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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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200 lbs
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207 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baxter looks to throw the jab but Creed is out of range.
Baxter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Baxter.
Creed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baxter.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baxter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baxter cracks Creed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses.
Baxter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Creed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Creed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baxter.
Creed shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Baxter is trying to defend but Creed finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Baxter is trying to get back to full guard.
Creed is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Baxter sees it coming and defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter wants to control but Creed is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed prevents Baxter from improving his position.
Baxter controlling the position for now.
Baxter is trying to get back to full guard.
Baxter is breathing heavily.
Creed is trying to control the action in half guard but Baxter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Baxter won't allow Creed to pass to mount.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Creed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baxter avoids it really well and circles away.
Creed gets the takedown into side control.
Baxter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Baxter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Creed is working away from the top position though.
Baxter won't allow Creed to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter is trying to control but can't.
Baxter is trying to get back to full guard.
Baxter is refusing to be controlled, as Creed sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baxter pushes Creed off looking to stand but Creed dives back in and keeps control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baxter throws a hook but Creed avoids it easily.
Teddy Baxter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baxter throws a hook but Creed avoids it easily.
Baxter tries a head kick but it misses.
Creed tries to clinch up but Baxter circles away and keeps his distance.
Baxter lands a glancing blow to the side of Creed's head.
Creed blocks a jab.
A big right from Baxter misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baxter pinned against the cage. Baxter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Creed has a takedown stuffed.
Teddy Baxter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Creed.
A punch combination from Baxter misses.
Teddy Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baxter throws a series of strikes that have Creed backpedaling.
Baxter tries to bum rush Creed with a series of wild strikes but Creed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Creed shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Creed slips a nice elbow through Baxter's hands, connecting with Baxter's forehead.
Baxter gets full guard.
Creed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baxter is keeping the position for now.
Baxter seems keen to control Creed's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter trying to control the position.
Baxter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Baxter throwing shots but Creed is blocking nicely.
Creed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baxter.
Baxter trying to control the pace.
Baxter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baxter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baxter is looking for a kimura but Creed is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baxter to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Baxter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Baxter misses with the combination.
Baxter looks to score with a jab to the body but Creed is just out of range.
Baxter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Creed.
Creed shoots for a double leg takedown but Baxter sprawls well. He's pushed Creed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Creed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baxter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Creed somewhat.
Baxter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Creed circles away quickly and effectively.
Creed defending well as Baxter loads up on a big left hand.
Baxter throws a shot from downtown. Creed moves away and avoids it.
Baxter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Creed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Creed blocks the low kick.
Creed shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Creed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter tries to roll over but Creed keeps him under control.
Baxter trying to hold on to Creed's head to control him but Creed postures up.
Baxter gets full guard.
Creed trying to control the position from guard on top but Baxter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baxter looking to control.
Baxter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Creed is aware though and is defending well.
Baxter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Baxter avoids the attempt from Creed to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Baxter.
Baxter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Baxter looking to finish Creed with some ground and pound. This is bad for Creed!
Baxter controlling the pace for now.
Baxter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands a nice shot to the head.
Creed is bucking up trying to escape but Baxter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Baxter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Baxter controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Baxter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Baxter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Creed looks a forlorn figure.
Baxter wants to control the pace but Creed is squirming around nicely.
Baxter with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baxter with the ground and pound from mount.
Baxter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Creed is working to get back to half guard.
Creed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Baxter tries to control but Creed wriggling away.
Baxter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Baxter with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Creed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Teddy Baxter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baxter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Baxter dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Baxter throws a jab when Creed was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Baxter as Creed shoots in.
Creed moves out of range of the strikes.
Baxter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baxter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Creed circles away quickly and effectively.
Creed slips a jab and a cross from Baxter.
Baxter connects with a single shot there.
Creed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Baxter scores with a nice right hand.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baxter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baxter misses with a series of wild punches.
Creed lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creed manages to avoid it.
Baxter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Creed on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baxter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baxter misses with a few strikes there.
Baxter lands a head kick. Creed smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baxter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creed.
Teddy Baxter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creed manages to avoid it.
Creed shoots in for a double leg but Baxter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Teddy Baxter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Creed.
Creed closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baxter circles away.
A punch combination from Baxter misses.
Creed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baxter defends it nicely.
Creed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baxter sprawls well. Baxter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Creed gets slowly back to his feet.
Creed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baxter as he jumps to the side.
Baxter throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baxter looks to land a combination but Creed avoids it well.
Creed slips a jab from Baxter.
Creed shoots in for a double leg but Baxter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Baxter tries to bum rush Creed with a series of wild strikes but Creed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Baxter does it's job there.
Baxter tries to bum rush Creed with a series of wild strikes but Creed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baxter stuffs the takedown attempt from Creed. Creed gets slowly back to his feet.
Baxter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baxter misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Baxter.
Creed closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter wants to get back to his feet.
Baxter throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Creed manages to pass to side control.
Creed wants to stand but Baxter is controlling his arm.
Baxter managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Creed.
Baxter gets back to half guard.
Creed slows the pace down in half guard.
Baxter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Baxter is controlling Creed's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Creed wants to take a breather but Baxter is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Creed trying to mount his opponent but Baxter defends it.
Baxter scores with a few weak punches.
Creed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baxter keeps working.
Baxter wants to control but Creed is keeping busy.
Baxter pushes Creed off looking to stand but Creed dives back in and keeps control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baxter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Creed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Creed was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Baxter misses with a straight left.
Baxter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Baxter misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Baxter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baxter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Baxter!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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