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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wacco Longbardo (ranked 1843 p4p, 2335 weight class) and Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 236 p4p, 289 weight class). Arnoldas Sireika has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wacco Longbardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnoldas Sireika!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Longbardo.
A head kick misses from Sireika.
Sireika throws a body shot but no joy.
Longbardo throws a big counter combination but Sireika scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Longbardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Longbardo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sireika throws an elbow but misses.
Longbardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Longbardo missing with knees to the body.
Sireika misses with a punch on the inside.
Longbardo missing with knees to the body.
Sireika lands a nice knee to the body.
Sireika lands with a short shot to the head.
Sireika blocks an uppercut.
Sireika fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Longbardo avoids it.
Our sources have told us that Longbardo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Longbardo decides to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longbardo keeping moving, preventing Sireika from controlling successfully.
Longbardo controlling Sireika's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo looking for a sweep. Not yet Longbardo, not yet.
Sireika must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Longbardo is adopting a defensive guard.
Longbardo is trying to control the position but Sireika postures up.
Longbardo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sireika is one step ahead there.
Sireika 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sireika stopping the sweep attempt from Longbardo.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
No luck for Longbardo with that takedown attempt.
Sireika jabs Longbardo right on the nose. Longbardo blinks but takes it well.
Longbardo avoids the body shot from Sireika.
Longbardo drops Sireika with a right and a left! Longbardo comes rushing in but Sireika regains his composure and manages to keep Longbardo in guard.
It looks like Arnoldas Sireika has been cut.
Longbardo postures up in Sireika's guard and throws a big left but Sireika blocks it.
Sireika utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longbardo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Longbardo content to stall in guard here.
Sireika looking to hit a scissor sweep but Longbardo is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sireika is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Longbardo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sireika works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Longbardo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Longbardo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sireika trying to control the position here.
Longbardo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Longbardo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four 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.
Longbardo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sireika being controlled here, momentarily.
Longbardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sireika is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Longbardo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Longbardo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Longbardo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sireika preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Longbardo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Longbardo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Longbardo throws a big elbow that misses.
Sireika keeping moving, preventing Longbardo from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Longbardo content to stall in guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wacco Longbardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnoldas Sireika'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.
Longbardo avoids the head kick by Sireika.
Longbardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sireika! But no joy.
Longbardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Longbardo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Longbardo avoids the head kick by Sireika.
Sireika throws a jab when Longbardo was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Longbardo misses the target.
Longbardo connects with a nice looking jab.
Sireika scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Longbardo misses with a few strikes there.
Longbardo has closed the distance and engaged Sireika in a clinch.
Sireika misses with some punches.
Longbardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sireika.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika misses with some punches.
Longbardo misses with a punch to the body.
Longbardo jumps into guard, dragging Sireika to the mat.
Longbardo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sireika is one step ahead there.
Longbardo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Longbardo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Longbardo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Longbardo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Longbardo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sireika wants to control from the top but Longbardo keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Longbardo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Longbardo throws a one two combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Longbardo.
Longbardo throws a sloppy head kick and Sireika moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sireika misses with a body punch
and Longbardo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sireika is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Arnoldas Sireika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sireika tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sireika fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Longbardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Longbardo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That has opened up Arnoldas Sireika's cut even more.
Longbardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sireika can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sireika throws a lazy right hand but Longbardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Sireika.
Sireika bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Longbardo's head backwards.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Longbardo.
Longbardo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Longbardo throws a jab when Sireika was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sireika.
Wacco Longbardo is winning the standup battle so far.
Longbardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sireika throws out the jab.
Sireika throws a jab but it's blocked by Longbardo.
Longbardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sireika lands with an overhand left.
Sireika throws a head kick but Longbardo moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Sireika.
Longbardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sireika circles away.
Longbardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Longbardo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Sireika.
Longbardo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sireika's waist but Sireika gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Longbardo off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wacco Longbardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Longbardo is defended easily by Sireika.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sireika looks to throw the jab but Longbardo is out of range.
Sireika has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd cheers as Sireika lands an impressive looking overhand right. Longbardo doesn't seem phased though.
Longbardo shoots in looking for a takedown. Sireika tries to sprawl out of it but Longbardo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sireika manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sireika let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Longbardo misses with a series of wild punches.
Sireika appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sireika misses with a wild body shot.
Sireika misses with a straight left.
Longbardo throws a big counter combination but Sireika scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Longbardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sireika takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sireika lands a head kick!
Longbardo misses with a few strikes there.
Sireika misses the jab.
Sireika throws a sloppy head kick and Longbardo moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arnoldas Sireika will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arnoldas Sireika'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. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Sireika misses.
Sireika connects with a jab.
Sireika tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Longbardo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Longbardo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice jab there from Sireika.
Sireika is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Longbardo.
Nice defenses there by Longbardo.
Sireika throws an off balance right hand
and Longbardo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sireika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longbardo manages to avoid it.
Wacco Longbardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Longbardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika throws a sloppy head kick and Longbardo moves out of range easily.
Longbardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sireika.
Longbardo rushes Sireika and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Longbardo landing knees to the body.
Longbardo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sireika takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sireika misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sireika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Longbardo.
A shot in the inside from Longbardo.
Longbardo is trying to pull guard but Sireika turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sireika misses with a knee strike.
Longbardo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Longbardo jumps guard and drags Sireika to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Longbardo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Longbardo pulls Sireika in close to prevent any damage.
Sireika preventing the sweep.
Longbardo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Longbardo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Longbardo is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sireika presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Longbardo tries to pull guard but Sireika forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sireika swings wildly with an uppercut but Longbardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Longbardo scores a nice knee to the body.
Longbardo jumps into guard, dragging Sireika to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longbardo has his hands on Sireika's head, controlling the position.
Longbardo tries to strike from the bottom.
Sireika preventing the sweep.
Sireika has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Longbardo is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sireika won't allow Longbardo to sweep him here.
Longbardo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Longbardo controlling the pace.
Longbardo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Longbardo throwing shots but Sireika is blocking nicely.
Longbardo working over Sireika with some ground and pound. Sireika looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Longbardo thows a huge punch but Sireika dodges it nicely.
Longbardo stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Longbardo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Longbardo is controlling the pace.
Longbardo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sireika avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Longbardo.
Longbardo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wacco Longbardo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Longbardo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wacco Longbardo!
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