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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad El Sayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason The Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Sayed comes to the cage accompanied by Stand Up by Trapt. The Raven has chosen Broken Dreams as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammad El Sayed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason The Raven!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Sayed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
El Sayed tries a head kick but it misses.
El Sayed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
El Sayed throws an overhand right that lands on The Raven's shoulder, as The Raven tries to avoid the shot.
El Sayed lands a glancing blow to the side of The Raven's head.
The Raven tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from El Sayed.
A punch lands to the side of The Raven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Raven blocks a head kick by El Sayed.
The Raven's corner calls for a 1-2. The Raven obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Raven moves out of range as El Sayed strikes.
The Raven tried to score with a low kick but El Sayed checks it.
The Raven gets tackled into the cage by El Sayed. El Sayed maintains the clinch.
El Sayed tries for a takedown. No joy.
El Sayed is trying to maintain a safe position but The Raven gets an underhook and turns El Sayed into the cage.
The Raven tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
El Sayed ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. El Sayed no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
El Sayed pushes The Raven off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
El Sayed lands a right hook to the body.
The Raven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Raven shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. El Sayed defends it nicely.
The Raven throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Raven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Raven lands with a nice combination. El Sayed backs away looking to recover.
The Raven attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
El Sayed lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Raven's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Raven.
The Raven moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
El Sayed scores with a head kick.
The Raven throws a combination that misses
and El Sayed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Raven looks gassed!
El Sayed swats away the attempt to clinch by The Raven.
The Raven slips a jab and a cross from El Sayed.
El Sayed blocks a head kick by The Raven.
El Sayed connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Raven. The Raven circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Raven throws a head kick that misses
and El Sayed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
El Sayed scores with a jab to the head.
El Sayed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A left and a right from El Sayed both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Raven 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.
El Sayed moves into the clinch.
El Sayed has The Raven pressed against the cage, preventing The Raven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Raven wants to break the clinch but can't.
El Sayed wants a takedown but no success here.
El Sayed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Raven working hard to break the clinch.
The Raven has had enough of the clinch but El Sayed keeps him there for the moment.
El Sayed manages to pull guard.
El Sayed kicks The Raven off and gets to his feet.
Mohammad El Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
El Sayed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
El Sayed lands an elbow inside that The Raven shrugs off.
El Sayed prevents The Raven from breaking the clinch.
The Raven wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Raven takes an elbow to the forehead.
El Sayed's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
El Sayed manages to pull guard.
El Sayed wants to get back to his feet but The Raven is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Raven preventing the sweep.
El Sayed is working hard here to advance position.
El Sayed has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes The Raven off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Raven takes one to the side of the head.
El Sayed is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The Raven moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
El Sayed changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Raven fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammad El Sayed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Sayed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Raven misses with a combination
and El Sayed counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The Raven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by El Sayed.
El Sayed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for El Sayed. That snapped The Raven's head back.
The Raven throws a body kick that misses.
El Sayed thuds his right hand into The Raven's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
El Sayed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick misses from The Raven.
The Raven throws a sloppy head kick and El Sayed moves out of range easily.
El Sayed tries to clinch there but The Raven circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed lands a two punch combo.
El Sayed cracks The Raven with an open hand slap.
El Sayed has closed the distance and engaged The Raven in a clinch.
The Raven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
El Sayed successfully pulls guard.
The Raven wants to get up but he can't break El Sayed's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
El Sayed wants to get back to his feet but The Raven is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Raven is looking to stand up but El Sayed won't let him.
El Sayed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Raven's guard.
El Sayed advances position into side control!
El Sayed is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down The Raven's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Raven tries to buck El Sayed off but El Sayed is having none of it.
El Sayed stands up and beckons The Raven to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad El Sayed dominated that 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.
El Sayed clinches with his opponent.
El Sayed lands a right hand.
The Raven tries to break the clinch but El Sayed is controlling the position.
El Sayed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Raven avoiding damage as El Sayed throws knees to the body.
El Sayed is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
El Sayed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Raven fails to pull the fight into his guard.
El Sayed lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from El Sayed.
El Sayed is trying to drag The Raven to the mat but The Raven just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
El Sayed working The Raven over with knees to the body.
El Sayed lands an elbow that stopped The Raven in his tracks for a moment.
El Sayed pushes The Raven back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The Raven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Sayed's elbow.
El Sayed manages to pull guard.
El Sayed uses the cage to get back to his feet.
El Sayed rushes The Raven and presses him up against the cage.
El Sayed drags the fight down to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Raven gets to his feet - El Sayed follows without any prompting.
Nice body kick there by El Sayed.
The Raven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
El Sayed jabs The Raven right on the nose. The Raven blinks but takes it well.
Mohammad El Sayed is winning the standup battle so far.
El Sayed moves into the clinch successfully.
El Sayed avoiding damage.
El Sayed pushes The Raven back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
El Sayed tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammad El Sayed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Raven has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
El Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but The Raven blocks with his arms.
El Sayed has The Raven pressed against the cage, preventing The Raven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Raven is trying to force a seperation but El Sayed has the dominant position.
El Sayed ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. El Sayed no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The Raven gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The Raven closes the distance but El Sayed moves to the side
and El Sayed counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
El Sayed connects with an inside leg kick.
El Sayed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed fakes the leg kick and cracks The Raven in the body.
El Sayed feints a jab promting The Raven to slip. El Sayed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Raven slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Raven throws a left and a right that both miss
and El Sayed counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A knee to the head by El Sayed.
El Sayed looking to throw knees to the head but The Raven is blocking nicely.
The Raven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Raven throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and El Sayed counters with a straight right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Raven working hard to break the clinch.
El Sayed drags the fight down to the ground.
The Raven trying to stand up but can't free himself from El Sayed's guard.
El Sayed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
El Sayed wriggles free and stands up.
El Sayed pushes The Raven up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
El Sayed lands a body punch.
The Raven is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Raven can't break the clinch.
The Raven has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
El Sayed lands a shoulder strike.
El Sayed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Raven's defenses.
El Sayed prevents a body shot from The Raven.
El Sayed lands a damaging elbow.
The Raven has hold of one of El Sayed's legs. El Sayed is fighting the takedown attempt but The Raven gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The Raven prevents El Sayed from getting back to his feet.
El Sayed wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The Raven wants to pass the guard but El Sayed is keeping the position.
The Raven has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of El Sayed is proving hard to escape from.
El Sayed pushes The Raven off and scrambles back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from El Sayed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed lands a head shot.
The Raven takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
El Sayed tries to clinch there but The Raven circles away.
El Sayed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by El Sayed.
El Sayed misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Raven misses with a double jab.
The Raven misses with the body kick
letting El Sayed counter with a right hand.
El Sayed jabs The Raven right on the nose. The Raven blinks but takes it well.
El Sayed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Raven.
The Raven throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and El Sayed counters with a left to the body.
El Sayed misses with a few strikes there.
El Sayed pushes The Raven away with a front kick.
El Sayed clinches up with The Raven and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Raven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Raven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Raven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Raven takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
El Sayed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Raven wants to clinch
and El Sayed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad El Sayed dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The Raven takes a head kick and keeps coming.
El Sayed lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Raven backs up against the cage.
El Sayed sizes up The Raven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
El Sayed circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Raven throws a leg kick
and El Sayed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by El Sayed.
El Sayed is leaning against The Raven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Raven wants to get back to striking at distance but El Sayed won't allow it.
El Sayed is stalling here.
The Raven is trying to break the clinch but El Sayed is controlling him.
El Sayed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
El Sayed has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Raven is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
El Sayed landing knees to the head.
The Raven looking for a takedown.
El Sayed has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The Raven uses from the top position.
El Sayed is pulling down on The Raven's head. It's preventing any offense from The Raven, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Sayed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Raven won't allow El Sayed to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Sayed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
El Sayed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
El Sayed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
El Sayed is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Raven is controlling him.
The Raven is looking to stand up but El Sayed won't let him.
The Raven with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Raven wanted to stand there but El Sayed had control of the position.
El Sayed wriggles free and stands up.
El Sayed scores with a one two! The Raven had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Raven tries to clinch but fails miserably
and El Sayed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Raven throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and El Sayed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Raven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but El Sayed is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
El Sayed works over The Raven's head and body with a nice combination.
El Sayed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Raven on the side of the head.
The Raven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Raven tries to keep at a distance but El Sayed has taken the fight into the clinch.
El Sayed goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Raven prevents it.
Stalling in the clinch from El Sayed.
The Raven wants a takedown but no success here.
The Raven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Raven wants to get back to striking at distance but El Sayed won't allow it.
El Sayed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
El Sayed is working The Raven over against the cage.
The Raven wants to break free but El Sayed has control.
El Sayed fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammad El Sayed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Sayed landing knees to the head.
The Raven has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Raven takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Raven is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
El Sayed lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
El Sayed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Raven manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Raven shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with El Sayed but El Sayed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
El Sayed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mohammad El Sayed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El Sayed dodges the punch combination from The Raven.
The Raven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mohammad El Sayed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut lands for El Sayed. That snapped The Raven's head back.
Left hook, right uppercut from El Sayed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
El Sayed darts in and clinches The Raven up against the cage.
The Raven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
El Sayed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Raven gets tackled into the cage by El Sayed. El Sayed maintains the clinch.
El Sayed tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Raven smiles and moves away.
The Raven lands a nice leg kick that just misses El Sayed's sensitive parts.
El Sayed moves away from the strike by The Raven.
El Sayed moves in looking to clinch but The Raven pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Raven misses with the body kick
and El Sayed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Raven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before El Sayed can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from El Sayed.
El Sayed clinches up against the cage.
El Sayed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Raven can do to turn this around?
El Sayed scores with a knee to the head.
The Raven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
El Sayed keeps control of The Raven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
El Sayed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Raven pulls him back up using the underhooks.
El Sayed prevents a body shot from The Raven.
El Sayed wants a takedown.
The Raven has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Raven wants to break free but El Sayed has control.
Mohammad El Sayed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
El Sayed has The Raven pressed against the cage, preventing The Raven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Raven is trying to push El Sayed away but El Sayed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
El Sayed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jason The Raven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Raven misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammad El Sayed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well El Sayed has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammad El Sayed!
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