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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Paddy (ranked 2706 p4p, 298 weight class) and Baron Geisler (ranked 3330 p4p, 349 weight class). Max Paddy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Paddy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Geisler!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geisler misses with a looping right.
Paddy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Geisler.
Paddy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Geisler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paddy is looking to clinch but Geisler is avoiding it.
Geisler just misses with a punch to the body.
Paddy tries to clinch but Geisler is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Geisler. Paddy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paddy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Paddy moves to clinch but Geisler breaks away
and Geisler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Geisler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some wild striking there from Geisler.
It looked like Paddy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Geisler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geisler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paddy is able to avoid easily.
Geisler lands with a shot to the body.
Paddy tries to clinch
and Geisler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Geisler misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddy rushes Geisler and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Geisler misses with some punches.
Paddy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Geisler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Geisler scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Geisler.
Paddy tries to score a body lock takedown but Geisler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Geisler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paddy has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Geisler regains guard immediately.
Paddy wants to pass the guard but Geisler is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Geisler is on top in guard.
Geisler stands up from Paddy's guard - Geisler perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler misses with a wild body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Paddy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Paddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Geisler is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paddy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paddy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geisler.
Paddy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paddy is fighting to break Geisler's control of his arms but Geisler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Paddy stops Geisler from standing up.
Geisler controlling the position.
Geisler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paddy trying to control but Geisler is working from the bottom.
Paddy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Geisler, who protects the arm well.
Geisler is trying to control Paddy's posture but Paddy avoids it.
Paddy tries to move to mount but Geisler blocks the move with his legs.
Paddy has knee on belly momentarily but Geisler bucks him off and regains half guard.
Geisler is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Geisler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Geisler controlling Paddy's posture.
Paddy wants to pass the guard but Geisler is keeping the position.
Paddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Geisler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paddy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Geisler is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Geisler pulls Paddy in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paddy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Geisler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Geisler dominated that round.
That's time! Paddy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Geisler misses.
Paddy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Paddy moves into the clinch.
Paddy has Geisler pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Geisler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Paddy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paddy misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Geisler fails to land.
Paddy blocks a body shot from Geisler.
Geisler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Paddy misses with a body punch.
Paddy jumps guard.
Geisler stands and steps away. Paddy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Paddy misses with a takedown
and Paddy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paddy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Geisler, pushing him back against the ropes.
Paddy looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Paddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Geisler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paddy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Geisler, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paddy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paddy jumps guard.
Geisler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paddy is keeping the position for now.
Geisler slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Paddy looking for a guillotine here but Geisler defends easily.
Paddy working for submissions but it's allowed Geisler to get to half guard.
Geisler is thwarting Paddy's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paddy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Geisler wants to stand but Paddy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Paddy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paddy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Geisler stacks Paddy on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Geisler!
You can see the frustration on Paddy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geisler is staying tight to Paddy's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Paddy trying to control but Geisler flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Paddy is trying to break free.
What can Paddy do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Paddy is really stuck here.
Good control from Geisler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddy trying to control but not successfully.
Paddy is in bad spot here.
Geisler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paddy just trying to survive but Geisler is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Geisler tries to keep control of the position but Paddy is staying busy.
Geisler keeps control of the position as Paddy tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Geisler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paddy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Geisler tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Paddy is in Geisler's guard.
Paddy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Geisler is keeping the position for now.
Paddy wants to control from the top but Geisler keeps moving.
Geisler wants to stand and escape but Paddy is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paddy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Geisler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paddy looking to sit in guard and control but Geisler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Geisler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Geisler is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Geisler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Geisler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Paddy trying to keep a closed guard but Geisler is proving a slippery customer.
Geisler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paddy trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Geisler stays in close to Paddy's body and controls the position.
Geisler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Geisler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Paddy looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Geisler looks to land a right hand but Paddy moved out of range.
Geisler clinches up with Paddy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Geisler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Geisler stalling against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Geisler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Geisler.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short left from Paddy.
Geisler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Geisler digs a right hand underneath Paddy's ribcage. Paddy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Geisler throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Geisler fails to land.
Geisler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Geisler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Geisler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Geisler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paddy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Geisler lands a body punch.
Paddy being controlled against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Geisler is pressed up against the ropes. Paddy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Geisler down to the mat. Geisler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Paddy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Geisler connects with a single shot there.
Baron Geisler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geisler has Paddy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Geisler struggles to land a body shot inside as Paddy controls his hands.
Geisler breaks from the clinch.
Paddy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baron Geisler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paddy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Geisler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paddy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Geisler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Geisler really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paddy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Paddy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paddy slips a jab and a cross from Geisler.
Geisler scores with a one two! Paddy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Geisler misses with a right hand
and Paddy counters with a left and a right that stings Geisler.
Paddy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Geisler.
Geisler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Paddy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Geisler.
Geisler lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Paddy wants to clinch up but Geisler keeps it at a distance.
Geisler clinches up with Paddy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Geisler is pressed up against the ropes. Paddy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Geisler down to the mat. Geisler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Paddy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Geisler is fending him off so far but Paddy persists. Nope, Geisler circles away and we're back to standing.
Geisler swats away the attempt to clinch by Paddy.
Geisler lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Geisler looks to throw the jab but Paddy is out of range.
Geisler leaves Paddy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Paddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Geisler misses with a straight right.
Geisler misses with a left hand
and Paddy counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Paddy working away.
Paddy tries for a kimura but Geisler is defending well.
Geisler struggling a bit here.
Paddy works to advance to full mount. Geisler defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paddy tries to control but Geisler wriggling away.
Paddy is looking to work his way around to Geisler's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Paddy tries to control but Geisler wriggling away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Geisler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paddy is just content to waste time from the top position. Geisler takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Geisler seems keen to control Paddy's posture.
Paddy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Geisler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddy passes Geisler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Geisler is refusing to be controlled, as Paddy sits in half guard.
Geisler won't allow Paddy to pass to mount.
Geisler is staying active underneath Paddy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Max Paddy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paddy trying to advance position but Geisler counters by regaining guard.
Paddy wants to pass the guard but Geisler is keeping the position.
Geisler is looking to stand back up but Paddy counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Geisler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddy prevents Geisler from standing back up.
Geisler manages to get to full guard.
Geisler wants to get back to his feet but Paddy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Geisler swats away the attempt to clinch by Paddy.
Geisler lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Baron Geisler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Paddy swings widly with a right hand
and Geisler counters with a stiff right hand.
Geisler misses with a two punch combination.
Paddy wants to clinch but Geisler slips to the side
and Geisler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paddy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Geisler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Geisler darts in and clinches Paddy up against the ropes.
Geisler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Paddy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Paddy fails to land.
Paddy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Geisler scores with a shot to the side of Paddy's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geisler effectively controlling the action here.
Paddy pushes Geisler back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Geisler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Paddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paddy.
Geisler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Geisler swings wildly with an uppercut but Paddy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geisler tries to throw a body punch but Paddy avoids it by throwing Geisler back against the ropes.
Paddy tries for a takedown but Geisler manages to get underhooks.
Geisler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paddy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paddy lands a nice uppercut.
Geisler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Geisler presses Paddy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Geisler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Geisler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Geisler misses with some punches.
Geisler trying to control the position but instead, Paddy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Geisler into the ropes.
Geisler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Max Paddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler pushes Paddy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Geisler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Geisler blocks an elbow strike from Paddy.
Paddy working aggressively here.
Paddy tries to score a body lock takedown but Geisler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
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.
Paddy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Geisler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Paddy fails to land.
Paddy tries to work over Geisler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Geisler throws a punch but it's blocked by Paddy.
Geisler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paddy goes for a takedown attempt but Geisler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Geisler misses with the combination.
Geisler swings for the body but Paddy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddy shoots for a double leg takedown but Geisler sprawls well. He's pushed Paddy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Geisler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paddy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Geisler counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Geisler misses.
Paddy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Geisler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paddy.
Paddy throws a series of punches but Geisler moves out of range.
Geisler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Paddy misses its target.
Geisler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Geisler misses with a double jab.
Paddy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Geisler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paddy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Paddy moves out of range as Geisler strikes.
It looked like Paddy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Geisler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paddy.
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!
Geisler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paddy.
Geisler scores with a sloppy right hand. Paddy should have avoided that one.
Geisler throws a jab but it's blocked by Paddy.
Geisler throws a jab when Paddy was well out of range.
Paddy is looking to wear down Geisler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A shot to the body from Paddy misses
and Geisler counters with a right hand to the body.
Paddy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paddy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Geisler is working Paddy over against the ropes.
Paddy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paddy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Geisler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paddy jumps guard and drags Geisler to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Paddy is striking from the bottom but Geisler uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Paddy is not content to let Geisler control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baron Geisler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Geisler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Geisler!
Baron Geisler is the new lightweight champion!
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