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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Seinfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome Seinfeld has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
28 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Jerome Seinfeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nero Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seinfeld stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Seinfeld wants it to stay on the feet.
Padilla shoots for a takedown but Seinfeld saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Padilla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Padilla tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Seinfeld swivels and escapes.
Jerome Seinfeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nero Padilla.
Nice sprawl there from Seinfeld as Padilla shoots in.
Padilla walks into a left hand.
It looks like Nero Padilla has been cut.
Seinfeld throws a big shot that misses.
Seinfeld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seinfeld throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla shoots in looking for a takedown but Seinfeld manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Padilla's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Padilla is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Padilla tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seinfeld sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Padilla somewhat.
Seinfeld appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla fails with the takedown
enabling Seinfeld to counter with a crisp jab.
Padilla takes the fight into the clinch.
Seinfeld swings wildly with an uppercut but Padilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seinfeld breaks the clinch.
Padilla fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Seinfeld avoids it really well and circles away.
Seinfeld throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla dives in for a single leg takedown but Seinfeld sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Seinfeld throwing a counter right hand but Padilla manages to avoid it.
Padilla shoots in looking for a takedown. Seinfeld tries to sprawl out of it but Padilla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Seinfeld manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Padilla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seinfeld swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Padilla doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Seinfeld counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Padilla gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Seinfeld counters with a straight right hand.
Padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seinfeld lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Padilla takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Padilla looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seinfeld counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Seinfeld. No joy for Padilla on that attempt.
Seinfeld misses with a looping left.
Seinfeld drops Padilla with a big left hand and mounts him. Padilla is in big trouble!
Padilla is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seinfeld content just to control the position here.
Padilla is still in real trouble! Can Seinfeld finish him?
Padilla wants to hold on but Seinfeld pushes him away.
Padilla seems to have recovered his senses.
Seinfeld controlling from the full mount.
Seinfeld wants to control the pace but Padilla is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seinfeld is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Padilla has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Padilla!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Seinfeld controls Padilla momentarily but Padilla frees himself.
Seinfeld is pulling down on Padilla's head. It's preventing any offense from Padilla, at least for the moment.
Seinfeld seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Seinfeld has a closed guard, preventing Padilla from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Seinfeld dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nero Padilla's cut.
That's time! Seinfeld's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Padilla takes the fight into the clinch.
Seinfeld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Padilla throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Seinfeld misses with the head strike.
Seinfeld holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Seinfeld is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Padilla can do to turn this around?
Seinfeld breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Padilla on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Seinfeld is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Seinfeld to counter with a crisp jab.
Padilla closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Seinfeld's guard.
Seinfeld is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Seinfeld is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Seinfeld trying to control the position.
Padilla content to stall in guard here.
Seinfeld looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Seinfeld is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Padilla trying to control but Seinfeld is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Padilla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seinfeld is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Padilla misses with a takedown attempt - Seinfeld sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Seinfeld swats away the attempt to clinch by Padilla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld throws a jab when Padilla was well out of range.
Seinfeld throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Padilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Padilla tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seinfeld manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Padilla shoots in and drives through. Seinfeld sprawls well.
Jerome Seinfeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nero Padilla.
Padilla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Seinfeld was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Padilla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Padilla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seinfeld keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Seinfeld throws a jab but it's blocked by Padilla.
A big right from Seinfeld misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld misses with an uppercut.
Seinfeld connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Padilla's hands.
Nero Padilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seinfeld connects with a jab.
Seinfeld avoids the head kick by Padilla.
Nero Padilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Padilla throws a looping overhand right but Seinfeld ducks down to avoid it.
Padilla darts in looking for a takedown but Seinfeld gets double underhooks and turns Padilla into the cage.
Padilla tries to clinch
and Seinfeld counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Padilla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seinfeld was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Padilla lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Padilla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Seinfeld dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nero Padilla's cut.
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!
Padilla staying out of range there.
Seinfeld stuffs the takedown.
Seinfeld swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Seinfeld tests Padilla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Padilla shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Seinfeld as he jumps to the side.
Seinfeld went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Padilla tries to clinch but Seinfeld moves away
and Seinfeld counters with a nice body shot.
Padilla tries to clinch up but Seinfeld circles away and keeps his distance.
Seinfeld was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some wild striking there from Seinfeld.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla moves in looking to clinch but Seinfeld pushes him off.
Padilla tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Seinfeld swivels and escapes.
Jerome Seinfeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nero Padilla.
Padilla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seinfeld comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seinfeld keeps the fight on the outside.
Jerome Seinfeld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seinfeld looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Padilla misses with a takedown attempt
and Seinfeld counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Nero Padilla's cut even more.
Padilla gets a clinch.
Seinfeld manages to break the clinch.
Padilla darts in trying to clinch
and Seinfeld counters with a beautiful punch that sends Padilla to the canvas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seinfeld trying to control the position from guard on top but Padilla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seinfeld is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld trying to control but Padilla is working from the bottom.
Padilla is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Seinfeld is aware though and is defending well.
Seinfeld looking to sit in guard and control but Padilla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Padilla in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Padilla got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seinfeld has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Padilla has managed to get both his arms back between Seinfeld's legs - danger averted.
Padilla throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seinfeld has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Padilla has managed to get both his arms back between Seinfeld's legs - danger averted.
Padilla trying to control but Seinfeld is working from the bottom.
Nero Padilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seinfeld trying to keep a closed guard but Padilla is proving a slippery customer.
Padilla trying to control but Seinfeld is working from the bottom.
Padilla stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seinfeld swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Seinfeld is looking for a triangle but Padilla pushes his legs off easily.
Padilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Seinfeld is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jerome Seinfeld is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Padilla postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Padilla doesn't manage to clinch there - Seinfeld circles away.
Padilla throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Seinfeld showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Seinfeld, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Seinfeld!
Jerome Seinfeld thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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