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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blake Baxter (ranked 24669 p4p, 24056 weight class) and Raval Bard (ranked 512 p4p, 478 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blake Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raval Bard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter scores with a hook.
Baxter lands with a cross.
Baxter with a nice cross.
Bard drives through and clinches with Baxter against the cage.
Baxter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baxter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bard ducks right into an uppercut from Baxter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baxter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Baxter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bard.
Bard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baxter trying to hold on to Bard's head to control him but Bard postures up.
Baxter keeping hold of Bard's head, controlling as best he can.
Baxter trying to control from the bottom.
Baxter keeping control of the position.
Baxter is pressing down on Bard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter keeping moving, preventing Bard from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bard throws a big right hand that misses.
Baxter has control of Bard's left arm, preventing Bard from doing any damage.
Baxter keeping moving, preventing Bard from controlling successfully.
Bard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Bard 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.
Bard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baxter controls Bard momentarily but Bard frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Baxter there.
Baxter throws a shot from downtown. Bard moves away and avoids it.
Baxter misses with a double jab.
Baxter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baxter connects with a nice looking jab.
Blake Baxter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baxter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Baxter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Baxter throws a big counter combination but Bard scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baxter finds it's way round the side to connect with Bard's head.
Baxter swats away the attempt to clinch by Bard.
Bard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Baxter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bard is working away from the top position though.
Baxter is controlling Bard's trapped leg to prevent Bard from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter is trying to stand up here but Bard is controlling him well.
Baxter wants to control but Bard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baxter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Baxter is looking to sweep but instead, Bard has passed into half guard.
Baxter has hold of Bard's hands but Bard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baxter controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Baxter is positioning himself well to prevent Bard advancing to mount.
Baxter works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bard looking to sit in guard and control but Baxter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baxter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bard keeping moving, preventing Baxter from controlling successfully.
Baxter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Baxter trying to control the position from guard on top but Bard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bard looking for a sweep. Not yet Bard, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Baxter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Bard.
Baxter cracks Bard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baxter cracks Bard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baxter blocks a head kick by Bard.
A little feinted left hand from Baxter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baxter is out of range.
Bard misses with a low kick.
Jab by Baxter.
Baxter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab from Baxter.
Baxter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raval Bard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Baxter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bard throws out a leg kick but Baxter moves out of range and Bard only half commits.
Bard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baxter scores with a nice head shot.
Bard needs to keep his hands up - Baxter had a free shot at his head there.
Baxter with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bard.
Bard shoots in for a double leg but Baxter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bard misses with a head kick.
Baxter moves out of range as Bard throws a body kick.
Bard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baxter checks a leg kick.
Baxter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice straight punches there by Baxter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baxter.
Baxter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bard defending well as Baxter loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Baxter misses the target.
Bard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blake Baxter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raval Bard.
Baxter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bard.
Baxter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bard can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Bard. Those never looked like landing.
Baxter throws a hook to the side of Bard's head but Bard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bard throws a head kick that misses.
Baxter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blake Baxter is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bard looks to score with a jab to the body but Baxter is just out of range.
Bard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baxter finds it's way round the side to connect with Bard's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot by Baxter.
Baxter misses with a hook.
Baxter avoids the head kick by Bard.
Bard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baxter.
Baxter throws a shot from downtown. Bard moves away and avoids it.
Bard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice cross by Baxter.
Baxter lands the left hand.
Bard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Baxter is able to avoid easily.
Bard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Baxter finds it's way through Bard's defenses.
Baxter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baxter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baxter throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baxter. That's going to slow Bard down.
Bard is looking to clinch but Baxter is avoiding it.
Bard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baxter to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard tries to move into range but Baxter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bard shoots in and drives through. Baxter sprawls well.
Baxter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baxter.
Blake Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baxter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baxter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bard blocks a jab.
Baxter throws a looping overhand right but Bard ducks down to avoid it.
Baxter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bard.
Bard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baxter lands a jab.
Baxter scores with a body shot.
Baxter lands with a right hand.
Bard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baxter.
Baxter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baxter throws a jab when Bard was well out of range.
Baxter misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick from Bard misses.
Baxter is looking to counter punch.
Baxter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bard.
Bard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baxter scores with a jab. Bard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baxter misses the jab.
Baxter cracks Bard with an open hand slap.
Bard slips a jab from Baxter.
Baxter connects with a body shot.
Bard ducks under a wild hook from Baxter.
Bard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baxter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bard in his tracks.
Bard throws a leg kick but Baxter moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baxter throws a hook but Bard blocks it.
Bard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bard.
Baxter is looking to counter punch.
Bard fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Baxter 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!
Nice shot by Baxter.
Bard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baxter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baxter blocks a head kick by Bard.
Bard throws a head kick that misses
and Baxter counters with a leg kick.
Bard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bard throws a head kick but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Baxter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab lands there for Baxter.
Baxter with a hook.
Baxter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bard walks into a straight right hand from Baxter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bard throws a leg kick but Baxter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - Baxter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bard closes the distance and pushes Baxter back into the cage.
Baxter prevents the takedown attempt.
Bard has a couple of punches blocked by Baxter.
Bard is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blake Baxter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raval Bard.
Bard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Baxter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Baxter manages to break the clinch.
Baxter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick misses from Bard.
Decent striking displayed by Bard there.
Baxter with a nice cross.
Baxter connects with a crisp jab.
Baxter lands a right hook to the body.
Baxter scores with a jab. Bard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baxter lands a really nice looking cross but Bard seems unphased.
Baxter tests Bard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Baxter as he connects with a hook.
Bard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bard goes for a double leg but Baxter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Baxter continues to drive forward.
Baxter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bard throws out a loose jab but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Baxter catches Bard right on the button with a cross.
Baxter scores with a three punch combo!
Bard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Baxter cracks Bard with a right hand to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Baxter.
Baxter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baxter lands with a hook. Bard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baxter connects with a body shot.
Baxter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baxter lands a nice shot that snaps Bard's head back.
Baxter cracks Bard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bard tries for a takedown but Baxter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baxter lands a jab to the head.
Baxter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baxter blocks a head kick by Bard.
Nice shot by Baxter.
Baxter connects with the punch.
Jab by Baxter.
Jab, jab by Baxter - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Baxter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bard on the side of the head.
Baxter cracks Bard with an open hand slap.
Blake Baxter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baxter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bard throws a front kick aimed at Baxter's knee but Baxter avoids it well.
Bard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baxter is out of range and Bard settles back down.
Bard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bard doesn't manage to clinch there - Baxter circles away.
Bard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot lands for Baxter.
Baxter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice shot by Baxter.
Bard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baxter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bard's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bard throws a head kick but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter throws a one two combo.
Bard slips under a jab from Baxter.
Raval Bard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baxter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baxter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from Bard.
Baxter lands with a straight right. Bard didn't see that one coming.
Bard walks into a straight right hand from Baxter.
Baxter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bard.
Bard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Baxter scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Baxter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baxter works over Bard's head and body with a nice combination.
Bard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Baxter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bard on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bard.
Bard motions for Baxter to come forward. Bard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baxter.
Baxter lands with a nice combination. Bard backs away looking to recover.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Baxter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baxter, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Baxter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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