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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 4070 p4p, 4176 weight class) and Letney Baynge (ranked 427 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Letney Baynge!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baynge looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hanma knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baynge on the ground.
Baynge is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Baynge throwing strikes but missing.
Baynge keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hanma's head.
Hanma being controlled here, momentarily.
Baynge scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baynge is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baynge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baynge works over Hanma with some ground and pound from guard.
Baynge won't allow Hanma to sweep him here.
Hanma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baynge works over Hanma with some ground and pound from guard.
Baynge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hanma is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baynge scoring with some ground and pound.
Baynge scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baynge is in close to Hanma's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baynge landing some decent shots from guard.
Hanma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baynge.
Baynge scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hanma on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hanma tries to get out of the position.
Baynge postures up in Hanma's guard and throws a big left but Hanma blocks it.
Baynge content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Baynge scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baynge working some strikes from top position.
Hanma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baynge distracts Hanma with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baynge content to stall in guard here.
Hanma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Baynge from controlling successfully.
Baynge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baynge working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hanma's head.
Hanma wants to get back to his feet but Baynge is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baynge keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hanma's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baynge distracts Hanma with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baynge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baynge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baynge stands up over Hanma, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Baynge won't allow Hanma to sweep him here.
Hanma has momentary wrist control but Baynge slips an elbow through the middle.
Baynge scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baynge working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hanma has momentary wrist control but Baynge slips an elbow through the middle.
Baynge is in close to Hanma's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baynge scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hanma is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Baynge dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hanma is working to avoid the ground and pound but Baynge connects with a decent elbow.
Hanma takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Baynge lands a nice forearm strike.
Baynge scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hanma to see if he's OK.
Baynge lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hanma might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hanma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanma wants to control but Baynge postures up.
Baynge works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hanma parries the strikes from Baynge easily there. Baynge is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hanma to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Letney Baynge dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baynge throws a body punch but Hanma moves out of range.
Baki Hanma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baynge takes a swing at Hanma's ribcage but misses.
Hanma appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hanma looks to land a combination but Baynge avoids it well.
Baynge shoots in and bounces Hanma off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Baynge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baynge lands a couple of elbows.
Baynge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baynge is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hanma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baynge keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hanma's head.
Baynge stands up over Hanma, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Baynge scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baynge scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baynge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baynge postures up and lands a big shot to Hanma's brow.
Baynge makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Baynge is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Baynge is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hanma controls Baynge momentarily but Baynge frees himself.
Baynge makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Baynge lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Baynge with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Baynge trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baynge connects with a couple of short punches.
Hanma wants to get back to his feet but Baynge is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baynge chips away with some ground and pound.
Baynge landing with the ground and pound.
Baynge keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hanma's head.
Baynge trying to control but Hanma is working from the bottom.
Baynge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hanma wants to get back to his feet but Baynge is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baynge trying to control but Hanma is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Baynge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hanma throws a right hand that Baynge ducks under and follows up with a left that Baynge also avoids with ease.
Hanma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baynge is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baynge now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Baynge throws a hook but Hanma avoids it easily.
Baynge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baynge swivels and escapes.
Baynge drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hanma wants to get back to his feet but Baynge is dominant here and he's now got Hanma's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baynge cracks Hanma with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hanma from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Baynge loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Hanma hold on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can Hanma hold on?! Baynge is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Baynge has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Hanma.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Baynge.
Baynge lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Letney Baynge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baynge trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hanma doesn't escape.
Hanma covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
I would not like to be Hanma right now.
Baynge lands shots from the back.
Hanma is trying to get back to his feet but Baynge has full control of the position and if anything, Hanma has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Letney Baynge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanma checks a low kick from Baynge.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baynge.
Hanma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baynge. Hanma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanma lands with a good body shot.
Hanma has a takedown stuffed.
A clash of legs there as Hanma blocks the low kick.
Hanma gets caught flat footed, as Baynge shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Baynge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Baynge with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Baynge chips away with some ground and pound.
Baynge trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baynge lands a couple of digs.
Baynge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hanma has momentary wrist control but Baynge slips an elbow through the middle.
Baynge postures up in Hanma's guard and throws a big left but Hanma blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baynge trying to control but Hanma is working from the bottom.
Baynge postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Baynge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baynge landing some decent shots from guard.
Baynge with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baynge landing some decent shots from guard.
Baynge working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hanma's head.
Baynge working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Baynge is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Baynge trying to control but Hanma is working from the bottom.
Baynge lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baynge is looking to work some ground and pound but Hanma has wrist control.
Baynge lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Baynge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baynge content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Baynge scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baynge trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanma trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Baynge avoids the body shot from Hanma.
Baynge shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hanma is trying to defend but Baynge finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Baynge landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baynge scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baynge is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Baynge working Hanma over with strikes.
Hanma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baynge is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Baynge slips a nice elbow through Hanma's hands, connecting with Hanma's forehead.
Hanma has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baynge is working away from the top position though.
Baynge is looking to take a break and control but Hanma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baynge lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Letney Baynge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Baynge winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Letney Baynge!
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