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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akhtar Assad (ranked 4450 p4p, 25487 weight class) and Ironclad Ironman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akhtar Assad had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akhtar Assad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ironclad Ironman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assad misses with a straight left.
Ironman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Assad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ironclad Ironman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ironman pushes Assad up against the cage in a clinch.
Assad trying to stall but Ironman improves his position.
Assad leaning against his opponent.
Ironman tries to pull guard but Assad holds him up against the cage and eventually Ironman drops back down to his feet.
Assad prevents a takedown attempt there.
Akhtar Assad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ironclad Ironman.
Assad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ironman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ironman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ironman looking for a takedown.
Ironman tries to pull guard but Assad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad stalling in the clinch but Ironman improves position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Assad missing with knees to the body.
Ironman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ironman.
A big left from Assad misses.
Ironman is looking to clinch but Assad is avoiding it.
Assad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ironman goes for a double leg but Assad avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Assad continues to drive forward.
Nice sprawl there from Assad as Ironman shoots in.
Assad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad dodges the punch combination from Ironman.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ironman.
Assad throws a big counter combination but Ironman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Ironman.
Assad avoids the body shot from Ironman.
Akhtar Assad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ironman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Assad wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ironman dives in and grabs Assad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Assad pushes down on Ironman's head and hops out.
Assad throws a body punch but Ironman moves out of range.
Ironman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assad.
Ironman walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Assad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ironman somewhat.
Assad throws a big counter combination but Ironman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Assad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ironman shoots for a double leg takedown but Assad sprawls well. He's pushed Ironman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Assad avoids the head kick by Ironman.
Ironman looks winded!
Assad blocks a head kick by Ironman.
Assad connects with a single shot there.
Ironman walks into a jab.
Assad misses with a wild body shot.
Assad throws a hook but Ironman avoids it easily.
Ironman misses with a leg kick
and Assad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assad fails to land with a series of punches.
Ironman doesn't manage to clinch there - Assad circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Assad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Assad misses with an uppercut.
Ironman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Assad leaves Ironman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ironman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Assad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ironman checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironman moves away from the strike by Assad.
Assad throws an overhand right that lands on Ironman's shoulder, as Ironman tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akhtar Assad 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.
Assad lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Assad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ironman.
The fighters circling - Assad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ironman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ironman fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Assad was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Assad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ironman can do to turn this around?
Ironman throws a nice looking combination but Assad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assad appears to be looking for a big counter.
Assad misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ironman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Assad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Assad throws a jab when Ironman was well out of range.
Ironclad Ironman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assad stuffs the takedown.
Ironman clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ironman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee calls for Ironman to work.
Assad successfully pulls guard.
Assad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Assad content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ironman taking some punishment here, with Assad in his half guard.
Assad performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from Assad there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Assad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Assad takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Assad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Assad winds up and cracks Ironman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Assad perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Assad's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad continues to stall.
Nice strikes from Assad there.
Assad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Assad performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ironman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Assad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Assad lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Assad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Assad prevents Ironman from standing back up.
Assad controlling the action here.
Ironman tries to get to full guard but Assad has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Assad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akhtar Assad dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Assad throws a leg kick but Ironman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ironman tries to clinch up.
Ironman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Assad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Assad blocks a head kick by Ironman.
Ironman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assad manages to avoid it.
Assad is looking for a counter combo.
Assad stuffs the takedown.
Ironman dives in and grabs Assad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Assad pushes down on Ironman's head and hops out.
A quick step to the side and Assad tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akhtar Assad is winning the standup battle so far.
Ironman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Akhtar Assad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ironclad Ironman.
Ironman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad looks to throw the jab but Ironman is out of range.
Ironman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assad.
Assad throws a right and a left that Ironman avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Assad as he avoids it easily.
Ironman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Assad pinned against the cage. Assad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assad. Ironman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ironman misses with a head kick.
Assad scores with a decent looking hook.
Ironman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Assad scores with a shot to the body.
Ironman is looking to clinch but Assad is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Assad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Assad is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ironman.
Assad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ironman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ironman slips a jab from Assad.
Ironman doesn't manage to clinch there - Assad circles away.
Ironman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ironman tries to clinch up.
Assad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ironman is looking to clinch but Assad is avoiding it.
Assad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ironman tries to counter by closing the distance.
A clash of legs there as Ironman blocks the low kick.
Ironman tries to clinch there but Assad circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Assad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Assad has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironman tries for a takedown but Assad circles away easily
and Assad counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Assad misses.
Ironman shoots in but Assad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Akhtar Assad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ironman ducks under a wild hook from Assad.
Assad stuffs the takedown attempt from Ironman. Ironman gets slowly back to his feet.
Assad misses with a wild combination.
Ironman is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ironman throws a big counter head kick but Assad avoids it with no problem.
Ironman dives in and grabs Assad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Assad pushes down on Ironman's head and hops out.
Assad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ironman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ironman fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Assad misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ironman misses with a takedown attempt
and Assad counters with a nice uppercut.
Assad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ironclad Ironman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ironman walks into a stiff left hand from Assad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akhtar Assad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Assad, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akhtar Assad!
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hype
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pop
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