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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Max Paddy (ranked 8567 p4p, 553 weight class) and Alex Hadley Jr (ranked 5464 p4p, 463 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Paddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Hadley Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadley Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paddy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hadley Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Paddy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hadley Jr misses with a right hand
and Paddy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hadley Jr working for a triangle but Paddy defends it easily.
Hadley Jr looking to control.
Paddy distracts Hadley Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paddy wants to get up but he can't break Hadley Jr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hadley Jr looking for a guillotine here but Paddy defends easily.
Paddy wants to stand but Hadley Jr is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley Jr throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Paddy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hadley Jr is proving hard to escape from.
Paddy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hadley Jr looking for a guillotine here but Paddy defends easily.
Hadley Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paddy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paddy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paddy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Paddy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hadley Jr for as long as he can get away with.
Hadley Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paddy is aware though and is defending well.
Paddy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hadley Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paddy tries to stand but Hadley Jr is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddy 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hadley Jr has Paddy up against the cage in a clinch.
Hadley Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Paddy.
Paddy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paddy throws a head punch that misses.
Hadley Jr avoiding damage as Paddy throws knees to the body.
Paddy trying to land knees to the body.
Hadley Jr can't get the takedown.
Paddy misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddy tries to land knees in the clinch but Hadley Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Paddy avoiding damage.
Hadley Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Paddy after a bit of a struggle.
Max Paddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Hadley Jr.
Hadley Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Paddy.
Paddy misses with the head strike.
Paddy breaks the clinch.
Hadley Jr rushes Paddy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paddy tries a knee to the head but Hadley Jr blocks it.
Paddy throws an elbow but it misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paddy trying to land knees to the body.
Paddy tries to land knees in the clinch but Hadley Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Paddy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hadley Jr avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Paddy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Paddy looks to land a body kick but Hadley Jr moved away.
Hadley Jr clinches up against the cage.
Hadley Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Paddy to keep the fight standing.
Paddy is pressed up against the cage. Hadley Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paddy down to the mat. Paddy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Paddy 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.
Paddy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paddy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hadley Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paddy has managed to get both his arms back between Hadley Jr's legs - danger averted.
Hadley Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paddy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley Jr has his foot on Paddy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paddy works his way back into a safe position though.
Hadley Jr is breathing heavily.
Paddy wants to stand but Hadley Jr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Paddy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hadley Jr throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hadley Jr has a closed guard, preventing Paddy from standing up.
Paddy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Paddy landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paddy 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hadley Jr has his foot on Paddy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paddy works his way back into a safe position though.
Paddy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've been hearing good reports from Paddy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hadley Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Paddy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hadley Jr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Paddy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Paddy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hadley Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Paddy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Max Paddy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paddy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hadley Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Paddy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Max Paddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Hadley Jr.
Paddy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hadley Jr is defending well for now.
Paddy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hadley Jr's elbow.
Hadley Jr is trying to pull guard but Paddy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hadley Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paddy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hadley Jr is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hadley Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paddy tries to land a knee to the head but Hadley Jr blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Paddy.
Paddy tries to land a knee to the head but Hadley Jr blocks with his arms.
Paddy looking to throw knees to the head but Hadley Jr is blocking nicely.
Hadley Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Paddy.
Hadley Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Paddy after a bit of a struggle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hadley Jr is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hadley Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Paddy misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Paddy dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hadley Jr tries for a takedown but Paddy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hadley Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paddy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hadley Jr won't be happy with that.
Paddy scores with punches from side control.
Hadley Jr is trying to control Paddy's posture but Paddy avoids it.
Paddy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paddy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Paddy decides to stand back up.
Max Paddy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hadley Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadley Jr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Paddy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Paddy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddy scoring with some ground and pound.
Paddy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hadley Jr has his foot on Paddy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paddy works his way back into a safe position though.
Paddy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Max Paddy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hadley Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paddy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paddy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Paddy is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddy is looking to stand up but Hadley Jr won't let him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hadley Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Paddy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hadley Jr clinches up with Paddy and pushes him back against the cage.
Hadley Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Hadley Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Paddy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Max Paddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Hadley Jr.
Hadley Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paddy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hadley Jr can't get the takedown.
Alex Hadley Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hadley Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paddy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hadley Jr has Paddy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paddy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paddy misses with a knee to the head.
Paddy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hadley Jr avoids it.
Hadley Jr tries to throw a body punch but Paddy avoids it by throwing Hadley Jr back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Paddy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paddy 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Paddy!
Alex Hadley Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back, and I'll have a title shot in no time.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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