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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Hide (ranked 1139 p4p, 149 weight class) and Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 2192 p4p, 262 weight class). Hide kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nightwish. Arnoldas Sireika has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Hide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnoldas Sireika!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sireika bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sireika throws a lazy right hand but Hide sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sireika missing with a left hand there. Hide was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sireika ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hide takes a swing at Sireika's ribcage but misses.
Sireika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hide was well out of range. Poor timing from Sireika.
Sireika lands a body shot.
Hide uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sireika.
Hide lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sireika throws a right hand that misses
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sireika takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika throws the left hand but Hide avoids the punch easily.
Sireika has managed to clinch.
Sireika misses with an elbow strike.
Hide lands a body shot.
Hide stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sireika throws an elbow that misses.
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but Sireika blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sireika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sireika misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hide.
Sireika lands a body shot.
Hide avoids a wild elbow strike from Sireika.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
Hide throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sireika blocks it with crossed arms.
Our sources have told us that Hide has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sireika lands with a light punch inside.
Sireika goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hide misses with a knee to the head.
Hide looking to throw knees to the head but Sireika is blocking nicely.
Hide effectively controlling the action here.
Sireika tries to land knees in the clinch but Hide avoids the damage to the body.
Sireika lands with a right to the head.
Sireika swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hide avoiding damage as Sireika throws knees to the body.
Sireika scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hide avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Hide.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sireika blocks a body shot from Hide.
Hide blocks a body shot from Sireika.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sireika lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sireika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hide with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sireika misses with a body punch.
Sireika with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hide blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hide stalling the fight.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Hide.
Sireika tries to work over Hide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sireika scores with a shoulder strike.
Sireika tries to land knees in the clinch but Hide avoids the damage to the body.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Sireika's ribcage.
Sireika looks winded!
Hide tries a body shot but Sireika blocks it.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hide blocks a body shot from Sireika.
Hide stalls.
Sireika gets underhooks to prevent Hide's takedown attempt.
Hide digs a right hand into Sireika's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sireika's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sireika.
Sireika pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow.
Sireika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hide is defending well for now.
Sireika has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
Hide blocking some punches.
Hide is struggling to control the position.
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hide works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hide tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sireika's elbow.
Sireika tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hide throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sireika blocks it with crossed arms.
Hide is pushing Sireika up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hide tries to land knees in the clinch but Sireika avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hide blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Hide.
Sireika misses with a knee strike.
Sireika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hide.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
A hook to the body from Hide.
Good body shot from Hide.
Sireika on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
Hide lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hide with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Hide 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.
Hide just misses with a punch to the body.
It looks like Arnoldas Sireika has been cut.
Sireika throws a body punch but Hide moves out of range.
Hide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sireika was well out of range. Poor timing from Hide.
Sireika has Hide up against the cage in a clinch.
Hide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sireika throws a punch but it's blocked by Hide.
Sireika misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Sireika.
Sireika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hide working Sireika over with knees to the body.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sireika is breathing heavily.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Sireika's ribcage.
Hide lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hide has Sireika pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide leaning against his opponent.
Hide seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Sireika has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
Hide putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sireika in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hide works on Sireika's body with a couple of short punches.
Hide landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hide misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Hide - that landed with a thud.
Hide lands a body punch.
Hide works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Hide.
Hide presses Sireika against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sireika tries a knee to the head but Hide blocks it.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hide takes a shot to the head.
Sireika takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sireika on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Hide.
Hide scores a nice knee to the body.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raphael Hide has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hide taking a breather.
Hide scores with a knee to the head.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Hide.
Hide's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hide goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Hide.
Sireika tries to work over Hide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hide cracks Sireika with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Hide.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sireika up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hide.
Hide stalling.
Sireika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sireika can't find room to land a body shot as Hide controls the action.
Sireika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hide is defending well for now.
Hide is working Sireika over against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hide - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sireika working aggressively here.
Sireika blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sireika working aggressively here.
Sireika missing with knees to the body.
Hide stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hide lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sireika or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hide.
A left hand lands to the body for Hide.
Hide working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hide throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sireika blocks it with crossed arms.
Hide is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sireika can do to turn this around?
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow.
Hide working Sireika over with knees to the body.
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Sireika's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hide pushes Sireika back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hide lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sireika throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sireika throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hide blocks it with crossed arms.
Hide works on Sireika's body with a couple of short punches.
Sireika tries to land knees in the clinch but Hide avoids the damage to the body.
Hide working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Hide dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnoldas Sireika's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hide misses with a body shot.
Hide swings for the body but Sireika moves out of range.
Hide jabs at Sireika's body.
Hide gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hide.
Sireika trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hide.
Hide blocks a body shot from Sireika.
Sireika can't find room to land a body shot as Hide controls the action.
Hide lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sireika backwards.
Hide lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sireika backwards.
Hide lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hide tries to land knees in the clinch but Sireika avoids the damage to the body.
Hide with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sireika fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hide lands a left hand.
Sireika takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hide gets through Sireika's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sireika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hide.
Sireika misses with the head strike.
Hide lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Hide as the two fighters clinch.
Hide landing knees to the head.
Hide lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sireika digs a right hand underneath Hide's ribcage. Hide let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sireika with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sireika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sireika throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hide blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sireika takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Sireika won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Hide - that landed with a thud.
Hide stalling the fight.
Hide lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hide.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arnoldas Sireika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Hide scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sireika swings wildly with an uppercut but Hide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hide stalling in the clinch.
Hide lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Sireika.
Sireika misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hide.
Hide managing to block the knees to the body from Sireika.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hide obliges.
A right hand to the body from Hide.
Hide content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hide landing knees to the head.
Hide lands with a left to the head.
Hide lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sireika backwards.
Hide landing knees to the head.
Sireika is rocked!
That has opened up Arnoldas Sireika's cut even more.
Hide is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide landing knees to the body.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sireika's face.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sireika's face.
Sireika is still on wobbly legs! Can Hide finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sireika.
Hide managing to block the knees to the body from Sireika.
Sireika seems to have recovered his senses.
Sireika misses with some punches.
Sireika's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sireika being controlled against the cage.
Sireika working aggressively here.
Sireika misses with some punches.
Hide blocks an uppercut.
Sireika misses with an elbow strike.
Hide prevents a body shot from Sireika.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sireika scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hide misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sireika misses with an elbow strike.
Hide is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sireika missing with knees to the body.
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow.
Sireika swings wildly with an uppercut but Hide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hide tries to land knees in the clinch but Sireika avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sireika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hide pushes Sireika back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Hide.
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
Hide missing with knees to the body.
Raphael Hide is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hide throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Hide showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hide 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Hide!
After the fight, Raphael Hide 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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