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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micky Ward (ranked 8185 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirsad Fajic (ranked 7562 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Micky Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mirsad Fajic!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fajic has closed the distance and engaged Ward in a clinch.
Fajic manages to break the clinch.
Fajic drives through with a takedown into Ward's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fajic throwing strikes but missing.
Ward might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fajic trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ward manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fajic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fajic is looking for a triangle but Ward pushes his legs off easily.
Fajic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fajic isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ward stacks Fajic on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ward!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fajic tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fajic misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Fajic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ward wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fajic striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Fajic tries to bench press Ward off him but Ward keeps the position.
Ward wants to stand but Fajic is controlling his arm.
Fajic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ward. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Fajic misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Fajic throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Ward blocks the strikes from Fajic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fajic tries to bench press Ward off him but Ward keeps the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fajic drives through and clinches with Ward against the cage.
Fajic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ward enables Fajic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ward manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fajic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fajic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ward is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ward has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fajic keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward advances position into side control!
Fajic tries to bench press Ward off him but Ward keeps the position.
Fajic tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Fajic is not content to let Ward control the position.
Fajic is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fajic throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fajic tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Fajic is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fajic throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fajic chipping away with strikes from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fajic lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mirsad Fajic 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.
Fajic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fajic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ward's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fajic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ward avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ward is trying to keep Fajic in close.
Ward working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fajic.
Fajic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fajic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ward, up you get!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fajic gets a takedown into half guard.
Fajic wants to stand but Ward has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fajic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ward is looking to control Fajic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ward avoid being mounted?
Fajic is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fajic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fajic is trying to work for a kimura but Ward is defending well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fajic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fajic tried to score with a low kick but Ward checks it.
Ward shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fajic but Fajic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fajic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ward to the ground. Fajic is now in Ward's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fajic throws a big elbow that misses.
Fajic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fajic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fajic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ward sprawls well initially but Fajic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fajic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ward's head.
Fajic seems to be working for a kimura but Ward defends the submission attempt.
Fajic lands strikes from half guard.
Mirsad Fajic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fajic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fajic is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fajic wants to work for an arm triangle but Ward is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fajic is looking for a kimura but Ward is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fajic to get the leverage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fajic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ward with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fajic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirsad Fajic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fajic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ward taking a bit of punishment here - Fajic scoring with strikes.
Fajic lands some shots froms side control.
Fajic tries for a kimura but Ward is defending well.
Ward manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fajic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fajic lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward is defending against the submission attempts here by Fajic.
Fajic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ward keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ward wants to control but Fajic is keeping busy.
Fajic thows a huge punch but Ward dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fajic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ward on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fajic is trying to work for a kimura but Ward is defending well.
Fajic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fajic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ward defends it well.
Ward tries to roll over but Fajic keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fajic throwing shots but Ward is blocking nicely.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fajic wants to pass the guard but Ward is defending well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ward enables Fajic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ward manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fajic throwing strikes but missing.
Fajic tries to stand but Ward is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fajic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fajic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fajic throwing strikes but missing.
Fajic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Micky Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mirsad Fajic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fajic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirsad Fajic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fajic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirsad Fajic!
A very excited looking Mirsad Fajic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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