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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Baldacchino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryder Eipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Eipper's choice of entrance music: I Got A Feeling. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doctor Baldacchino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryder Eipper!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eipper misses with a double jab.
Baldacchino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eipper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baldacchino thinking.
Eipper throws a combination that misses
and Baldacchino counters with a straight right hand.
Baldacchino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Eipper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baldacchino counters with a one-two to the body.
Eipper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eipper lands a slapping body shot.
Baldacchino takes a swing at Eipper's ribcage but misses.
Eipper throws a good cross that connects.
Baldacchino lands a jab to the nose.
Eipper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eipper lands a right hook to the body.
Baldacchino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eipper. Eipper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Eipper misses.
Eipper needs to keep his hands up - Baldacchino had a free shot at his head there.
A combination from Baldacchino does no damage.
Eipper throws a series of punches but Baldacchino avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Eipper just misses with a punch to the body.
Eipper misses with a few strikes there.
Eipper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eipper misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldacchino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eipper.
Doctor Baldacchino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eipper lands with an uppercut that bounces Baldacchino off the cage and back into rage.
Some wild striking there from Eipper.
Baldacchino misses the jab.
Eipper takes one on the button.
Baldacchino swinging wildly here.
Baldacchino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryder Eipper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eipper lands with a nice body punch.
Baldacchino misses with a few strikes there.
Baldacchino works Eipper's body with a nice hook.
Eipper cracks a nice hook into Baldacchino's ribs.
Eipper looks gassed!
Eipper slips a straight right by Baldacchino.
Eipper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baldacchino rather than just go for the knockout.
Eipper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baldacchino misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Baldacchino misses.
Baldacchino throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldacchino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baldacchino misses with a two punch combination.
Eipper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baldacchino goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baldacchino looks to land a right hand but Eipper moved out of range.
Eipper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baldacchino misses with a body shot.
Eipper scores with a nice right hand.
Baldacchino misses with a wild body shot.
Eipper misses with a series of wild punches.
Eipper throws an overhand right that lands on Baldacchino's shoulder, as Baldacchino tries to avoid the shot.
Baldacchino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eipper has time to react.
Eipper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baldacchino stuns Eipper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eipper looks to land a right hand but Baldacchino moved out of range.
Eipper misses with the combination.
Baldacchino gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eipper is looking for a sweep.
Baldacchino looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Baldacchino tries for a kimura but Eipper is defending well.
Eipper prevents Baldacchino from moving into mount.
Baldacchino is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eipper has escaped the position, nice work there.
Eipper manages to get back to half guard.
Eipper wants to control but Baldacchino is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldacchino wants to control but Eipper is keeping him busy.
Eipper tries to kick Baldacchino off but Baldacchino keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baldacchino is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Eipper is trying to control but can't.
Eipper tries to kick Baldacchino off but Baldacchino keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Baldacchino trying to control the action but Eipper is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Eipper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baldacchino moves away.
Baldacchino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eipper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baldacchino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eipper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baldacchino doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baldacchino scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baldacchino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baldacchino slips a straight right by Eipper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Doctor Baldacchino will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baldacchino fails with the takedown.
Baldacchino has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Eipper.
Baldacchino throws a right and a left that Eipper avoids nicely.
Baldacchino fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Eipper checks it well.
Eipper misses with a two punch combination.
Baldacchino throws a body punch but Eipper moves out of range.
Baldacchino avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baldacchino. Eipper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baldacchino defending well as Eipper loads up on a big left hand.
Eipper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baldacchino misses the jab.
Baldacchino misses with an uppercut. Eipper saw that one coming.
Eipper fails to land with a series of punches.
Eipper is breathing heavily.
Baldacchino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eipper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baldacchino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eipper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldacchino tries for a takedown but Eipper circles away easily
and Eipper counters with a series of strikes. Baldacchino will be more careful next time no doubt.
Baldacchino throws a nice looking combination but Eipper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eipper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baldacchino throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Baldacchino feints and as Eipper raises his hands in defense, Baldacchino changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eipper keeping full guard, as Baldacchino tries to pass.
Eipper lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Baldacchino!
Eipper is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Eipper prevents Baldacchino from getting the reversal.
Eipper looking to control but Baldacchino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Baldacchino keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldacchino is working hard here to advance position.
Eipper in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baldacchino is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Eipper is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Baldacchino can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Baldacchino tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eipper is landing with some decent strikes but Baldacchino is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eipper in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baldacchino is in all sorts of trouble here.
Baldacchino taking shots to the head.
Eipper looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Eipper working for a submission but Baldacchino is keeping him at bay.
Baldacchino bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Baldacchino looking to pass the guard.
Baldacchino drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Eipper manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Baldacchino has Eipper in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldacchino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eipper scoring with some ground and pound.
Baldacchino had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eipper defends it easily.
Eipper trying to control but Baldacchino is working from the bottom.
Baldacchino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eipper postures up.
Eipper throws a big right hand that misses.
Baldacchino keeping moving, preventing Eipper from controlling successfully.
Baldacchino is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Doctor Baldacchino will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Eipper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Baldacchino throws a combination that misses
and Eipper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baldacchino misses with a few strikes there.
Eipper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baldacchino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baldacchino looks to land a right hand but Eipper moved out of range.
Eipper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baldacchino takes a swing at Eipper's ribcage but misses.
Baldacchino misses the shot to the body.
Baldacchino misses with an uppercut.
Eipper misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldacchino is looking to slow Eipper down with leg kicks.
Baldacchino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Baldacchino scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Eipper misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eipper staying out of range there.
Baldacchino lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eipper swings for the body but Baldacchino moves out of range.
Eipper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baldacchino was well out of range. Poor timing from Eipper.
Baldacchino slips a jab from Eipper.
Doctor Baldacchino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eipper defending well as Baldacchino loads up on a big left hand.
Eipper looks to land a combination but Baldacchino avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Baldacchino. That snapped Eipper's head back.
Baldacchino lands with a shot to the body.
Baldacchino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eipper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baldacchino throws a hook to the side of Eipper's head but Eipper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Baldacchino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eipper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baldacchino.
Eipper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baldacchino scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Eipper keeping his opponent close.
Baldacchino looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldacchino wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Eipper, who protects the arm well.
Baldacchino is trying to get an arm triangle but Eipper is defending well.
Eipper struggling a bit here.
Eipper manages to get back to half guard.
Baldacchino is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldacchino tries to pass to full mount but Eipper defends it.
Baldacchino stops Eipper from getting back to his feet.
Eipper trying to control but Baldacchino postures up.
Baldacchino is looking for a kimura but Eipper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baldacchino to get the leverage.
Doctor Baldacchino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baldacchino is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Eipper wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Eipper wants to control but Baldacchino is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baldacchino misses with a few strikes there.
Eipper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baldacchino defending well as Eipper loads up on a big left hand.
Baldacchino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eipper.
Eipper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baldacchino finds it's way round the side to connect with Eipper's head.
Some wild striking there from Baldacchino.
Baldacchino misses with a double jab
and Eipper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eipper misses with a combination
and Baldacchino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baldacchino stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baldacchino.
Eipper looks to clinch
and Baldacchino counters with a straight right hand.
Doctor Baldacchino is winning the standup battle so far.
Eipper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baldacchino circles away quickly and effectively.
Baldacchino shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Eipper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ryder Eipper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baldacchino is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doctor Baldacchino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baldacchino 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doctor Baldacchino!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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