Daniels throws a body punch but Hussain moves out of range. Daniels throws a good cross that connects.
Daniels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Hussain throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it. Hussain throws a leg kick but Daniels sees it coming and checks it nicely. Daniels wants to counter with a clinch but Hussain pushes him away. Daniels slips under a jab. Daniels thinks about the counter body kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hussain.
Daniels's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Daniels checks a low kick from Hussain. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Daniels avoids a kick to the body.
Hussain throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range. Daniels throws the kick towards the body but Hussain avoids it. Hussain looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely. Hussain slips a straight right by Daniels. 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 Emre Hussain will probably get the nod. That's time! Hussain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Daniels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Hussain lands with a straight right. Daniels didn't see that one coming. Hussain tries to land a leg kick but Daniels saw it coming and moves away.
Hussain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daniels's calf. An inside leg kick from Daniels misses. Daniels blocks a jab. Hussain is looking to score with low kicks. Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hussain lands a jab to the nose. A nice inside leg kick there by Hussain. That's going to slow Daniels down. Nice body kick from Daniels. Hussain scores with a nice right hand.
Daniels misses with a hook. Hussain throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily. Daniels lands the left hand. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Daniels tests Hussain's chin there with a solid looking shot. Daniels has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hussain finds it's way round the side to connect with Daniels's head. Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hussain throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A thudding body kick lands there by Daniels!
Daniels throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hussain.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hussain throws a push kick but Daniels slaps the foot to one side. Hussain staying out of range there. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daniels. Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hussain has time to react. Daniels 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. Daniels tries to score with a low kick but Hussain moves his leg out of the way. Hussain scores with a sloppy right hand. Daniels should have avoided that one. Hussain throws a looping overhand right but Daniels ducks down to avoid it. Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussain paws at him with a jab and circles away. Hussain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daniels is out of range. Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Hussain moves away and avoids it. Hussain misses with a straight right. Daniels misses with a low kick. Daniels bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Hussain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hussain throws a quick inside leg kick. Hussain tries to land a leg kick but Daniels saw it coming and moves away.
Daniels throws a solid leg kick but Hussain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Daniels. Daniels checks a low kick from Hussain. A big right from Hussain misses. Hussain will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hussain throws out a leg kick but Daniels moves out of range and Hussain only half commits. A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target. Daniels moves away from the strike by Hussain. Daniels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussain. Hussain missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. An inside leg kick from Hussain misses. Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Hussain moves out of range easily. Hussain swings widly with a right hand
enabling Daniels to counter with a crisp jab. Daniels motions for Hussain to come forward. Daniels throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Daniels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hussain. Hussain circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Hussain misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely. Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hussain misses with a looping left. Hussain defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand. Daniels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Daniels lands with a right hand. Daniels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Daniels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Hussain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels. Nice cross by Daniels.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target. Hussain misses with a hook. Hussain is looking to slow Daniels down with leg kicks. Hussain lands with a hook. Daniels tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Hussain throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels. Daniels looks to throw the jab but Hussain is out of range. Daniels throws out a loose jab but Hussain uses good head movement to avoid it. Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Hussain. Hussain takes one on the button. Daniels cracks Hussain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Daniels checks a leg kick. Hussain connects with the punch. A swing and a miss from Hussain. A big left from Hussain misses. Hussain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Hussain moves out of range as Daniels strikes. Hussain throws an off balance right hand
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target. The fighters circle momentarily. Daniels darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Daniels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Daniels slips a jab from Hussain. Jack Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hussain scores with a leg kick.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Nice body kick from Daniels. Daniels moves away from the strike by Hussain. Hussain slips a jab from Daniels. Daniels moves away from the strike by Hussain. Hussain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Hussain slips a straight right by Daniels. Hussain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hussain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Daniels crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hussain - the referee stops the clock and Daniels gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hussain. Daniels manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Hussain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab. Hussain throws a leg kick but Daniels sees it coming and checks it nicely. Emre Hussain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels. Daniels misses with a double jab.
Nice shot by Daniels. Daniels 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. Daniels misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Jack Daniels. I think Hussain 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Daniels! Jack Daniels seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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