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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Loid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jeff Loid has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Loid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Pablos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablos dives in and grabs Loid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Loid pushes down on Pablos's head and hops out.
Pablos shoots in looking for a takedown but Loid manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pablos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Loid drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pablos wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Loid in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pablos has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Pablos should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Loid tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Loid throws an elbow but Pablos slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pablos tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
You can see the frustration on Pablos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Loid working the ground and pound but Pablos is defending the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Pablos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pablos looks winded!
Loid working the body and head with strikes.
Loid trying to control the action but Pablos is working from the bottom.
Loid blocks the strikes from Pablos.
Loid creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pablos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loid blocks the strikes from Pablos.
Pablos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Loid wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Loid works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pablos throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pablos throws Loid to one side and escapes!
Loid closes the distance and clinches.
Loid gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Loid throwing shots but Pablos is blocking nicely.
Loid looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pablos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pablos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pablos is pressing down on Loid's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pablos is looking to stand up but Loid isn't so interested in that idea.
Pablos controls Loid momentarily but Loid frees himself.
Loid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pablos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Loid is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Loid lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pablos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Loid postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pablos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loid.
Loid throws a big right hand that misses.
Loid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pablos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Loid is one step ahead there.
Pablos trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pablos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Loid defends well.
Loid scoring with punches to the head and body.
Loid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pablos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pablos has momentary wrist control but Loid slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loid working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pablos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Loid working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pablos's head.
Loid has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pablos working a defensive guard here.
Loid postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pablos keeping moving, preventing Loid from controlling successfully.
Loid throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pablos thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loid loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pablos striking from the bottom.
Pablos wants to stand up but Loid is controlling him.
Pablos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablos looking to control.
Loid trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pablos's guard.
Pablos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pablos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Loid wants to get up but he can't break Pablos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Loid landing some decent shots from guard.
Loid trying to control but Pablos is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pablos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pablos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Loid defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Loid dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Loid looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pablos with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Loid can't handle though.
Pablos has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Loid is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Pablos wants a takedown but no success here.
Loid is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pablos can't fight it off and eventually Loid manages to take the fight to the floor. Pablos looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Loid is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pablos is breathing heavily.
Pablos wants to get back to his feet but Loid is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pablos wants to sweep but no luck.
Loid cracks Pablos with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loid working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pablos's head.
Pablos wants to control the position but Loid says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pablos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pablos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Loid wanted to stand there but Pablos had control of the position.
Loid wants to control from the top but Pablos keeps moving.
Loid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Loid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pablos lands a decent punch to the body there.
Pablos lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Pablos throws a couple of heel strikes.
Loid will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Loid postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Loid postures up.
Loid with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loid landing some decent shots from guard.
Pablos is trying to keep Loid in close.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loid preventing the sweep.
Loid chips away with some ground and pound.
Pablos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Loid throws a big elbow that misses.
Pablos is striking from the bottom but Loid uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Loid lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Loid is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Loid blocks the strikes from Pablos.
Loid landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loid moves into full mount! Pablos won't be happy about that!
Pablos tries to lock up and control but Loid gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Loid scoring with strikes but Pablos is staying in there.
Pablos is working to get back to half guard.
Loid lands a couple of good shots and Pablos has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Loid gets his hands free as Pablos looks to control.
Loid lands punches and elbows.
Loid looking for the choke from the back.
Loid is landing with strikes. Pablos can't take much more of this.
Pablos is trying to remain composed but Loid is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Pablos tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jeff Loid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Loid landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pablos working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loid working the ground and pound effectively.
Loid thowing shots but they're missing.
Loid thowing shots but they're missing.
Pablos regains half guard.
Pablos keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Pablos wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pablos wants to control the action here but instead Loid manages to pass to full mount!
Pablos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Loid dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Loid closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pablos quickly recovers to half guard.
Pablos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pablos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pablos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Loid manages to get himself to full guard.
Pablos stops Loid from standing up.
Pablos postures up in Loid's guard and throws a big left but Loid blocks it.
Loid is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pablos defends well.
Pablos trying to control but Loid is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jeff Loid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pablos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pablos lands in his opponent's guard.
Loid wants to get back to his feet but Pablos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pablos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Loid trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loid wants to stand but Pablos is controlling the position.
Loid has momentary wrist control but Pablos slips an elbow through the middle.
Pablos trying to control the position from guard on top but Loid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pablos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pablos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablos pushing down on Loid's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Loid is not content to let Pablos control the position.
Loid pushes Pablos off looking to stand but Pablos dives back in and keeps control.
Pablos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablos is working for a kimura but Loid is defending it quite comfortably.
Pablos is looking for a kimura but Loid is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pablos to get the leverage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pablos is looking for a kimura but Loid is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pablos to get the leverage.
Pablo Pablos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Loid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pablos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Loid sees it coming and defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Pablos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Loid 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Loid!
Jeff Loid thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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