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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Maybetter (ranked 710 p4p, 96 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 1602 p4p, 199 weight class). Maybetter comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Stop The Funk. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 cm
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199 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
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183 cm
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195 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floyd Maybetter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Denny Sideman! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maybetter fails to land the takedown. Maybetter throws a body punch but Sideman moves out of range. Maybetter lands a really nice looking cross but Sideman seems unphased.
Maybetter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sideman moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Maybetter clinches with his opponent.
Sideman scores with a shoulder strike. Sideman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Sideman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maybetter.
Maybetter jumps guard but Sideman stands there with Maybetter around his waist. Maybetter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Maybetter. That's going to take a lot out of him. A head punch blocked on the inside by Maybetter. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sideman digs a right hand underneath Maybetter's ribcage. Maybetter let out a lung full of air as it connected. Maybetter is trying to pull guard but Sideman has him pressed against the cage. Maybetter tries to work over Sideman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short right hand to the side of the head by Sideman. Maybetter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sideman is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sideman lands with a short head shot on the inside. Sideman scores with a nice hook to the head. Maybetter throws a head punch that misses. Maybetter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sideman lands a nice shot to the body. Maybetter is breathing heavily. Sideman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sideman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Maybetter jumps guard but Sideman stands there with Maybetter around his waist. Maybetter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sideman lands with a light punch inside. Sideman gets through Maybetter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Sideman. Sideman gets through Maybetter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Maybetter tries for a takedown but Sideman manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sideman. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Maybetter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sideman to keep the fight standing. Sideman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maybetter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sideman can turn it around. Maybetter misses with a punch to the body.
Sideman presses Maybetter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sideman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sideman pushes Maybetter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Sideman lands a left hand.
Maybetter tries to pull guard but Sideman forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Maybetter misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Sideman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maybetter or not. A right handed body shot lands from Sideman.
Sideman can't find room to land a body shot as Maybetter controls the action.
Sideman lands on the inside with an uppercut. Maybetter working aggressively here.
Sideman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maybetter. Sideman breaks the clinch.
Maybetter takes one to the side of the head.
Maybetter is rocked! Maybetter shoots for a double leg takedown but Sideman sprawls well. He's pushed Maybetter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Sideman lands a big uppercut and Maybetter crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maybetter looks OK. Sideman waves Maybetter back to his feet! Oh Maybetter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Maybetter ducks into an uppercut from Sideman and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Denny Sideman! After the fight, Denny Sideman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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