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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Frost (ranked 2852 p4p, 6040 weight class) and James Baxter (ranked 348 p4p, 603 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 cm 25 160 2 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm 18 165 1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Counter fighter Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt Decent knees Solid chin |
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dennis Frost! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Baxter! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Frost misses with a double jab
and Baxter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Frost's knee momentarily. Baxter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Baxter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Baxter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Baxter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Frost lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baxter at a distance.
Frost throws a hook but Baxter blocks it. Frost definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Frost scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Donk. Frost catches Baxter right on the button with a cross. Baxter gets in close and instigates a clinch. Baxter scores with a shot to the side of Frost's head. Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch. Frost tries to break the clinch but Baxter is controlling the position. Baxter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Baxter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Frost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baxter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frost is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Baxter manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Baxter misses and Frost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Baxter throws a sloppy body shot
and Frost counters with a straight right hand. Baxter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Baxter looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range. An attempted straight right counter from Frost misses the target. Frost is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Frost lands with an overhand left. Frost swings for the body but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter feints a counter leg kick. Frost uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baxter has time to react. Frost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baxter.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Baxter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Baxter misses its intended target. Baxter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Baxter is just out of range. Baxter misses with a right hand and Frost counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Frost throws a right hand that misses
and Baxter counters with a lovely straight right hand! Frost slips a straight right by Baxter. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frost, as that shot connected.
Baxter delivers a nice body kick. Baxter misses the shot to the body. An attempted straight right counter from Frost misses the target. Crunch! Baxter slams his shin into Frost's torso. Baxter lands a leg kick that knocks Frost off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Baxter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baxter scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Baxter misses with a body shot
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut. Baxter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
Frost is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Baxter is looking to slow Frost down with leg kicks. Baxter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baxter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Baxter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Baxter throws a lazy uppercut
and Frost counters with a straight right hand. Frost thows a left - swing and a miss! Baxter throws a jab when Frost was well out of range. Baxter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frost counters with a straight right 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 rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Good shot there by Baxter. Nice uppercut there from Baxter. A decent looking cross lands there for Frost. Baxter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Baxter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Baxter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Baxter misses with a left hand and Frost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Baxter misses with a body shot.
Baxter misses with a lunging right hand
and Frost counters with a left to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Frost swings for the body but Baxter moves out of range.
Frost misses with a wild body shot. Baxter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Frost dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baxter clinches up with Frost and pushes him back against the cage. Baxter lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dennis Frost has been cut. Frost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Baxter blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Baxter. Frost tries to break free but Baxter pushes him back against the cage. Baxter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The fighters circle momentarily. Frost darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Baxter has managed to clinch.
Baxter stalling.
Frost lands with a light punch inside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Frost manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Baxter stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Frost has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Baxter manages to get his head free but now Frost has transitioned to an armbar! Baxter grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Frost! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dennis Frost! Our winner, Dennis Frost, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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