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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Avion Lassiter (ranked 5980 p4p, 530 weight class) and Iain Waddell (ranked 4114 p4p, 417 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Avion Lassiter !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Iain Waddell!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lassiter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Waddell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Waddell managing to control the position.
Lassiter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lassiter trying to control but Waddell is working from the bottom.
Waddell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Waddell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lassiter , up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lassiter shoots for a takedown but Waddell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Waddell cracks the inside of Lassiter 's front leg.
Nice sprawl there from Waddell as Lassiter shoots in.
Avion Lassiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lassiter thows a leg kick but Waddell checks it
and Waddell counters with a three punch combo that has Lassiter backing up. Lassiter nods at Waddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Lassiter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Waddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lassiter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Waddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waddell is looking for the big counter here.
Lassiter closes the distance and clinches up with Waddell, looking for a takedown. Lassiter pushes Waddell against the cage but Waddell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Lassiter backs off Waddell throws a huge counter combo but Lassiter manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avion Lassiter . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lassiter swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Waddell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lassiter moves in looking to clinch but Waddell pushes him off.
Waddell slaps away a takedown attempt from Lassiter , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lassiter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Waddell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Despite the aggression on Waddell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lassiter throws the kick towards the body but Waddell avoids it.
Waddell unleashes a big counter combination but Lassiter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Waddell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lassiter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Waddell counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lassiter lands with a nice combination. Waddell backs away looking to recover.
Waddell moves out of range of the body kick from Lassiter .
Lassiter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lassiter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waddell avoids the body shot from Lassiter .
A big left from Lassiter misses.
Waddell throws a counter combo.
Lassiter misses the jab.
Waddell is looking for the big counter here.
Lassiter throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Waddell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lassiter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Waddell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lassiter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Waddell defends it nicely.
Waddell unleashes a big counter combination but Lassiter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lassiter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waddell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lassiter tries to avoid it but Waddell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lassiter to the ground. Lassiter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Waddell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Waddell seems keen to control Lassiter 's posture.
Lassiter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Waddell pulls Lassiter in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lassiter works over Waddell with some ground and pound from guard.
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 Avion Lassiter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lassiter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Waddell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lassiter misses with a hook. Waddell ducked under it nicely.
Waddell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lassiter throws a wild body kick that Waddell sees coming a mile off.
As Lassiter backs off Waddell throws a huge counter combo but Lassiter manages to avoid it all.
Lassiter misses with a wild body shot.
As Lassiter backs off Waddell throws a huge counter combo but Lassiter manages to avoid it all.
Waddell 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.
Lassiter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Waddell unleashes a big counter combination but Lassiter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lassiter shoots and misses
and Waddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Waddell shoots in for a takedown but Lassiter shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lassiter tries to clinch up
and Waddell counters with a left and a right that stings Lassiter .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lassiter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waddell.
Lassiter tries for a takedown but Waddell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avion Lassiter . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lassiter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lassiter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waddell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Waddell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Waddell lands a right hand.
Waddell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Waddell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lassiter blocks it with crossed arms.
Lassiter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Waddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter moves in looking to clinch but Waddell pushes him off.
Despite the aggression on Waddell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Iain Waddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lassiter darts in looking for a takedown but Waddell gets double underhooks and turns Lassiter into the cage.
Waddell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lassiter throws a wild body kick that Waddell sees coming a mile off.
Lassiter looks to throw a body kick
and Waddell counters with a series of strikes. Lassiter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lassiter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Waddell is fending him off so far but Lassiter persists. Nope, Waddell circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Lassiter .
As Lassiter backs off Waddell throws a huge counter combo but Lassiter manages to avoid it all.
Lassiter misses with a body kick.
Lassiter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Waddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Waddell pinned against the cage. Waddell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Waddell throws a counter combo.
Lassiter lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lassiter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Lassiter backs off Waddell throws a huge counter combo but Lassiter manages to avoid it all.
Lassiter misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Waddell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waddell slips under a jab.
Lassiter moves in looking to clinch but Waddell pushes him off.
Waddell throws a counter combo.
Lassiter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Waddell defends well and Lassiter ends up having to push Waddell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lassiter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lassiter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Waddell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lassiter .
Lassiter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Despite the aggression on Waddell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lassiter looks to throw a body kick
and Waddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lassiter looks to land a body kick but Waddell moved away.
Waddell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Iain Waddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waddell moves out of range as Lassiter strikes.
Waddell is looking for the big counter here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lassiter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lassiter darts in looking for a takedown but Waddell gets double underhooks and turns Lassiter into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Waddell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lassiter misses with a looping left.
Lassiter throws a head kick but Waddell moves out of range.
Waddell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Waddell gets a clinch.
Waddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lassiter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Waddell circles away.
Waddell unleashes a big counter combination but Lassiter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lassiter misses with a low kick.
As Lassiter backs off Waddell throws a huge counter combo but Lassiter manages to avoid it all.
Lassiter shoots for a double leg takedown but Waddell sprawls well. He's pushed Lassiter 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Lassiter backs off Waddell throws a huge counter combo but Lassiter manages to avoid it all.
A head kick by Lassiter misses
and Waddell counters with a series of strikes. Lassiter will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lassiter throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Lassiter , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waddell is looking for the big counter here.
A slow jab from Lassiter misses its intended target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lassiter jabs Waddell right on the nose. Waddell blinks but takes it well.
Lassiter goes for a double leg but Waddell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Waddell continues to drive forward.
Waddell throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avion Lassiter . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Waddell as Lassiter shoots in.
Waddell slips a jab from Lassiter .
Sloppy strikes from Lassiter . Those never looked like landing.
Waddell unleashes a big counter combination but Lassiter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A head kick misses from Waddell.
Lassiter goes for a double leg but Waddell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Waddell continues to drive forward.
Waddell feints and as Lassiter raises his hands in defense, Waddell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lassiter keeping moving, preventing Waddell from controlling successfully.
Lassiter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Waddell landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waddell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Waddell lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Waddell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Waddell trying to control but Lassiter is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waddell is stalling in the full guard.
Waddell passes into half guard.
Waddell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waddell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lassiter is defending against the submission attempts here by Waddell.
Waddell is working for a submission of some sort.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Waddell in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Waddell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Waddell stands up from half guard.
Lassiter misses with a double jab.
Lassiter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waddell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lassiter shoots for a double leg takedown but Waddell sprawls well. He's pushed Lassiter 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lassiter misses with a lunging right hand
and Waddell counters with a three punch combo that has Lassiter backing up. Lassiter nods at Waddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Waddell avoids the body shot from Lassiter .
Waddell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lassiter misses with a kick to the body
and Waddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Waddell rushes Lassiter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iain Waddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waddell 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iain Waddell!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Iain Waddell waved his t-shirt featuring Woodshins' Ship's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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