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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raian Baaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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191 cm
26
222 lbs
17 - 10 - 1 |
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188 cm
27
217 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Hill! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raian Baaden! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hill misses the jab. Baaden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Baaden stuffs the takedown attempt from Hill. Hill gets slowly back to his feet. Baaden takes one to the chin there. Raian Baaden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Baaden slips a jab from Hill. A jab from Hill finds it's way through Baaden's defenses. Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baaden.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target. Baaden misses the body punch and Hill counters with a lovely straight right hand! Baaden leaves Hill with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hill dodges the punch combination from Baaden.
Baaden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Decent striking displayed by Baaden there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baaden throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease. A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target. Baaden scores with a jab to the body. Baaden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hill punishes Baaden's body with a nice straight punch. Baaden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away. Baaden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Baaden misses with a few strikes there.
Baaden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hill dodges the punch combination from Baaden.
Baaden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Baaden feints a jab promting Hill to slip. Baaden then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hill slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Hill fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baaden avoids it really well and circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baaden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hill scrambles back to his feet. Baaden throws an overhand right that lands on Hill's shoulder, as Hill tries to avoid the shot. Nice body punch from Baaden. Baaden throws a combination that misses and Hill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Hill shoots for a double leg takedown but Baaden sprawls well. He's pushed Hill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Baaden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Baaden lands a jab. Baaden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Baaden. A combination from Baaden does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Baaden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Baaden lands with a good body shot. Baaden thows a left - swing and a miss! Baaden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away. A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Baaden does a little dance to reset his feet. Baaden stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baaden wants it to stay on the feet. Hill is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baaden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Baaden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hill. Baaden throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range. Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill misses with a straight right. Baaden throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely. Baaden misses the body punch and Hill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. A looping hook to the body misses from Baaden. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Baaden. Baaden throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Baaden takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses. Baaden misses the shot to the body. Baaden thuds his right hand into Hill's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Baaden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Hill fails with a takedown attempt. Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baaden manages to avoid it. Baaden misses the shot to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Baaden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill throws the left hand but Baaden avoids the punch easily. Baaden throws a combination that misses and Hill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raian Baaden dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baaden manages to avoid it. Baaden throws a combination that misses and Hill counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Baaden's guard now. Hill won't allow Baaden to get back to his feet. Hill stands and throws Baaden's legs to the side, diving into side control. Baaden is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hill asserts his dominance and retains side control. Hill lands a decent elbow from side control. Hill looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Baaden is trying to buck Hill off.
That's one minute gone in the round. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Baaden tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. Hill punishing his opponent with strikes. Hill wants to control the pace but Baaden is squirming around nicely. Hill looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baaden is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Hill has taken his back! Baaden preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hill. Baaden has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke. Hill is looking for a choke. Baaden gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Baaden manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard. Baaden is looking to stand up but Hill won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Hill trying to advance position but Baaden counters by regaining guard. Hill won't allow Baaden to get back to his feet. Baaden is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hill dives into side control.
Baaden wants to get back to his feet but Hill drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Baaden is not content to let Hill control the position. Baaden tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. Baaden wants to try and get back to his feet. Baaden is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Hill has taken his back! Baaden is trying to stand back up. Baaden is breathing heavily. Hill has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Baaden has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Hill dominated that second round. That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Hill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baaden at a distance.
A shot to the body from Baaden misses and Hill counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Hill prevents Baaden from standing back up.
Hill seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Baaden is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hank Hill!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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