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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Needle (ranked 3947 p4p, 4953 weight class) and Ricky The Mad Man (ranked 0 p4p, 489 weight class). The Mad Man has chosen Cinderalla Man - Eminem as his entrance music. Nick Needle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricky The Mad Man's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Needle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky The Mad Man!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Mad Man has closed the distance and engaged Needle in a clinch.
Needle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Mad Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Needle backwards.
The Mad Man displaying some good clinch control by pressing Needle up against the cage.
The Mad Man looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The Mad Man lands a body punch.
The Mad Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Mad Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Needle backwards.
Needle has had enough of the clinch but The Mad Man keeps him there for the moment.
The Mad Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Mad Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Needle jumps guard but The Mad Man stands there with Needle around his waist. Needle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Needle goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Mad Man prevents it.
The Mad Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Needle backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Mad Man stalling.
The Mad Man lands a nice elbow.
The Mad Man digs a right hand underneath Needle's ribcage. Needle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Mad Man effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from The Mad Man.
Needle is trying to break the clinch but The Mad Man has him pressed against the cage.
The Mad Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Needle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Mad Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Mad Man.
The Mad Man pressing his opponent against the cage.
Needle tries a body shot but The Mad Man blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Mad Man lands a right hand.
The Mad Man prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Needle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Mad Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Needle or not.
The Mad Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Needle backwards.
The Mad Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Mad Man lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Needle.
A short body shot lands from The Mad Man as the two fighters clinch.
The Mad Man lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Mad Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Needle tries to pull guard but The Mad Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Needle drops back down to his feet.
Needle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Mad Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Mad Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Mad Man lands a shoulder strike.
The Mad Man slowing the pace effectively.
The Mad Man lands an uppercut.
A short right from The Mad Man.
The Mad Man displaying some good clinch control by pressing Needle up against the cage.
The Mad Man digs a right hand into Needle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Needle's gas tank.
The Mad Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Mad Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Mad Man pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Mad Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Needles head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from The Mad Man.
The Mad Man gets through Needle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Needle is trying to break the clinch but The Mad Man has him pressed against the cage.
Needle takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Mad Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Mad Man stalling the fight.
Needle trying to land knees to the body.
The Mad Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Needle backwards.
Needle is trying to push The Mad Man away but The Mad Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Mad Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Mad Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Needle wants to break free but The Mad Man has control.
The Mad Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky The Mad Man dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Mad Man lands a shoulder strike.
The Mad Man leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Mad Man lands with a right to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Mad Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Mad Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Needles head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Needle has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The Mad Man uses from the top position.
The Mad Man has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Needle is proving hard to escape from.
Needle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Mad Man's guard.
The Mad Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Needle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Mad Man wants to stand up but Needle is controlling him.
The Mad Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Needle throws a big right hand that misses.
The Mad Man wants to stand up but Needle is controlling him.
Needle trying to control but The Mad Man is working from the bottom.
The Mad Man is looking to stand up but Needle isn't so interested in that idea.
The Mad Man keeping moving, preventing Needle from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Needle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Mad Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Needle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Mad Man pinned against the cage. The Mad Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Mad Man lands with a right to the head.
The Mad Man stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Needle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Mad Man is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Needle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Mad Man'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.
Needle is looking to break free of the clinch but The Mad Man has double underhooks.
Needle tries to pull guard but The Mad Man forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from The Mad Man.
A nice left hand lands by The Mad Man.
The Mad Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Needle backwards.
The Mad Man stalling.
The Mad Man just leaning against Needle, taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for The Mad Man.
The Mad Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Mad Man lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Nick Needle has been cut.
Needle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Mad Man is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Mad Man just leaning against Needle, taking a breather.
The Mad Man stalling.
The Mad Man just leaning against Needle, taking a breather.
Needle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Mad Man avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Mad Man scores with a shot to the side of Needle's head.
Needle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Mad Man slowing the pace effectively.
The Mad Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ricky The Mad Man seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ricky The Mad Man.
The Mad Man instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from The Mad Man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky The Mad Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Needle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The Mad Man has closed the distance and engaged Needle in a clinch.
A short left from The Mad Man.
Stalling in the clinch from The Mad Man.
A nice left hand lands by The Mad Man.
The Mad Man digs a right hand into Needle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Needle's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Mad Man.
Needle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Mad Man pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Mad Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Mad Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from The Mad Man - that landed with a thud.
The Mad Man lands an elbow inside.
The Mad Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Needle is rocked!
The Mad Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Needle backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Mad Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Needles head.
Oh Needle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Needle is trying to push The Mad Man away but The Mad Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Needle seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot in the inside from The Mad Man.
Needle tries to pull guard but The Mad Man forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Mad Man leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Mad Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Needle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Mad Man avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Needle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Mad Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Needle backwards.
Needle goes for a takedown attempt but The Mad Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Needle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Mad Man has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Mad Man leaning his opponent against the cage.
Needle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Mad Man to keep the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, The Mad Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Mad Man digs a right hand underneath Needle's ribcage. Needle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Mad Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Mad Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Needle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Mad Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Needle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Mad Man lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from The Mad Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Needle jumps guard but The Mad Man stands there with Needle around his waist. Needle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Needle takes a shot to the head.
The Mad Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Needle backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The Mad Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Mad Man scores with a shot to the side of Needle's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Mad Man.
Needle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Mad Man smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from The Mad Man.
The Mad Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Mad Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by The Mad Man.
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!
Needle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Mad Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Mad Man displaying some good clinch control by pressing Needle up against the cage.
Needle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Mad Man smiles and moves away.
Needle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Mad Man as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky The Mad Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Mad Man 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky The Mad Man!
Ricky The Mad Man took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'AAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGG! The Madman wants another victim!'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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