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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Ray Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Loid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Loid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Ray Ardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Loid!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardona lands the left hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loid.
Ardona throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ardona throws a right and a left that Loid avoids nicely.
Loid changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ardona tries to avoid it but Loid manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ardona to the ground. Ardona escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Ardona.
Ardona lands the left hand.
Ardona throws a right and a left that Loid avoids nicely.
Ardona slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ardona.
Ardona will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mirko Ray Ardona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Loid.
Loid is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ardona.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardona throws a front kick that sends Loid stumbling back into the cage.
Ardona lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Loid fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ardona misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Ardona finds it's target.
Loid closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ardona did well to prevent Loid getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loid lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ardona is looking to escape.
Ardona knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Loid on the ground.
Loid missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Loid missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Loid seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loid stops Ardona from getting back to his feet.
Loid 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.
Loid is looking for a kimura but Ardona is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Loid to get the leverage.
Loid looks winded!
Loid looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ardona with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ardona is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Loid scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ardona is looking to escape.
Ardona on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ardona is looking to control Loid's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ardona avoid being mounted?
Loid scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Loid controlling the action here.
Ardona pushes Loid off looking to stand but Loid dives back in and keeps control.
Ardona is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loid throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Loid thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ardona wants to control but Loid is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Loid prevents Ardona from standing back up.
Loid winds up and cracks Ardona with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ardona wants to get back to full guard.
Loid not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Loid takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Loid lands with a punch from half guard.
Ardona wants to get back to full guard.
Loid stops Ardona from getting back to his feet.
Loid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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 missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ardona blocking the ground and pound attempt from Loid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Loid is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loid scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Loid slips a nice elbow through Ardona's hands, connecting with Ardona's forehead.
Loid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ardona is trying to stand up here but Loid is controlling him well.
Loid slips a nice elbow through Ardona's hands, connecting with Ardona's forehead.
Ardona is trying to control but can't.
Ardona tries to get to full guard but Loid has control of the leg.
Ardona blocking the ground and pound attempt from Loid.
Loid wants to control but Ardona is keeping him busy.
Loid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice strikes from Loid there.
Ground and pound from Loid.
Loid moves into full mount! Ardona won't be happy about that!
Ardona in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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 Mirko Ray Ardona will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ardona throws a good cross that connects.
Ardona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loid.
Ardona looks to land a combination but Loid avoids it well.
Loid changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ardona tries to avoid it but Loid manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ardona to the ground. Ardona escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mirko Ray Ardona is winning the standup battle so far.
Loid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mirko Ray Ardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ardona looks to land a combination but Loid avoids it well.
Ardona misses with a body kick.
Loid looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ardona is fending him off so far but Loid persists. Nope, Ardona circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Loid is defended easily by Ardona.
Mirko Ray Ardona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Loid.
Ardona lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Loid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loid takes one to the side of the head.
Ardona misses with a double jab.
Ardona lands a left and a right that send Loid crashing to the mat, dazed. Ardona thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jeff Loid has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ardona!
Loid is rocked!
Ardona lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loid is still on wobbly legs! Can Ardona finish him?
Loid is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Loid.
Loid seems to have recovered his senses.
Loid blocks a head kick by Ardona.
Loid shoots in looking for a takedown. Ardona tries to sprawl out of it but Loid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ardona manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ardona misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loid shoots for a takedown but Ardona saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good exchange - Ardona coming out on top.
Ardona scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ardona scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Loid takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ardona misses with the combination.
Ardona scores with a head kick.
Ardona stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ardona wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loid.
Ardona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Loid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardona misses with the combination.
A lazy left from Ardona finds it's target.
Ardona lands with a kick to the temple. Loid shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice straight punches there by Ardona. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ardona.
Loid fails to land the takedown.
Ardona misses with a series of wild punches.
Loid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ardona scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardona lands a really nice looking cross but Loid seems unphased.
Loid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mirko Ray Ardona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ardona throws a right and a left that Loid avoids nicely.
Mirko Ray Ardona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ardona tests Loid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loid shoots in for a takedown but Ardona shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ardona throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ardona displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Loid fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loid has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ardona.
Ardona lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Ray Ardona dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Loid's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ardona delivers a nice body kick.
Loid tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ardona swivels and escapes.
Ardona cracks Loid with a good jab.
Ardona's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ardona duly obliges.
Loid shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loid stops Ardona from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Loid connects with a nice short shot to Ardona's temple.
Ardona wants to get back to his feet.
Loid is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loid passes to full mount!
The referee warns Ardona that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loid working the ground and pound effectively.
Ardona squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Loid lands a couple of good shots and Ardona has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Loid is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Loid gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Loid gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Loid apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Loid fails with the takedown.
Ardona throws a one two combo.
Ardona turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ardona!
Loid walks into a straight right hand from Ardona.
Ardona misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardona throws a lazy body kick
and Loid moves into the clinch.
Ardona is trying to break the clinch but Loid has him pressed against the cage.
Ardona can't break the clinch.
Ardona throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ardona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loid has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Loid is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mirko Ray Ardona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Loid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ardona wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Loid successfully pulls guard.
Ardona slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ardona wants to stand but Loid has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loid is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ardona trying to stand up but can't free himself from Loid's guard.
Loid keeping moving, preventing Ardona from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mirko Ray Ardona just wasn't active enough.
Ardona looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ardona gets caught flat footed, as Loid shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Loid lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardona working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Loid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Loid manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ardona wants to stand and escape but Loid is having none of it.
Loid gets to his feet. Ardona looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Loid looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ardona is fending him off so far but Loid persists. Nope, Ardona circles away and we're back to standing.
Ardona throws a good cross that connects.
Ardona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ardona throws the left hand but Loid avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Loid is defended easily by Ardona.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ardona looks to land a combination. Loid sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mirko Ray Ardona.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ardona, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Ray Ardona!
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