Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: GC 267
Date: Dec 28, 2018

#R1#
Sayed throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Sayed misses with a body punch
and Alvarez counters with a series of strikes. Sayed will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sayed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sayed scores with a jab to the head.
Sayed tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Sayed manages to avoid it.
Alvarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sayed circles away.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sayed sprawls well. Sayed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Sayed scores with a body shot.
Sayed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayed.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvarez misses the target.
Sayed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sayed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Alvarez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sayed keeps Alvarez at a distance using the push kick.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Sayed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sayed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sayed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Alvarez with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sayed thuds his shin into the meat of Alvarez's side.
Alvarez lands with a right hand.
Sayed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Sayed throws out a counter right but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sayed scores with a jab to the body.
Sayed is looking to land body kicks.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sayed.
Sayed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sayed lands a lovely overhand right.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayed misses with a combination
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Sayed.
A quick step to the side and Alvarez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Alvarez connects with a single shot there.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Sayed shows good takedown defense. #CL2#
Sayed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alvarez, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sayed.
Alvarez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sayed pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sayed misses with some punches. #TD#
Alvarez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Sayed pushes Alvarez off and gets back to his feet.
Donk. Sayed catches Alvarez right on the button with a cross.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sayed throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Sayed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez. #T3#
Sayed misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Sayed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez works over Sayed's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT#
It looks like Irshaad Sayed has been cut.
Alvarez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Sayed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sayed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvarez moves into range and connects with a jab. #TD#
Alvarez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sayed on his heels. He'll look to pass Sayed's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sayed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvarez is one step ahead there.
Alvarez passes into half guard.
Sayed is looking to control Alvarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sayed avoid being mounted?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sayed can do anything to dispel that myth.#T4#
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but Sayed defending well. #SUB#
Alvarez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sayed is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ricardo Alvarez!
Ricardo Alvarez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: GC 257
Date: Nov 07, 2018

#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Goncalves. Those never looked like landing.
Sayed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sayed throws a nice head kick! #CL2#
Sayed clinches up against the cage.
Sayed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sayed working aggressively here.
Goncalves is trying to pull guard but Sayed has him pressed against the cage.
Goncalves jumps guard but Sayed stands there with Goncalves around his waist. Goncalves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Goncalves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sayed smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dilon Goncalves. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Sayed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but Sayed won't allow it.
Sayed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sayed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goncalves working aggressively here.
Sayed avoiding damage as Goncalves throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goncalves being controlled against the cage.#T1#
Sayed swings wildly with an uppercut but Goncalves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Goncalves as Sayed tries to tie him up.
Goncalves fails to pull guard.
Sayed pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sayed.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sayed just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sayed.
Sayed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Sayed.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but Sayed forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Goncalves is trying to pull guard but Sayed has him pressed against the cage.
Sayed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Goncalves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goncalves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sayed smiles and moves away.
Goncalves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T2##CL2#
Sayed has closed the distance and engaged Goncalves in a clinch.
Sayed blocking some punches.
Sayed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayed gets through Goncalves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goncalves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but Sayed won't allow it.
Sayed is working Goncalves over against the cage.
Sayed misses with some punches.
Sayed pushes Goncalves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sayed misses with the head strike.
Goncalves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #TD#
Goncalves drags the fight down to the ground. #SU2#
Sayed stands and steps away. Goncalves gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sayed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL2#
Sayed has closed the distance and engaged Goncalves in a clinch.
Goncalves jumps guard but Sayed stands there with Goncalves around his waist. Goncalves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #T3#
Sayed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goncalves backwards.
Goncalves fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Goncalves fails to pull guard.
Sayed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sayed lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Goncalves. #TD#
Goncalves pulls guard. #SU2#
Goncalves is working an open guard so Sayed takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL2#
Sayed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goncalves, pushing him back against the cage.
Sayed is trying to maintain a safe position but Goncalves gets an underhook and turns Sayed into the cage.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but Sayed forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sayed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goncalves is trying to pull guard but Sayed has him pressed against the cage.
Sayed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goncalves is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sayed to keep the fight standing.
Sayed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sayed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goncalves gets through Sayed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
Sayed lands a left hand.
Goncalves is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sayed to keep the fight standing.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but Sayed forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sayed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sayed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sayed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but Sayed won't allow it.
Goncalves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Goncalves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sayed lands with a light punch inside.
Goncalves trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Goncalves.
Sayed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Sayed.
A short right from Sayed on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayed stalling in the clinch.
Sayed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goncalves misses with the head strike.
Sayed will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Goncalves up against the cage.
Sayed has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Goncalves seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sayed can turn it around.
Sayed working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Goncalves moves into range and clinches up with Sayed.
Sayed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but Sayed forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sayed is working Goncalves over against the cage.
Goncalves is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sayed to keep the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sayed.
Sayed working aggressively here.
A short right from Sayed.
Goncalves takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sayed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sayed.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sayed just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dilon Goncalves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sayed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sayed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sayed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sayed.
Sayed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goncalves jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sayed walks away with a smile on his face. Goncalves gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Sayed moves into the clinch.
A short right from Sayed. #T1#
Goncalves tries to pull guard but Sayed holds him up against the cage and eventually Goncalves drops back down to his feet.
Goncalves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goncalves is trying to pull guard but Sayed has him pressed against the cage.
Sayed swings wildly with an uppercut but Goncalves uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Goncalves successfully pulls guard. #SU2#
Sayed stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL2#
Sayed clinches up against the cage.
Goncalves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Goncalves fails to land.
Sayed looking to stall.
A short left from Sayed.
Sayed gets through Goncalves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goncalves fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sayed throws a head punch that misses.
Goncalves takes a shot to the head.
Sayed scores with a shot to the side of Goncalves's head.
Sayed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goncalves backwards. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayed lands with a short shot to the head.
Sayed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goncalves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sayed smiles and moves away. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sayed controlling the action here for a moment.
Goncalves is trying to pull guard but Sayed has him pressed against the cage.
Goncalves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sayed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sayed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goncalves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sayed smiles and moves away. #CL#
Goncalves gets a clinch. #T3#
Sayed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goncalves misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goncalves.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but Sayed holds him up against the cage and eventually Goncalves drops back down to his feet.
Sayed misses with the head strike.
Sayed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sayed is trying to maintain a safe position but Goncalves gets an underhook and turns Sayed into the cage.
Sayed lands a hook that snaps the head of Goncalves backwards.
Sayed throws a punch but it's blocked by Goncalves.
Sayed works on Goncalves's body with a couple of short punches.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but Sayed forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sayed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goncalves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sayed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sayed tries to throw a body punch but Goncalves avoids it by throwing Sayed back against the cage.
Goncalves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sayed is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T4#
Goncalves is trying to pull guard but Sayed turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sayed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goncalves backwards.
Sayed leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sayed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Sayed.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sayed just stands there and leans against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sayed presses Goncalves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#TD#
Goncalves successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SUB#
Goncalves has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sayed doesn't defend quickly enough and Goncalves has managed to lock this one up! Can Sayed escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Goncalves on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dilon Goncalves!
Dilon Goncalves thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GPG: 45
Date: Sep 08, 2018

#R1#
Sayed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duk Koo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duk Koo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayed lands a head kick. Duk Koo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sayed moves in looking to clinch but Duk Koo pushes him off.
Duk Koo is looking for the big counter here.
Sayed tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Duk Koo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Irshaad Sayed has been cut.
Sayed wants to clinch
and Duk Koo counters with a two punch combo.
Sayed throws a sloppy head kick
and Duk Koo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Sayed moves into range and clinches up with Duk Koo.
Sayed gets underhooks to prevent Duk Koo's takedown attempt.
Sayed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duk Koo can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Sayed.
Sayed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duk Koo's efforts to push away.
Sayed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Sayed tries to work over Duk Koo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sayed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duk Koo is trying to break free.
I was talking to Sayed's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sayed taking a breather.
Duk Koo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sayed fails to land.
Sayed misses with a punch on the inside.
Duk Koo blocking some punches.
Sayed can't find room to land a body shot as Duk Koo controls the action.
Sayed scores with a shoulder strike.
Duk Koo blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sayed struggles to land a body shot inside as Duk Koo controls his hands.
Sayed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duk Koo blocks an uppercut.
Sayed is working Duk Koo over against the cage.
Duk Koo tries to break the clinch but Sayed is controlling the position. #T2#
Sayed pushes Duk Koo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sayed taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sayed.
Sayed swings wildly with an uppercut but Duk Koo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duk Koo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duk Koo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sayed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duk Koo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sayed or not.
Sayed misses with a punch on the inside.
Duk Koo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duk Koo scores with a shot to the side of Sayed's head.
Sayed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sayed struggles to land a body shot inside as Duk Koo controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Sayed.
Sayed keeps control of Duk Koo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sayed misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Duk Koo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sayed prevents Duk Koo from breaking the clinch.#T3#
Duk Koo lands a body punch.
Sayed blocks a body shot from Duk Koo. #BC2#
Duk Koo manages to break the clinch.
Sayed tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Duk Koo counters with a three punch combo that has Sayed backing up. Sayed nods at Duk Koo to acknowledge the strikes.
Duk Koo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duk Koo circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Sayed backs off Duk Koo throws a huge counter combo but Sayed manages to avoid it all.
Sayed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Duk Koo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sayed tries to clinch up
and Sayed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sayed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sayed wants to clinch but Duk Koo slips to the side
and Duk Koo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Sayed tries to clinch up.
Duk Koo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sayed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duk Koo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sayed is looking to clinch but Duk Koo is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sayed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duk Koo wants to counter the offense by Sayed and move into the clinch position.
Sayed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duk Koo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sayed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duk Koo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duk Koo is looking for the big counter here.
Sayed is looking to slow Duk Koo down with leg kicks.
Duk Koo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Sayed tries to close the distance and clinch but Duk Koo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duk Koo throws out a counter right but Sayed avoids it with no problem.
Sayed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duk Koo throws a counter combo.
Sayed tries to clinch but Duk Koo moves away
and Duk Koo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sayed thinking.
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 Irshaad Sayed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Irshaad Sayed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Sayed wants to clinch
letting Duk Koo counter with a right hand.
Sayed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sayed tries to clinch
and Duk Koo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sayed closes the distance but Duk Koo moves to the side
and Duk Koo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayed doesn't manage to clinch there - Duk Koo circles away.
Sayed tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Duk Koo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayed is looking to clinch but Duk Koo is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Duk Koo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sayed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#CL#
Sayed closes the distance and pushes Duk Koo back into the cage.
Duk Koo tries to circle away but Sayed has him pinned against the cage.#T1#
Sayed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duk Koo backwards.
Sayed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sayed looking to stall.
Sayed misses with a punch on the inside.
Sayed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duk Koo is trying to break free.
Sayed lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Duk Koo breaks from the clinch.
Sayed closes the distance but Duk Koo moves to the side
and Duk Koo counters with a straight right hand.
Sayed looks to clinch
and Duk Koo counters with a nice uppercut.
Sayed tries to clinch up
and Duk Koo counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Sayed sizes up Duk Koo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sayed moves to clinch but Duk Koo breaks away #KD2#
and Duk Koo counters with a crisp one two that drops Sayed! Duk Koo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sayed to his feet! Sayed is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Sayed is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sayed wants to clinch
and Duk Koo counters with a big right hand! Oh Sayed is in trouble here! Duk Koo follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Duk Koo!
Kim Duk Koo looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'BAD BOY MMA.....Dont sleep on us'.

Event: GPG: 41
Date: Jul 28, 2018

#R1#
Sunday swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL#
Sayed moves into the clinch.
Sayed lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sayed.
Sayed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sunday's efforts to push away.
Sayed working aggressively here.
Sayed lands a hook that snaps the head of Sunday backwards.
Sayed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sunday blocks an uppercut.
Sayed lands a shoulder strike.
Sunday is trying to push Sayed away but Sayed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sayed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sayed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sayed has Sunday pressed against the cage, preventing Sunday from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sunday wants to break free but Sayed has control.
Sunday wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sayed has a couple of punches blocked by Sunday.
Sayed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sayed.
Sayed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sayed misses with a body punch.
Sunday is trying to break the clinch but Sayed is controlling him.#BC2#
Sunday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sayed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sunday.
Sayed is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Sunday releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL#
Sayed clinches up against the cage.
Sunday tries to break the clinch but Sayed is controlling the position.
Sayed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sayed is pushing Sunday up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sayed working aggressively here.
Sayed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sayed.
Sayed prevents Sunday from breaking the clinch.
Sayed gets through Sunday's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T2#
A frustrated look appears on Sunday's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sunday is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Sayed.
Sunday is trying to break the clinch but Sayed has him pressed against the cage.
Sayed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sayed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sunday backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sayed.
Sayed tries to work over Sunday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Sayed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sayed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sunday blocking some punches.
Sunday is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sayed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sayed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sayed has a couple of punches blocked by Sunday. #BC2#
Sunday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sayed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sunday keeps the fight on the outside.
Sayed misses with a series of wild punches.
Sunday appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T3#
Sunday thuds his right hand into Sayed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sunday throws a right hand that Sayed ducks under and follows up with a left that Sayed also avoids with ease.
Sunday stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sayed.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sunday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sunday blocks an uppercut.
Sayed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sayed working aggressively here.
Sunday wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sunday blocks an uppercut.
Sunday blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Sunday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sayed is looking to clinch but Sunday is avoiding it.
Sayed throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Sayed tries to clinch up.
Sunday doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sayed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sunday throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Sayed counters by moving into the clinch.
Sunday tries to break free but Sayed pushes him back against the cage.
Sunday is trying to push Sayed away but Sayed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sayed lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sayed taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sunday wants to break free but Sayed has control.
Sayed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sayed lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sayed. #BC2#
Sunday manages to break the clinch.
Sunday looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayed is just out of range.
Sayed is looking to clinch but Sunday is avoiding it.
A right-left combo lands from Sunday.
Sunday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sunday.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Sayed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sunday.
Sayed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mike Sunday seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sunday takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sayed wants to clinch.#CL#
Sayed has closed the distance and engaged Sunday in a clinch.
Sunday tries to break the clinch but Sayed is controlling the position.
Sunday tries to circle away but Sayed has him pinned against the cage.
Sayed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sunday can't break the clinch.
Sayed keeps control of Sunday as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Irshaad Sayed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sayed scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Sayed's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sayed swings wildly with an uppercut but Sunday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sayed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sunday can do to turn this around?#T1#
Sayed misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sayed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sunday looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sunday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sayed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sayed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sunday's elbow.
Sayed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sunday has had enough of the clinch but Sayed keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Sayed.
Sayed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sunday blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Sunday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sayed tries to clinch up but Sunday circles away and keeps his distance.
Sayed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sunday manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sayed lands with a hook. Sunday tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sunday avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T2#
Sayed tries to clinch but Sunday moves out of range.
Sunday circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sayed slips under a jab from Sunday.
Sayed tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sunday manages to circle out of the way.#CL#
Sayed moves into the clinch successfully.
Sayed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayed prevents Sunday from breaking the clinch.
Sunday has had enough of the clinch but Sayed keeps him there for the moment.
Sunday working hard to break the clinch.
Sunday is trying to break the clinch but Sayed has him pressed against the cage.
Sayed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sayed lands with a right to the head.
Sunday has had enough of the clinch but Sayed keeps him there for the moment.
Sayed digs a right hand into Sunday's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sunday's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Sayed.
Sayed is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sayed throws a punch but it's blocked by Sunday. #T3#
Sayed lands a shoulder strike.
Sayed manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sunday wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sayed has him pressed against the cage.
Sayed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sayed fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sayed.
Sunday is trying to push Sayed away but Sayed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sayed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sayed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sayed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sayed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sayed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sayed lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sayed.
Sunday looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sayed has Sunday pressed against the cage, preventing Sunday from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T4#
Sunday is looking to break free of the clinch but Sayed has double underhooks.
Sayed swings wildly with an uppercut but Sunday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sayed misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayed digs a right hand underneath Sunday's ribcage. Sunday let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sayed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sayed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Sunday's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sayed misses with a punch to the body.
Sunday is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sunday blocks an uppercut.
Sunday is trying to break the clinch but Sayed is controlling him.
Sunday tries to circle away but Sayed has him pinned against the cage.
Sunday is trying to push Sayed away but Sayed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sayed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sunday's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sunday.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Sayed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sayed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Sunday tries to keep at a distance but Sayed has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sayed.
Sayed keeps control of Sunday as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sunday is trying to break the clinch but Sayed is controlling him.
Sayed stalls.
Sayed lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sunday tries to break the clinch but Sayed is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sayed.
Sayed lands a shoulder strike.
Sayed throws a head punch that misses.
Sunday tries to break the clinch but Sayed is controlling the position. #T1#
Sunday blocks an uppercut.
Sayed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sunday blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Sunday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sayed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sunday.
Sayed is looking to clinch but Sunday is avoiding it.
Sayed tries to clinch up but Sunday circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Sayed.
Sayed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sunday.
Sunday avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Sayed backs off Sunday throws a huge counter combo but Sayed manages to avoid it all.
Sayed tries a head kick but it misses.
Sayed is looking to clinch.
As Sayed backs off Sunday throws a huge counter combo but Sayed manages to avoid it all.
Sayed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sunday manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sunday keeps the fight on the outside.
Sunday connects with the punch.
Sayed slips under a jab from Sunday.
Sayed tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sunday manages to circle out of the way.
Sayed lands with a hook. Sunday tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T2#
Sunday swats away the attempt to clinch by Sayed.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunday lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sunday connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Sunday.
Sunday gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sayed.
Sunday throws an overhand right that lands on Sayed's shoulder, as Sayed tries to avoid the shot.
Sayed slips under a jab.
Sunday circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sunday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sayed.
Sayed tries to clinch up.
Sunday misses with a body shot. #CL#
Sayed clinches with his opponent.
Sayed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T3##BC2#
Sunday breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Sayed has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sayed.
Sayed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sayed.
Sayed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sunday.
Sayed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sayed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sayed tries to work over Sunday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sayed throws a punch but it's blocked by Sunday.
A head punch on the inside from Sayed fails to land.
A short uppercut from Sayed.
Sunday blocks an uppercut.
Sunday's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sayed.
Sayed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Sayed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sayed misses with a punch on the inside.
Sayed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Sayed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sunday can't break the clinch.
Sayed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sayed lands with a right to the head. #ROC#
Sunday is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sayed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sunday.
Sayed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sayed keeps control of Sunday as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sunday prevents a body shot from Sayed.
Irshaad Sayed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sunday wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sayed avoiding damage.
Sunday wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sayed has him pressed against the cage.
Mike Sunday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sunday tries to break free but Sayed pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sunday.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irshaad Sayed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sayed, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irshaad Sayed!

Event: RS 178
Date: May 12, 2018

#R1#
Sayed scores with a head kick.
Sayed throws a head kick that half lands.
Sayed ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Sayed lands a two punch combo.
Peterson scores with a punch to the head.
Sayed fails to land with a series of punches.
Sayed ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Peterson lands a glancing blow to the side of Sayed's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Sayed misses with a straight right.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Sayed moved out of range.
Sayed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sayed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sayed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sayed lands a nice shot to the body.
Peterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Sayed slips the punch.
Sayed lets loose with a powerful body kick. Peterson will feel that in the morning.
Sayed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peterson tries to land a leg kick but Sayed saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sayed misses the target.
Peterson ducks right into an uppercut from Sayed. #T1#
Sayed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sayed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Peterson takes a step back to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Sayed blocks a head kick by Peterson.
Sayed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peterson tries to bum rush Sayed with a series of wild strikes but Sayed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peterson walks into a jab.
Sayed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peterson's head backwards.
Sayed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson misses with the combination.
Sayed tests Peterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson connects with a body shot that sends Sayed's belly button to the back.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sayed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eli Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sayed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sayed works Peterson's body with a nice hook.
Peterson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sayed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sayed lands a nice hook to Peterson's body. Peterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T2#
A left lands for Peterson.
Sayed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Peterson takes one on the button.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
Peterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sayed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sayed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Sayed saw that one coming.
Peterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sayed appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Sayed moved out of range nicely.
Sayed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sayed is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Sayed. That snapped Peterson's head back.
A jab from Sayed finds it's way through Peterson's defenses.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Sayed.
Sayed's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sayed duly obliges.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayed slips a jab from Peterson.
A right-left combo lands from Sayed. #T3#
Sayed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Sayed has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sayed thumps Peterson with a low kick.
Sayed throws a leg kick which misses Peterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Peterson tries to avoid it.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sayed to counter with a crisp jab.
Sayed lands with a cross.
Peterson lands the left hand.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Sayed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sayed.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sayed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sayed lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Peterson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CUT2#
It looks like Irshaad Sayed has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sayed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sayed eats them both and turns towards Peterson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sayed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Sayed cracks Peterson with a good jab.
Peterson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sayed connects with an inside leg kick.
Peterson throws a jab when Sayed was well out of range.
Sayed scores with a nice head shot.#T4#
Sayed connects with a solid leg kick.
Sayed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Peterson has time to react.
Sayed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Sayed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Sayed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peterson misses with a two punch combination.
Sayed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peterson's calf.
Peterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Peterson lands with an overhand left.
Peterson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Peterson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sayed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Peterson ducks right into an uppercut from Sayed.
Peterson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sayed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peterson walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson tests Sayed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sayed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sayed was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irshaad Sayed's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Peterson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sayed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Peterson takes a step back to recover.
Peterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sayed finds it's way round the side to connect with Peterson's head.
Sayed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sayed delivers a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Sayed lands a body shot.
Eli Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sayed moves out of range of the strikes.
Peterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Sayed counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Sayed.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayed stalks Peterson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Peterson's face. Peterson staggers backwards, shaken.
Sloppy strikes from Peterson. Those never looked like landing.
Sayed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peterson. That did some damage!
Sayed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Peterson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sayed scrambles back to his feet.
Peterson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sayed. That one must have hurt.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sayed moves away.
Peterson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sayed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Sayed walks into a jab.
Sayed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sayed lets loose with a powerful body kick. Peterson will feel that in the morning.
Peterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Sayed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Peterson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sayed has got the better of the exchanges.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson misses the jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Peterson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sayeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sayed defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Sayed checks a low kick from Peterson.
Peterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sayed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Sayed counters with a good low kick that Peterson was not able to check.
A combination from Peterson does no damage.
Sayed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Peterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peterson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sayed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peterson scrambles back to his feet.
Sayed scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sayed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sayed connects with a body shot that sends Peterson's belly button to the back.#T2#
Peterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sayed moves out of range of the strikes.
Irshaad Sayed is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Sayed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sayed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sayed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sayed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sayed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayed.
Sayed throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
Peterson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Sayed.
Peterson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sayed.
Sayed throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
Peterson jabs at Sayed's body.
Peterson tries to land a body kick
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sayed. Sayed obviously looking to wear him down.
Sayed misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sayed, right into the meat.
Sayed takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Peterson lands a really nice looking cross but Sayed seems unphased. #T3#
Sayed throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Sayed checks it.
Sayed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Peterson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sayed. Sayed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Peterson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sayed jabs at Peterson's body.
Peterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sayed throws a leg kick which misses Peterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Peterson tries to avoid it.
Peterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sayed lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sayed looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Sayed throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Sayed avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sayed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Sayed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peterson's hands.
Sayed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sayed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sayed scores with a head kick. Peterson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Sayed throws a big counter combination but Peterson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sayed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peterson under the eye.#T4#
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Peterson.
Sayed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sayed.
Peterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sayed manages to avoid it.
Peterson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sayed tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Sayed finds it's way through Peterson's defenses.
Sayed works Peterson's body with a nice hook.
Sayed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peterson throws a hook but Sayed avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sayed.
Sayed feints and then cracks Peterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peterson down.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
Sayed throws a good cross that connects.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Sayed uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Irshaad Sayed's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Peterson swings for the body but Sayed moves out of range.
Sayed misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Sayed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Sayed throws a right hand that Peterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Peterson also avoids with ease.
Peterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sayed misses with a head kick.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Peterson throws a jab when Sayed was well out of range.
Jab by Sayed.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayed is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sayed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson throws a hook but Sayed avoids it easily.
Sayed lands a nice shot that snaps Peterson's head back.
Sayed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Peterson.#T1#
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sayed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sayed stuns Peterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot by Sayed.
Peterson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sayed connects with the punch.
Peterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sayed.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Sayed.
Sayed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sayed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayed on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayed is just out of range.
Peterson lands with a good body shot.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sayed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson takes a swing at Sayed's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Peterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peterson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sayed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sayed.
Sayed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sayed stuns Peterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Sayed misses.
Sayed swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson scores with a three punch combo!
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Sayed does no damage.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peterson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sayed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sayed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Sayed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sayed.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Sayed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Sayed misses the target.#T3#
Peterson throws a jab when Sayed was well out of range.
Jab by Sayed.
Sayed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Sayed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Sayed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Peterson on the side of the head.
Peterson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eli Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sayed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Sayed moves away and avoids it.
Peterson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sayed counters with a thumping low kick.
Sayed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peterson's sensitive parts.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayed.
Peterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayed counters with a left and a right that stings Peterson.
Sayed scores with the left hand. Peterson knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson misses with a two punch combination.
Peterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sayed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peterson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T4#
Peterson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sayed.
Sayed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peterson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sayed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peterson. That did some damage!
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Sayed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayed.
Sayed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peterson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sayed.
Irshaad Sayed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sayed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayed.
Peterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sayed counters with a one-two to the body.
Good leg kick by Sayed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peterson dodges the punch combination from Sayed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irshaad Sayed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irshaad Sayed!

Event: RS 176 No Whiners!
Date: Apr 14, 2018

#R1#
Sayed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sayed tries a low kick but Hermano avoids it.
Sayed misses with a double jab.
Hermano tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hermano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sayed on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Hermano. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Sayed misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Sayed misses the target.
Sayed connects with a body shot that sends Hermano's belly button to the back.
Sayed scores with a nice right hand.
Sayed has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sayed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hermano throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Hermano - just one landing. #CUT2#
It looks like Irshaad Sayed has been cut.
Hermano cracks Sayed with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fighters circling - Hermano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sayed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hermano.
Sayed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Sayed misses.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayed throws a good cross that connects.
Sayed misses with an uppercut. Hermano saw that one coming.
Hermano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Sayed looks to land a combination but Hermano avoids it well.
It seemed like Hermano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL2#
Hermano has managed to clinch.
Hermano scores with a shoulder strike.
Sayed can't break the clinch.
Sayed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hermano misses with some punches.
Hermano gets through Sayed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hermano prevents Sayed from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayed.
Hermano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sayed is trying to force a seperation but Hermano has the dominant position.#BC#
Sayed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sayed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hermano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sayed's head.#T2#
Hermano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sayed looks to land a combination but Hermano avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hermano. Sayed does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Sayed misses the target.
Sayed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hermano looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayed is just out of range.
Hermano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hermano staying out of range there.
Hermano tries to clinch but Sayed moves out of range.
Hermano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sayed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hermano counters with a straight right hand.
Sayed lands a head shot.
Sayed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hermano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sayed connects with a high kick.
Sayed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hermano slips under a jab.#T3#
Sayed lands a slapping body shot.
Sayed staying out of range there.
Hermano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hermano throws a jab but it's blocked by Sayed.
Jab by Sayed.
Sayed tries to move into range but Hermano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sayed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sayed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hermano misses with a looping right.
Sayed throws the left hand but Hermano avoids the punch easily.
Hermano connects with a crisp jab.
Sayed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sayed feints and then cracks Hermano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hermano down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hermano shoots for a takedown but Sayed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hermano 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.
Sayed pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Hermano throws a body shot but no joy.
Sayed lands with a nice combination. Hermano backs away looking to recover.
Sayed throws a head kick that half lands.
Sayed scores with a jab. Hermano acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CL2#
Hermano drives through and clinches with Sayed against the cage.
Hermano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Sayed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sayed missing with a left hand there. Hermano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hermano lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sayed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hermano staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayed with a jab.
Sayed swings for the body but Hermano moves out of range.
Sayed cracks Hermano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Sayed misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irshaad Sayed's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Hermano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sayed on the side of the head.
Sayed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hermano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Irshaad Sayed is winning the standup battle so far.
Hermano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sayed misses with a right hand
and Hermano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC2#
Sayed is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Hermano knocks Sayed out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Piotr Hermano!
A victorious Piotr Hermano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: RS 170 Unforgiven
Date: Feb 24, 2018

#R1#
Dhelan slips a jab and a cross from Sayed.
Sayed throws a head kick but Dhelan moves out of range.
Sayed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sayed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Dhelan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sayed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sayed throws a nice looking combination but Dhelan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sayed keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sayed! But no joy.
Sayed looks to throw the jab but Dhelan is out of range.
A big left from Sayed misses.
Dhelan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sayed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sayed tests Dhelan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dhelan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Sayed. Those never looked like landing.
Sayed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dhelan is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Sayed feints a jab promting Dhelan to slip. Sayed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dhelan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sayed throws a lazy uppercut
and Dhelan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Dhelan moves into the clinch successfully. #TD#
Dhelan pulls guard.
Dhelan looking to control.
Sayed preventing the sweep.
Dhelan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dhelan is on top in guard. #REVR#
Dhelan stops Sayed from standing up. #ES2#
Sayed scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dhelan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dhelan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sayed.
Sayed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T2#
Dhelan wants to clinch up but Sayed keeps it at a distance.
Sayed throws a good cross that connects.
Sayed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sayed misses with a head kick.
Sayed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dhelan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sayed might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sayed throws a big shot that misses.
Sayed throws a series of punches but Dhelan moves out of range.
Sayed connects with the punch.
Dhelan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dhelan moves out of range of the strikes.
Dhelan is looking to counter punch.
Sayed misses with a straight right.
Sayed throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T3#
Nice defenses there by Dhelan.
Dhelan throwing a counter right hand but Sayed manages to avoid it.
Sayed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sayed throws a leg kick but Dhelan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Dhelan misses the target.
Sayed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dhelan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sayed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sayed throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Dhelan counters by moving into the clinch. #BC2#
Sayed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sayed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sayed throws a low kick but Dhelan avoids it.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sayed throws a jab when Dhelan was well out of range.
Dhelan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dhelan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sayed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dhelan wants to clinch up but Sayed keeps it at a distance.
Sayed lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dhelan blocks a head kick by Sayed.
Sayed misses with a jab, cross combination. #T4#
Dhelan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sayed.
A leg kick checked by Dhelan.
As Sayed tries to get set, Dhelan tries to push him back and clinch up but Sayed manages to avoid the attempt.
Sayed looks to land a combination but Dhelan avoids it well.
Dhelan is looking to counter the offense by Sayed and move into the clinch.
Sayed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sayed misses with a lunging right hand #CL#
and Dhelan counters by clinching up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Dhelan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dhelan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dhelan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sayed is one step ahead there. #SU2#
Sayed stands up and waves to Dhelan to follow him.
A big left from Sayed misses.
Sayed throws a looping overhand right but Dhelan ducks down to avoid it.
Dhelan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dhelan checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Sayed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dhelan on the side of the head.
Sayed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dhelan circles away quickly and effectively.
Sayed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dhelan.
Dhelan throwing a counter right hand but Sayed manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Sayed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sayed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Sayed.
Nice body kick there by Sayed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayed cracks Dhelan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sayed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dhelan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dhelan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Dhelan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sayed throws out the jab.
Sayed cracks the inside of Dhelan's front leg.
Dhelan moves in looking to clinch but Sayed pushes him off.
Dhelan walks into a stiff left hand from Sayed.
Sayed connects with a body shot that sends Dhelan's belly button to the back.
Dhelan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sayed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Sayed misses its intended target.
Dhelan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sayed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dhelan throwing a counter right hand but Sayed manages to avoid it.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dhelan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sayed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sayed throws a jab but it's blocked by Dhelan.
Sayed with a jab.
Sayed misses with a low kick.
Dhelan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sayed's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sayed thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Sayed throws a jab when Dhelan was well out of range.
Sayed misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Dhelan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sayed keeps the fight on the outside.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sayed throws a body punch but Dhelan moves out of range.
Dhelan is looking to counter the offense by Sayed and move into the clinch.
Dhelan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sayed is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sayed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Dhelan slips a straight right by Sayed.
Sayed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dhelan's head backwards.
Dhelan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sayed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dhelan tries to clinch there but Sayed circles away.
Sayed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dhelan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sayed.
Sayed throws out a loose jab but Dhelan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dhelan throwing a counter right hand but Sayed manages to avoid it.#T3##TD#
Dhelan shoots in and gets a takedown into Sayed's guard.#ES2#
Sayed has his feet on Dhelan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sayed throws a looping overhand right but Dhelan ducks down to avoid it.
Dhelan is looking to counter punch.
Dhelan is looking to clinch.
Sayed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dhelan circles away quickly and effectively.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dhelan tries to clinch up but Sayed circles away and keeps his distance.
Sayed cracks Dhelan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Sayed.
Sayed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dhelan. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sayed keeps the fight on the outside.
Dhelan fails in his attempt to clinch. #T4#
Sayed misses with a lunging right hand
and Dhelan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sayed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dhelan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sayed sizes up Dhelan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sayed throws a jab but it's blocked by Dhelan.
Sayed throws a right hand that Dhelan ducks under and follows up with a left that Dhelan also avoids with ease.
Dhelan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A punch lands to the side of Dhelan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dhelan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sayed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dhelan feinted with a counter takedown.
Dhelan tries to clinch up.
Sayed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sayed falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dhelan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Sayed. Those never looked like landing.
Dhelan is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Sayed throws a poor cross that misses
and Sayed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sayed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dhelan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dhelan tries to clinch but Sayed moves out of range.
Sayed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CL#
Dhelan clinches up against the cage.
Sayed working hard to break the clinch.#TD#
Dhelan successfully pulls guard.
Dhelan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zhan Dhelan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU2#
Sayed decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dhelan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sayed misses with a leg kick
and Dhelan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sayed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dhelan checks it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dhelan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Dhelan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dhelan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sayed sprawls well. Sayed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dhelan gets slowly back to his feet.
Sayed misses with a wild combination.
Sayed tries to bum rush Dhelan with a series of wild strikes but Dhelan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dhelan is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from Sayed.
Sayed looks to throw the jab but Dhelan is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dhelan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sayed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dhelan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dhelan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T2#
Dhelan doesn't manage to clinch there - Sayed circles away.
Sayed throws a shot from downtown. Dhelan moves away and avoids it.
Dhelan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sayed misses the jab.
Sayed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dhelan.
Dhelan slips a jab and a cross from Sayed.
Sayed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sayed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Dhelan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dhelan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sayed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dhelan moves away.
Sayed swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sayed throws a low kick, looking for Dhelan's leg but Dhelan calmly moves out of range.
Sayed throws a leg kick
and Dhelan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sayed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T3#
Sayed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dhelan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dhelan avoids the head kick by Sayed.
Dhelan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dhelan staying out of range there.
Dhelan throwing a counter right hand but Sayed manages to avoid it.
Sayed wants to slow Dhelan down by chopping away at his legs.
Sayed lands a head kick. Dhelan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dhelan is looking to clinch.
Dhelan tries to clinch but Sayed moves out of range.
Sayed misses with a hook.
Sayed jabs at Dhelan's body.
Sayed misses with a combination
letting Dhelan counter with a right hand.
Dhelan staying out of range there.#T4#
Sayed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dhelan moves away.
Dhelan tries to clinch up.
Dhelan doesn't manage to clinch there - Sayed circles away.
Dhelan tries to clinch but Sayed moves out of range.
Sayed lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sayed lands a lovely overhand right.
Dhelan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sayed keeps the fight on the outside.
Sayed swats away the attempt to clinch by Dhelan.
Irshaad Sayed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dhelan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sayed tries to bum rush Dhelan with a series of wild strikes but Dhelan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Dhelan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sayed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhan Dhelan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sayed throws a nice looking combination but Dhelan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irshaad Sayed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sayed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irshaad Sayed!

Event: RS 169 No Pain No Gain
Date: Feb 17, 2018

#R1#
Lineker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sayed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lineker is defended easily by Sayed.
Nice shot lands for Sayed.
Sayed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sayed wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhon Lineker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sayed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lineker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Lineker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sayed is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2#
Sayed has one foot on Lineker's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sayed scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lineker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sayed.
Sayed throws a body punch but Lineker moves out of range.
Lineker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sayed stuffs the takedown attempt from Lineker. Lineker gets slowly back to his feet.
Sayed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sayed.#T1#
Sayed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck for Lineker with that takedown attempt.
It seemed like Sayed was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lineker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lineker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sayed avoids it really well and circles away.
Lineker shoots in for a double leg but Sayed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lineker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sayed circles away.
Lineker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sayed avoids it really well and circles away.
A combination from Sayed does no damage.
A head kick from Sayed lands but Lineker takes it in his stride.
Sayed connects with a leg kick. Lineker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lineker.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lineker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jhon Lineker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lineker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sayed tries to avoid it but Lineker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sayed to the ground. Sayed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T2#
Sayed throws a series of strikes that have Lineker backpedaling.
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!
Sayed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lineker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sayed.
Lineker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lineker fails to land the takedown.
Sayed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sayed throws a sloppy head kick and Lineker moves out of range easily.
Sayed lands a head kick. Lineker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sayed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sayed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lineker.
Lineker has a takedown stuffed.
Sayed scores with a sloppy right hand. Lineker should have avoided that one.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lineker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lineker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sayed sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lineker somewhat.#T3#
Lineker fails to land the takedown.
Sayed fails to land with a series of punches.
Lineker has his takedown stuffed
and Sayed counters with a nice uppercut.
Lineker blocks a head kick by Sayed.
Sayed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#TD#
Sayed gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lineker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lineker works over Sayed with some ground and pound from guard.#ES2#
Sayed manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sayed, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sayed connects with a leg kick. Lineker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Sayed. #TD#
Lineker gets a takedown into half guard.
Lineker trying to mount his opponent but Sayed defends it. #T4#
Lineker wants to control but Sayed is keeping him busy.
Lineker prevents Sayed from standing back up.
Lineker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lineker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lineker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sayed defending well though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sayed pushes Lineker off looking to stand but Lineker dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lineker working the head and body with strikes.
Lineker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Sayed moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sayed lands with a shot to the body.
Lineker goes for a double leg but Sayed avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sayed continues to drive forward.
Sayed swinging wildly here.
Sayed lands a really nice looking cross but Lineker seems unphased.
Sayed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sayed has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A nice combination there by Sayed.
Lineker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sayed counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayed tries a head kick but it misses.
Sayed looks to land a combination but Lineker avoids it well.
Lineker tried to counter with a leg kick but Sayed avoided it.#TD#
Lineker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sayed is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sayed takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #T1#
Lineker scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sayed is pushing Lineker's head away, looking to escape. Lineker manages to hold on to the position though.
Lineker cracks Sayed with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lineker working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sayed is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lineker asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lineker cracks Sayed with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jhon Lineker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lineker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sayed some visible discomfort.
Sayed is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lineker is controlling him well.#ES2#
Sayed throws Lineker to one side and escapes!
Sayed delivers a nice body kick.#T2##TD#
Lineker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lineker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lineker 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.
Lineker working some strikes from top position.
Sayed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lineker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lineker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#ES2#
Sayed pushes Lineker off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sayed thuds his right hand into Lineker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sayed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sayed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sayed leaves Lineker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhon Lineker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sayed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lineker feinted with a counter takedown.
Sayed works the jab nicely.
Sayed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sayed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lineker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sayed as he jumps to the side.
Sayed misses with a straight right.
Sayed cracks Lineker with a right hand to the side of the head.#T3#
No luck for Lineker with that takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sayed.
Sayed throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #TD#
Lineker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sayed is trying to buck Lineker off.
Sayed is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lineker connects with a decent elbow.
Lineker working the body and head with strikes.
Lineker cracks Sayed with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lineker cracks Sayed with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lineker working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Lineker lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lineker lands a decent elbow from side control. #T4#
Lineker lands a nice forearm strike.
Sayed on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sayed is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lineker is controlling him well.
Sayed is not content to let Lineker control the position.
Sayed is trying to buck Lineker off.
Lineker lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sayed wants to get back to his feet but Lineker is dominant here and he's now got Sayed's back!
Lineker lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayed grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. #ROC#
Sayed is rocked!
Sayed wants to get back to his feet.
Sayed is still in real trouble! Can Lineker finish him?
Lineker lands a shot to the head.
Lineker gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Irshaad Sayed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lineker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sayed sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lineker somewhat.#TD#
Lineker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sayed's half guard.
Sayed seems to have recovered his senses.
Ground and pound from Lineker.
Lineker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sayed is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lineker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sayed is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Lineker.
Sayed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lineker.
Lineker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayed has hold of Lineker's hands but Lineker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sayed is trying to stand.
Lineker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T1#
Nice strikes from Lineker there.
Sayed pushes Lineker off looking to stand but Lineker dives back in and keeps control.
Lineker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sayed pushes Lineker off looking to stand but Lineker dives back in and keeps control.
Lineker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sayed wants to get back to his feet. #ES2#
Sayed has one foot on Lineker's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sayed lands with a kick to the temple. Lineker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lineker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD#
Sayed gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lineker to score an easy takedown into full guard.#ES2#
Sayed pushes Lineker off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Sayed. No joy for Lineker on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhon Lineker. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Lineker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD#
Lineker gets the takedown into side control. #ES2#
Sayed throws Lineker to one side and escapes!
Lineker fails with a takedown attempt.
Sayed throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sayed connects with a crisp jab.
Lineker shoots for a takedown but Sayed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some wild striking there from Sayed.
Sayed jabs Lineker right on the nose. Lineker blinks but takes it well.
Sayed throws a nice looking combination but Lineker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lineker tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sayed manages to circle out of the way.
Sayed lunges at Lineker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lineker's hand.
Lineker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sayed as he jumps to the side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sayed.#T3#
Sayed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lineker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sayed slaps away a takedown attempt from Lineker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sayed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lineker's hands.
Lineker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sayed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sayed enables Lineker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sayed manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sayed is looking to stand up but Lineker isn't so interested in that idea.
Lineker landing with the ground and pound.
Sayed wants to stand but Lineker is controlling the position.
Lineker cracks Sayed with a solid left hand.
Lineker is in close to Sayed's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T4#
Sayed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lineker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sayed can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lineker with a nice head shot there.
Sayed wants to stand and escape but Lineker is having none of it.
Lineker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lineker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Irshaad Sayed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sayed has momentary wrist control but Lineker slips an elbow through the middle.
Lineker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sayed is looking to stand up but Lineker isn't so interested in that idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irshaad Sayed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sayed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irshaad Sayed!

Event: RS 167 Pure Havoc
Date: Feb 03, 2018

#R1#
McCoy takes one to the chin there.
McCoy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCoy misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
McCoy has closed the distance and engaged Sayed in a clinch. #BC2#
Sayed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Sayed. That snapped McCoy 's head back.
McCoy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCoy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sayed sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCoy somewhat.
Sayed throws out a counter right but McCoy avoids it with no problem.
Sayed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sayed.
McCoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sayed.
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!
McCoy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#T1#
Sayed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayed.
Sayed unleashes a big counter combination but McCoy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sayed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sayed scores with a jab to the head.
Good exchange - Sayed coming out on top.
The fighters circling - McCoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from Sayed lands.
Sayed has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Sayed as McCoy shoots in.
Sayed throws a right and a left that McCoy avoids nicely.
Sayed scores with a one two! McCoy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayed scores with a head kick.
McCoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sayed circles away quickly and effectively.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sayed.
McCoy throws a body shot but no joy.
Sayed stalks McCoy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCoy 's face. McCoy staggers backwards, shaken.#T2#
McCoy throws a right hand that Sayed ducks under and follows up with a left that Sayed also avoids with ease.
A good leg kick by Sayed.
McCoy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sayed tries to avoid it but McCoy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sayed to the ground. Sayed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sayed throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John McCoy . That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Sayed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCoy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sayed, as that shot connected.
Sayed tries to bum rush McCoy with a series of wild strikes but McCoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from McCoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sayed scores with a decent looking hook.
Sayed lands with a straight right. McCoy didn't see that one coming.
Sayed misses with the combination.
It looked like McCoy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sayed.
Sayed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Sayed. #T3#
Jab, jab by Sayed - just one landing.
Sayed lands a right hook to the body.
Sayed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sayed jabs McCoy right on the nose. McCoy blinks but takes it well.
McCoy fails with a takedown attempt.
Sayed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCoy 's head.
Sayed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sayed.
McCoy tries for a takedown but Sayed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McCoy thuds his right hand into Sayed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T4#
Sayed lunges at McCoy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCoy 's hand.
McCoy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCoy connects with a crisp jab. #CUT#
It looks like Irshaad Sayed has been cut.
Sayed throws a sloppy head kick and McCoy moves out of range easily.
McCoy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Sayed.
Sayed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like McCoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCoy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sayed throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCoy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sayed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McCoy is defended easily by Sayed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sayed sprawls well. Sayed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCoy gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irshaad Sayed's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A head kick from Sayed lands but McCoy takes it in his stride.
Sayed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sayed lands a head kick!
A punch combination from Sayed misses.
Sayed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Irshaad Sayed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sayed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sayed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCoy dives in for a single leg takedown but Sayed sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sayed lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Sayed looks to land a combination. McCoy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sayed lands with a nice combination. McCoy backs away looking to recover.
McCoy fails to land the takedown.#T1#
Sayed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sayed is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sayed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sayed throws a right hand that McCoy ducks under and follows up with a left that McCoy also avoids with ease.
Sayed scores with a one two! McCoy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McCoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayed.
Sayed is looking for the big counter here.
McCoy slips a jab and a cross from Sayed.
Sayed connects with a crisp jab.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sayed lands with a straight right. McCoy didn't see that one coming.
Sayed feints a jab promting McCoy to slip. Sayed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McCoy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Sayed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sayed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Nice body kick from Sayed.
Sayed stuffs the takedown attempt from McCoy . McCoy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John McCoy . That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCoy dives in and grabs Sayed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sayed pushes down on McCoy 's head and hops out.
McCoy moves forwards but Sayed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McCoy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCoy throws a looping overhand right but Sayed ducks down to avoid it.
Sayed lands a head shot.
Sayed tries to bum rush McCoy with a series of wild strikes but McCoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCoy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A head kick from Sayed lands but McCoy takes it in his stride.
Sayed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McCoy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sayed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCoy . #T3#
Sayed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCoy .
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for McCoy . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
McCoy with a poor takedown
and Sayed counters with a left and a right that stings McCoy .
Sayed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sayed.
McCoy throws a hook but Sayed avoids it easily.
Sayed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCoy dodges the punch combination from Sayed.
Sayed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCoy throws a hook but Sayed avoids it easily.
McCoy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sayed's waist but Sayed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCoy off to one side. #TD#
McCoy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McCoy showed some decent athleticism there. #ES2#
Sayed has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but McCoy is on him like a limpet, forcing Sayed back against the cage.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sayed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCoy tries for a takedown. No joy. #BC2#
Sayed breaks the clinch.
Sayed looks to land a combination. McCoy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCoy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sayed scores with a sloppy right hand. McCoy should have avoided that one.
Sayed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sayed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sayed tries a head kick but it misses.
Sayed throws a leg kick which misses McCoy 's front leg but catches the back leg as McCoy tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCoy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sayed finds it's way round the side to connect with McCoy 's head.
Sayed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McCoy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Irshaad Sayed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Sayed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCoy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCoy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sayed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sayed scores with a nice right hand. #TD#
McCoy dives in and scores a takedown into Sayed's guard.
Sayed is looking to stand back up but McCoy counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sayed.
McCoy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #ES2#
Sayed kicks off McCoy and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayed throws a combination. McCoy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McCoy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sayed.
Sayed throws a jab when McCoy was well out of range.#T1#
Sayed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCoy .
Sayed looks to score with a jab to the body but McCoy is just out of range.
McCoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sayed.
Sayed unleashes a big counter combination but McCoy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice shot lands for Sayed.
Sayed digs a good hook to McCoy 's body.
Sayed misses with a two punch combination.
Sayed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sayed misses with an uppercut. McCoy saw that one coming.
Sayed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Sayed.
Sayed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCoy walks into a left hand.
Sayed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sayed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John McCoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown but Sayed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sayed is looking for the big counter here.
McCoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCoy dodges the punch combination from Sayed.
McCoy dodges the punch combination from Sayed.
McCoy tries for a takedown but Sayed circles away easily
and Sayed counters with a stiff right hand.
McCoy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sayed cracks McCoy with a good jab.
McCoy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sayed tries to avoid it but McCoy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sayed to the ground. Sayed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John McCoy . That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sayed but Sayed pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T3#
Sayed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sayed connects with the punch.
Sayed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sayed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McCoy shoots for a double leg takedown but Sayed sprawls well. He's pushed McCoy 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sayed throws a series of strikes that have McCoy backpedaling.
A punch combination from Sayed misses.
Sayed scores with a head kick. McCoy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayed moves away from the strike by McCoy .
Sayed feints a counter leg kick.
Sayed lands a jab-cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sayed.
McCoy darts in looking for a takedown but Sayed gets double underhooks and turns McCoy into the cage. #T4#
Sayed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sayed!
Sayed cracks McCoy with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sayed.
Sayed throws a nice head kick!
Sayed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sayed throws a nice head kick!
Sayed misses with a double jab
and McCoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Irshaad Sayed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayed keeps McCoy at a distance using the push kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sayed. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from McCoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irshaad Sayed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sayed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irshaad Sayed!

Event: RS 161 Power Slam
Date: Dec 23, 2017

#R1#
Good shot there by Bak.
Sayed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sayed in his tracks.
Sayed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Sayed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sayed looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bak just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayed misses with the combination.
Bak loads up on a big right hand but Sayed slips the punch.
Sayed throws a series of punches but Bak moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Bak. That snapped Sayed's head back.
Bak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sayed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Bak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bak.
Sayed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bak.
Nice uppercut there from Sayed.
Sayed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bak misses with a double jab.
Sayed throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Bak staying out of range there.
Bak unleashes a big counter combination but Sayed bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sayed misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Bak.
Sayed looks to land a right hand but Bak moved out of range.
Bak throws out a counter right but Sayed avoids it with no problem.
Sayed misses with a double jab.
Sayed throws a nice looking combination but Bak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for Bak.
Sayed slips a jab and a cross from Bak.
Some wild striking there from Bak.
Bak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bak might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sayed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayed dodges the punch combination from Bak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bak, as that shot connected. #T2#
Sayed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bak's hands.
Sayed takes one to the chin there.
Sayed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL2#
Bak gets a clinch.
Sayed can't break the clinch. #BC2#
Bak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sayed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bak throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sayed to counter with a crisp jab.
Sayed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bak circles away quickly and effectively.
Sayed throws a jab when Bak was well out of range.
Sayed swinging wildly here.
Bak works the jab nicely.#CL2#
Bak has closed the distance and engaged Sayed in a clinch. #T3#
Sayed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sayed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sayed is trying to push Bak away but Bak has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bak is trying to maintain a safe position but Sayed gets an underhook and turns Bak into the ropes.
Sayed has had enough of the clinch but Bak keeps him there for the moment.
Bak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sayed's efforts to push away.
Bak keeps control of Sayed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bak keeps control of Sayed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sayeds head.
Bak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sayed or not.
Bak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#BC2#
Bak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sayed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bak thuds a left hand into Sayed's body.
Bak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sayed connects with a leg kick. Bak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #CL2#
Bak moves into the clinch.
Bak lands a shoulder strike.
Sayed has had enough of the clinch but Bak keeps him there for the moment.#T4#
Bak lands with a short shot to the head.
Bak has Sayed pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Bak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sayed.
Sayed throws a head kick but Bak moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bak is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sayed had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sayed has time to react.
Bak slips under a jab from Sayed.
The fighters circling - Bak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sayed misses with a combination
and Bak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sayed throws a series of punches but Bak moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayed takes one on the button.
Bak lands a body shot.
Bak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Sayed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gun Seok Bak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Decent striking displayed by Bak there.
Sayed throws a right and a left that Bak avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Sayed misses.
Sayed throws a leg kick but Bak moved away.
Bak throws an off balance right hand
and Sayed counters with a three punch combo that has Bak backing up. Bak nods at Sayed to acknowledge the strikes.
Bak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sayed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sayed misses with a series of wild punches.
Bak is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sayed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bak lands a jab to the head.
Sayed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bak lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sayed at a distance.
Bak scores with a nice head shot.
Sayed misses with a combination
and Bak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Sayed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bak circles away quickly and effectively.
Bak is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sayed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gun Seok Bak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sayed.
Bak digs a good body shot into Sayed's ribs.
Bak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sayed.
Bak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sayed scores with a punch to the head.
Bak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sayed defending well as Bak loads up on a big left hand.
Sayed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bak.
Sayed walks into a stiff left hand from Bak.
A combination from Sayed does no damage. #T2#
Bak cracks Sayed with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bak avoids the head kick by Sayed.
Sayed misses with a straight right.
Bak throws a combination. Sayed tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sayed avoids the body shot from Bak.
Sayed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bak circles away quickly and effectively.
Bak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bak misses with a straight left.
Bak cracks Sayed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bak blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch combination from Sayed misses.
Sayed walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sayed tries to bum rush Bak with a series of wild strikes but Bak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sayed misses with a double jab.
Sayed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sayed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T3#
Bak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bak dodges the punch combination from Sayed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bak! But no joy.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sayed misses with the combination.
Sayed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bak lands with a shot to the body.
Sayed throws a head kick but Bak moves out of range.
It seemed like Bak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bak connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sayed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bak counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice shot by Bak.
Bak connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sayed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sayed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T4#
Bak throws a hook to the side of Sayed's head but Sayed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sayed misses with a combination
and Bak counters with a left and a right that stings Sayed.
Bak throws a lazy right hand but Sayed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bak on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sayed throws a leg kick which misses Bak's front leg but catches the back leg as Bak tries to avoid it.
Bak avoids the body shot from Sayed.
Sayed misses with a double jab.
Bak digs a good hook to Sayed's body.
Donk. Bak catches Sayed right on the button with a cross.
Bak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bak blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bak wants to clinch up but Sayed keeps it at a distance.
Bak thuds a left hand into Sayed's body.
Sayed throws a series of strikes that have Bak backpedaling.
Jab, jab by Bak - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gun Seok Bak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Sayed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sayed misses with a shot to the body
and Bak counters with a three punch combo that has Sayed backing up. Sayed nods at Bak to acknowledge the strikes.#CUT2#
It looks like Irshaad Sayed has been cut.
Sayed throws a nice looking combination but Bak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bak wants to counter the offense by Sayed and move into the clinch position.
Bak throws a series of punches but Sayed moves out of range.
Bak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sayed takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sayed walks into a stiff left hand from Bak.
Bak with a hook.
Sayed misses with a jab to the body
and Bak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#
Sayed is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bak lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Sayed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bak scores with a punch to the head.
Sayed falls off balance throwing a combination #CL2#
and Bak counters by clinching up. #BC2#
Bak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sayed looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sayed.
Bak cracks Sayed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch combination from Sayed misses.
Sayed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bak comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Sayed stumbles back against the ropes, looking to regain his senses but Bak is on him like rabid pit bull! Sayed slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gun Seok Bak!
Gun Seok Bak bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: RS 159 Full Of Rage
Date: Dec 09, 2017

#R1#
Sayed scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Punch or perhaps it was just good defense by Sayed, which made it look bad.
A left lands for Sayed.
Good leg kick by Sayed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sayed just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayed throws a sloppy head kick and Punch moves out of range easily.
Warlus Punch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayed lands a lovely overhand right.
Sayed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sayed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sayed scores with a decent looking hook.
Punch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sayed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sayed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayed throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Punch darts in looking for a takedown but Sayed gets double underhooks and turns Punch into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warlus Punch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sayed defends it nicely.
Sayed scores with a jab. Punch acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T1#
Punch shoots in but no luck this time.
An inside leg kick lands from Sayed.
Sayed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Punch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sayed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sayed clobbers Punch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Punch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sayed jabs Punch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Punch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sayed lets loose with a powerful body kick. Punch will feel that in the morning.
Sayed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sayed has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Punch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sayed as he avoids it 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!
Punch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sayed appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
No luck for Punch with that takedown attempt.
Sayed stuffs the takedown.
Sayed throws a head kick that Punch semi-blocks.
Sayed keeps Punch at a distance using the push kick.
Sayed cracks Punch with a good jab.
Sayed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T2#
Punch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sayed lands a jab to Punch's midsection.
Sayed lands a really nice looking cross but Punch seems unphased.
Sayed lands a leg kick that knocks Punch off balance momentarily.
Sayed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left lands for Sayed.
Punch walks into a left hand.
Punch fails with a takedown attempt.
Sayed feints a jab promting Punch to slip. Sayed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Punch slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Punch shoots in for a takedown but Sayed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sayed! But no joy.
Sayed cracks Punch with an open hand slap.
Sayed throws a leg kick which misses Punch's front leg but catches the back leg as Punch tries to avoid it.
A left lands for Sayed.#T3#
Danga de danga de dang - Sayed scores with a four punch combination!#ROC2#
Punch is rocked!
Punch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh Punch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sayed lands with a nice combination. Punch backs away looking to recover.
A cross from Sayed lands.
Sayed is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Punch had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sayed lands a head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sayed. Punch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sayed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punch tries for a takedown but Sayed circles away easily
and Sayed counters with a left and a right that stings Punch.
Sayed lands a brutal head kick. Punch looks out on his feet and Sayed throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Irshaad Sayed!

Event: RS Friday Night Fights XIII
Date: Nov 10, 2017

#R1#
Dhelan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sayed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#CL#
Dhelan drives through and clinches with Sayed against the cage. #BC2#
Sayed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sayed scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sayed swinging wildly here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sayed.
Dhelan avoids the head kick by Sayed.
Dhelan wants to clinch up but Sayed keeps it at a distance.
Sayed throws out a loose jab but Dhelan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dhelan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dhelan is looking to clinch.
Sayed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sayed swats away the attempt to clinch by Dhelan.
Zhan Dhelan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Dhelan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sayed, pushing him back against the cage.
Sayed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dhelan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sayed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dhelan tries to pull guard but Sayed forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T1#
Sayed tries to break free but Dhelan pushes him back against the cage.
Sayed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD#
Dhelan decides to pull guard.
Sayed has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dhelan is proving hard to escape from.
Dhelan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sayed's guard. #REVR#
Dhelan is pushing down on Sayed's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sayed is fighting to maintain full guard but Dhelan has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Dhelan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sayed doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dhelan.
Sayed pushes Dhelan off looking to stand but Dhelan dives back in and keeps control.
Dhelan is looking to advance position but Sayed won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sayed can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dhelan is looking to take a break and control but Sayed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sayed wants to get back to his feet.#T2#
Dhelan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sayed!
Sayed is trying to get back to his feet but can't. #SUB#
Dhelan throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Sayed has his hands clasped together but Dhelan breaks the hold and Sayed is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Dhelan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zhan Dhelan!
Zhan Dhelan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: RS Friday Night Fights XI
Date: Oct 20, 2017

#R1#
Petpayathai has a takedown stuffed.
Sayed let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sayed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petpayathai.
Sayed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petpayathai's hands.
Sayed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Sayed.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sayed.
Sayed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sayed.
Sayed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sayed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petpayathai takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T1#
Sayed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petpayathai shoots in for a double leg but Sayed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sayed swinging wildly here.
Sayed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petpayathai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sayed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petpayathai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sayed counters with a nice body shot.
Sayed lunges at Petpayathai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Petpayathai's hand.
Sayed throws a body punch but Petpayathai moves out of range. #T2#
Petpayathai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sayed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sayed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petpayathai's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Sayed finds it's target.
Sayed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petpayathai rather than just go for the knockout.
Petpayathai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sayed.
Petpayathai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sayed dips to his left and cracks Petpayathai with an uppercut!
Petpayathai fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sagetdao Petpayathai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sayed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sayed lands with a good body shot.
Petpayathai shoots in for a takedown but Sayed shows good takedown defense. #T3#
Petpayathai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sayed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Petpayathai scrambles back to his feet.
Petpayathai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sayed counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sayed.
Sayed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sayed.
Sayed works the jab nicely.
Sayed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Petpayathai misses with a takedown
and Sayed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Petpayathai is breathing heavily.
Sayed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sayed.#ROC2#
Petpayathai is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petpayathai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh Petpayathai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sayed steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Petpayathai is out on his feet! Sayed sets himself and nearly takes Petpayathai's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Irshaad Sayed!

Event: RS Friday Fight Night VIII
Date: Sep 29, 2017

#R1#
Sayed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sayed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sayed lunges at Hermano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hermano's hand.
Sayed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hermano throws a hook but Sayed avoids it easily.
Hermano fails with the takedown.
Sayed avoids the body shot from Hermano.
A big left from Sayed misses.
Hermano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sayed lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A swing and a miss from Hermano.
Hermano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hermano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hermano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sayed counters with a nice uppercut.
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 slow jab from Sayed misses its intended target. #T1#
Nice uppercut there from Sayed.
Hermano misses with a lunging right hand
and Sayed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hermano misses with a body punch
and Sayed counters with a straight right hand.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermano misses with a shot to the body
and Sayed counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Hermano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sayed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hermano.
Hermano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hermano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sayed scores with the left hand. Hermano knows he should have avoided that one.
Sayed connects with an inside leg kick.
Sayed fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Sayed misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sayed misses the target.
Sayed throws a looping overhand right but Hermano ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
Sayed tests Hermano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Sayed.
Hermano misses with an uppercut. Sayed saw that one coming.
Sayed throws a right and a left that Hermano avoids nicely.
Hermano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sayed.
Hermano throws the left hand but Sayed avoids the punch easily.
Hermano throws a looping overhand right but Sayed ducks down to avoid it.
Hermano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hermano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hermano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sayed.
Sayed looks to land a body kick but Hermano moved away.
Sayed scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Hermano misses with a hook
and Sayed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hermano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sayed moves away.
Sayed lands a head shot.
Sayed connects with a looping right hand.
Hermano throws a hook but Sayed avoids it easily.
Hermano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sayed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sayed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sayed misses with a low kick.
Hermano misses with a body punch
and Sayed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hermano misses with a leg kick
enabling Sayed to counter with a crisp jab.
Sayed throws a leg kick which misses Hermano's front leg but catches the back leg as Hermano tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hermano checks a leg kick.#T4#
Sayed scores with a jab to the body.
Hermano ducks under a wild hook from Sayed.
Sayed cracks a nice hook into Hermano's ribs.
Hermano's corner calls for a 1-2. Hermano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT#
It looks like Irshaad Sayed has been cut.#CL#
Hermano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sayed misses with some punches.
Hermano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sayed backwards.
Hermano has Sayed pressed against the cage, preventing Sayed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sayed tries to circle away but Hermano has him pinned against the cage.
Sayed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hermano lands a shot to the body.
Sayed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hermano has Sayed pressed against the cage, preventing Sayed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hermano.
Hermano has Sayed pressed against the cage, preventing Sayed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD#
Hermano turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irshaad Sayed's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Sayed is looking to slow Hermano down with leg kicks.
Sayed misses with a series of wild punches.
Sayed keeps Hermano at a distance using the push kick.
Sayed tries to bum rush Hermano with a series of wild strikes but Hermano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sayed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sayed.
Sayed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Sayed counter with a right hand.
Sayed misses with a straight right.
Hermano tries to counter with a takedown but Sayed is quick to defend against it.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hermano misses with a right hand
and Sayed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD#
Hermano shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sayed's guard.
Sayed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Hermano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sayed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hermano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hermano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hermano is working Sayed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hermano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hermano won't allow Sayed to get back to his feet.
Hermano content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Hermano is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hermano tries to free his leg and advance position but Sayed is retaining full guard.
Sayed wants to stand up but Hermano is controlling him. #T2#
Hermano trying to control the position from guard on top but Sayed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sayed is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hermano is controlling him.
Hermano works over Sayed with some ground and pound from guard.
Hermano works over Sayed with some ground and pound from guard.
Sayed wants to get back to his feet but Hermano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hermano working some strikes from top position.
Hermano landing some decent shots from guard.
Hermano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hermano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hermano scoring with some ground and pound. #T3#
Hermano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #ROC#
Sayed is rocked!
Sayed wants to stand and escape but Hermano is having none of it.
Hermano chips away with some ground and pound.
Hermano cracks Sayed with a solid left hand.
Hermano with a nice head shot there.
Hermano stops Sayed from standing up.
Hermano lands a couple of digs.
Hermano is working Sayed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sayed is still in real trouble! Can Hermano finish him?
Hermano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hermano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hermano lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hermano cracks Sayed with a solid left hand.
Sayed wants to stand and escape but Hermano is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hermano lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Hermano stays in close to Sayed's body and controls the position.
Hermano arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Sayed's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Piotr Hermano!
After winning the bout, Piotr Hermano thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: RS Friday Fight Night VI
Date: Sep 15, 2017

#R1#
Sayed fails to land with a series of punches.
McCoy with the counter takedown but Sayed avoids it easily.
McCoy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McCoy drops his hands momentarily and Sayed takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sayed lands a slapping body shot.
McCoy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sayed has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McCoy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sayed counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCoy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sayed cracks McCoy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T1#
McCoy fails with the takedown
and Sayed counters with a one-two to the body.
McCoy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sayed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Irshaad Sayed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John McCoy .
McCoy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sayed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCoy thinking.
McCoy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sayed finds it's way round the side to connect with McCoy 's head.
McCoy misses with a takedown
and Sayed counters with a straight right hand.
McCoy tries for a takedown but Sayed circles away easily
and Sayed counters with an inside leg kick. #T2##TD2#
McCoy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sayed's guard.#ES#
Sayed pushes McCoy off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Sayed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sayed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McCoy misses with a takedown attempt
and Sayed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T3#
Good shot there by Sayed.
Sayed connects with an inside leg kick.
Sayed digs a good body shot into McCoy 's ribs.
Sayed lands a jab to the nose.
Sayed connects with a body shot.
McCoy with a poor takedown
and Sayed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sayed is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sayed scores with a nice right hand.
Sayed connects with a nice looking jab.
McCoy tries for a takedown but Sayed circles away easily
and Sayed counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
McCoy with a poor takedown
and Sayed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayed lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sayed lands with a nice body punch.
Sayed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sayed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McCoy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A lazy left from Sayed finds it's target.
McCoy has his takedown stuffed
enabling Sayed to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
McCoy takes a jab right on the kisser.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sayed!
Sayed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCoy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCoy shoots and misses
and Sayed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sayed jabs McCoy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McCoy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sayed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irshaad Sayed is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCoy fails with the takedown
and Sayed counters with a thumping low kick.
Irshaad Sayed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John McCoy .#T1#
McCoy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sayed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sayed throws a head kick that McCoy semi-blocks.
McCoy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sayed counters with a one-two to the body.
Sayed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sayed.
Sayed lands with a thumping leg kick. #T2#
McCoy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sayed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayed lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCoy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sayed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sayed digs a good body shot into McCoy 's ribs.
Sayed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCoy 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sayed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McCoy scrambles back to his feet.
McCoy 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCoy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sayed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T3#
Sayed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCoy .
Sayed looks to land a combination. McCoy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sayed punishes McCoy 's body with a nice straight punch.#T4#
Sayed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown but Sayed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCoy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sayed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCoy at a distance.
Sayed scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCoy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sayed lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
McCoy drops his hands momentarily and Sayed takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sayed lands with a hook. McCoy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sayed cracks McCoy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab, jab by Sayed - just one landing.
Sayed pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McCoy back to the cage. Sayed follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sayed, as that shot connected.
McCoy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sayed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sayed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCoy . #T1#
Sayed digs a good hook to McCoy 's body.
Sayed jabs at McCoy 's body.
McCoy with a poor takedown
and Sayed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Irshaad Sayed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John McCoy .
McCoy misses with a takedown
and Sayed counters with a stiff right hand.
Sayed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T2#
Sayed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCoy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sayed lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCoy 's sensitive parts.
Sayed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCoy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sayed counters with a series of strikes. McCoy will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sayed lands a body shot. #TD2#
McCoy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #T3##ES#
Sayed kicks McCoy off and gets back to his feet.
McCoy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sayed scores with a one two! McCoy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sayed.
Sayed punishes McCoy 's body with a nice straight punch.
McCoy shoots in for a double leg but Sayed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McCoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCoy walks into a left hand.
Sayed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCoy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCoy misses with a takedown attempt
and Sayed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCoy thinking.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sayed lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCoy backs up against the cage.
Jab from Sayed.
Sayed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Irshaad Sayed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCoy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sayed counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Irshaad Sayed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irshaad Sayed!

Event: RS 143 Domination
Date: Aug 19, 2017

#R1#
Sayed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sayed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Livingston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Livingston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sayed.
Sayed scores with a jab to the body.
Sayed lands with a nice body kick.
Livingston tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sayed defends well and Livingston ends up having to push Sayed into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sayed with a jab.
Livingston misses with a takedown attempt - Sayed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Livingston takes one to the side of the head.
Sayed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sayed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Livingston has been working on his balance at The Factory, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sayed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayed jabs at Livingston's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sayed.
Sayed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Nice uppercut there from Sayed.
Livingston looks for a takedown but Sayed sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Livingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Livingston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sayed as he avoids it easily.
Sayed throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sayed jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sayed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Livingston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sayed lands an overhand right.
Sayed stalks Livingston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Livingston's face. Livingston staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Livingston is defended easily by Sayed.
A countering left hand to the body from Sayed misses.
Livingston fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T2#
Nice uppercut lands for Sayed. That snapped Livingston's head back.
Sayed scoring well with a low kick there.
A left lands for Sayed.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sayed.
Sayed stuffs the takedown attempt from Livingston. Livingston gets slowly back to his feet.
Sayed lands with an overhand left.
Sayed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sayed connects with a nice looking jab.
Sayed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Livingston 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.
Sayed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sayed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T3#
Sayed throws a combination. Livingston tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Livingston fails to land the takedown.
Livingston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#CL#
Livingston forces Sayed back against the cage and clinches.
Sayed is trying to push Livingston away but Livingston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Sayed.
Sayed gets underhooks to prevent Livingston's takedown attempt.
Sayed working hard to break the clinch.
Livingston prevents Sayed from breaking the clinch.
Sayed can't break the clinch.
Livingston tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sayed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Livingston has him pressed against the cage.
Sayed prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sayed tries a body shot but Livingston blocks it. #BC2#
Sayed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T4#
A nice leg kick lands there from Sayed.
A cross from Sayed lands.
Sayed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Livingston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sayed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sayed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sayed scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #TD#
Livingston feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sayed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Livingston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Livingston slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Livingston'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Sayed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Livingston at a distance.
Livingston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sayed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Livingston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sayed as he jumps to the side.
Livingston fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Livingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sayed feints a jab promting Livingston to slip. Sayed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Livingston slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Livingston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sayed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayed lands a right hook to the body.
Sayed swinging wildly here.
Sayed punishes Livingston's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Sayed jabs Livingston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Livingston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sayed.
Livingston walks into a jab.
Sayed lands an overhand right.
Livingston on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sayed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Livingston shoots in for a double leg but Sayed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Livingston shoots in looking for a takedown. Sayed tries to sprawl out of it but Livingston keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sayed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Livingston fails to land the takedown.
Sayed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Livingston's sensitive parts. #T2#
Sayed connects with a body shot that sends Livingston's belly button to the back.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Livingston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sayed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sayed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sayed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sayed misses with a few strikes there.
Sayed throws a series of punches but Livingston avoids them all with ease.
Livingston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sayed is fending him off so far but Livingston persists. Nope, Sayed circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sayed. That's going to slow Livingston down.
Sayed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sayed's corner calls for a 1-2. Sayed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sayed.
Livingston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Livingston takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Livingston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T3#
Sayed scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Sayed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Livingston changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sayed tries to avoid it but Livingston manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sayed to the ground. Sayed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good exchange - Sayed coming out on top.
Livingston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Livingston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sayed finds it's way round the side to connect with Livingston's head.
Livingston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sayed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Livingston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sayed as he avoids it easily.
Sayed lands a glancing blow to the side of Livingston's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sayed.
Livingston shoots in looking for a takedown but Sayed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Livingston's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Livingston dives in and grabs Sayed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sayed pushes down on Livingston's head and hops out.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sayed. That's going to slow Livingston down.
Livingston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Livingston doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sayed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Livingston shoots in but Sayed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sayed jabs Livingston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Livingston dodges the punch combination from Sayed.
Sayed works the jab nicely.
Sayed lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irshaad Sayed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Livingston shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sayed sprawls well. Sayed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Livingston gets slowly back to his feet.
Sayed lands with a nice body punch.
Sayed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Livingston's head backwards.
Sayed connects with a nice looking jab.
Sayed lands with a good body shot.
Sayed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sayed connects with a leg kick. Livingston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Livingston shoots for a double leg takedown but Sayed sprawls well. He's pushed Livingston's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sayed scores with a hook to the body. Livingston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sayed scores with the left hand. Livingston knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Sayed.
Livingston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sayed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sayed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sayed lands a nice hook to Livingston's body. Livingston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Sayed as Livingston shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Livingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sayed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Livingston. Livingston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sayed.
Sayed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Livingston under the eye.
Sayed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sayed cracks a nice hook into Livingston's ribs.
Livingston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Livingston.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Livingston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Livingston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sayed connects with a body shot.
Livingston wants to clinch up but Sayed keeps it at a distance.
Sayed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Livingston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Livingston steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sayed. That one must have hurt.
Sayed shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Livingston eats them both and turns towards Sayed to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sayed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sayed lands with a straight right. Livingston didn't see that one coming.
Sayed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Livingston's calf.
Sayed lands a nice shot that snaps Livingston's head back.
Livingston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T3#
Nice shot by Sayed.
Livingston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sayed.
Livingston misses with a takedown attempt - Sayed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sayed throws out a counter right but Livingston avoids it with no problem.
Sayed lands a leg kick that knocks Livingston off balance momentarily.
A cross from Sayed lands.
Sayed throws a series of punches but Livingston moves out of range.
Sayed lands a nice shot to the body.
Sayed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sayed, as that shot connected. #T4#
Livingston shoots for a takedown but Sayed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Livingston will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sayed cracks Livingston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sayed scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Livingston takes a step back to recover.
A cross from Sayed lands.
Sayed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Livingston's calf.
Sayed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Livingston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Irshaad Sayed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sayed misses with the combination.
Livingston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sayed.
Tony Livingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Livingston throws a head kick that misses
and Sayed counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irshaad Sayed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sayed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irshaad Sayed!

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