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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rosco Ladd (ranked 1103 p4p, 365 weight class) and Dalton McConnell (ranked 152 p4p, 49 weight class). McConnell has chosen The Reason as his entrance music. Rosco Ladd could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dalton McConnell's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalton McConnell!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladd cracks a nice hook into McConnell's ribs.
Ladd looks to score with a jab to the body but McConnell is just out of range.
McConnell tries to counter with a clinch but Ladd shakes him off and moves away.
Ladd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ladd circles away from the clinch attempt.
McConnell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ladd.
McConnell wants to counter with a clinch but Ladd pushes him away.
Ladd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ladd tries to keep at a distance but McConnell has taken the fight into the clinch.
McConnell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ladd throws a head punch that misses.
Ladd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ladd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McConnell clinches up with Ladd and pushes him back against the cage.
McConnell blocking some punches.
McConnell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McConnell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McConnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McConnell misses with some punches.
Ladd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ladd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McConnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ladd throws a body punch but McConnell moves out of range.
McConnell moves away from the strike by Ladd.
McConnell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Ladd.
McConnell tries to clinch but Ladd is having none of it.
McConnell misses with the combination.
McConnell lands a nice shot that snaps Ladd's head back.
Ladd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McConnell slips under a jab.
Ladd misses with a series of wild punches.
McConnell scores with a decent looking hook.
McConnell is looking to clinch but Ladd is avoiding it.
McConnell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Ladd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from McConnell.
Ladd throws a hook but McConnell avoids it easily.
A combination from Ladd does no damage.
Ladd scores with a one two! McConnell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ladd tries to keep at a distance but McConnell has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ladd misses with a hook from the clinch.
McConnell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McConnell misses with the head strike.
Ladd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McConnell working aggressively here.
Ladd blocking some punches.
Ladd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ladd works McConnell's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Ladd.
McConnell misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Ladd misses the target.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
Ladd has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ladd swats away the attempt to clinch by McConnell.
McConnell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell clinches with his opponent.
Ladd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ladd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ladd lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McConnell backs up against the cage.
Ladd misses with a hook.
McConnell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ladd takes a swing at McConnell's ribcage but misses.
Ladd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Ladd lands a two punch combo.
Ladd keeps the fight on the outside.
Ladd misses with a few strikes there.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ladd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McConnell closes the distance and pushes Ladd back into the cage.
McConnell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ladd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ladd scores with a shot to the side of McConnell's head.
McConnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Ladd controls his hands.
Ladd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McConnell's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McConnell keeps control of Ladd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McConnell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
McConnell lands a right hand.
Ladd can't find room to land a body shot as McConnell controls the action.
McConnell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from McConnell fails to land.
Ladd has a couple of punches blocked by McConnell.
McConnell misses with a punch on the inside.
McConnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ladd is looking to wear down McConnell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McConnell tries to clinch up.
Ladd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ladd takes a swing at McConnell's ribcage but misses.
McConnell throws a head kick that misses.
Ladd looks to score with a jab to the body but McConnell is just out of range.
McConnell wants to counter the offense by Ladd and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ladd looks to score with a jab to the body but McConnell is just out of range.
McConnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ladd.
A big left from McConnell misses.
Ladd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McConnell.
McConnell gets a clinch.
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 Rosco Ladd will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McConnell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McConnell misses with a low kick.
McConnell jabs Ladd right on the nose. Ladd blinks but takes it well.
Ladd throws a right and a left that both miss.
McConnell throws a hook but Ladd avoids it easily.
McConnell throws the kick towards the body but Ladd avoids it.
McConnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ladd.
Ladd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for Ladd. That snapped McConnell's head back.
McConnell clinches up with Ladd and pushes him back against the cage.
Ladd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ladd lands a jab.
McConnell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ladd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McConnell scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from McConnell misses.
Ladd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McConnell throws a big shot that misses.
Ladd moves out of range as McConnell strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Ladd misses its target.
McConnell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ladd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd lands a slapping body shot.
Ladd jabs McConnell right on the nose. McConnell blinks but takes it well.
Ladd keeps the fight on the outside.
McConnell misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Ladd blocks the low kick.
McConnell moves away from the strike by Ladd.
McConnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ladd ducks under a wild hook from McConnell.
McConnell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McConnell loads up on a big right hand but Ladd slips the punch.
Ladd throws a right hand that McConnell ducks under and follows up with a left that McConnell also avoids with ease.
Ladd lands with a shot to the body.
Rosco Ladd is winning the standup battle so far.
Ladd lands with a cross.
McConnell wants to clinch up but Ladd keeps it at a distance.
McConnell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McConnell tries to clinch up but Ladd circles away and keeps his distance.
McConnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ladd.
McConnell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McConnell tries to close the distance and clinch but Ladd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConnell misses with a body shot.
McConnell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ladd, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ladd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ladd blocks a body shot from McConnell.
Ladd blocks an uppercut.
McConnell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ladd just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ladd.
McConnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McConnell takes a shot to the head.
McConnell has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ladd seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McConnell can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McConnell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from McConnell as the two fighters clinch.
Ladd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McConnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Ladd controls his hands.
Ladd misses with a punch to the body.
McConnell can't find room to land a body shot as Ladd controls the action.
McConnell prevents a body shot from Ladd.
Ladd breaks the clinch.
Ladd avoids the body shot from McConnell.
Rosco Ladd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McConnell loads up on a big right hand but Ladd slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd connects with a body shot that sends McConnell's belly button to the back.
A combination from Ladd does no damage.
McConnell wants to counter the offense by Ladd and move into the clinch position.
Ladd looks to throw the jab but McConnell is out of range.
McConnell avoids the body shot from Ladd.
A nice combination there by Ladd.
McConnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Ladd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McConnell slips under a jab.
McConnell fails in his attempt to clinch.
McConnell throws a leg kick but Ladd checks it.
Donk. Ladd catches McConnell right on the button with a cross.
McConnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
McConnell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ladd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McConnell.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McConnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
Ladd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McConnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ladd.
McConnell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ladd.
Ladd misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ladd. Those never looked like landing.
McConnell clinches.
Ladd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McConnells head.
Ladd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. McConnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ladd misses with an uppercut.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
McConnell digs a good hook to Ladd's body.
Sloppy strikes from Ladd. Those never looked like landing.
Ladd takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from McConnell. Ladd does a little dance to reset his feet.
McConnell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McConnell throws a body punch but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McConnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McConnell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McConnell digs a good body shot into Ladd's ribs.
McConnell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosco Ladd dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ladd looks to score with a jab to the body but McConnell is just out of range.
Ladd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McConnell.
McConnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ladd.
Ladd misses with a wild combination.
Good exchange - Ladd coming out on top.
McConnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Ladd circles away.
Ladd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McConnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
McConnell drives through and clinches with Ladd against the cage.
Ladd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McConnell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell loads up on a big right hand but Ladd slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Ladd misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from McConnell.
Ladd is rocked!
McConnell clinches.
Oh Ladd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McConnell misses with some punches.
McConnell lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McConnell creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ladd with a big uppercut! Ladd tries to clinch up but McConnell pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ladd to the mat! Ladd covers up and McConnell unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dalton McConnell!
A very excited looking Dalton McConnell rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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