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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Delwyn Baines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serj Malakian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baines kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage. Malakian has chosen System of a Down - Chop Suey as his entrance music. Delwyn Baines has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Delwyn Baines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Serj Malakian!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baines.
Baines misses the jab.
Malakian stalks Baines and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baines's face. Baines staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Delwyn Baines has been cut.
Baines swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malakian misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Baines misses the target.
Malakian lands a nice shot to the body.
Baines misses with a hook. Malakian ducked under it nicely.
Malakian slips a straight right by Baines.
Baines fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice cross by Baines.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baines lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Malakian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Malakian tries to clinch but Baines is having none of it.
Baines scores with a punch to the head.
Malakian is rocked!
Malakian ducks under a wild hook from Baines.
Malakian is still on wobbly legs! Can Baines finish him?
A combination from Malakian does no damage.
Malakian seems to have recovered his senses.
Malakian has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Baines lands a lovely overhand right.
Malakian stalks Baines and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baines's face. Baines staggers backwards, shaken.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Malakian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baines throws an off balance right hand
and Malakian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malakian swings for the body but Baines moves out of range.
Baines dips to his left and cracks Malakian with an uppercut!
Baines misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Baines misses the target.
Malakian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Malakian misses with a straight left.
Baines misses with an uppercut.
Baines keeps the fight on the outside.
Malakian lands with a cross.
Delwyn Baines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malakian ducks under a wild hook from Baines.
Baines is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Malakian swings for the body but Baines moves out of range.
Malakian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malakian doesn't manage to clinch there - Baines circles away.
Baines waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malakian.
Baines bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malakian moves out of range as Baines strikes.
The crowd cheers as Baines lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malakian doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baines misses with a lunging right hand
and Malakian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baines is breathing heavily.
Malakian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malakian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baines dodges the punch combination from Malakian.
Malakian misses the shot to the body.
Malakian throws a series of punches but Baines avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Baines misses.
Baines misses with a right hand
and Malakian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Malakian lands a slapping body shot.
Malakian lands a nice shot to the body.
Malakian lands with a nice body kick.
Baines takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malakian scores with a jab to the body.
Malakian works over Baines's head and body with a nice combination.
Delwyn Baines's cut is getting worse.
Malakian darts in and clinches Baines up against the cage.
Malakian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baines wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malakian trying to control the position but instead, Baines has worked for underhooks and has pushed Malakian into the cage.
Baines managing to block the knees to the body from Malakian.
Malakian just leaning against Baines, taking a breather.
Malakian stalling in the clinch.
Malakian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baines's elbow.
Baines can't break the clinch.
Malakian will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baines up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Baines blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Malakian.
Malakian has Baines pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Serj Malakian.
Baines loads up on a big right hand but Malakian slips the punch.
Malakian blocks a jab.
Malakian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Malakian.
Baines swats away the attempt to clinch by Malakian.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malakian fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malakian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serj Malakian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Delwyn Baines's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Malakian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baines misses with a looping left.
Malakian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baines.
An attempted straight right counter from Baines misses the target.
Malakian thuds a left hand into Baines's body.
A shot to the liver by Malakian. Beautiful body shot.
Baines throws a looping overhand right but Malakian ducks down to avoid it.
Malakian looks to land a combination. Baines sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Baines missing with a left hand there. Malakian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malakian lands a nice looking body shot.
Malakian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malakian looks to land a combination. Baines sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Delwyn Baines's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Baines is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malakian cracks a nice hook into Baines's ribs.
Malakian instigates a clinch.
Malakian lands a good knee to the midsection. Baines won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baines being controlled against the cage.
I was talking to Baines's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Malakian looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malakian tries to land knees in the clinch but Baines avoids the damage to the body.
Baines managing to block the knees to the body from Malakian.
Baines tries to break the clinch but Malakian is controlling the position.
Baines blocks an elbow strike.
Baines is trying to break the clinch but Malakian is controlling him.
Malakian just leaning against Baines, taking a breather.
Malakian just leaning against Baines, taking a breather.
Malakian continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Malakian is stalling here.
Nice body punch from Malakian.
Baines tries to break the clinch but Malakian is controlling the position.
Baines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malakian breaks from the clinch.
Malakian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malakian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baines.
Malakian moves away from the strike by Baines.
Malakian lands a nice hook to Baines's body. Baines takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malakian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baines misses with a straight left.
Malakian stuns Baines with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malakian darts in and clinches Baines up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baines blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malakian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malakian misses with a body punch.
Baines is trying to force a seperation but Malakian has the dominant position.
Malakian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malakian can't find room to land a body shot as Baines controls the action.
Malakian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Baines's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malakian misses with a wild combination.
Baines throwing a counter right hand but Malakian manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Malakian.
Serj Malakian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malakian moves in looking to clinch but Baines pushes him off.
Baines throws a jab when Malakian was well out of range.
Baines throws a right hand that misses
and Malakian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malakian rushes Baines and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Malakian can't find room to land a body shot as Baines controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Malakian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malakian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baines avoids it.
Baines wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baines blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serj Malakian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Delwyn Baines's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Malakian tries to clinch there but Baines circles away.
Baines looks to land a right hand but Malakian moved out of range.
A jab from Baines misses.
Baines throws a jab when Malakian was well out of range.
Malakian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Malakian misses with a wild body shot.
Malakian slips a straight right by Baines.
Baines throws a hook to the side of Malakian's head but Malakian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baines misses with an uppercut. Malakian saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malakian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Malakian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baines takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Baines lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malakian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baines at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Baines.
Malakian lands a glancing blow to the side of Baines's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malakian lands a left and a right that send Baines crashing to the mat, dazed. Malakian thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Baines is rocked!
Jeez, Delwyn Baines's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malakian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baines circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Baines is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baines takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malakian lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Baines is looking to close the distance but Malakian sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Baines crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Baines is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Serj Malakian!
During a confident post fight interview, Serj Malakian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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