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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mace Baars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panzer Grenadier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mace Baars has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mace Baars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panzer Grenadier!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grenadier misses with a body shot.
Baars lands a body shot.
Grenadier throws a hook but Baars blocks it.
Grenadier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grenadier cracks Baars with a good jab.
Grenadier throws a hook but Baars avoids it easily.
Grenadier has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baars finds it's way round the side to connect with Grenadier's head.
Baars swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grenadier looks to land a left hand but Baars moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grenadier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grenadier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baars keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Grenadier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baars staying out of range there.
Grenadier tests Baars's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grenadier misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grenadier shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baars eats them both and turns towards Grenadier to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grenadier misses with a body shot.
Jab by Baars.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grenadier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baars moves into the clinch.
Grenadier managing to block the knees to the body from Baars.
A head punch on the inside from Baars fails to land.
Grenadier lands with a left to the head.
Grenadier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baars holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Baars has a couple of punches blocked by Grenadier.
Baars tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grenadier avoids it.
A hook to the body from Grenadier.
Baars misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grenadier misses with a punch on the inside.
Baars digs a right hand into Grenadier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grenadier's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baars tries a body shot but Grenadier blocks it.
Baars tries to work over Grenadier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grenadier misses with the head strike.
Baars misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baars doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baars prevents a body shot from Grenadier.
Baars blocking some punches.
Grenadier misses with the head strike.
Baars misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grenadier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grenadier wants to get back to striking at distance but Baars won't allow it.
Grenadier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grenadier tries to throw a body punch but Baars avoids it by throwing Grenadier back against the cage.
Grenadier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baars tries to throw a body punch but Grenadier avoids it by throwing Baars back against the cage.
Grenadier throws a punch but it's blocked by Baars.
Baars with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grenadier blocks a body shot from Baars.
Grenadier misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baars prevents a body shot from Grenadier.
Grenadier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grenadier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baars has a couple of punches blocked by Grenadier.
Grenadier tries to throw a body punch but Baars avoids it by throwing Grenadier back against the cage.
Baars lands a nice knee to the body.
Grenadier has a couple of punches blocked by Baars.
Grenadier struggles to land a body shot inside as Baars controls his hands.
Grenadier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Baars on the inside.
Grenadier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Baars.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Baars.
Baars tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grenadier tries a body shot but Baars blocks it.
Baars lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grenadier looks gassed!
Grenadier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grenadier misses with some punches.
Baars trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baars misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baars misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Grenadier.
Baars throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baars.
Baars trying to land knees to the body.
Grenadier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grenadier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grenadier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baars trying to land knees to the body.
Grenadier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Grenadier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grenadier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baars backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grenadier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baars.
Baars has Grenadier pushed against the cage.
Baars tries to work over Grenadier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baars tries to land a knee to the head but Grenadier blocks with his arms.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Mace Baars dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baars bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grenadier scores with a decent looking hook.
Baars looks to score with a jab to the body but Grenadier is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baars. Grenadier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baars throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grenadier misses with a combination
and Baars counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Panzer Grenadier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baars misses with a left hand
and Grenadier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baars avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Grenadier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grenadier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grenadier lands a jab to the nose.
Grenadier lands a slapping body shot.
Panzer Grenadier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grenadier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baars counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baars.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grenadier has a couple of punches blocked by Baars.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baars.
Baars working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grenadier gets through Baars's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baars misses with a punch to the body.
Baars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grenadier.
Grenadier managing to block the knees to the body from Baars.
Grenadier wants to break free but Baars has control.
Baars working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baars working Grenadier over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Baars scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baars lands a knee to the body.
Grenadier is breathing heavily.
Baars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grenadier is defending well for now.
Mace Baars has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baars tries a body shot but Grenadier blocks it.
Grenadier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baars unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grenadier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baars putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grenadier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Baars landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baars softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baars lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baars lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Baars.
Baars missing with knees to the body.
Baars lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baars tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baars using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grenadier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baars throws a punch but it's blocked by Grenadier.
Baars misses with a body punch.
Baars throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baars blocks a body shot from Grenadier.
Baars is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grenadier is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Baars.
Baars misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grenadier tries a body shot but Baars blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Baars.
Baars unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grenadier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baars lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grenadier prevents a body shot from Baars.
Grenadier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baars landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baars pushes Grenadier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baars tries to land a knee to the head but Grenadier blocks with his arms.
Baars tries a body shot but Grenadier blocks it.
Baars wants to stall.
Grenadier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baars with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baars slowing the pace effectively.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baars.
Baars struggles to land a body shot inside as Grenadier controls his hands.
Baars landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baars tries to work over Grenadier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baars.
Grenadier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baars trying to land knees to the body.
Baars looking to slow down the pace here.
Grenadier presses Baars against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grenadier can't find room to land a body shot as Baars controls the action.
Baars's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grenadier takes a shot to the head.
Baars tries a body shot but Grenadier blocks it.
Baars throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grenadier blocks it with crossed arms.
Baars missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baars scores with a hook to the body.
Baars misses with the head strike.
A short right from Baars on the inside.
Baars tries to work over Grenadier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Mace Baars dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grenadier cracks a nice hook into Baars's ribs.
Grenadier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grenadier misses with a right hand
and Baars counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grenadier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baars.
Grenadier takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grenadier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baars moves away.
Grenadier throws a hook but Baars blocks it.
Grenadier misses with a double jab
and Baars counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grenadier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baars throws an overhand right that lands on Grenadier's shoulder, as Grenadier tries to avoid the shot.
Baars thows a body shot but no joy.
Baars throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baars with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grenadier to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grenadier misses with an uppercut. Baars saw that one coming.
Grenadier misses with an uppercut. Baars saw that one coming.
Baars has closed the distance and engaged Grenadier in a clinch.
Grenadier throws a punch but it's blocked by Baars.
Grenadier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grenadier lands with a right to the head.
Baars tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grenadier's elbow.
Grenadier throws a head punch that misses.
Grenadier misses with the head strike.
Grenadier swings wildly with an uppercut but Baars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baars lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grenadier.
Baars tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baars throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grenadier blocks it with crossed arms.
Baars tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baars blocking some punches.
Panzer Grenadier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baars.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Baars misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Grenadier as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baars digs a right hand underneath Grenadier's ribcage. Grenadier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baars using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grenadier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baars misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Grenadier.
Grenadier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baars cracks Grenadier with a nice body shot.
Baars blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baars lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baars.
Grenadier throws a punch but it's blocked by Baars.
Grenadier has a couple of punches blocked by Baars.
Baars 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.
Baars is leaning against Grenadier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baars using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baars landing knees to the head.
Baars working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baars softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baars misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baars tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grenadier avoids it.
Baars looking to throw knees to the head but Grenadier is blocking nicely.
Grenadier working aggressively here.
Baars goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Grenadier.
Baars prevents a body shot from Grenadier.
Baars is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grenadier can do to turn this around?
Grenadier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baars struggles to land a body shot inside as Grenadier controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grenadier.
Grenadier misses with the head strike.
Baars prevents a body shot from Grenadier.
Grenadier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baars lands a good knee to the midsection. Grenadier won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baars blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grenadier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baars.
Baars lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grenadier manages to break the clinch.
Grenadier throws an overhand right that lands on Baars's shoulder, as Baars tries to avoid the shot.
Grenadier misses with a few strikes there.
Baars avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grenadier cracks Baars with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baars moves out of range as Grenadier strikes.
Grenadier drops his hands momentarily and Baars takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Grenadier misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mace Baars showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baars, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mace Baars!
Mace Baars managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, LION Clothing [CBK], into his post fight interview.
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