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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haitian Ginger (ranked 402 p4p, 996 weight class) and Free Waterfall Jr (ranked 59 p4p, 141 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haitian Ginger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Free Waterfall Jr!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waterfall Jr throws a hook but Ginger blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ginger throws a low kick, looking for Waterfall Jr's leg but Waterfall Jr calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr looks to land a right hand but Ginger moved out of range.
Waterfall Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Ginger blocks a jab.
Ginger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Waterfall Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
Waterfall Jr misses with a looping left.
Waterfall Jr loads up on a big right hand but Ginger slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Ginger.
Ginger jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ginger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Waterfall Jr throws a hook to the side of Ginger's head but Ginger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ginger lands a jab.
Waterfall Jr motions for Ginger to come forward. Waterfall Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ginger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waterfall Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterfall Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ginger throwing a counter right hand but Waterfall Jr manages to avoid it.
Waterfall Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ginger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ginger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ginger. Waterfall Jr shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waterfall Jr takes a swing at Ginger's ribcage but misses.
Waterfall Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ginger.
Waterfall Jr checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ginger moves away from the strike by Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Waterfall Jr is looking to chop away at Ginger's legs.
Ginger is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Waterfall Jr.
A solid body kick from Ginger.
Ginger is looking to score with low kicks.
Ginger wants to land a leg kick but Waterfall Jr is out of range.
Waterfall Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ginger cracks Waterfall Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Waterfall Jr misses.
Haitian Ginger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waterfall Jr digs a good hook to Ginger's body.
Ginger throws an overhand right that lands on Waterfall Jr's shoulder, as Waterfall Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Ginger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waterfall Jr moves away.
Ginger ducks under a wild hook from Waterfall Jr.
Ginger throws a poor cross that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Waterfall Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ginger throws a body shot but no joy.
Ginger throws the kick towards the body but Waterfall Jr avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Waterfall Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ginger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ginger sizes up Waterfall Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ginger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ginger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Waterfall Jr throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr moves out of range as Ginger strikes.
Ginger lands with a straight right. Waterfall Jr didn't see that one coming.
Ginger throws a leg kick
and Waterfall Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy body kick from Ginger
and Waterfall Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Ginger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ginger looks for the body kick but Waterfall Jr saw that one coming.
Waterfall Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ginger was well out of range. Poor timing from Waterfall Jr.
Ginger connects with a body shot.
Waterfall Jr throws a leg kick but Ginger checks it.
Waterfall Jr misses with a hook. Ginger ducked under it nicely.
Ginger moves into range and clinches up with Waterfall Jr.
Ginger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waterfall Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waterfall Jr prevents a body shot from Ginger.
Ginger tries a body shot but Waterfall Jr blocks it.
Waterfall Jr tries to circle away but Ginger has him pinned against the cage.
Ginger lands an uppercut.
A short left from Waterfall Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Ginger fails to land.
Waterfall Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ginger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Waterfall Jr throws the left hand but Ginger avoids the punch easily.
Waterfall Jr lands a jab to Ginger's midsection.
Ginger moves away from the strike by Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ginger misses with a looping left.
Ginger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr scores with a hook.
Ginger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Waterfall Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Waterfall Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Waterfall Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ginger.
Ginger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ginger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Waterfall Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ginger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ginger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Waterfall Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ginger is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ginger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Waterfall Jr.
Ginger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Waterfall Jr at a distance.
Waterfall Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginger throws an overhand right that lands on Waterfall Jr's shoulder, as Waterfall Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Waterfall Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ginger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ginger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Ginger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ginger connects with a jab.
Waterfall Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Waterfall Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ginger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ginger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ginger avoids the body shot from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Waterfall Jr walks into a left hand.
Waterfall Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Waterfall Jr misses with an uppercut. Ginger saw that one coming.
Waterfall Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ginger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ginger throws a poor cross that misses
and Waterfall Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waterfall Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ginger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ginger moves away from the strike by Waterfall Jr.
Ginger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ginger misses with a straight right.
Ginger tries to score with a low kick but Waterfall Jr moves his leg out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Haitian Ginger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ginger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Waterfall Jr throws out a loose jab but Ginger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waterfall Jr misses with a hook. Ginger ducked under it nicely.
Ginger misses with a leg kick.
Ginger throws a hook to the side of Waterfall Jr's head but Waterfall Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waterfall Jr slips under a jab from Ginger.
An inside leg kick lands from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Ginger's shoulder, as Ginger tries to avoid the shot.
Haitian Ginger is winning the standup battle so far.
Ginger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ginger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Waterfall Jr tries to circle away but Ginger has him pinned against the cage.
Ginger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ginger can't find room to land a body shot as Waterfall Jr controls the action.
Waterfall Jr misses with a body punch.
Waterfall Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterfall Jr is working Ginger over against the cage.
Waterfall Jr is trying to force a seperation but Ginger has the dominant position.
Ginger digs a right hand underneath Waterfall Jr's ribcage. Waterfall Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Waterfall Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ginger fails to land.
Waterfall Jr tries to break the clinch but Ginger is controlling the position.
Ginger keeps control of Waterfall Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Waterfall Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Ginger controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr tries to circle away but Ginger has him pinned against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ginger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Waterfall Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Ginger.
Waterfall Jr works on Ginger's body with a couple of short punches.
Waterfall Jr is trying to break the clinch but Ginger has him pressed against the cage.
Waterfall Jr is trying to break the clinch but Ginger has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ginger lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ginger.
Waterfall Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Ginger won't allow it.
Ginger keeps control of Waterfall Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Waterfall Jr scores with a shot to the side of Ginger's head.
I was talking to Ginger's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Waterfall Jr is trying to push Ginger away but Ginger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Waterfall Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ginger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ginger checks a leg kick.
Ginger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Waterfall Jr blocks the low kick.
Ginger throws a solid leg kick but Waterfall Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ginger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Ginger lands with a right hand.
Waterfall Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Waterfall Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waterfall Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ginger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ginger.
Waterfall Jr throws out a counter right but Ginger avoids it with no problem.
Ginger tries to land a front kick but Waterfall Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Waterfall Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crunch! Ginger slams his shin into Waterfall Jr's torso.
Waterfall Jr throws a leg kick but Ginger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good exchange - Waterfall Jr coming out on top.
Waterfall Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waterfall Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Waterfall Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ginger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Waterfall Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Ginger connects with a high kick.
Waterfall Jr throws a leg kick but Ginger sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Ginger.
A jab from Ginger misses.
Waterfall Jr moves away from the strike by Ginger.
Ginger misses with a low kick as Waterfall Jr jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ginger.
Ginger lands a lovely overhand right.
Ginger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ginger connects with an inside leg kick.
Waterfall Jr 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.
A slow jab from Waterfall Jr misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Ginger as he connects with a hook.
Waterfall Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ginger throws out the jab.
Ginger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Waterfall Jr.
Ginger checks a low kick from Waterfall Jr.
Ginger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waterfall Jr.
Ginger is looking to counter punch.
Ginger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Waterfall Jr.
Ginger clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ginger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ginger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waterfall Jr's elbow.
Waterfall Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr misses with a body shot.
Ginger slips a jab from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Waterfall Jr blocks a head kick by Ginger.
Ginger throws the left hand but Waterfall Jr avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ginger checks a leg kick.
Ginger misses with a kick to the body.
A big left from Waterfall Jr misses.
A solid body kick from Ginger.
Ginger scores with a jab. Waterfall Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Waterfall Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Ginger misses with a body kick.
Waterfall Jr catches Ginger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ginger misses with a kick to the body.
Ginger backing away here, and Waterfall Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ginger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Waterfall Jr.
Ginger moves away from the strike by Waterfall Jr.
Ginger throws a body punch but Waterfall Jr moves out of range.
Waterfall Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Waterfall Jr misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haitian Ginger dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ginger looks to land a body kick but Waterfall Jr moved away.
Waterfall Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Ginger.
Waterfall Jr throws a low kick but Ginger moves out of range easily.
Ginger thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ginger throws a leg kick
and Waterfall Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waterfall Jr.
Ginger staying out of range there.
Ginger misses with a kick to the body.
Ginger throws the kick towards the body but Waterfall Jr avoids it.
Waterfall Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ginger with a body shot.
Ginger scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Waterfall Jr misses its intended target.
Waterfall Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ginger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Waterfall Jr.
Ginger misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterfall Jr throws a jab when Ginger was well out of range.
Waterfall Jr throws a hook but Ginger avoids it easily.
Ginger misses with an uppercut
and Waterfall Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waterfall Jr throws a hook but Ginger blocks it.
Waterfall Jr misses with a body shot.
Ginger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waterfall Jr throws a body punch but Ginger moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Ginger misses.
Waterfall Jr digs a good hook to Ginger's body.
Ginger looks to throw the jab but Waterfall Jr is out of range.
Waterfall Jr wants to land a leg kick but Ginger is out of range.
Ginger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Waterfall Jr lands with an overhand left.
Ginger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Waterfall Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ginger moves out of range as Waterfall Jr strikes.
Waterfall Jr missing with a left hand there. Ginger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ginger throws a hook but Waterfall Jr avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Waterfall Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Waterfall Jr connects with a body shot that sends Ginger's belly button to the back.
Waterfall Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick lands for Waterfall Jr.
Ginger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ginger takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waterfall Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Ginger has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginger tries to throw a body punch but Waterfall Jr avoids it by throwing Ginger back against the cage.
Ginger cracks Waterfall Jr with a nice body shot.
Ginger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waterfall Jrs head.
Waterfall Jr wants to break free but Ginger has control.
Waterfall Jr prevents a body shot from Ginger.
Waterfall Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Ginger.
Waterfall Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ginger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ginger misses with a looping left.
Waterfall Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Ginger.
It looked like Ginger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ginger looks for the body kick but Waterfall Jr saw that one coming.
Waterfall Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Waterfall Jr misses with the body kick
and Ginger counters with a straight right hand.
Waterfall Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ginger.
Ginger with a jab.
Waterfall Jr scores with a leg kick.
Ginger connects with a leg kick.
Waterfall Jr throws a front kick aimed at Ginger's knee but Ginger avoids it well.
Waterfall Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Free Waterfall Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Waterfall Jr is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Waterfall Jr! But no joy.
Ginger throws a jab but it's blocked by Waterfall Jr.
Ginger throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Ginger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waterfall Jr. Ginger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ginger scores with a nice right hand.
Waterfall Jr misses with a straight left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ginger. That's going to slow Waterfall Jr down.
Waterfall Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Ginger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ginger misses the shot to the body.
Ginger throws a poor cross that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Waterfall Jr swings for the body but Ginger moves out of range.
Waterfall Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waterfall Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Waterfall Jr misses with a looping left.
Ginger swings widly with a right hand
and Ginger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ginger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Waterfall Jr takes one to the chin there.
Ginger lands a body shot.
Waterfall Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ginger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ginger throws a hook but Waterfall Jr blocks it.
Ginger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Waterfall Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Waterfall Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ginger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Waterfall Jr misses with a straight left.
Waterfall Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Waterfall Jr tries a low kick but Ginger avoids it.
Ginger avoids the body shot from Waterfall Jr.
Ginger tries to clinch but Waterfall Jr moves out of range.
Waterfall Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ginger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waterfall Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Waterfall Jr misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waterfall Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ginger.
Ginger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ginger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haitian Ginger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Waterfall Jr throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Free Waterfall Jr.
Well Ginger 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haitian Ginger!
Haitian Ginger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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