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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Baddabing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tosh comes to the cage accompanied by Stepping Razor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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185 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Tosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Baddabing!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosh scores with a takedown into Baddabing's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tosh wants to pass the guard but Baddabing is keeping the position.
Baddabing working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tosh.
Baddabing looking for a sweep. Not yet Baddabing, not yet.
Tosh is looking to work some ground and pound but Baddabing has wrist control.
Tosh 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 pulls Tosh in to control the position.
Tosh throws an elbow that misses. Baddabing uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tosh's guard. Nice move by Baddabing!
Baddabing got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tosh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Baddabing has managed to get both his arms back between Tosh's legs - danger averted.
Tosh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Baddabing trying to control the position from guard on top but Tosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddabing distracts Tosh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tosh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Baddabing defends well.
Tosh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Baddabing is aware though and is defending well.
Tosh is trying to control the position but Baddabing postures up.
Tosh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baddabing tries to free his leg and advance position but Tosh is retaining full guard.
Tosh has his hands on Baddabing's head, controlling the position.
Baddabing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosh working a defensive guard here.
Tosh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tosh working a defensive guard here.
We're going to have a standup here because Peter Tosh wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tosh motions for Baddabing to come forward. Tosh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baddabing jabs Tosh right on the nose. Tosh blinks but takes it well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tosh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tosh cracks Baddabing with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tosh trying to control the position but Baddabing is working away.
Tosh in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Baddabing manages to get back to half guard.
Tosh trying to pass the guard but Baddabing defending well.
Baddabing is trying to get back to full guard.
Tosh winds up and cracks Baddabing with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tosh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Baddabing doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tosh.
Tosh wants to take a breather but Baddabing is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh tries to pass to full mount but Baddabing defends it.
Tosh perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tosh looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Baddabing moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tosh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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 gets back to full guard.
Tosh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Tosh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No joy there for Baddabing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Tosh or perhaps it was just good defense by Baddabing which made him look bad.
Tosh swats away the attempt to clinch by Baddabing.
Tosh misses with a body shot.
A combination from Baddabing does no damage.
Tosh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baddabing moves to clinch but Tosh breaks away
and Tosh counters with a solid body kick.
Tosh throws a leg kick that misses.
Baddabing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baddabing throws a big shot that misses.
Tosh scoring well with a low kick there.
Tosh circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddabing misses with a double jab.
Tosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baddabing moves away.
Baddabing throws a hook to the side of Tosh's head but Tosh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tosh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baddabing wants to clinch.
Tosh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baddabing.
Tosh misses with a hook. Baddabing ducked under it nicely.
Baddabing doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tosh is looking to chop away at Baddabing's legs.
Tosh tries a low kick but Baddabing avoids it.
Baddabing jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baddabing attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing cracks Tosh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tosh misses with a low kick.
Tosh looks for the body kick but Baddabing saw that one coming.
Tosh keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baddabing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baddabing misses with an uppercut.
Baddabing moves out of range as Tosh throws a body kick.
Tosh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baddabing avoids it really well and circles away.
Baddabing throws a right and a left that Tosh avoids nicely.
Tosh throws a leg kick that misses.
Tosh defending well as Baddabing loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tosh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baddabing looks to throw the jab but Tosh is out of range.
Manny Baddabing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baddabing throws a series of punches but Tosh avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baddabing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baddabing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baddabing connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tosh. Tosh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baddabing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tosh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baddabing is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Baddabing misses.
Tosh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baddabing wants to clinch but Tosh slips to the side
and Tosh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Tosh misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh throws a low kick but Baddabing avoids it.
Tosh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baddabing misses with a series of wild punches.
Tosh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tosh is looking to take a break and control but Baddabing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baddabing tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tosh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tosh works to advance to full mount. Baddabing defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tosh throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Baddabing is desperately trying to improve his position but Tosh has a good base and remains in mount.
Tosh thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manny Baddabing 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Baddabing misses with a left hand
and Tosh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tosh staying out of range there.
Tosh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baddabing is out of range.
Tosh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tosh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baddabing.
Baddabing misses with an uppercut. Tosh saw that one coming.
Baddabing misses with a left hand
and Tosh counters with a nice uppercut.
Tosh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baddabing.
Tosh throws a front kick aimed at Baddabing's knee but Baddabing avoids it well.
Baddabing jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baddabing misses with a combination
and Tosh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tosh throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddabing gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tosh taking a breather.
Tosh stalls.
Baddabing prevents a body shot from Tosh.
Tosh taking a breather.
Baddabing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Baddabing fails to land.
Tosh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Baddabing working aggressively here.
Tosh tries for a takedown but Baddabing manages to get underhooks.
Baddabing throws an elbow but it misses.
Baddabing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Peter Tosh.
Baddabing scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Baddabing misses.
Baddabing digs a good hook to Tosh's body.
Tosh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tosh fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Tosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baddabing looks to score with a jab to the body but Tosh is just out of range.
Baddabing drives through and clinches with Tosh against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baddabing keeps control of Tosh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baddabing misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Baddabing - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baddabing as Tosh tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Baddabing lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tosh.
Baddabing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tosh avoids it.
Tosh is looking to break free of the clinch but Baddabing has double underhooks.
Baddabing creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baddabing lands a nice uppercut.
Baddabing lands a right hand.
Baddabing blocking some punches.
Tosh trying to control the position but instead, Baddabing has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tosh into the cage.
Tosh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Baddabing lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baddabing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tosh wants to stall.
Baddabing lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Peter Tosh has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tosh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing struggles to land a body shot inside as Tosh controls his hands.
Tosh gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Baddabing regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tosh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baddabing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tosh is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Baddabing holds on and takes a little breather.
Tosh won't allow Baddabing to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baddabing has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Manny Baddabing was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Baddabing throws a lazy uppercut
and Tosh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tosh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Baddabing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Baddabing has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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