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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baird is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Remember the name. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrell Reed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macadam Baird!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Baird lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reed at a distance.
Reed drops his hands momentarily and Baird takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Terrell Reed has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Baird. That snapped Reed's head back.
A jab from Reed finds it's way through Baird's defenses.
Baird thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Reed misses
and Baird counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baird tries to move into range but Reed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Reed finds it's target.
Baird scores with a one two! Reed had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reed thows a body shot but no joy.
Baird ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Reed blocks a jab.
Reed slips under a jab from Baird.
Macadam Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed clobbers Baird with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird throws a jab when Reed was well out of range.
Reed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baird.
Baird tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reed sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baird somewhat.
A big left from Baird misses.
Reed slaps away a takedown attempt from Baird, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baird misses with a straight left.
Baird throws a hook but Reed avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Baird.
A swing and a miss from Baird.
Baird throws a jab when Reed was well out of range.
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.
Baird avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reed with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baird. Reed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baird connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Baird misses.
Reed slaps away a takedown attempt from Baird, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Terrell Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macadam Baird.
Baird looks for a takedown but Reed sprawls well.
Reed misses with a hook to the body
and Baird cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baird manages to avoid it.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baird steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baird throws a hook but Reed blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reed walks into a stiff left hand from Baird.
Baird misses with a straight right.
Reed connects with a nice looking jab.
Reed scores with a body shot.
Reed connects with a nice looking jab.
Reed closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Baird to the mat! Baird manages to get full guard.
Reed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baird works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reed postures up.
Reed is working Baird over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Baird keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Baird is trying to control the position but Reed postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird pulls Reed in close to prevent any damage.
Baird wants to sweep but no luck.
Reed with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Baird holds on and takes a little breather.
Reed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Terrell Reed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terrell Reed's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baird tries to avoid it but Reed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baird to the ground. Baird escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Baird. That snapped Reed's head back.
Reed is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reed misses with a looping left.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Baird.
Baird misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Baird scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baird throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed misses with a jab to the body
and Baird counters with a nice uppercut.
Baird steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baird paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reed throws out a loose jab but Baird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baird misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Baird.
Reed moves away from the strike by Baird.
Reed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Baird throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reed shoots for a double leg takedown but Baird sprawls well. He's pushed Reed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baird to score with a decent uppercut.
Baird thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reed misses with a few strikes there.
Baird thows a body shot but no joy.
Reed throws a body punch but Baird moves out of range.
Reed misses with a hook.
Baird throws an overhand right that lands on Reed's shoulder, as Reed tries to avoid the shot.
Baird shoots for a takedown but Reed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baird fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baird waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reed.
Baird shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reed as he avoids it easily.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Baird.
Baird misses the shot to the body.
Reed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baird just misses with a punch to the body.
Baird throws a looping overhand right but Reed ducks down to avoid it.
Baird fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reed lands a jab to the head.
Baird swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Baird counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Baird.
Baird misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Reed.
Baird just misses with a punch to the body.
Baird misses with an uppercut.
Baird connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reed momentarily.
Baird takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reed lands with a nice combination. Baird backs away looking to recover.
Baird throws a looping overhand right but Reed ducks down to avoid it.
Baird throws a hook but Reed avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird slips a straight right by Reed.
Baird scores with a takedown into Reed's guard.
Reed trying to control the position.
Baird looking to sit in guard and control but Reed gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Baird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baird working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macadam Baird showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Terrell Reed's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Baird misses.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baird moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baird misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baird jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reed loads up on a big right hand but Baird slips the punch.
Baird slips a straight right by Reed.
Reed lands a nice hook to Baird's body. Baird takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baird throws a sloppy body shot
and Reed holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baird tries to circle away but Reed has him pinned against the cage.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reed misses with a body punch.
Reed tries a body shot but Baird blocks it.
Reed lands a nice shot to the body.
Baird misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird tries to break free but Reed pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baird lands a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baird takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reed pushes Baird back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baird is working Reed over against the cage.
Baird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reed's elbow.
Baird stalling in the clinch but Reed improves position.
Reed misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Baird - that landed with a thud.
Reed misses with a body punch.
Reed trying to stall but Baird improves his position.
Reed prevents the takedown attempt.
Baird has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reed is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Baird is working Reed over against the cage.
Baird blocks a body shot from Reed.
A short right from Reed.
Reed misses with a body punch.
Reed manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird gets through Reed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reed misses with a punch to the body.
Reed is working for takedown but Baird is calmly controlling the position for now.
Baird lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Reed blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baird.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed trying to control but Baird postures up.
Baird not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reed looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baird controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reed's head.
Baird prevents Reed from improving his position.
Reed trying to hold on to Baird's head to control him but Baird postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baird looks to land a left hand but Reed moved out of range nicely.
Macadam Baird seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baird throws a series of punches but Reed avoids them all with ease.
Baird throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
Baird swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reed counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Baird avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reed swings for the body but Baird moves out of range.
Reed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Reed.
A shot to the body from Baird misses
and Reed counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Baird!
Baird wants to control but Reed is having none of it.
Reed sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Baird keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reed throwing strikes but Baird recovers to half guard. A much better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Reed clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Terrell Reed's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reed scores with a one two! Baird had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Baird takes one to the chin there.
Baird lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Baird throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baird connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reed gets caught flat footed, as Baird shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Baird postures up and lands a big shot to Reed's brow.
Reed keeping moving, preventing Baird from controlling successfully.
Baird avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Baird is looking to work some ground and pound but Reed has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird stands and throws Reed's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Baird lands an elbow.
Baird trying to control the position but Reed is working away.
Baird throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Reed is looking to regain half guard here but Baird keeps moving and retains side control.
Reed wants to control but Baird postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reed is trying to get back to half guard.
Baird tries to score with some ground and pound. Reed controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baird digs a good body shot into Reed's ribs.
Reed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reed lands a body shot.
Reed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Reed slips under a jab from Baird.
Baird shoots in but Reed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Baird misses with a double jab
and Reed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baird shoots for a takedown but Reed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baird.
Reed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baird throws out the jab.
Reed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baird throws out the jab.
Reed misses with a combination
and Reed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reed sizes up Baird with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries to clinch but Baird moves away
and Baird counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baird misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Baird slips a straight right by Reed.
Baird misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Baird misses its intended target.
Reed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baird misses with a hook.
Reed leaves Baird with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Terrell Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macadam Baird.
Baird misses with a looping left.
Reed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Baird moves away from the strike by Reed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macadam Baird dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Terrell Reed's cut.
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!
Reed takes a swing at Baird's ribcage but misses.
Reed misses with a looping right.
Baird swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reed gets a clinch.
Baird tries a body shot but Reed blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baird.
Baird has hold of one of Reed's legs. Reed is fighting the takedown attempt but Baird gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Baird trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reed has momentary wrist control but Baird slips an elbow through the middle.
Reed manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Reed looking to secure an arm triangle but Baird defends it well.
Baird is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird is looking to improve his position but Reed isn't that keen on the idea.
Reed in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Reed misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Baird is looking to get to half guard.
Reed thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Baird is working to get back to half guard.
Reed misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Reed thowing shots but they're missing.
Baird is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Reed sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Reed looking to ground and pound but Baird is blocking nicely.
Reed looking to finish Baird with some ground and pound. This is bad for Baird!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed with shots to the head and body - Baird looks very uncomfortable down there.
Reed in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baird is looking to get to half guard.
Baird tries to lock up and control but Reed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Baird sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Macadam Baird has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reed is trying to control. Baird wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Baird gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed wants to pass the guard but Baird is keeping the position.
Baird trying to control the position.
Reed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reed sitting in guard here, content to control.
Reed trying to control but Baird is working from the bottom.
Baird looking for a sweep. Not yet Baird, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrell Reed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reed 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrell Reed!
Terrell Reed retains his welterweight title!
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