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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Seinfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome Seinfeld told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Jerome Seinfeld!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huseyin misses with an uppercut. Seinfeld saw that one coming.
Seinfeld scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Seinfeld lands with a straight right. Huseyin didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin has been cut.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seinfeld scores with a hook.
Huseyin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Huseyin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huseyin rushes Seinfeld and presses him up against the cage.
Seinfeld breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Huseyin.
Huseyin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huseyin lunges at Seinfeld with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seinfeld's hand.
Huseyin scores with a jab. Seinfeld acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Huseyin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seinfeld manages to avoid it.
Huseyin loads up on a big right hand but Seinfeld slips the punch.
Huseyin checks a leg kick.
Seinfeld walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Huseyin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huseyin takes one to the side of the head.
Huseyin tries to close the distance and clinch but Seinfeld swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huseyin closes the distance and clinches.
Huseyin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Seinfeld prevents a body shot from Huseyin.
Huseyin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seinfeld blocking some punches.
Seinfeld lands a body shot.
Seinfeld scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huseyin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Seinfeld breaks the clinch.
Seinfeld pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huseyin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld lands a head kick. Huseyin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Huseyin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huseyin misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huseyin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Huseyin lands with a good body shot.
Huseyin throws a nice looking combination but Seinfeld bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Huseyin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Huseyin.
Huseyin lands with a nice body punch.
Huseyin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Huseyin.
It looks like Jerome Seinfeld has been cut.
Huseyin fails to land with a series of punches.
Seinfeld throws out a counter right but Huseyin avoids it with no problem.
A right-left combo lands from Huseyin.
Huseyin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seinfeld was well out of range. Poor timing from Huseyin.
As Huseyin backs off Seinfeld throws a huge counter combo but Huseyin manages to avoid it all.
Seinfeld takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huseyin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huseyin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huseyin tries to clinch there but Seinfeld circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Huseyin gets a clinch.
Huseyin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Huseyin works on Seinfeld's body with a couple of short punches.
Seinfeld lands a left hand that snaps the head of Huseyin backwards.
Seinfeld trying to control the position but instead, Huseyin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Seinfeld into the cage.
Huseyin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seinfeld's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Huseyin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huseyin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seinfelds head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seinfeld.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Seinfeld makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seinfeld breaks from the clinch.
Seinfeld misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huseyin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Huseyin misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seinfeld scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Huseyin doesn't seem bothered though.
Seinfeld slips a straight right by Huseyin.
Seinfeld looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Danga de danga de dang - Huseyin scores with a four punch combination!
Huseyin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seinfeld moves out of range as Huseyin strikes.
Huseyin tries to clinch up.
Seinfeld takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Huseyin works Seinfeld's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huseyin takes a swing at Seinfeld's ribcage but misses.
Huseyin scores with a jab. Seinfeld acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Huseyin gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Huseyin swings for the body but Seinfeld moves out of range.
Huseyin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Huseyin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Huseyin doesn't manage to clinch there - Seinfeld circles away.
Seinfeld lands the left hand.
Huseyin doesn't manage to clinch there - Seinfeld circles away.
Huseyin misses with a double jab
and Seinfeld counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Huseyin.
Huseyin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seinfeld looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huseyin looks to throw the jab but Seinfeld is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huseyin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Huseyin scores with a hook.
Seinfeld lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seinfeld slips a jab from Huseyin.
It seemed like Seinfeld was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seinfeld walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huseyin takes one on the button.
Huseyin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Seinfeld misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huseyin moves away from the strike by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A left and a right from Huseyin both land. Nice combination.
Seinfeld takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Huseyin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seinfeld paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seinfeld doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Huseyin scores with the left hand. Seinfeld knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huseyin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seinfeld on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Huseyin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Seinfeld lands a nice shot that snaps Huseyin's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld misses with a left hand
and Huseyin counters with a straight right hand.
Huseyin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huseyin misses with a lunging right hand
and Seinfeld connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huseyin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Seinfeld counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Seinfeld misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huseyin throws a series of punches but Seinfeld moves out of range.
Huseyin misses with an uppercut.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huseyin scores with a shot to the body.
Huseyin catches Seinfeld with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Seinfeld uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huseyin.
Huseyin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Huseyin throws out a loose jab but Seinfeld uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seinfeld connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Huseyin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huseyin moves in looking to clinch but Seinfeld pushes him off.
Seinfeld looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huseyin drives through and clinches with Seinfeld against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huseyin lands a left hand.
Huseyin lands a hook that snaps the head of Seinfeld backwards.
Seinfeld pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huseyin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seinfeld manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seinfeld has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Huseyin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seinfeld manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seinfeld appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Seinfeld throws a body punch but Huseyin moves out of range.
Seinfeld throws a hook but Huseyin blocks it.
Seinfeld lands with an uppercut that bounces Huseyin off the cage and back into range.
Seinfeld throws a hook but Huseyin blocks it.
Huseyin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seinfeld can do to turn this around?
Seinfeld is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Huseyin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seinfeld moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Seinfeld lands a nice looking body kick.
A combination from Huseyin does no damage.
Seinfeld throws a body punch but Huseyin moves out of range.
Seinfeld throws a low kick but Huseyin avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huseyin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Huseyin lands a left hand.
Huseyin has a couple of punches blocked by Seinfeld.
Huseyin misses with some punches.
Seinfeld misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huseyin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seinfeld breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seinfeld lands with a straight right. Huseyin didn't see that one coming.
Huseyin throws a right and a left that Seinfeld avoids nicely.
Huseyin lands with a hook. Seinfeld tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Huseyin wants to clinch.
Huseyin fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Seinfeld misses.
Huseyin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Huseyin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seinfeld.
Huseyin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Huseyin tries to counter by clinching up but Seinfeld breaks away and moves out of range.
Huseyin misses with a lunging right hand
and Seinfeld counters with a straight right hand.
Seinfeld fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Huseyin takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seinfeld tries a body shot but Huseyin blocks it.
Seinfeld blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huseyin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seinfeld lands a left hand that snaps the head of Huseyin backwards.
Huseyin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huseyin swings wildly with an uppercut but Seinfeld uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Huseyin.
A short right from Seinfeld.
Huseyin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seinfeld avoiding damage.
Huseyin has a couple of punches blocked by Seinfeld.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Seinfeld doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seinfeld breaks from the clinch.
Huseyin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huseyin cracks Seinfeld with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Huseyin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Huseyin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seinfeld swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seinfeld looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Huseyin tries to clinch but Seinfeld moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Huseyin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Seinfeld.
Huseyin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huseyin misses with a body shot.
Seinfeld avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seinfeld throws a right hand that Huseyin ducks under and follows up with a left that Huseyin also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huseyin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Huseyin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Huseyin connects with a single shot there.
Huseyin throws a lazy uppercut
and Seinfeld counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Seinfeld there.
Huseyin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seinfeld moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huseyin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huseyin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huseyin throws a series of punches but Seinfeld moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seinfeld misses with an uppercut.
Seinfeld circles away from the clinch attempt
and Seinfeld cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Huseyin tries to close the distance and clinch but Seinfeld swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huseyin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Seinfeld finds it's way round the side to connect with Huseyin's head.
Nice body kick there by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld throws an overhand right that lands on Huseyin's shoulder, as Huseyin tries to avoid the shot.
Huseyin is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Seinfeld does it's job there.
Huseyin moves in looking to clinch but Seinfeld pushes him off.
Huseyin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seinfeld makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jerome Seinfeld has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld slips a straight right by Huseyin.
Huseyin misses with a lunging right hand
and Seinfeld counters with a big uppercut that knocks Huseyin off his feet! Seinfeld dives into side control looking to finish!
Huseyin is rocked!
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!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Oh Huseyin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huseyin parries the strikes from Seinfeld easily there. Seinfeld is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Huseyin to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seinfeld working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Huseyin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Seinfeld tries for a kimura but Huseyin is defending well.
Seinfeld tries to move into full mount but can't pass Huseyin's legs.
Huseyin seems to have got his legs back now.
Huseyin is trying to control Seinfeld's posture but Seinfeld avoids it.
Seinfeld cracks Huseyin with a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Seinfeld comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Huseyin 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin!
Our winner, Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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