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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bin Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Staples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitch Staples has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bin Laden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitch Staples!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Laden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Staples throws a nice looking combination but Laden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Staples lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laden doesn't seem phased though.
Staples cracks Laden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Staples is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitch Staples seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staples is looking to clinch.
Staples moves in looking to clinch but Laden pushes him off.
Staples lunges at Laden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laden's hand.
Staples jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laden swats away the attempt to clinch by Staples.
Staples is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laden.
Staples tries to clinch but Laden is having none of it.
Staples throws a good cross that connects.
Staples fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Staples misses.
Staples throws a right and a left that Laden avoids nicely.
Laden looks for a takedown but Staples sprawls well.
Staples looks to land a right hand but Laden moved out of range.
Staples stuns Laden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Staples dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laden shoots in for a double leg but Staples sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Staples pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Staples moves in looking to clinch but Laden pushes him off.
Staples misses the shot to the body.
Staples throws a looping overhand right but Laden ducks down to avoid it.
Staples throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Staples scores with a jab to the jaw.
Staples cracks a nice hook into Laden's ribs.
Nice cross by Staples.
Staples tries to clinch up.
Staples scores with a hook.
Staples tries to clinch but Laden is having none of it.
Staples misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Staples looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Staples throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Staples wants to clinch up but Laden keeps it at a distance.
A lazy left from Staples finds it's target.
Staples fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Staples tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staples tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Staples is looking to clinch but Laden is avoiding it.
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Staples fails in his attempt to clinch.
Staples scores with a sloppy right hand. Laden should have avoided that one.
Laden avoids the body shot from Staples.
Staples fails with an attempt to clinch.
Staples throws the left hand but Laden avoids the punch easily.
Laden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bin Laden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laden feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Laden is pushing down on Staples's leg trying to pass to half guard. Staples is fighting to maintain full guard but Laden has managed to sneak the leg through.
Staples is trying to control but can't.
Staples is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staples trying to hold on to Laden's head to control him but Laden postures up.
Staples wants to get back to his feet.
Staples is trying to maintain the position but Laden is very close to passing his half guard.
Staples is defending against the submission attempts here by Laden.
Laden is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Staples wants to control but Laden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Laden works his way into side control.
Staples is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Staples dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laden walks into a straight right hand from Staples.
Laden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Staples sprawls well. Staples wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Laden gets slowly back to his feet.
Staples throws a body punch but Laden moves out of range.
Laden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Staples misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laden keeps the fight on the outside.
A left lands for Staples.
Staples punishes Laden's body with a nice straight punch.
Staples swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staples is looking to clinch.
Staples lands a lovely overhand right.
Bin Laden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laden fails with a takedown attempt.
Laden takes one on the button.
Staples lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Laden avoids the body shot from Staples.
A jab from Staples does it's job there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Staples looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Staples.
Staples is looking to clinch but Laden is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Staples fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Staples darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Staples doesn't manage to clinch there - Laden circles away.
Staples cracks Laden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Staples looks to score with a jab to the body but Laden is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Laden.
Laden fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bin Laden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Staples.
Staples throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laden.
Donk. Staples catches Laden right on the button with a cross.
Staples misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staples lands with a hook. Laden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Laden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Laden is looking for a kimura here.
Staples is concentrating on defense, preventing Laden from advancing position.
Staples tries to roll over but Laden keeps him under control.
Staples is trying to stand.
Staples moves into full guard.
Staples wants to sweep but no luck.
Staples is looking to stand up but Laden isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staples trying to keep a closed guard but Laden is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laden stopping the sweep attempt from Staples.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Staples throws the left hand but Laden avoids the punch easily.
Staples throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staples doesn't manage to clinch there - Laden circles away.
Staples lands a jab.
Staples misses the shot to the body.
Staples doesn't manage to clinch there - Laden circles away.
Staples dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Staples showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Laden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Staples tries to avoid it but Laden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Staples to the ground. Staples escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Staples rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Staples throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laden.
Staples scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laden slips under a jab.
Laden closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Staples to the mat! Staples manages to get full guard.
Staples is looking to stand up but Laden isn't so interested in that idea.
Staples can't keep his opponent in guard - Laden advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Staples is not content to let Laden control the position.
Laden wants to pass the guard but Staples is defending well.
Laden is working hard here to advance position.
Laden stops Staples from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staples trying to control but Laden postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Staples pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Staples wants to clinch.
Staples looks to score with a jab to the body but Laden is just out of range.
Staples takes a swing at Laden's ribcage but misses.
Laden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Staples misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Staples there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Laden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staples throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laden tries to move into range but Staples moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Staples tries to clinch up.
Staples misses the jab.
Staples looks to throw the jab but Laden is out of range.
Staples throws a shot from downtown. Laden moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Staples looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Staples looks to land a right hand but Laden moved out of range.
Laden keeps the fight on the outside.
Staples wants to clinch up but Laden keeps it at a distance.
Laden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Staples finds it's way round the side to connect with Laden's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Staples looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Staples looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitch Staples seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laden slips a jab from Staples.
Staples swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Staples misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laden.
Staples missing with a left hand there. Laden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laden slips under a jab.
Staples throws a one two combo.
Laden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Staples waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Laden takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Staples.
Staples throws a hook but Laden blocks it.
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch but Laden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Staples looks to throw the jab but Laden is out of range.
Staples connects with a looping right hand.
Staples fails in his attempt to clinch.
Staples cracks Laden with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Staples lands a nice looking body shot.
Staples throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bin Laden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitch Staples is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Staples throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Staples comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Staples 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Staples!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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