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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darius Fields (ranked 3450 p4p, 3613 weight class) and Lorenzo Baetens (ranked 220 p4p, 224 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145
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130
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darius Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lorenzo Baetens!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fields swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Fields backs off Baetens throws a huge counter combo but Fields manages to avoid it all.
Fields swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baetens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baetens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fields as he avoids it easily.
Fields looks to land a right hand but Baetens moved out of range.
Fields fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Fields misses the target.
Fields scores with a hook to the body. Baetens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fields connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fields misses with a straight left.
Baetens wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fields fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fields fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baetens's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fields connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baetens scrambles back to his feet.
A combination from Baetens does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fields tries to keep at a distance but Baetens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baetens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fields lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baetens avoiding damage.
Baetens gets control of Fields's arms and successfully pulls guard. Baetens will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fields throws an elbow that misses. Baetens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fields's guard. Nice move by Baetens!
Fields keeping moving, preventing Baetens from controlling successfully.
Baetens decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Baetens works over Fields's head and body with a nice combination.
Baetens clinches up with Fields and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Fields.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fields just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baetens's brow.
Baetens breaks from the clinch.
Fields smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baetens with a poor takedown
and Fields cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fields crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baetens - the referee stops the clock and Fields gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baetens. Fields manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fields clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fields.
Baetens keeps control of Fields as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baetens keeps control of Fields as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baetens drags the fight down to the ground.
Fields trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fields in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fields loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baetens looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Baetens is continuing to stall.
Fields postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baetens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baetens has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fields throws an elbow that misses. Baetens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fields's guard. Nice move by Baetens!
Fields keeping moving, preventing Baetens from controlling successfully.
Fields wants to get back to his feet but Baetens is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baetens slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fields throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Baetens advances position into side control!
Fields is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields is not content to let Baetens control the position.
Fields is trying to buck Baetens off.
Fields bucks up and tries to throw Baetens off but instead Baetens has got his back!
Baetens tries to keep control of the position but Fields is staying busy.
Fields is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fields is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Baetens off. It looks like it's working - Baetens slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Fields displaying calm under pressure there.
Baetens tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fields swivels and escapes.
Darius Fields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Baetens.
Baetens slips a jab and a cross from Fields.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darius Fields will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fields uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baetens has time to react.
Fields lands with a hook. Baetens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fields scores with a punch to the head.
Darius Fields is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fields throws a series of punches but Baetens moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Fields lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baetens doesn't seem phased though.
Fields catches Baetens with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Baetens shoots in for a takedown but Fields shows good takedown defense.
Fields scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baetens doesn't seem bothered though.
Baetens walks into a jab.
Darius Fields is winning the standup battle so far.
Baetens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baetens checks a leg kick nicely.
Fields connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baetens momentarily.
Fields misses with a body shot.
Fields is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baetens can do to turn this around?
Fields has Baetens up against the cage in a clinch.
Fields pushes Baetens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fields escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baetens ducks right into an uppercut from Fields.
Baetens is rocked!
Fields connects with a nice cross there... Baetens is looking wobbly and Fields recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Baetens to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Fields jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darius Fields!
Darius Fields tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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