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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spanky Loco (ranked 1088 p4p, 391 weight class) and Jake Bird (ranked 152 p4p, 51 weight class). Loco comes to the cage accompanied by Znipe - The Bird is the Word. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Spanky Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco connects with a nice looking jab.
Loco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bird.
Loco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Loco works the jab nicely.
Loco feints and then cracks Bird's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bird down.
Bird lands a nice shot to the body.
Bird looks to land a left hand but Loco moved out of range nicely.
Loco misses the shot to the body.
Loco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bird checks a leg kick.
Bird takes one to the chin there.
Loco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bird connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loco scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Loco.
Bird throws a series of punches but Loco moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird slips under a jab.
Bird misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bird lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spanky Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bird avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bird moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Loco coming out on top.
Bird lands a really nice looking cross but Loco seems unphased.
Bird paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Loco throws a leg kick but Bird sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bird lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loco circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird slips a straight right by Loco.
Loco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bird manages to avoid it.
Loco throws a lazy right hand but Bird sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Loco.
Bird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loco manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loco. That's going to slow Bird down.
Loco cracks Bird with a good jab.
Bird throws a big shot that misses.
Loco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Loco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Loco misses the shot to the body.
Loco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bird at a distance.
Bird looks to throw the jab but Loco is out of range.
Loco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Loco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bird.
Bird takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bird takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A lazy left from Bird finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Loco there.
A slow jab from Loco misses its intended target.
Loco looks to land a left hand but Bird moved out of range nicely.
Bird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loco.
Bird throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Loco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Loco blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Loco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Loco misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Bird on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loco throws out the jab.
Bird closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bird avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loco looks to land a right hand but Bird moved out of range.
Loco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bird needs to keep his hands up - Loco had a free shot at his head there.
Loco throws a lazy right hand but Bird sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Bird misses.
Loco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Loco misses its intended target.
Loco looks to land a right hand but Bird moved out of range.
Loco clobbers Bird with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Loco throws a shot from downtown. Bird moves away and avoids it.
Loco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bird.
Bird moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Bird misses.
Loco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Loco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bird scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Loco doesn't seem bothered though.
Loco slips a straight right by Bird.
Loco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bird manages to avoid it.
Loco misses with a body shot.
Bird lands with a hook. Loco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Loco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bird fails to land with a series of punches.
Bird thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loco is looking to chop away at Bird's legs.
Loco looks to land a left hand but Bird moved out of range nicely.
Bird misses with a wild body shot.
Loco moves out of range of the strikes.
Bird moves out of range as Loco strikes.
Loco misses with a straight right.
Bird lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bird throws a right and a left that Loco avoids nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bird staying out of range there.
Loco misses with an uppercut.
Loco throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird defending well as Loco loads up on a big left hand.
Bird checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bird throws out a counter right but Loco avoids it with no problem.
Bird throws a series of punches but Loco moves out of range.
Bird misses with a two punch combination.
Bird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loco.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loco.
Bird dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bird misses with a hook.
Bird takes a swing at Loco's ribcage but misses.
Bird gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bird takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Loco throws a big shot that misses.
Bird wants to counter the offense by Loco and move into the clinch position.
A slow jab from Bird misses its intended target.
Loco lands a leg kick that knocks Bird off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bird connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bird is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loco.
Bird scores with a three punch combo!
Bird throws a jab but it's blocked by Loco.
Good leg kick by Loco.
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 Spanky Loco will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bird fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Loco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bird takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bird fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loco ducks under a wild hook from Bird.
Bird throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from Loco, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bird lands a body shot.
Bird on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Loco. Loco obviously looking to wear him down.
Loco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bird moves away.
Bird misses with an uppercut. Loco saw that one coming.
Bird throws a shot from downtown. Loco moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Loco does it's job there.
Bird misses with a hook.
Bird wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Loco misses with a straight right.
Loco clobbers Bird with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Loco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Loco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Loco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Loco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bird has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Loco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bird.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Loco swats away the attempt to clinch by Bird.
Loco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bird takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bird throws out a loose jab but Loco uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Bird backs away, Loco returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loco feints and then cracks Bird's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bird down.
Bird slips a straight right by Loco.
Loco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Loco jabs Bird to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Loco defending well as Bird loads up on a big left hand.
Loco tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bird is able to avoid easily.
Bird swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Loco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bird.
Spanky Loco is winning the standup battle so far.
Bird checks a leg kick.
Bird misses with an uppercut. Loco saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loco.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird misses with a hook. Loco ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Loco does it's job there.
Bird swinging wildly here.
Bird takes a swing at Loco's ribcage but misses.
Loco throwing a counter right hand but Bird manages to avoid it.
Bird defending well as Loco loads up on a big left hand.
Bird slips under a jab from Loco.
Loco scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Loco misses
and Bird counters with a nice uppercut.
Loco tests Bird's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bird lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bird misses with a wild body shot.
Bird takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bird misses with a hook. Loco ducked under it nicely.
Bird with a hook.
Bird moves away from the strike by Loco.
Loco misses with a hook.
Loco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bird misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird misses with a hook. Loco ducked under it nicely.
Bird staying out of range there.
Bird looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bird defending well as Loco loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Loco does it's job there.
Bird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loco was well out of range. Poor timing from Bird.
Loco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bird in his tracks.
Bird misses the jab.
Loco throwing a counter right hand but Bird manages to avoid it.
Bird moves out of range as Loco strikes.
Bird misses with a wild combination.
Bird misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Bird blocks the leg kick.
Bird looks to score with a jab to the body but Loco is just out of range.
Loco tried to counter with a leg kick but Bird avoided it.
Bird takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Loco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bird doesn't seem bothered though.
Loco scores with a nice strike.
Bird takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bird throws an overhand right that lands on Loco's shoulder, as Loco tries to avoid the shot.
Bird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loco was well out of range. Poor timing from Bird.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries to bum rush Loco with a series of wild strikes but Loco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bird misses with an uppercut. Loco saw that one coming.
Bird has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bird looks to land a right hand but Loco moved out of range.
Bird takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loco was well out of range. Poor timing from Bird.
A big left from Loco misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bird! But no joy.
Loco staying out of range there.
Loco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Loco throws a big shot that misses.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loco.
Bird moves out of range as Loco strikes.
Bird throws a body shot but no joy.
Bird misses with an uppercut. Loco saw that one coming.
Bird pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bird lands a glancing blow to the side of Loco's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bird's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loco connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bird scrambles back to his feet.
Loco misses with a body shot.
Loco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Bird tries to bum rush Loco with a series of wild strikes but Loco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Spanky Loco will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Loco slips a jab and a cross from Bird.
Loco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Loco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bird is out of range.
Bird thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loco connects with an inside leg kick.
Loco clobbers Bird with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Loco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bird in his tracks.
Loco misses the jab.
Loco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Loco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loco feints and then cracks Bird's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bird down.
Loco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Bird misses the jab.
Bird misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco tries to move into range but Bird moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Loco lands a nice shot that snaps Bird's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loco slips a jab and a cross from Bird.
An attempted straight right counter from Loco misses the target.
Nice jab there from Loco.
Bird takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Loco scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco throws an overhand right that lands on Bird's shoulder, as Bird tries to avoid the shot.
Loco slips a jab from Bird.
Loco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bird takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bird slips under a jab.
Bird looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bird misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loco misses with a leg kick.
Bird throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick lands for Loco.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loco.
Loco throws a solid leg kick but Bird takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Loco.
Loco looks to land a left hand but Bird moved out of range nicely.
Bird looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Loco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bird misses with an uppercut. Loco saw that one coming.
Loco swats away the attempt to clinch by Bird.
Bird's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Loco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Loco dodges the punch combination from Bird.
Spanky Loco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Loco with the inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird slips under a jab from Loco.
Bird swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bird paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bird misses with an uppercut. Loco saw that one coming.
Loco takes a swing at Bird's ribcage but misses.
Bird takes a swing at Loco's ribcage but misses.
Bird moves out of range of the strikes.
Bird lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bird cracks Loco with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Bird misses.
Loco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bird misses with a wild body shot.
Bird throws a looping overhand right but Loco ducks down to avoid it.
Bird lands the left hand.
Bird takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Loco lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loco. Bird does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Loco.
Loco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bird takes a swing at Loco's ribcage but misses.
Loco lands with a hook. Bird tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Loco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bird connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bird looks to score with a jab to the body but Loco is just out of range.
Bird uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loco.
Loco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Loco.
Bird fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bird throws out a loose jab but Loco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bird moves forwards but Loco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loco scoring well with a low kick there.
Bird tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bird misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Loco, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loco misses with a leg kick.
Loco moves out of range as Bird strikes.
Loco 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.
Loco looks to land a left hand but Bird moved out of range nicely.
Bird looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Loco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Loco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Loco misses with a low kick.
Loco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bird checks a leg kick.
Loco with a hook.
Loco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bird.
Nice defenses there by Loco.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loco throws a sloppy body shot
and Bird counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Loco thinking.
Bird misses with a double jab.
Bird ducks right into an uppercut from Loco.
Jake Bird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Loco.
Loco looks to land a right hand but Bird moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spanky Loco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Loco 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Spanky Loco!
An intense looking Spanky Loco took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I would eat Atunes for breakfast. '.
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