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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seyran Zeynalabdinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeynalabdinov has chosen Saku as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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28
190 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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180 cm
35
204 lbs
29 - 21 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macadam Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Seyran Zeynalabdinov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zeynalabdinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zeynalabdinov.
Baird shoots in but Zeynalabdinov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zeynalabdinov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baird avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Baird was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zeynalabdinov.
Decent striking displayed by Baird there.
Zeynalabdinov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Baird as he checks the leg kick.
Zeynalabdinov tries a low kick but Baird avoids it.
Baird throws a head kick that misses
and Zeynalabdinov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baird shoots for a takedown but Zeynalabdinov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Seyran Zeynalabdinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird connects with an inside leg kick.
Baird shoots and misses
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a single leg into guard. Baird didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macadam Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baird trying to control the position.
Baird managing to control the position.
Zeynalabdinov slips nicely into half guard.
Baird is not content to let Zeynalabdinov control the position.
Baird is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD: Gym of the Gods, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Baird is trying to maintain the position but Zeynalabdinov is very close to passing his half guard.
Zeynalabdinov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zeynalabdinov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baird's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zeynalabdinov.
Baird is refusing to be controlled, as Zeynalabdinov sits in half guard.
Baird tries to roll over but Zeynalabdinov keeps him under control.
Zeynalabdinov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zeynalabdinov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zeynalabdinov is looking to advance position but Baird won't allow it.
Zeynalabdinov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baird moves into full guard.
Zeynalabdinov preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird keeping moving, preventing Zeynalabdinov from controlling successfully.
Baird is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baird thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zeynalabdinov is looking for a sweep. Baird is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Baird is trying to control. Zeynalabdinov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zeynalabdinov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zeynalabdinov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Zeynalabdinov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov is defending against the submission attempts here by Baird.
Zeynalabdinov tries to get to full guard but Baird has control of the leg.
Baird trying to control the action but Zeynalabdinov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zeynalabdinov wants to improve his position but Baird is controlling well.
Well, if Baird is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seyran Zeynalabdinov dominated that round.
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.
Baird decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Baird trying to control the action but Zeynalabdinov is working from the bottom.
Baird prevents Zeynalabdinov from improving his position.
Zeynalabdinov is looking to control Baird's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zeynalabdinov avoid being mounted?
Baird wants to control but Zeynalabdinov is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeynalabdinov is trying to get back to full guard.
Macadam Baird overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baird is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baird is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zeynalabdinov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zeynalabdinov regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zeynalabdinov keeping moving, preventing Baird from controlling successfully.
Baird stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zeynalabdinov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zeynalabdinov controlling Baird's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zeynalabdinov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baird manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zeynalabdinov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baird controls Zeynalabdinov momentarily but Zeynalabdinov frees himself.
Zeynalabdinov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Baird is working hard here to advance position.
Baird keeping moving, preventing Zeynalabdinov from controlling successfully.
Zeynalabdinov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baird swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baird is adopting a defensive guard.
Zeynalabdinov wants to control from the top but Baird keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zeynalabdinov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baird.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Baird misses with a wild body shot.
Baird looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zeynalabdinov is fending him off so far but Baird persists. Nope, Zeynalabdinov circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Baird misses.
Zeynalabdinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zeynalabdinov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Baird counters with a single leg into guard. Zeynalabdinov didn't expect that.
Baird sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zeynalabdinov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Baird is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baird engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zeynalabdinov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Baird gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macadam Baird dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Zeynalabdinov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zeynalabdinov.
Baird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zeynalabdinov.
Zeynalabdinov staying out of range there.
Seyran Zeynalabdinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zeynalabdinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Baird is just out of range.
Baird listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Seyran Zeynalabdinov has been cut.
Baird shoots in and bounces Zeynalabdinov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zeynalabdinov is looking for a triangle but Baird pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird stopping the sweep attempt from Zeynalabdinov.
Baird trying to control but Zeynalabdinov is working from the bottom.
Zeynalabdinov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Baird gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Baird 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.
Baird trying to control but Zeynalabdinov is working from the bottom.
Zeynalabdinov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baird defends it easily.
Baird trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeynalabdinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Baird throws a wild body kick that Zeynalabdinov sees coming a mile off.
Baird lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zeynalabdinov throws an overhand right that lands on Baird's shoulder, as Baird tries to avoid the shot.
Baird lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zeynalabdinov circles away quickly and effectively.
Zeynalabdinov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baird displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zeynalabdinov throws a head kick but Baird moves out of range.
Zeynalabdinov looks to land a left hand but Baird moved out of range nicely.
Zeynalabdinov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zeynalabdinov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baird shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zeynalabdinov but Zeynalabdinov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zeynalabdinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baird shoots in looking for a takedown. Zeynalabdinov tries to sprawl out of it but Baird keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zeynalabdinov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zeynalabdinov throws out a leg kick but Baird moves out of range and Zeynalabdinov only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov gets the takedown into side control.
Baird tries to bench press Zeynalabdinov off him but Zeynalabdinov keeps the position.
Baird struggling a bit here.
Baird is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Baird manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Zeynalabdinov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baird does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baird trying to control from the bottom.
Baird works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zeynalabdinov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeynalabdinov trying to control but Baird is working from the bottom.
Zeynalabdinov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baird is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seyran Zeynalabdinov.
I think Zeynalabdinov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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