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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ret Ired (ranked 1045 p4p, 140 weight class) and Thai Boxer (ranked 1015 p4p, 137 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
13 - 3 - 1 |
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195 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ret Ired!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thai Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer tries to keep at a distance but Ired has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ired avoiding damage as Boxer throws knees to the body.
Boxer being controlled against the cage.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but Ired blocks it.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ired lands a left hand.
Ired is leaning against Boxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boxer has Ired pressed against the cage, preventing Ired from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ired blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boxer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ired's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ired blocking some punches.
Boxer misses with an elbow over the top.
Boxer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boxer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ired struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxer controls his hands.
Ired misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ired uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ired avoids the elbow strike from Boxer, against the cage.
Boxer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ired blocks an elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boxer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boxer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ired lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boxer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boxer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boxer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer misses with an elbow over the top.
Ired lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ired wants to break free but Boxer has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer tries to land knees in the clinch but Ired avoids the damage to the body.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ired avoids it.
Ired tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ired drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boxer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ret Ired. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boxer working aggressively here.
Boxer keeps control of Ired as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ired tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boxer lands an elbow just above Ired 's eye.
Boxer lands an uppercut.
Ired drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boxer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ired is breathing heavily.
Ired scores with a shot to the side of Boxer's head.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but Ired blocks it.
Boxer lands a shot to the body.
Boxer working Ired over with knees to the body.
Boxer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ired has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer lands a nice elbow.
Boxer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer lands a knee to the head.
Boxer misses with a knee to the head.
Boxer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Boxer.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ired has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boxer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Boxer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ired uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice left hand lands by Boxer.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but Ired blocks it.
Ired has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boxer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boxer obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer misses with an elbow over the top.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Boxer.
Ired blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ired is looking to break free of the clinch but Boxer has double underhooks.
Ired takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ret Ired has been cut.
Boxer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ired.
Boxer misses with a knee to the head.
Boxer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ired's face.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer lands a knee to the head.
Ired is working for takedown but Boxer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boxer lands with a light punch inside.
Ired takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by Ired.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike.
Boxer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boxer lands with a short shot to the head.
Boxer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boxer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Boxer scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Boxer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ret Ired's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boxer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boxer throws a body punch but Ired moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Boxer.
Boxer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ired.
Ired shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boxer defends it nicely.
Boxer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ired softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boxer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ired blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ired's defenses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boxer lands a nice shot to the body.
Boxer lands a nice uppercut.
Boxer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ired has clasped his hands together around Boxer's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boxer wants to control but Ired postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ired's best efforts.
Boxer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boxer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ired preventing the sweep.
Boxer is pulling down on Ired's head to control his posture.
Boxer wants to sweep here but Ired controlling him for the moment.
Ired would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boxer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boxer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boxer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ired throwing strikes from guard but Boxer blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boxer is on top in guard.
Boxer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boxer trying to control but Ired is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ired can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boxer controls the pace.
Ired might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thai Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ired drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ired takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ired gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boxer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ired stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boxer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boxer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ired under the eye.
Nice body punch from Boxer.
Boxer fails to land with a series of punches.
Boxer rushes Ired and presses him up against the cage.
Boxer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ired backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ired dodges an elbow strike from Boxer.
Ired wants a takedown but no success here.
Boxer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ired has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boxer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Boxer as the two fighters clinch.
Boxer misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boxer obliges.
Boxer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ired backwards.
Boxer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ireds head.
Nice elbow from Boxer.
Boxer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ired backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Boxer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ret Ired's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boxer scores with the left hand. Ired knows he should have avoided that one.
Ired shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boxer is adopting a defensive guard.
Boxer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ired's guard.
Boxer trying to control the position from guard on top but Ired is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thai Boxer has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer stays in close to Ired's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ired controls Boxer momentarily but Boxer frees himself.
Boxer trying to control but Ired is working from the bottom.
Boxer looking to pass the guard.
Boxer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boxer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ired is keeping the position for now.
Boxer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boxer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ired swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ired's head.
Boxer drives through and clinches with Ired against the cage.
Boxer misses with the head strike.
Ired digs a right hand underneath Boxer's ribcage. Boxer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ired blocks an elbow strike.
Ired with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxer pushes off an throws an elbow but Ired leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ired lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boxer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ired has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ired goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boxer prevents it.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
Boxer is pressed up against the cage. Ired has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boxer down to the mat. Boxer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boxer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boxer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boxer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boxer misses with a looping left.
Boxer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Ired does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boxer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ired misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boxer tries to land a front kick but Ired steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ired moves in looking to clinch but Boxer pushes him off.
Ret Ired is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ired drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ired prevents Boxer from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer is looking for a sweep.
Boxer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boxer manages to get to full guard.
Ired in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Ired won't allow Boxer to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Boxer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ret Ired'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.
Ired avoids a kick to the body.
Boxer closes the distance and clinches.
Boxer lands a damaging elbow.
Ired throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Ired.
Ired lands with a left to the head.
Ired's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thai Boxer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ired rushes Boxer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boxer dodges an elbow strike from Ired.
Ired lands with a left to the head.
Boxer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ired lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ired.
Ired breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer lands a glancing blow to the side of Ired's head.
A combination from Boxer does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ired.
Ired closes the distance and clinches.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxer misses with a knee to the head.
Ired is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Boxer is defending well.
Boxer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ired tries to pull guard but Boxer won't allow it.
Boxer misses with some punches.
Boxer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ired has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boxer throws a head punch that misses.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ired is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ret Ired. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ired has a couple of punches blocked by Boxer.
Boxer tries to land knees in the clinch but Ired avoids the damage to the body.
Boxer scores with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ired just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boxer's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ired.
Boxer throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ired trying to stall but Boxer improves his position.
Ired is looking to control Boxer's arms but Boxer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ired has his back to the cage.
Boxer misses with a knee to the head.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Ired is blocking nicely.
Boxer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boxer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ired.
Boxer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ired's face.
Ired lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ired wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ired misses with a punch on the inside.
Ired gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Boxer kicks off Ired and gets to his feet.
Boxer misses with a looping right.
Ired tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxer moves into range and clinches up with Ired.
Boxer lands an elbow that stopped Ired in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ired takes a shot to the head.
Ired breaks the clinch.
Boxer keeps Ired at a distance using the push kick.
Boxer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boxer has Ired up against the cage in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Ired has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boxer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ired is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boxer is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Boxer fails to land.
Ired content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ired uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ired blocks it with crossed arms.
Boxer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ired lands with a right to the head.
Ired tries for a takedown but Boxer manages to get underhooks.
Ired lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ired avoiding damage as Boxer throws knees to the body.
Ired is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boxer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ired has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Boxer.
Boxer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boxer.
Boxer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boxer tries a body shot but Ired blocks it.
Ired wants a takedown.
Boxer gets underhooks to prevent Ired's takedown attempt.
Boxer is working Ired over against the cage.
Boxer can't find room to land a body shot as Ired controls the action.
Ired wants to stall.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Boxer dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ret Ired's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boxer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ired.
Boxer misses with a low kick as Ired jumps back.
No joy there for Ired, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boxer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Ired on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boxer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ired is out of range and Boxer settles back down.
Ired seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boxer digs a good body shot into Ired's ribs.
A head kick misses from Boxer.
Boxer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boxer throws a body punch but Ired moves out of range.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ired tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer works the jab nicely.
Boxer wants to clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Boxer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer looks to throw the jab but Ired is out of range.
Ired moves out of range of the body kick.
Boxer connects with a right hand. Ired shakes it off.
Boxer has managed to clinch.
Ired misses with the head strike.
Thai Boxer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boxer throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ired.
Ired lands with a left to the head.
Boxer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boxer lands a knee to the head.
Boxer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boxer scores with a shoulder strike.
Boxer landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer lands an elbow just above Ired 's eye.
Boxer blocking some punches.
Boxer scores with a shot to the side of Ired's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Boxer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Ired goes down! Boxer dives on top of him - Ired manages to get guard.
Ired is rocked!
Boxer stands up from Ired's guard - Boxer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oh Ired is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boxer clinches up with Ired and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxer.
Ired misses with a punch to the body.
Ret Ired has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boxer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boxer lands with a left to the head.
Boxer tries a body shot but Ired blocks it.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but Ired blocks with his arms.
Ired pulls guard effortlessly.
Boxer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boxer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boxer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ired seems to have got his legs back now.
Ired wants to get back to his feet but Boxer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boxer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a big right hand that misses.
Boxer wants to control from the top but Ired keeps moving.
Boxer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boxer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boxer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ired is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boxer lands with a shot to the body.
Ired swats away the attempt to clinch by Boxer.
Ired avoids the head kick by Boxer.
Boxer walks into a stiff left hand from Ired.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ired.
Ired takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.
Boxer lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thai Boxer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boxer 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thai Boxer!
Thai Boxer is the new middleweight champion!
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