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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Illidan Ladan (ranked 3050 p4p, 346 weight class) and Harry Weinstein (ranked 3725 p4p, 399 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 cm
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184 lbs
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186 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Illidan Ladan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Weinstein! The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ladan getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Ladan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Weinstein throws out a loose jab but Ladan uses good head movement to avoid it. Ladan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Weinstein avoids the head kick by Ladan.
Weinstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ladan. A little jabbing left from Weinstein on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Weinstein lands with a hook. Ladan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Ladan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ladan connects with a right hand. Weinstein shakes it off. Weinstein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ladans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Ladan misses with a hook
and Weinstein counters with a stiff right hand. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ladan throws the left hand but Weinstein avoids the punch easily. Weinstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ladan. Weinstein is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ladan with a body shot. Ladan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Weinstein momentarily.
It looks like Harry Weinstein has been cut. Nice defenses there by Weinstein. A nice side step and Weinstein releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Ladan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Weinstein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Ladan misses with a left hand and Ladan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ladan throws a leg kick but Weinstein sees it coming and moves out of range. Weinstein doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round. Weinstein with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ladan to score with a decent uppercut. A head kick by Ladan misses and Ladan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Illidan Ladan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Weinstein slips a jab from Ladan. Weinstein let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Ladan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weinstein manages to avoid it. It seemed like Weinstein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ladan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. A slow jab from Ladan misses its intended target. Weinstein doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. The fighters circling - Ladan throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A telegraphed right hand from Ladan misses the target. Ladan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ladan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weinstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ladan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weinstein counters with a straight right hand. Ladan lands the left hand. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Good shot there by Weinstein. Good shot there by Weinstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ladan throws a solid leg kick but Weinstein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ladan. Ladan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Ladan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ladan with a nice cross. Nice body punch from Ladan. Weinstein scores with a shot to the body.
Weinstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Weinstein! But no joy. Ladan throws a right and a left that both miss. Weinstein with a jab. Weinstein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ladan ducks under a wild hook from Weinstein. Weinstein slips under a jab. Weinstein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Some wild striking there from Ladan.
Ladan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Ladan throws a jab but it's blocked by Weinstein.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ladan misses with a straight right. Weinstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ladan. Weinstein connects with a single shot there. Ladan misses with a few strikes there.
Weinstein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ladan moves out of range of the strikes. Ladan goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Ladan loads up on a big right hand but Weinstein slips the punch. Ladan misses with an uppercut
letting Weinstein counter with a right hand. Ladan scores with a one two! Weinstein had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A punch lands to the side of Ladan 's head but he takes it in his stride. Ladan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weinstein counters with a nice uppercut. Ladan throws a head kick that misses. Ladan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weinstein might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Weinstein ducks right into an uppercut from Ladan. Ladan throws a big shot that misses. Weinstein needs to keep his hands up - Ladan had a free shot at his head there. Ladan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ladan walks into a stiff left hand from Weinstein. Ladan with a body punch. A glancing blow. A telegraphed right hand from Weinstein misses the target. Ladan misses with a lunging right hand
and Weinstein counters with a lovely straight right hand! Ladan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Weinstein defending well as Ladan loads up on a big left hand. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Weinstein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Weinstein lands a jab to Ladan's midsection. Ladan misses with the combination.
Weinstein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Illidan Ladan dominated that round. The cut man is working on Harry Weinstein's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ladan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Nice body punch from Ladan. Weinstein digs a good hook to Ladan's body.
Weinstein defending well as Ladan loads up on a big left hand. Ladan connects with a body shot. Ladan misses with a wild combination.
A nice side step and Weinstein releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Ladan throws a head kick that misses. Ladan throws a leg kick and Weinstein counters with a nice uppercut. Ladan just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Weinstein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Weinstein misses the jab. Ladan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weinstein can do to turn this around? Ladan sizes up Weinstein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. This has been an exciting period of action! Weinstein lunges at Ladan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ladan's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ladan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Weinstein to counter with a crisp jab. A shot to the liver by Ladan. Beautiful body shot. A big right from Ladan misses. Weinstein looks like he wants to counter punch here. Ladan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That has opened up Harry Weinstein's cut even more. Weinstein avoids the head kick by Ladan.
Ladan digs a good hook to Weinstein's body.
Ladan pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Weinstein blocks a head kick by Ladan.
Illidan Ladan is winning the standup battle so far. Ladan throws a right hand that misses
and Weinstein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A jab from Ladan misses. It seemed like Weinstein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ladan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Weinstein under the eye. Weinstein moves away from the strike by Ladan. Ladan swings widly with a right hand
and Weinstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ladan misses with a right hand and Weinstein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Ladan slips under a jab. Ladan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Weinstein scores with a hook. Weinstein dodges the punch combination from Ladan.
Ladan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weinstein counters with a right hand to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ladan misses with a straight right. Ladan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Weinstein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Good exchange - Weinstein coming out on top. Ladan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Weinstein takes a swing at Ladan's ribcage but misses. Ladan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weinstein counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Weinstein ducks under a wild hook from Ladan. Weinstein scores with a jab to the head.
Weinstein slips under a jab. Ladan throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Weinstein counter with a right hand. Nice body punch from Ladan. Ladan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Ladan throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Weinstein to counter with a crisp jab. Ladan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Ladan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Ladan scores with a jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ladan thows a leg kick but Weinstein checks it and Weinstein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ladan darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Weinstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ladan throws a head kick that misses. A little jabbing left from Weinstein on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Weinstein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ladan. Nice defenses there by Weinstein. A nice side step and Weinstein releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Weinstein connects with a body shot that sends Ladan's belly button to the back. A big left from Ladan misses. Weinstein throws out a counter right but Ladan avoids it with no problem. Weinstein scores with a nice head shot. Ladan throws a lazy head kick enabling Weinstein to counter with a crisp jab. Some wild striking there from Ladan.
Ladan throws a chopping leg kick but Weinstein manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Ladan throws a series of punches but Weinstein avoids them all with ease. It seemed like Weinstein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ladan takes a swing at Weinstein's ribcage but misses. Weinstein jabs Ladan right on the nose. Ladan blinks but takes it well. Weinstein looks to throw the jab but Ladan is out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harry Weinstein will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Harry Weinstein's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ladan connects with a body shot that sends Weinstein's belly button to the back. A telegraphed right hand from Ladan misses the target. Weinstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Weinstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ladan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ladan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Ladan misses with a hook. Weinstein ducked under it nicely. Ladan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Ladan throws a combination that misses and Weinstein counters with a straight right hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ladan throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Weinstein to counter with a crisp jab. Weinstein connects with a body shot that sends Ladan's belly button to the back. Ladan misses with a left hand and Weinstein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Weinstein blocks a jab. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Weinstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ladan. A countering left hand to the body from Weinstein misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Weinstein misses with an uppercut. Ladan misses with an uppercut. Ladan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weinstein doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Ladan throws a poor cross that misses
and Weinstein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Ladan takes a shot right to the bread basket. Ladan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Weinstein moves away from the strike by Ladan. Weinstein throws out a counter right but Ladan avoids it with no problem. Decent striking displayed by Ladan there. Ladan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Ladan lands with a shot to the body. Ladan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Weinstein looks to land a left hand but Ladan moved out of range nicely. Weinstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ladan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Weinstein throws a good cross that connects.
Weinstein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ladan has time to react. Weinstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ladan. Ladan misses with a leg kick and Weinstein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Ladan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Weinstein momentarily.
Ladan misses with an uppercut. Weinstein saw that one coming. Ladan tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Ladan finds it's way through Weinstein's defenses. Ladan misses with a left hand and Weinstein counters with a nice body shot. A looping hook to the body misses from Weinstein. Ladan does a little dance to reset his feet. Ladan throwing a counter right hand but Weinstein manages to avoid it. Ladan ducks under a wild hook from Weinstein. Ladan sizes up Weinstein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ladan scores with a jab. Weinstein acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Ladan looks to land a right hand but Weinstein moved out of range. Ladan missing with a left hand there. Weinstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ladan misses with a looping left. A big left from Ladan misses. Ladan thuds a left hand into Weinstein's body. Weinstein moves out of range as Ladan strikes. Ladan scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Weinstein slips under a jab from Ladan. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ladan. Ladan moves out of range of the strikes. Ladan misses with a left hand enabling Weinstein to counter with a crisp jab. Ladan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Weinstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ladan misses with a hook
and Weinstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Weinstein takes one on the button. Weinstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Ladan scores with a jab to the head.
Weinstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Weinstein throws out a counter right but Ladan avoids it with no problem. Weinstein takes a body punch but keeps moving. Weinstein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ladan misses with a looping right. Good shot there by Weinstein. Ladan misses with a few strikes there.
Ladan throws a poor cross that misses
and Weinstein counters with a lovely straight right hand! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ladan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight! Illidan Ladan showed his dominance in that final round. Well Ladan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28 Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28 Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Illidan Ladan!
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RATING
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