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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Triston Baal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mort Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Goldman's choice of entrance music: Thunder Kiss 65. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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270 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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187 cm
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255 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Triston Baal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mort Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Goldman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goldman defending well as Baal loads up on a big left hand.
Goldman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baal lands a two punch combo.
Goldman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Goldman looks to score with a jab to the body but Baal is just out of range.
Goldman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baal throws a right and a left that Goldman avoids nicely.
Baal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Goldman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baal is breathing heavily.
Goldman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baal tries to avoid it but Goldman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baal to the ground. Baal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Goldman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goldman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goldman.
Goldman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Baal with that takedown attempt.
Baal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goldman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Goldman - just one landing.
Goldman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Goldman wants to control but Baal is keeping him busy.
Goldman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baal's head.
Goldman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goldman.
Baal tries to get to full guard but Goldman has control of the leg.
Goldman is looking to take a break and control but Baal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is looking to advance position but Baal won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baal scores with a jab. Goldman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baal cracks Goldman with a good jab.
Baal throws a hook but Goldman avoids it easily.
Baal punishes Goldman's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Goldman throws a hook to the side of Baal's head but Baal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Baal misses the target.
Goldman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Baal moves forwards but Goldman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Goldman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baal cracks Goldman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baal cracks Goldman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baal.
A combination from Goldman does no damage.
Goldman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baal looks to throw the jab but Goldman is out of range.
Baal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goldman finds it's way round the side to connect with Baal's head.
Baal cracks Goldman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Goldman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Baal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goldman.
Goldman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baal rather than just go for the knockout.
Baal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldman moves away.
Goldman misses with a shot to the body
and Baal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldman scores with a jab to the body.
Goldman slips a jab from Baal.
Goldman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baal.
Baal misses with a hook. Goldman ducked under it nicely.
Goldman throws a jab but it's blocked by Baal.
Goldman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baal's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baal looks to land a combination but Goldman avoids it well.
Baal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Baal misses.
Goldman slips a straight right by Baal.
Goldman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Goldman misses with a hook to the body
and Baal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Goldman misses with a body shot.
Goldman misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Baal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baal throws a nice looking combination but Goldman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Baal misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baal throws a shot from downtown. Goldman moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Goldman.
Goldman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mort Goldman dominated that round.
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.
Baal misses with a hook.
Baal throws out a loose jab but Goldman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldman misses the shot to the body.
Goldman throws a sloppy body shot
and Baal counters with a two punch combo.
Baal throws a jab when Goldman was well out of range.
A slow jab from Goldman misses its intended target.
Goldman throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baal.
Goldman defending well as Baal loads up on a big left hand.
Goldman shoots for a takedown but Baal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baal throws out a loose jab but Goldman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldman slips under a jab.
Baal throws a shot from downtown. Goldman moves away and avoids it.
Baal throws the left hand but Goldman avoids the punch easily.
Baal misses with an uppercut. Goldman saw that one coming.
Goldman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman blocks a jab.
Baal clobbers Goldman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baal takes a swing at Goldman's ribcage but misses.
Goldman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baal throws out a loose jab but Goldman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goldman misses with a straight left.
Goldman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goldman looks to throw the jab but Baal is out of range.
Goldman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goldman thows a body shot but no joy.
Goldman thows a body shot but no joy.
Goldman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baal.
Baal throws a hook to the side of Goldman's head but Goldman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baal connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman misses with a hook.
Baal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldman moves away.
Baal misses the body punch
letting Goldman counter with a right hand.
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!
Baal slips under a jab.
Baal ducks under a wild hook from Goldman.
Baal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goldman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baal.
Mort Goldman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goldman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baal was well out of range. Poor timing from Goldman.
Baal throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldman.
Goldman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Goldman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Baal lands a really nice looking cross but Goldman seems unphased.
A lazy left from Goldman finds it's target.
Baal scores with a nice head shot.
Baal connects with a jab.
Baal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goldman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baal is not content to let Goldman control the position.
Goldman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baal's head.
Baal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Goldman is working away from the top position though.
Goldman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Goldman prevents Baal from improving his position.
Goldman is stalling here. Baal is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Goldman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Baal has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baal working the ground and pound from side control.
Baal throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Baal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Baal wants to control but Goldman is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Baal crashes against the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldman is trying to control Baal's posture but Baal avoids it.
Goldman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Baal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Triston Baal dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Goldman misses with a shot to the body
and Baal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Baal showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Baal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Goldman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baal passes to side control.
Goldman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Baal.
Baal wants to control but Goldman is keeping him busy.
Baal is really struggling to control Goldman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Baal working the head and body with strikes.
Baal looks up at the clock and then as Goldman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Baal smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Goldman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Baal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goldman's head.
Goldman gets back to full guard.
Baal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goldman is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman looking for a guillotine here but Baal defends easily.
Baal passes into half guard.
Baal throwing shots but Goldman is blocking nicely.
Goldman trying to hold on to Baal's head to control him but Baal postures up.
Goldman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is refusing to be controlled, as Baal sits in half guard.
Baal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Goldman tries to roll over but Baal keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baal looks to land a combination but Goldman avoids it well.
Goldman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Baal misses with a straight right.
Goldman has a takedown stuffed.
A nice combination there by Goldman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baal manages to avoid it.
Baal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baal tries to bum rush Goldman with a series of wild strikes but Goldman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baal throws a hook but Goldman avoids it easily.
Goldman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baal lands a jab to the head.
A big left from Baal misses.
Goldman throws a looping overhand right but Baal ducks down to avoid it.
Goldman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baal was well out of range. Poor timing from Goldman.
Baal shoots in looking for a takedown. Goldman tries to sprawl out of it but Baal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Goldman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Goldman's corner calls for a 1-2. Goldman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goldman lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Triston Baal.
I think Baal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight for Mort Goldman!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Mort Goldman!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Mort Goldman!
Mort Goldman wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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pop
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