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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aslak Maitonaama (ranked 2086 p4p, 1595 weight class) and Needno Badges (ranked 265 p4p, 206 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aslak Maitonaama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Needno Badges!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badges just misses with a punch to the body.
Maitonaama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Badges.
Badges blocks the body kick.
Badges scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maitonaama doesn't seem bothered though.
Maitonaama throws a jab when Badges was well out of range.
We've been informed that Badges has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Maitonaama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badges misses with a body shot.
Aslak Maitonaama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badges works Maitonaama's body with a nice hook.
Badges slips a jab from Maitonaama.
Maitonaama moves away from the strike by Badges.
Maitonaama throws a hook but Badges avoids it easily.
Badges punishes Maitonaama's body with a nice straight punch.
Badges instigates a clinch.
Badges misses with a hook from the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Maitonaama has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Maitonaama tries to land knees in the clinch but Badges avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Badges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maitonaama manages to break the clinch.
Maitonaama throws a solid leg kick but Badges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maitonaama.
Badges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maitonaama was well out of range. Poor timing from Badges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maitonaama.
Badges ducks under a wild hook from Maitonaama.
Badges with a nice cross.
Maitonaama lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maitonaama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maitonaama needs to keep his hands up - Badges had a free shot at his head there.
Maitonaama misses with a series of wild punches.
Badges slips a jab and a cross from Maitonaama.
Maitonaama misses with a series of wild punches.
Maitonaama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maitonaama circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badges. Maitonaama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maitonaama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badges gets a clinch.
Badges throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maitonaamas head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maitonaama.
Badges pushes Maitonaama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Badges misses with some punches.
Badges looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Badges fails to land.
Badges lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Badges creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maitonaama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maitonaama takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maitonaama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maitonaama loads up on a big right hand but Badges slips the punch.
Badges lands a jab to the nose.
Maitonaama moves out of range of the strikes.
Badges takes one on the button.
It looks like Needno Badges has been cut.
Maitonaama tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Badges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badges moves out of range as Maitonaama strikes.
Badges closes the distance and pushes Maitonaama back into the cage.
Badges throws a head punch that misses.
Badges tries to stall but Maitonaama uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badges's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Maitonaama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Badges lands a damaging elbow.
Maitonaama is trying to break the clinch but Badges has him pressed against the cage.
Badges has Maitonaama pressed against the cage, preventing Maitonaama from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Badges comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maitonaama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Badges slips a jab and a cross from Maitonaama.
Maitonaama throws a body punch but Badges moves out of range.
Maitonaama looks to land a combination but Badges avoids it well.
Maitonaama misses with a body shot.
Badges swings for the body but Maitonaama moves out of range.
Maitonaama misses with a straight left.
Badges punishes Maitonaama's body with a nice straight punch.
Badges is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maitonaama rather than just go for the knockout.
Maitonaama misses with a two punch combination.
Maitonaama takes a swing at Badges's ribcage but misses.
Badges slips a straight right by Maitonaama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Badges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Badges misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maitonaama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Badges counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Badges.
Maitonaama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maitonaama throws a lazy uppercut
and Badges counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Badges works Maitonaama's body with a nice hook.
Badges lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Badges lands the left hand.
Maitonaama misses with a two punch combination.
Maitonaama throws a right hand that Badges ducks under and follows up with a left that Badges also avoids with ease.
Badges tries to clinch but Maitonaama moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Maitonaama. That snapped Badges's head back.
Badges cracks Maitonaama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badges clobbers Maitonaama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maitonaama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maitonaama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maitonaama throws a lazy head kick
and Maitonaama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Needno Badges dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Needno Badges's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Badges lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Badges.
Maitonaama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Badges wants to clinch up but Maitonaama keeps it at a distance.
Maitonaama misses with a shot to the body
enabling Badges to counter with a crisp jab.
Maitonaama lands a head shot.
Maitonaama looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Badges connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aslak Maitonaama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badges avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maitonaama looks to land a combination but Badges avoids it well.
Badges tests Maitonaama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badges connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maitonaama's hands.
Badges clinches up against the cage.
Maitonaama wants to get back to striking at distance but Badges won't allow it.
Badges makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Badges misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maitonaama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maitonaama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Badges scores with a shoulder strike.
Maitonaama wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maitonaama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Badges with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Aslak Maitonaama has been cut.
Maitonaama working hard to break the clinch.
Maitonaama is trying to break the clinch but Badges has him pressed against the cage.
Maitonaama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Badges tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maitonaama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Badges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maitonaama.
Badges throws a jab when Maitonaama was well out of range.
Maitonaama has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
No joy there for Maitonaama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Badges swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Badges misses with a hook
and Maitonaama counters with a straight right hand.
Badges with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maitonaama to score with a decent uppercut.
Badges moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maitonaama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badges swings for the body but Maitonaama moves out of range.
Badges works Maitonaama's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badges misses the jab.
Nice shot by Badges.
Maitonaama takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maitonaama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badges fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maitonaama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maitonaama is looking to land body kicks.
Maitonaama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maitonaama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick from Maitonaama misses.
Maitonaama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Badges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Badges connects with a crisp jab.
Maitonaama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badges.
Maitonaama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maitonaama throws a shot from downtown. Badges moves away and avoids it.
Maitonaama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Badges tries to clinch up.
Needno Badges seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maitonaama misses with a low kick.
Maitonaama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Badges scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama throws the left hand but Badges avoids the punch easily.
Badges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badges throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Badges drives through and clinches with Maitonaama against the cage.
Needno Badges seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maitonaama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maitonaama takes an elbow to the temple.
Maitonaama wants to break the clinch but can't.
Badges lands an elbow inside that Maitonaama shrugs off.
Badges has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Badges.
Maitonaama is trying to push Badges away but Badges has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maitonaama wants to get back to striking at distance but Badges won't allow it.
Badges lands a nice elbow.
Maitonaama wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Badges pushes Maitonaama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maitonaama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Maitonaama misses.
Badges connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badges with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama misses with a looping left.
Badges appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maitonaama misses with a double jab
and Badges counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maitonaama wants to clinch up but Badges keeps it at a distance.
Badges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maitonaama is looking to counter punch.
Good exchange - Badges coming out on top.
Nice uppercut lands for Badges. That snapped Maitonaama's head back.
Badges digs a good hook to Maitonaama's body.
Badges connects with a single shot there.
Badges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maitonaama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maitonaama is looking to counter punch.
Badges tries to clinch up but Maitonaama circles away and keeps his distance.
Badges connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Badges as he checks the leg kick.
Maitonaama misses with a hook
and Badges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maitonaama tries to move into range but Badges moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Badges throws a body punch but Maitonaama moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Needno Badges showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Maitonaama misses with a wild combination.
Badges now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maitonaama tries to bum rush Badges with a series of wild strikes but Badges uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Badges lands with a shot to the body.
Badges throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Badges scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Badges scores with a jab to the jaw.
Badges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maitonaama.
Maitonaama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Badges holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maitonaama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maitonaama.
Maitonaama avoids a wild elbow strike from Badges.
Maitonaama is trying to break the clinch but Badges is controlling him.
A short right from Badges on the inside.
Badges lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maitonaama or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badges throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Badges misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maitonaama is trying to force a seperation but Badges has the dominant position.
Badges lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badges lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Badges on the inside.
Badges with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maitonaama blocks the elbow strike.
Badges has Maitonaama pressed against the cage, preventing Maitonaama from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Badges lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
Maitonaama working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maitonaama.
Badges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badges utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Badges lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Badges.
Badges throws a punch but it's blocked by Maitonaama.
Maitonaama throws a head punch that misses.
Maitonaama takes a shot to the head.
Badges lands a nice shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Badges just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maitonaama's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Badges creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badges lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maitonaama gets through Badges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Badges lands with a right to the head.
Badges lands a knee to the body.
Badges gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Badges lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Badges.
Maitonaama takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maitonaama is rocked!
Badges lands an elbow inside that Maitonaama shrugs off.
Oh Maitonaama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badges lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Badges just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maitonaama's brow.
Maitonaama seems to have got his legs back now.
Maitonaama tries to circle away but Badges has him pinned against the cage.
Maitonaama working hard to break the clinch.
Badges slowing the pace effectively.
Badges landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maitonaama wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Badges has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Badges fails to land.
Maitonaama wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Badges has him pressed against the cage.
Badges makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maitonaama takes an elbow to the forehead.
Badges scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Badges gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Badges softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Badges lands a hook that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
Maitonaama takes an elbow to the forehead.
Needno Badges is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maitonaama is trying to force a seperation but Badges has the dominant position.
Badges lands a nice elbow.
Maitonaama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Badges stalling against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maitonaama can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badges working aggressively here.
Maitonaama wants to get back to striking at distance but Badges won't allow it.
Maitonaama wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maitonaama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Badges connects with a body shot that sends Maitonaama's belly button to the back.
Badges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maitonaama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badges.
Maitonaama misses with a two punch combination.
Badges lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maitonaama misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Badges is looking to clinch but Maitonaama is avoiding it.
Aslak Maitonaama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Badges scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Needno Badges comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Badges 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Needno Badges!
Needno Badges very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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