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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tosh comes to the cage accompanied by Stepping Razor. Macadam Baird has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Tosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Macadam Baird!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tosh.
Tosh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tosh postures up in Baird's guard and throws a big left but Baird blocks it.
Baird is adopting a defensive guard.
Let's hope that Baird has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Baird preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tosh stands up over Baird, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tosh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baird has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tosh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baird trying to control the position here.
Tosh preventing the sweep.
Macadam Baird has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Baird darts in trying to clinch
and Tosh counters with a good low kick that Baird was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tosh counters by moving into the clinch.
Baird is working for takedown but Tosh is calmly controlling the position for now.
A frustrated look appears on Baird's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tosh has Baird pressed against the cage, preventing Baird from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baird pulls Tosh into guard.
Baird tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tosh throwing strikes from guard but Baird blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Baird keeping full guard, as Tosh tries to pass.
Tosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Baird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tosh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baird swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tosh is working hard here to advance position.
Baird preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Baird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tosh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tosh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baird looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baird checks a leg kick nicely.
Baird with a poor takedown
so Tosh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baird working a defensive guard here.
Tosh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baird wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Baird looking for a sweep. Not yet Baird, not yet.
Tosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Baird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tosh tries to work over Baird's front leg with a kick but Baird checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird misses with a takedown attempt
so Tosh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Peter Tosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macadam Baird.
Tosh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baird is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tosh postures up.
Tosh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baird swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baird looking for a sweep. Not yet Baird, not yet.
Baird pulls Tosh in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tosh is working Baird over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tosh wants to pass the guard but Baird is keeping the position.
Baird keeping moving, preventing Tosh from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Tosh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tosh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baird was well out of range. Poor timing from Tosh.
Tosh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Baird!
Tosh dominating with strikes here.
Baird tries to reverse the position but Tosh maintains control.
Tosh wants to control the pace but Baird is squirming around nicely.
Baird manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tosh 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.
Tosh throwing shots but Baird is blocking nicely.
Baird is looking for a sweep. Tosh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tosh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird regains full guard. Nicely done.
Baird controls Tosh momentarily but Tosh frees himself.
Tosh is pushing down on Baird's leg trying to pass to half guard. Baird is fighting to maintain full guard but Tosh has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tosh looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Baird is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tosh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tosh's back!
Baird punishes Tosh with strikes from the back mount.
Tosh covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Baird throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Baird throwing sloppy strikes.
Baird scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Baird wants to control but Tosh is keeping busy.
Tosh just trying to survive but Baird is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Tosh manages to reverse the position and now he's in Baird's guard. Nice work there by Tosh.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baird lands strikes from half guard.
Tosh tries to get to full guard but Baird has control of the leg.
Tosh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Baird lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baird working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tosh's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baird drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tosh dives on top into guard.
Baird looking for a sweep. Not yet Baird, not yet.
Baird not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tosh throws a big right hand that misses.
Baird pulls Tosh in close to his closed guard and prevents Tosh from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird keeping full guard, as Tosh tries to pass.
Tosh wants to control from the top but Baird keeps moving.
Tosh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baird tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baird is on top in guard.
Baird throwing strikes but missing.
Tosh working for a triangle but Baird defends it easily.
Baird working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baird throwing strikes from guard but Tosh blocks nicely.
Tosh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baird manages to get himself to full guard.
Peter Tosh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tosh preventing the sweep.
Baird not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baird bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tosh's guard.
Tosh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Baird defends well.
Baird scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tosh managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Macadam Baird will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Baird shoots and misses
and Tosh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Baird counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tosh!
Baird punishing his opponent with strikes.
Baird looking to finish Tosh with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tosh!
Tosh is desperately trying to improve his position but Baird has a good base and remains in mount.
Baird is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tosh tries to lock up and control but Baird gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Baird scoring with strikes but Tosh is staying in there.
Baird raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tosh is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tosh wants to hold on but Baird pushes him away.
Oh Tosh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baird punishing his opponent with strikes.
Baird raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tosh is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh tries to hold on but Baird postures up.
A nice elbow there by Baird.
Baird postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Tosh in real trouble here! The ref calls for Tosh to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macadam Baird!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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