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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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149 lbs
18 - 9 - 1 |
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82 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nick Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Baxter.
Baxter is rocked!
Baxter tests Evans's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baxter is still on wobbly legs! Can Evans finish him?
Baxter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some wild striking there from Baxter.
Baxter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Evans's head.
Baxter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baxter misses with the combination.
Evans tries to counter with a takedown but Baxter is quick to defend against it.
Evans dodges the punch combination from Baxter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter misses with a wild body shot.
Baxter throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
Evans swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Baxter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A solid body kick from Baxter.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baxter has closed the distance and engaged Evans in a clinch.
Evans throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baxters head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries to break free but Evans pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Baxter.
Baxter working hard to break the clinch.
Evans avoids a wild elbow strike from Baxter.
Baxter breaks the clinch.
Evans is looking to score with low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Baxter finds it's way through Evans's defenses.
Baxter takes the fight into the clinch.
Baxter wants to break free but Evans has control.
Evans is struggling to control the position.
Baxter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baxter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baxter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter tries to land knees in the clinch but Evans avoids the damage to the body.
Baxter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evans is defending well for now.
Baxter tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Baxter back against the cage.
Baxter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
Baxter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Evans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Evans has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Baxter.
Evans taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Baxter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Evans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Baxter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Evans taking a breather.
Baxter lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Evans.
Baxter tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
Baxter throws an elbow but it misses.
Baxter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baxter lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baxter wants to clinch.
Evans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baxter.
Baxter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Evans moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Baxter misses.
Baxter misses with a two punch combination.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryan Baxter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baxter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Evans avoids the head kick by Baxter.
Baxter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Baxter throws a series of punches but Evans moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baxter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baxter lands a jab-cross combination.
Ryan Baxter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baxter throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evans misses the jab.
As Evans backs off Baxter throws a huge counter combo but Evans manages to avoid it all.
Evans gets tackled into the cage by Baxter. Baxter maintains the clinch.
Evans drags the fight down to the ground.
Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Baxter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Baxter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baxter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans is looking for a triangle but Baxter pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Evans 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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans seems to be working for a kimura but Baxter defends the submission attempt.
Evans is working for a submission of some sort.
Baxter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baxter won't allow Evans to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter trying to control but Evans postures up.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Baxter is defending well.
Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans passes to full mount!
Baxter tries to lock up and control but Evans gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter is looking to get to half guard.
Evans landing shots from mount.
Baxter wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Evans.
Evans misses with a head shot.
Evans with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Evans looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Evans controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryan Baxter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Baxter slips under a jab from Evans.
Baxter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans moves into the clinch.
Evans blocks the elbow strike.
Baxter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evans lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Baxter goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Evans in side control.
Evans moves into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baxter tries to hold on but Evans postures up.
Nick Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baxter blocking the ground and pound.
Baxter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans looking to ground and pound but Baxter is blocking nicely.
Baxter is looking to get to half guard.
Evans throwing strikes here but Baxter is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Evans throwing strikes here but Baxter is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Baxter is looking to get to half guard.
Evans avoids the attempt from Baxter to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws some wild stikes that Baxter manages to avoid easily.
Evans sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Evans wants to control the pace but Baxter is squirming around nicely.
Baxter wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Evans fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nick Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans unloads with some shots from mount but Baxter bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Baxter is on top in guard.
Baxter wants to stand but Evans has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Baxter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Evans has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Baxter has managed to get both his arms back between Evans's legs - danger averted.
Baxter looking to pass the guard.
Evans is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Evans performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Baxter regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Evans.
Evans drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Evans jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Evans seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Evans trying to control but Baxter is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baxter 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ryan Baxter!
In his post fight interview, Ryan Baxter started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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