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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raj Hassam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Seamus Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raj Hassam!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hassam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brady has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hassam avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hassam jumps guard but Brady stands there with Hassam around his waist. Hassam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brady wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hassam stalling the fight.
Hassam tries to pull guard but Brady won't allow it.
Hassam drags the fight down to the ground.
Hassam has his feet on Brady's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Brady tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hassam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hassam clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from Hassam.
Brady misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brady works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hassam is trying to control the position but Brady postures up.
Brady is looking to stand up but Hassam won't let him.
Hassam is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hassam is looking to stand up but Brady isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassam trying to keep a closed guard but Brady is proving a slippery customer.
Hassam keeping full guard, as Brady tries to pass.
Brady trying to control the position from guard on top but Hassam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brady gets to his feet. Hassam looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Brady wants to clinch
and Hassam makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brady shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hassam as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Brady with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus Brady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brady stuffs the takedown attempt from Hassam. Hassam gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady tries to clinch there but Hassam circles away.
Brady tries a low kick but Hassam avoids it.
Brady looks to land a combination but Hassam avoids it well.
Brady closes the distance but Hassam moves to the side
and Hassam counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brady wants to improve his position but Hassam is controlling well.
Brady is breathing heavily.
Hassam is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hassam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hassam throwing shots but Brady is blocking nicely.
Brady tries to kick Hassam off but Hassam keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Still in half guard, Hassam seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassam wants to free his trapped foot but Brady is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brady doesn't manage to clinch there - Hassam circles away.
Brady moves in looking to clinch but Hassam pushes him off.
Brady looks to land a left hand but Hassam moved out of range nicely.
Hassam fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hassam takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brady throws a jab but it's blocked by Hassam.
Hassam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hassam moves out of range of the body kick from Brady.
Brady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hassam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hassam shoots in but no luck this time.
Brady tries to clinch up
and Hassam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brady moves into range and clinches up with Hassam.
Brady gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hassam.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brady wants a takedown but no success here.
Brady misses with a punch on the inside.
Brady is looking to break free of the clinch but Hassam has double underhooks.
Brady stops a takedown attempt from Hassam.
Brady looking for a takedown.
Brady misses with some punches.
Brady is looking to control Hassam's arms but Hassam gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brady has his back to the cage.
Brady drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hassam lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raj Hassam dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hassam tries for a takedown but Brady circles away easily
and Brady counters with a single leg into guard. Hassam didn't expect that.
Brady tries to free his leg and advance position but Hassam is retaining full guard.
Brady stands and steps away. Hassam gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brady fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hassam drives through and clinches with Brady against the cage.
Hassam breaks the clinch.
Hassam wants to clinch up but Brady keeps it at a distance.
Hassam tries to clinch but Brady is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Hassam as Brady shoots in.
Brady tries to clinch up but Hassam circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hassam closes the distance and clinches.
Brady goes for a takedown attempt but Hassam pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hassam lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassam moves into the clinch.
Hassam tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brady just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brady manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Brady wants to sweep but no luck.
Hassam content to stall in guard here.
Hassam throwing strikes from guard but Brady blocks nicely.
Hassam sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hassam gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady shoots in for a takedown but Hassam shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus Brady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brady tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hassam counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hassam.
Hassam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brady's head.
Brady looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hassam is one step ahead there.
Hassam loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hassam looking to pass the guard.
Brady is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassam is pushing down on Brady's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brady is fighting to maintain full guard but Hassam has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hassam is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hassam is keen to just control but Brady is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hassam blocks the strikes from Brady.
Brady keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brady wants to improve his position but Hassam is controlling well.
Hassam trying to control the action but Brady is working from the bottom.
Hassam controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brady misses with an uppercut. Hassam saw that one coming.
Brady moves into the clinch successfully.
Brady trying to stall but Hassam improves his position.
Hassam goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brady prevents it.
Hassam is trying to break the clinch but Brady has him pressed against the cage.
Hassam lands a knee to the head.
Brady lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hassam jumps guard but Brady stands there with Hassam around his waist. Hassam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brady has Hassam pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hassam manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brady lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hassam is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hassam is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raj Hassam will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brady fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brady tries to close the distance and clinch but Hassam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brady tries to clinch
and Hassam counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hassam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hassam connects with a nice looking jab.
Brady wants to clinch but Hassam slips to the side
and Hassam counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hassam is looking to clinch.
Brady throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hassam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hassam.
Brady wants to break free but Hassam has control.
Brady looking for a takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hassam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brady smiles and moves away.
Brady throws a right hand that Hassam ducks under and follows up with a left that Hassam also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brady tries for a takedown but Hassam sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus Brady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassam closes the distance and clinches up with Brady, looking for a takedown. Hassam pushes Brady against the cage but Brady circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hassam scores a takedown into full mount!
Brady tries to lock up and control but Hassam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hassam postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brady looks a forlorn figure.
Brady tries to hold on but Hassam pushes him away.
Brady regains half guard.
Brady looking for submissions off his back.
Brady preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassam prevents Brady from standing back up.
Brady trying to control from the bottom.
Brady is trying to get back to full guard.
Brady is refusing to be controlled, as Hassam sits in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brady darts in trying to clinch
and Hassam makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassam closes the distance and clinches.
Hassam wants a takedown but no success here.
Brady tries to score a body lock takedown but Hassam shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Come on Hassam - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hassam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brady smiles and moves away.
Brady closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hassam is staying active underneath Brady, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brady gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nice uppercut lands for Brady. That snapped Hassam's head back.
Brady doesn't manage to clinch there - Hassam circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady closes the distance and clinches.
Brady keeps control of Hassam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brady scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brady gets underhooks to prevent Hassam's takedown attempt.
Brady pulls guard effortlessly.
Hassam trying to control the position from guard on top but Brady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hassam postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hassam wants to control from the top but Brady keeps moving.
Seamus Brady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hassam controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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 Seamus Brady.
Well Hassam has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raj Hassam!
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