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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne De Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arne De Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Rick cracks Baxter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Rick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baxter tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Rick sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baxter somewhat.
Baxter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
De Rick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Rick wants to stand but Baxter is controlling the position.
Baxter drops back, looking for a kneebar! De Rick looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. De Rick looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from De Rick!
Baxter misses with a strike from the bottom.
Baxter tries to bench press De Rick off him but De Rick keeps the position.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Baxter tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rick throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Baxter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
De Rick seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Baxter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De Rick is working away from the top position though.
Baxter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baxter trying to keep a closed guard but De Rick is proving a slippery customer.
Baxter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Rick manages to get himself to full guard.
Baxter wants to pass the guard but De Rick is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Baxter trying to control the position from guard on top but De Rick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Rick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Baxter is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baxter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baxter postures up in De Rick's guard and throws a big left but De Rick blocks it.
Baxter trying to control but De Rick is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baxter thows a big elbow that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Baxter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rick swinging wildly here.
Baxter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Rick's waist but De Rick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baxter off to one side.
Baxter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arne De Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Baxter.
Baxter looks gassed!
Baxter shoots for a double leg takedown but De Rick sprawls well. He's pushed Baxter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A right-left combo lands from De Rick.
It looks like Teddy Baxter has been cut.
De Rick lands with a nice combination. Baxter backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Rick shoots in and bounces Baxter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Rick preventing the sweep.
Baxter keeping moving, preventing De Rick from controlling successfully.
Baxter wants to sweep here but De Rick controlling him for the moment.
De Rick wants to stand but Baxter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
De Rick stopping the sweep attempt from Baxter.
Baxter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Baxter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
De Rick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baxter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Rick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baxter circles away quickly and effectively.
Baxter has his takedown stuffed
and De Rick counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arne De Rick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Baxter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Rick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Rick scores with a one two! Baxter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Baxter shoots in for a takedown but De Rick shows good takedown defense.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Rick clinches.
De Rick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baxter.
De Rick keeps control of Baxter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Rick stops a takedown attempt from Baxter.
Arne De Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Baxter.
De Rick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Rick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That has opened up Teddy Baxter's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baxter keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for De Rick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baxter with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Rick counters with a three punch combo that has Baxter backing up. Baxter nods at De Rick to acknowledge the strikes.
De Rick feints and then cracks Baxter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baxter down.
De Rick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baxter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling De Rick to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Rick slaps away a takedown attempt from Baxter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Rick closes the distance and pushes Baxter back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teddy Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baxter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Rick sprawls well. De Rick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baxter gets slowly back to his feet.
Baxter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baxter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baxter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baxter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Baxter trying to control the action but De Rick is working from the bottom.
Baxter goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, De Rick rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Baxter's guard! Nice work there by De Rick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baxter is striking but De Rick is not phased and passes to half guard.
De Rick is controlling the pace.
Baxter controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Baxter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter is trying to maintain the position but De Rick is very close to passing his half guard.
Baxter regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Rick wants to control from the top but Baxter keeps moving.
Baxter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Rick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Baxter looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Baxter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Rick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Rick postures up.
De Rick is looking to stand up but Baxter won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from De Rick.
Baxter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot to de liver by De Rick. Beautiful body shot.
De Rick connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arne De Rick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Baxter's cut.
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 a takedown attempt
and De Rick counters with a nice uppercut.
Baxter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Rick did well to prevent Baxter getting side control.
De Rick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baxter.
Baxter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Rick's head.
Baxter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
De Rick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Rick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baxter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Baxter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Baxter works his way into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter goes for an armbar but he's not got it… De Rick turns into him and now he's in Baxter's guard.
De Rick postures up in Baxter's guard and throws a big left but Baxter blocks it.
De Rick trying to control the position from guard on top but Baxter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Rick postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Baxter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Rick manages to get himself to full guard.
Baxter is pushing down on De Rick's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Rick is fighting to maintain full guard but Baxter has managed to sneak the leg through.
De Rick has hold of Baxter's hands but Baxter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baxter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Baxter wants to pass the guard but De Rick is defending well.
Baxter is controlling the pace.
Baxter wants to take a breather but De Rick is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Baxter lands strikes from half guard.
Baxter winds up and cracks De Rick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Baxter throwing shots but De Rick is blocking nicely.
De Rick is looking to escape.
Baxter wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Rick keeps working.
Baxter wants to work for an arm triangle but De Rick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baxter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Rick won't allow Baxter to pass to mount.
Baxter is keen to just control but De Rick is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Rick connects with the punch.
De Rick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from De Rick as Baxter shoots in.
Baxter doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling De Rick to counter with a crisp jab.
Arne De Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Baxter.
Baxter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Baxter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Baxter landing punches.
Baxter trying to control but De Rick is having none of it.
Baxter thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Baxter really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Baxter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Baxter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Rick counters with a three punch combo that has Baxter backing up. Baxter nods at De Rick to acknowledge the strikes.
Baxter misses with a takedown
and De Rick counters with a left to the body.
De Rick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Rick connects with the punch.
De Rick throws a head kick that Baxter semi-blocks.
The cut above Teddy Baxter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Baxter tries for a takedown but De Rick circles away easily
and De Rick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arne De Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Baxter.
De Rick is looking to clinch but Baxter is avoiding it.
De Rick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Rick wants it to stay on the feet.
Baxter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Rick counters with an outside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from De Rick.
Baxter with a poor takedown
and De Rick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Baxter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Baxter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
De Rick takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Baxter landing strikes from the mount.
Baxter lands a big elbow.
Baxter scoring with strikes but De Rick is staying in there.
Baxter scoring with strikes but De Rick is staying in there.
Baxter lands a big elbow.
Baxter controlling from mount.
Baxter lands a nice shot to the head.
Baxter throws some wild stikes that De Rick manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Baxter tries to control but De Rick wriggling away.
Baxter unloading with bombs!
De Rick is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Baxter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Baxter goes for an armbar but he's not got it… De Rick turns into him and now he's in Baxter's guard.
Baxter throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Teddy Baxter has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rick wants to pass the guard but Baxter is keeping the position.
Baxter is trying to keep De Rick in close.
De Rick won't allow Baxter to sweep him here.
De Rick trying to control the position from guard on top but Baxter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baxter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Teddy Baxter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Rick stopping the sweep attempt from Baxter.
Baxter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Rick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baxter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Rick throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Rick throws a shot to the body.
De Rick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baxter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baxter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baxter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Rick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Rick's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and De Rick duly obliges.
Nice sprawl there from De Rick as Baxter shoots in.
Baxter throws a head kick but De Rick moves out of range.
Arne De Rick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arne De Rick showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Rick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 39:37
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 39:37
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 39:37
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arne De Rick!
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