Saddam Hussain

Fighter profile of Saddam Hussain by John Johnson

Saddam has Sensational (14) boxing, Exceptional (13) Muay Thai, Wonderful (12) wrestling and holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Awards: Fight of the night: 7 ($6,002)   KO of the night: 1 ($1)  

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saddam Hussain and Xiao Hua. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saddam Hussain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xiao Hua!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.


The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Hussain is predictable there
and Hua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Saddam Hussain has been cut.
Hussain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hussain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hussain just misses with a punch to the body.
Hussain throws a low kick but Hua avoids it.
Hussain takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hua throws out the jab.
Hua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussain.
Hussain throws a combination that misses
and Hua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hussain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hussain motions for Hua to come forward. Hussain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hussain thows a leg kick but Hua checks it
letting Hua counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hua misses.
Hussain digs a good hook to Hua's body.
Hua throws a head kick but Hussain moves out of range.
That kick from Hussain tenderised Hua's leg. Hua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hua checks a leg kick.
Hua misses with a low kick as Hussain jumps back.
Hussain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussain misses with a body shot.
Hussain fails to land with a series of punches.
Hua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saddam Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a shot to the body.
A combination from Hua does no damage.
Hussain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hussain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hua is out of range.
Hussain throws a jab but it's blocked by Hua.
Hussain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hua counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hua.
Hua is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A lazy body kick from Hussain
and Hua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hua checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hua checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hussain misses with a body punch
and Hussain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hussain, right into the meat.
Hua avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hua scores with a sloppy right hand. Hussain should have avoided that one.
Hussain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hussain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hussain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hussain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hussain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hussain throws a right and a left that Hua avoids nicely.
A big left from Hussain misses.
Hussain is looking to wear down Hua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hussain swings for the body but Hua moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain thumps Hua with a low kick.
Hussain throws a looping overhand right but Hua ducks down to avoid it.
Hussain throws a nice looking combination but Hua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the body from Hussain misses
and Hua counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hua moves away.
Hua looks to land a body kick but Hussain moved away.
Hua connects with a high kick.

Hussain is rocked!
Hua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oh Hussain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hussain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hussain seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hua lands a leg kick that knocks Hussain off balance momentarily.
Hua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hussain tries a head kick but it misses.
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 Saddam Hussain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Saddam Hussain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.


Hussain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hua throws a leg kick but Hussain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hua on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hussain is looking to score with low kicks.
Hussain digs a good hook to Hua's body.
Hua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hussain can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hussain. That's going to slow Hua down.
Hua has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hua throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hussain.
Hussain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hua.
Hussain scores with a jab to the body.
Hussain throws a leg kick but Hua checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain throws a leg kick which misses Hua's front leg but catches the back leg as Hua tries to avoid it.
Hussain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hua lands a nice shot that snaps Hussain's head back.
Hua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hua manages to avoid it.
Hussain misses with a leg kick
letting Hua counter with a right hand.
Hua avoids the body shot from Hussain.
Hussain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hussain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hussain throws a head kick that misses.
Hua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hussain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussain walks into a stiff left hand from Hua.
Hussain motions for Hua to come forward. Hussain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hua moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
A low kick from Hussain is predictable there
and Hua counters with a stiff right hand.
Saddam Hussain is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Hua throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Hussain is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Xiao Hua!
Xiao Hua is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Xiao Hua was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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