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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Baddabing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: I am Immortal. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Baddabing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Baddabing to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Baddabing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson pulls Baddabing in close to prevent any damage.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Baddabing avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Baddabing thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Baddabing trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddabing preventing the sweep.
Wilson can't keep his opponent in guard - Baddabing advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baddabing.
Baddabing is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Baddabing putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Baddabing can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baddabing lands a big shot there that rocks Wilson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wilson is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baddabing working the ground and pound effectively.
Wilson tries to reverse the position but Baddabing maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Baddabing cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wilson tries to reverse the position but Baddabing maintains control.
Wilson regains half guard.
Baddabing is thwarting Wilson's attempts to control the position.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Baddabing is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Baddabing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is pressing down on Baddabing's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Baddabing is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Wilson wants to hit a switch here but Baddabing passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wilson there!
Baddabing landing shots from mount.
Wilson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baddabing breaks from Wilson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Baddabing lands a nice shot to the head.
Wilson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Baddabing there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baddabing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baddabing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wilson looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Baddabing pushes past his half guard into mount!
Wilson is in a horrible position here. Baddabing smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Baddabing has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wilson's face.
Baddabing can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Baddabing connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wilson is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Baddabing.
Wilson is rocked!
Wilson is squirming around, avoiding Baddabing's attempts to control the action.
Wilson is desperately trying to improve his position but Baddabing has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baddabing tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Baddabing dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baddabing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baddabing lands with a straight right. Wilson didn't see that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Baddabing as he connects with a hook.
Wilson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wilson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wilson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baddabing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilson as he avoids it easily.
Baddabing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson is looking to chop away at Baddabing's legs.
Wilson feints and then cracks Baddabing's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baddabing down.
A combination from Baddabing does no damage.
Baddabing misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baddabing is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Baddabing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddabing connects with a body shot that sends Wilson's belly button to the back.
Wilson throws the kick towards the body but Baddabing avoids it.
Baddabing avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Baddabing takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baddabing misses with a double jab
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baddabing shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilson shoots in but Baddabing avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baddabing takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baddabing lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baddabing lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baddabing throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Baddabing is in Wilson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilson is on top in guard.
Baddabing has a closed guard, preventing Wilson from standing up.
Wilson trying to control but Baddabing is working from the bottom.
Baddabing is pulling down on Wilson's head. It's preventing any offense from Wilson, at least for the moment.
Baddabing looking for a sweep. Not yet Baddabing, not yet.
Baddabing 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.
Baddabing utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses. Baddabing uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by Baddabing!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Baddabing controlling him for the moment.
Wilson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Baddabing escapes and throws Wilson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Baddabing tries for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Baddabing off and has taken his back!
Baddabing rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wilson tries to pass to full mount but Baddabing defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Baddabing has his hands clasped together around Wilson's back. He's all about the action.
Wilson winds up and cracks Baddabing with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wilson working Baddabing over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson misses with a head shot. Baddabing uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manny Baddabing overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baddabing working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wade Wilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baddabing throws out the jab.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Wilson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baddabing is out of range.
Baddabing shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wilson as he jumps to the side.
Baddabing misses with a looping right.
Baddabing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Baddabing counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Baddabing.
Baddabing stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baddabing darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wilson throws a body kick that misses.
Baddabing lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baddabing, as that shot connected.
A jab from Baddabing misses.
Wilson slaps away a takedown attempt from Baddabing, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baddabing throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a jab.
Wilson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baddabing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Baddabing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson looks for the body kick but Baddabing saw that one coming.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baddabing.
Wilson throws a head kick but Baddabing moves out of range.
Baddabing walks into a stiff left hand from Wilson.
Wilson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manny Baddabing is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baddabing lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baddabing misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Baddabing takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wilson throws out a leg kick but Baddabing moves out of range and Wilson only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baddabing is out of range and Wilson settles back down.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Baddabing.
Wilson throws a push kick but Baddabing slaps the foot to one side.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Baddabing is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Baddabing.
Wilson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Baddabing is looking to chop away at Wilson's legs.
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!
Baddabing throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilson's waist but Wilson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baddabing off to one side.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baddabing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson tries to land a leg kick but Baddabing saw it coming and moves away.
Baddabing tries for a takedown but Wilson circles away easily
and Wilson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baddabing's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baddabing scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baddabing lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Baddabing blocks with his arms.
Baddabing misses with a punch on the inside.
Baddabing blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baddabing.
Baddabing scores with a hook to the body.
Baddabing blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Baddabing gets through Wilson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baddabing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baddabing gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Baddabing is trying to control. Wilson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Baddabing lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Baddabing is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Baddabing tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson keeping full guard, as Baddabing tries to pass.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Baddabing controlling him for the moment.
Wilson has his foot on Baddabing's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Baddabing works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilson, not yet.
Baddabing postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilson has his foot on Baddabing's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Baddabing works his way back into a safe position though.
Baddabing wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Baddabing's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baddabing wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
Baddabing wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Baddabing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baddabing has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Baddabing!
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