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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dar Jee (ranked 2632 p4p, 2548 weight class) and Blake Baxter (ranked 171 p4p, 168 weight class). Jee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Everybody Knows My Name. 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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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dar Jee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blake Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter scores with a shot to the body.
Jee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jee misses with a double jab.
Baxter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Jee backs off Baxter throws a huge counter combo but Jee manages to avoid it all.
Jee misses with a body kick.
Jee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter slips a jab and a cross from Jee.
Baxter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Jee does no damage.
Baxter lands with a nice combination. Jee backs away looking to recover.
Jee throws a right hand that Baxter ducks under and follows up with a left that Baxter also avoids with ease.
Jee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jee throws a right and a left that Baxter avoids nicely.
Baxter lands with a cross.
Baxter connects with a body shot.
Dar Jee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jee duly obliges.
Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jee manages to avoid it.
Baxter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jee throws a right and a left that Baxter avoids nicely.
Jee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baxter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jee scrambles back to his feet.
Baxter clinches.
Baxter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baxter circles away quickly and effectively.
Baxter scoring well with a low kick there.
Jee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baxter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter dodges the punch combination from Jee.
Jee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baxter.
Jee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baxter ducks under a wild hook from Jee.
Baxter jabs Jee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blake Baxter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baxter works over Jee's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jee.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baxter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baxter punishes Jee's body with a nice straight punch.
Jee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jee throws a right and a left that Baxter avoids nicely.
Baxter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baxter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jee.
Baxter connects with a looping right hand.
Jee lunges at Baxter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baxter's hand.
Baxter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baxter rushes Jee and presses him up against the cage.
Baxter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jee blocking some punches.
Baxter has a couple of punches blocked by Jee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter working aggressively here.
Jee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baxter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Baxter has Jee up against the cage in a clinch.
Baxter misses with some punches.
Baxter prevents Jee from breaking the clinch.
Baxter lands a right hand.
Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Jee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jee is trying to break free.
Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Baxter misses with some punches.
Baxter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jee is defending well.
Baxter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baxter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baxter lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Baxter.
Jee blocks an uppercut.
Baxter misses with the head strike.
Baxter misses with the head strike.
Jee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baxter lunges at Jee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jee's hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baxter throws a one two combo.
A nice combination there by Baxter.
Jee is rocked!
Jee falls off balance throwing a combination
so Baxter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jee manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Baxter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jee throws a head kick but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dar Jee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baxter.
Baxter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jee on the side of the head.
Jee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Baxter misses.
Blake Baxter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baxter sprawls well. Baxter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jee gets slowly back to his feet.
Baxter clobbers Jee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jee misses with a few strikes there.
Baxter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jee swinging wildly here.
Jee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baxter swivels and escapes.
It seemed like Baxter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jee throws a series of punches but Baxter avoids them all with ease.
Baxter with a hook.
Baxter lands with a hook. Jee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baxter lands with a nice combination. Jee backs away looking to recover.
Oh Jee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baxter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jee.
Jee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baxter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baxter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jee throws a big counter combination but Baxter scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Baxter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jee seems to have got his legs back now.
Jee dives in and grabs Baxter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baxter pushes down on Jee's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dar Jee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baxter lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jee fails to land with a series of punches.
Jee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baxter circles away quickly and effectively.
Jee seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Baxter shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Jee is backing up but Baxter catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Jee covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Baxter Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Baxter!
Dar Jee was interviewed post fight and said 'Well that was disappointing'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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