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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baako The African (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xin comes to the cage accompanied by Die Antwoord - $copie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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160 cm
27
199 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ming Xin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baako The African!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The African looks to score with a jab to the body but Xin is just out of range.
Xin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The African misses the jab.
The African misses with a looping left.
The African looks to land a left hand but Xin moved out of range nicely.
Xin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The African.
Xin ducks under a wild hook from The African.
Xin defending well as The African loads up on a big left hand.
The African misses with a two punch combination.
Xin misses with a hook.
The African fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baako The African seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The African shoots for a takedown but Xin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The African shoots and misses
and Xin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The African misses with a few strikes there.
The African misses with a straight left.
Xin throws a shot from downtown. The African moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The African shoots in and bounces Xin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The African passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The African looks gassed!
The African slows the pace down.
The African decides to stand back up.
The African drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The African wants to take a breather but Xin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for The African.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xin keeping moving, preventing The African from controlling successfully.
Xin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The African is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Xin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Xin keeping moving, preventing The African from controlling successfully.
Xin looking for a sweep. Not yet Xin, not yet.
Xin is working hard here to advance position.
The African tries to free his leg and advance position but Xin is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Xin slips a jab and a cross from The African.
Xin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The African's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin trying to control but The African is working from the bottom.
The African looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xin trying to control but The African is working from the bottom.
The African wants to sweep but no luck.
The African is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The African bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xin's guard.
The African trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Xin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Xin preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The African preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The African controlling the position.
Xin wants to control from the top but The African keeps moving.
The African looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The African keeping moving, preventing Xin from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The African misses with a shot to the body
and Xin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from The African. Xin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xin scores with a hook to the body. The African takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The African throws a hook but Xin avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Baako The African will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The African misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xin stuns The African with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice jab there from Xin.
The African takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Xin connects with a right hand. The African shakes it off.
The African is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xin ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with The African's jaw. The African's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Xin does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ming Xin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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