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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl The Money Shot (ranked 3592 p4p, 370 weight class) and Macadam Baird (ranked 4968 p4p, 453 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl The Money Shot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Macadam Baird!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird feints and as The Money Shot raises his hands in defense, Baird changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Baird lands a couple of digs.
Baird has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baird chips away with some ground and pound.
Baird's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Baird lands a couple of elbows.
Baird distracts The Money Shot with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baird keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Money Shot's head.
The Money Shot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baird.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baird accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baird scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baird throwing strikes but missing.
Baird is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baird accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Money Shot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baird on the ground.
Baird working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Baird throwing strikes from guard but The Money Shot blocks nicely.
Baird landing with the ground and pound.
Baird wants to control from the top but The Money Shot keeps moving.
Baird connects with a couple of short punches.
Baird lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baird landing with the ground and pound.
Baird throwing strikes but missing.
The Money Shot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Money Shot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baird trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baird accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baird lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Baird working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baird content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Baird throwing strikes but missing.
Baird content to stall in guard here.
Baird content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baird working some strikes from top position.
Baird postures up in The Money Shot's guard and throws a big left but The Money Shot blocks it.
Baird is in close to The Money Shot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baird throwing strikes from guard but The Money Shot blocks nicely.
Baird with a nice head shot there.
Baird missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baird cracks The Money Shot with a solid left hand.
The Money Shot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baird missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baird is working The Money Shot over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird trying to control the position from guard on top but The Money Shot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baird scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baird working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Baird content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Baird throws a big right hand that misses.
Baird lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baird with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Baird preventing the sweep.
Baird trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Money Shot is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Money Shot working a defensive guard here.
Baird postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macadam Baird dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baird looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Baird throwing strikes from guard but The Money Shot blocks nicely.
Baird with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baird makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Baird in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baird makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Baird has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baird throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird is in close to The Money Shot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Money Shot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baird working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Baird lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird throwing strikes but missing.
Baird chips away with some ground and pound.
Baird scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baird working some strikes from top position.
Baird trying to control the position from guard on top but The Money Shot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baird makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Baird working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Baird's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baird trying to control the position from guard on top but The Money Shot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baird cracks The Money Shot with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Macadam Baird has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baird seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The Money Shot keeping moving, preventing Baird from controlling successfully.
The Money Shot is trying to keep Baird in close.
Baird landing some decent shots from guard.
Baird scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baird postures up in The Money Shot's guard and throws a big left but The Money Shot blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird connects with a couple of short punches.
Baird cracks The Money Shot with a solid left hand.
Baird connects with a couple of short punches.
Baird working some strikes from top position.
Baird lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baird is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The Money Shot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baird postures up and lands a big shot to The Money Shot's brow.
Baird working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Money Shot is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baird lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baird loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird lands a couple of digs.
Baird throws a big elbow that misses.
Baird landing with the ground and pound.
Baird working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Money Shot's head.
Baird is working The Money Shot over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Baird scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Baird lands a couple of digs.
Baird postures up and lands a big shot to The Money Shot's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baird is in close to The Money Shot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Baird trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baird is in close to The Money Shot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baird throwing strikes from guard but The Money Shot blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macadam Baird showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! The Money Shot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Baird closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Money Shot circles away.
Baird goes for a double leg but The Money Shot avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Money Shot continues to drive forward.
The Money Shot throwing a counter right hand but Baird manages to avoid it.
Baird shoots and misses
and The Money Shot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carl The Money Shot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macadam Baird.
Baird tries for a takedown but The Money Shot circles away easily
and The Money Shot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baird misses with a takedown
and The Money Shot counters with a nice uppercut.
The Money Shot is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Baird in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Baird's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The Money Shot on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Baird.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes there by Baird.
Baird looking to punish the body of his opponent here but The Money Shot is avoiding damage well.
Baird lands an elbow.
Baird lands a decent elbow from side control.
Baird landing strikes.
Baird trying to control the action but The Money Shot is working from the bottom.
The Money Shot takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird landing strikes.
Baird working the body and head with strikes.
Baird misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Baird works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The Money Shot wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Baird lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear The Money Shot down.
Baird working the body and head with strikes.
The Money Shot avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Baird.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Baird connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused The Money Shot some visible discomfort.
Baird has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The referee warns The Money Shot that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Baird with the ground and pound from mount.
Baird looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The Money Shot is bucking up trying to escape but Baird cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Baird lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Baird in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baird lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baird dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird raining down shots from the mount!
The Money Shot takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Baird postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Money Shot looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Baird.
The referee warns The Money Shot that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Baird tries to control but The Money Shot wriggling away.
Baird in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Carl The Money Shot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macadam Baird is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Baird sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macadam Baird comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Baird 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macadam Baird!
The defeated Carl The Money Shot had this to say: 'Congratulations to my opponent he did well. I would like to thank my sponsers and apologise to the fans who I disappointed.'.
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RATING
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