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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 827 p4p, 120 weight class) and Rosco Ladd (ranked 322 p4p, 47 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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13 - 9 - 0 |
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198 lbs
24 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abel cracks Ladd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ladd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ladd.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abel manages to avoid it.
Ladd blocks a jab.
Abel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ladd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abel avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Abel misses the target.
Ladd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick from Abel lands but Ladd takes it in his stride.
Ladd cracks a nice hook into Abel's ribs.
Ladd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladd misses with a body shot.
Abel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ladd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ladd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abel at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abel.
Ladd misses with a jab to the body
and Abel counters with a stiff right hand.
Abel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ladd misses with a straight left.
Abel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ladd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abel counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
Ladd misses with a wild combination.
As Ladd looks to move away, Abel throws a big counter combo but Ladd just gets out of the way.
Rosco Ladd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ladd swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.
Abel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ladd throws out the jab.
Abel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Abel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ladd cracks Abel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ladd misses with a hook. Abel ducked under it nicely.
Abel throws out a powerful jab.
Nice shot by Abel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladd connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ladd.
Abel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abel tries a head kick but it misses.
Abel throws a hook but Ladd blocks it.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ladd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abel at a distance.
Ladd with a jab.
Ladd takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abel misses the jab.
Abel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ladd.
Abel looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Abel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abel throws a head kick but Ladd moves out of range.
Abel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ladd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ladd misses with a straight left.
It looked like Abel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ladd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ladd tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ladd misses the jab.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abel closes the distance and clinches.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by Ladd.
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by Ladd.
Abel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ladd manages to break the clinch.
Abel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Abel throwing a counter right hand but Ladd manages to avoid it.
Ladd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ladd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ladd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ladd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abel.
Abel ducks right into an uppercut from Ladd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Nice straight punches there by Ladd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ladd.
Ladd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abel on the side of the head.
Ladd throws out a loose jab but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladd looks to land a left hand but Abel moved out of range nicely.
Ladd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Abel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ladd steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abel. That one must have hurt.
Abel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ladd.
Abel appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big right from Ladd misses.
Abel misses with a left hand
and Ladd counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Ladd misses
and Abel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ladd misses with the combination.
Ladd avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosco Ladd dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No joy there for Ladd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Abel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rosco Ladd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abel throws out a loose jab but Ladd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladd throws out a counter right but Abel avoids it with no problem.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abel moves away.
Ladd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Abel half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ladd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ladd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
Abel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ladd, pushing him back against the cage.
Abel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel lands an uppercut.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abel lands with a right to the head.
Abel misses with a punch to the body.
Abel working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ladd.
Abel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ladd jabs at Abel's body.
Abel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ladd manages to avoid it.
Ladd is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Abel with a body shot.
Ladd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ladd there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ladd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ladd misses with an uppercut. Abel saw that one coming.
Ladd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Abel scores with a head kick.
Abel tries to clinch up but Ladd circles away and keeps his distance.
Ladd misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Ladd.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Ladd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ladd there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ladd misses the target.
Abel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ladd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd throws a big shot that misses.
Ladd lands with a shot to the body.
Ladd digs a good body shot into Abel's ribs.
Abel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abel defending well as Ladd loads up on a big left hand.
Abel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abel cracks the inside of Ladd's front leg.
Ladd blocks a head kick by Abel.
Ladd misses with an uppercut. Abel saw that one coming.
Abel misses with an uppercut
and Abel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ladd looks to land a right hand but Abel moved out of range.
Ladd throws a lazy right hand but Abel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abel wants to land a leg kick but Ladd is out of range.
Ladd lands a nice looking body shot.
Abel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ladd throws out the jab.
Ladd throws a hook but Abel avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Abel blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abel.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abel moves away.
Abel tries to clinch up but Ladd circles away and keeps his distance.
Ladd misses with a straight left.
Ladd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ladd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Ladd misses.
Ladd throws a lazy right hand but Abel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ladd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ladd lands a head shot.
Ladd throws a big shot that misses.
Ladd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ladd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abel was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
Ladd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Abel tries to clinch there but Ladd circles away.
Ladd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Abel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladd lands a left hand.
Ladd misses with some punches.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Abel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Ladd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as Ladd controls the action.
Ladd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abel has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Ladd manages to break the clinch.
Abel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
Ladd throws an overhand right that lands on Abel's shoulder, as Abel tries to avoid the shot.
Ladd throws a poor cross that misses
and Abel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abel slips under a jab.
Abel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ladd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosco Ladd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Abel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ladd.
Some wild striking there from Ladd.
Abel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ladd swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Abel counter with a right hand.
Abel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ladd.
An attempted straight right counter from Abel misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Abel.
Ladd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ladd throws a hook but Abel blocks it.
Ladd takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ladd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ladd thinking.
Ladd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abel. Abel obviously looking to wear him down.
Ladd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ladd dodges the punch combination from Abel.
Ladd digs a good hook to Abel's body.
Abel misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ladd throws a sloppy body shot
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
Abel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ladd misses with a right hand
and Abel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ladd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ladd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abel can pounce on him.
Abel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ladd scores with a shot to the body.
Ladd lunges at Abel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Abel's hand.
Abel throws a series of punches but Ladd avoids them all with ease.
Ladd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ladd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abel counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Abel misses the target.
Abel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Abel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Abel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ladd throws out the jab.
Abel darts in trying to clinch
and Ladd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aristides Abel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abel, as that shot connected.
Abel instigates a clinch.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ladd can't break the clinch.
Ladd tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
Ladd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Ladd.
Ladd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abel slips a jab from Ladd.
Ladd thuds a left hand into Abel's body.
Abel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ladd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ladd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Abel tries a low kick but Ladd avoids it.
Ladd cracks Abel with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ladd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abel throws a quick counter head kick but Ladd was just out of range.
Ladd throws out a loose jab but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ladd lands with a shot to the body.
Ladd just misses with a punch to the body.
Ladd takes a swing at Abel's ribcage but misses.
Abel lands with a hook. Ladd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ladd misses with a straight left.
Abel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch combination from Ladd misses.
Abel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ladd throws out a loose jab but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Abel throws a right and a left that Ladd avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Abel lands a leg kick that knocks Ladd off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladd throws a one two combo.
Abel misses with a two punch combination.
Ladd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abel in his tracks.
Rosco Ladd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ladd lands with a good body shot.
Ladd avoids a kick to the body.
Ladd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ladd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ladd.
Abel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Abel misses.
Abel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ladd.
Abel lands with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rosco Ladd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ladd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosco Ladd!
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energy
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hype
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