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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Szeth Vallano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baldur Draupnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Szeth Vallano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baldur Draupnir!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draupnir throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Draupnir.
Vallano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vallano throws a hook but Draupnir avoids it easily.
Draupnir is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vallano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draupnir.
Vallano looks to land a combination but Draupnir avoids it well.
Vallano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A clash of legs there as Vallano blocks the low kick.
Draupnir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Vallano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vallano takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Szeth Vallano has been cut.
Jab from Draupnir.
Draupnir rushes Vallano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vallano.
Draupnir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vallano lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vallano throws an overhand right that lands on Draupnir's shoulder, as Draupnir tries to avoid the shot.
Draupnir throws a head kick but Vallano moves out of range.
Vallano takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draupnir is looking to score with low kicks.
Vallano throwing a counter right hand but Draupnir manages to avoid it.
Draupnir attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Draupnir punishes Vallano's body with a nice straight punch.
Draupnir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vallano's calf.
Nice takedown defense from Draupnir. No joy for Vallano on that attempt.
Vallano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draupnir circles away quickly and effectively.
Vallano blocks the body kick.
Draupnir fakes the leg kick and cracks Vallano in the body.
Vallano throws out a loose jab but Draupnir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vallano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Draupnir feints and then cracks Vallano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vallano down.
Draupnir lands a head kick!
Draupnir thumps Vallano with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draupnir tries a head kick but it misses.
Vallano misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draupnir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vallano misses with a low kick.
Vallano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Draupnir on the side of the head.
Vallano throws a hook but Draupnir avoids it easily.
Vallano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draupnir moves away.
Draupnir is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Draupnir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draupnir takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vallano's corner calls for a 1-2. Vallano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Draupnir misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Vallano misses its intended target.
Draupnir steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vallano.
Baldur Draupnir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draupnir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vallano.
Vallano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draupnir throws a nice head kick!
Vallano looks to land a right hand but Draupnir moved out of range.
Draupnir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vallano throws an overhand right that lands on Draupnir's shoulder, as Draupnir tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draupnir.
Vallano misses with an uppercut. Draupnir saw that one coming.
Vallano has a takedown stuffed.
Vallano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Draupnir throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Draupnir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draupnir walks into a jab.
Draupnir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vallano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Draupnir moves out of range of the strikes.
Draupnir throws a jab when Vallano was well out of range.
Vallano throws an overhand right that lands on Draupnir's shoulder, as Draupnir tries to avoid the shot.
Vallano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vallano cracks a nice hook into Draupnir's ribs.
Draupnir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vallano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vallano misses with a series of wild punches.
Draupnir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draupnir lands a leg kick that knocks Vallano off balance momentarily.
Draupnir misses with a head kick.
Draupnir misses with a body shot.
Draupnir throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vallano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draupnir.
Draupnir tries to close the distance and clinch but Vallano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baldur Draupnir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vallano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vallano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Draupnir throws a front kick aimed at Vallano's knee but Vallano avoids it well.
A slow jab from Vallano misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vallano takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Draupnir misses with a head kick.
Draupnir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vallano.
Vallano is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Vallano misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baldur Draupnir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Szeth Vallano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Draupnir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draupnir throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vallano.
Vallano checks a leg kick.
Vallano blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Vallano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Draupnir doesn't seem phased though.
Draupnir tries to score with a low kick but Vallano moves his leg out of the way.
Draupnir misses with a leg kick
and Vallano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draupnir moves out of range of the strikes.
Draupnir wants to counter with a clinch but Vallano pushes him away.
Vallano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baldur Draupnir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draupnir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Draupnir throws a head kick that misses
and Vallano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vallano blocks a head kick by Draupnir.
Draupnir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Draupnir throws a leg kick but Vallano moved away.
Vallano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Draupnir misses with a leg kick
and Vallano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draupnir throws a right hand that Vallano ducks under and follows up with a left that Vallano also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draupnir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Draupnir throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vallano tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Draupnir pushes Vallano away with a front kick.
Vallano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Draupnir at a distance.
Vallano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draupnir moves away.
Draupnir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vallano's calf.
Draupnir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vallano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vallano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draupnir works Vallano's body with a nice hook.
Vallano moves out of range of the body kick.
Vallano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vallano checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallano swinging wildly here.
Vallano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draupnir can pounce on him.
Vallano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draupnir manages to avoid it.
Draupnir throws a head kick that misses.
Draupnir misses with a kick to the body.
Baldur Draupnir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vallano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Draupnir has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vallano finds it's way round the side to connect with Draupnir's head.
Draupnir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vallano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vallano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Draupnir lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Draupnir throws a nice head kick!
Draupnir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vallano looks to throw the jab but Draupnir is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draupnir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vallano.
Draupnir clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draupnir.
Draupnir manages to break the clinch.
Vallano blocks the body kick.
Draupnir dodges the punch combination from Vallano.
Draupnir throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vallano checks a low kick from Draupnir.
Vallano throws a hook but Draupnir avoids it easily.
Draupnir blocks a jab.
Draupnir is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vallano dives in and grabs Draupnir's left leg, looking for a takedown. Draupnir pushes down on Vallano's head and hops out.
Draupnir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vallano.
Draupnir feints and then cracks Vallano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vallano down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vallano throws a jab but it's blocked by Draupnir.
Draupnir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Draupnir lands but Vallano takes it in his stride.
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!
Draupnir throws a sloppy head kick and Vallano moves out of range easily.
Vallano throws a hook but Draupnir avoids it easily.
Vallano lands a nice shot that snaps Draupnir's head back.
Draupnir tries to clinch but Vallano moves out of range.
Vallano scores with a punch to the head.
Vallano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Draupnir tries to clinch but Vallano moves out of range.
Draupnir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vallano digs a good hook to Draupnir's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vallano blocks a head kick by Draupnir.
It looked like Vallano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Draupnir goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Vallano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Baldur Draupnir will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Szeth Vallano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vallano shoots for a double leg takedown but Draupnir sprawls well. He's pushed Vallano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A low kick from Draupnir misses
and Vallano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Draupnir throws a head kick that misses.
Vallano swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from Vallano misses its intended target.
Vallano throws a big shot that misses.
Vallano sets himself, and Draupnir steps forward looking for the clinch! Vallano avoids it this time.
Draupnir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Draupnir wants to slow Vallano down by chopping away at his legs.
Vallano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vallano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draupnir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draupnir wants to counter with a clinch but Vallano pushes him away.
Draupnir has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vallano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Draupnir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draupnir connects with an inside leg kick.
Draupnir throws a lazy body kick
and Vallano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vallano misses with a hook. Draupnir ducked under it nicely.
Vallano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vallano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draupnir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Draupnir.
Draupnir throws a head kick that misses
and Vallano counters with a nice uppercut.
Draupnir throws a nice head kick!
Vallano shoots in and drives through. Draupnir sprawls well.
Vallano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draupnir. Draupnir obviously looking to wear him down.
Draupnir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vallano misses with a hook. Draupnir ducked under it nicely.
Draupnir misses with a body kick.
Draupnir lands with a slapping head kick.
Szeth Vallano's cut is getting worse.
Vallano throws a hook but Draupnir blocks it.
Draupnir tries a head kick but it misses.
Vallano throws an overhand right that lands on Draupnir's shoulder, as Draupnir tries to avoid the shot.
Draupnir wants to counter with a clinch but Vallano pushes him away.
Vallano checks a leg kick.
Vallano checks a low kick from Draupnir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Draupnir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draupnir tries a head kick but it misses.
Draupnir doesn't manage to clinch there - Vallano circles away.
Draupnir misses the shot to the body.
Vallano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Draupnir in his tracks.
Draupnir wants to land a leg kick but Vallano is out of range.
Vallano throws a head kick but Draupnir moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Draupnir.
Draupnir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Draupnir throws a front kick aimed at Vallano's knee but Vallano avoids it well.
Draupnir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draupnir steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vallano.
Vallano moves out of range of the body kick.
Draupnir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draupnir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Vallano.
Vallano's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Good leg kick by Draupnir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Draupnir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vallano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draupnir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draupnir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vallano.
Draupnir tries to clinch up.
Szeth Vallano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vallano is defended easily by Draupnir.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Szeth Vallano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draupnir pushes Vallano away with a front kick.
Vallano swings for the body but Draupnir moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vallano misses with a straight left.
Draupnir connects with a solid leg kick.
Vallano misses with a looping right.
Draupnir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vallano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draupnir pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vallano is out of range and Draupnir settles back down.
Vallano is looking to counter with head kicks.
Draupnir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vallano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vallano blocks the body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Vallano. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draupnir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vallano's sensitive parts.
Vallano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draupnir wants to counter the offense by Vallano and move into the clinch position.
Draupnir misses with a head kick.
Vallano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Vallano.
Draupnir tries to counter by closing the distance.
Baldur Draupnir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Draupnir is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vallano rather than just go for the knockout.
Vallano clobbers Draupnir with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baldur Draupnir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Draupnir has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldur Draupnir!
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