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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haile Selassie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Selassie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, .... Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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159 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Haile Selassie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Read!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selassie cracks Read with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Read looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Selassie managing to control the position.
Read tries to free his leg and advance position but Selassie is retaining full guard.
Selassie pulls Read in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Selassie wants to sweep but no luck.
Read trying to control the position from guard on top but Selassie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Haile Selassie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Selassie. That's going to slow Read down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selassie connects with a leg kick. Read looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Selassie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Read moves away.
Selassie is looking to chop away at Read's legs.
Selassie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Read has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Selassie lands with a nice body punch.
Selassie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Read will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Selassie stuns Read with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haile Selassie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Read gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Selassie tries a head kick but it misses.
Haile Selassie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selassie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Read sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Read fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Selassie throws a sloppy head kick and Read moves out of range easily.
Selassie keeps the fight on the outside.
Read is looking to clinch.
Selassie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Selassie, right into the meat.
Selassie misses with an uppercut. Read saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selassie just misses with a punch to the body.
Read with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Selassie to score with a decent uppercut.
Selassie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Read was well out of range. Poor timing from Selassie.
Selassie misses with a low kick as Read jumps back.
Selassie looks to land a combination. Read sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Read keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Read takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good leg kick by Selassie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Selassie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Read wants to clinch up but Selassie keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read tries to clinch but Selassie is having none of it.
Selassie throws a sloppy head kick and Read moves out of range easily.
Read on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Selassie. Selassie obviously looking to wear him down.
Read tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Selassie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Selassie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Read is looking to clinch but Selassie is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Selassie.
Read uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Selassie.
Read moves out of range of the strikes.
Selassie throws a body punch but Read moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haile Selassie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Selassie scores with a leg kick.
Read avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Selassie takes a swing at Read's ribcage but misses.
Selassie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Read checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Selassie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Selassie connects with a body shot.
Read doesn't manage to clinch there - Selassie circles away.
Selassie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Read doesn't manage to clinch there - Selassie circles away.
Selassie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Read takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Selassie, right into the meat.
Read moves out of range of the body kick from Selassie.
A clash of legs there as Read blocks the low kick.
Read's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Selassie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Read has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Read displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Selassie throws out the jab.
Selassie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Selassie misses with a body shot.
Selassie swings for the body but Read moves out of range.
Selassie lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read tries to clinch but Selassie moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Read looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Selassie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Selassie is looking to wear down Read with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Selassie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Read wants to clinch up but Selassie keeps it at a distance.
Read moves in looking to clinch but Selassie pushes him off.
Read keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Selassie lands with an overhand left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Selassie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Read has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Read and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read is looking to clinch but Selassie is avoiding it.
Selassie keeps the fight on the outside.
Selassie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Read.
Selassie throws a series of punches but Read avoids them all with ease.
Selassie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Selassie tries to land a leg kick but Read saw it coming and moves away.
Selassie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Read doesn't manage to clinch there - Selassie circles away.
Selassie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Read.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Read tries to clinch up.
Selassie connects with a solid leg kick.
Selassie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Selassie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Selassie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Selassie just misses with a punch to the body.
Read has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Selassie.
Selassie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Selassie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Read tries to clinch up but Selassie circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haile Selassie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Selassie just misses with a punch to the body.
Read on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Selassie. Selassie obviously looking to wear him down.
Read misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Selassie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Read.
Selassie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Selassie lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Selassie. Those never looked like landing.
Selassie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Selassie swats away the attempt to clinch by Read.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selassie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Selassie scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Selassie does it's job there.
Selassie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Selassie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Selassie throws a leg kick but Read moved away.
Read avoids the head kick by Selassie.
Nice shot lands for Selassie.
Selassie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Read has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haile Selassie is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read walks forward, straight into a front kick from Selassie.
Good leg kick by Selassie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Selassie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Read looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Read takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Selassie throws an overhand right that lands on Read's shoulder, as Read tries to avoid the shot.
Selassie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Selassie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selassie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Read on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Selassie. Selassie obviously looking to wear him down.
Read takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Read uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Selassie.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Read.
Haile Selassie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haile Selassie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Read.
Selassie throws a push kick but Read slaps the foot to one side.
Read fails with an attempt to clinch.
Read with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Selassie to score with a decent uppercut.
Selassie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Selassie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Read tries to clinch but Selassie moves out of range.
Read fails with an attempt to clinch.
Read fails with an attempt to clinch.
Selassie thumps Read with a low kick.
Read takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Selassie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Selassie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Read has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Selassie misses the shot to the body.
Arthur Read has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Selassie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haile Selassie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Selassie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haile Selassie!
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