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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Beerly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baz Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beerly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Darude - Sandstorm. This should be a great matchup!
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186 cm
24
202 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
190 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Beerly! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Baz Baldwin! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Beerly wants to clinch but Baldwin slips to the side and Baldwin counters with a straight right hand. Baldwin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beerly's waist but Beerly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baldwin off to one side. Baldwin loads up on a big right hand but Beerly slips the punch. Baldwin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beerly's waist but Beerly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baldwin off to one side. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Baldwin tries a low kick but Beerly avoids it. Horrible takedown by Baldwin or perhaps it was just good defense by Beerly which made him look bad. Anderson Beerly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baz Baldwin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baldwin throws a hook but Beerly avoids it easily. Jab from Baldwin. Baldwin swings away with a leg kick that misses. Baldwin misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Beerly misses with a right hand and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Beerly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beerly gets in close and instigates a clinch. Baldwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beerly misses with a knee to the head. Beerly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baldwin.
Nice body punch from Baldwin - that landed with a thud.
Beerly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baldwin blocks it with crossed arms. Beerly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baldwin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beerly is breathing heavily. Beerly lands an elbow that stopped Baldwin in his tracks for a moment. Baldwin misses with a knee strike.
Baldwin lands a knee to the head.
Beerly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baldwin missing with knees to the body.
Beerly blocking some punches.
Beerly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baldwin working Beerly over with knees to the body. A short right from Baldwin. Baldwin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beerly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Baldwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baldwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Knees to the body from Baldwin.
Baldwin crunches a lovely knee into Beerly's ribcage. Baldwin lands with a right to the head. Baldwin working Beerly over with knees to the body. Baldwin looking to slow down the pace here. Baldwin missing with knees to the body.
Baldwin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baldwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beerly backwards. Baldwin scores with a shoulder strike. Baldwin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baldwin. Baldwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Baldwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baldwin tries to clinch up. Baldwin misses with a kick to the body.
Baldwin throws a sloppy head kick and Beerly moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Beerly darts in and clinches Baldwin up against the cage. Baldwin lands a nice shot to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Beerly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baldwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baldwin lands with a short shot to the head. Baldwin dodges an elbow strike from Beerly.
Baldwin lands on the inside with an uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Baldwin.
Baldwin scores with a knee to the head.
Baldwin tries to land a knee to the head but Beerly blocks with his arms.
Baldwin scores with an uppercut up the middle. Baldwin with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Baldwin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beerly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beerly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baldwin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Baldwin lands a shoulder strike. A short right from Baldwin. Baldwin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beerly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Beerly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baz Baldwin dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baldwin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Beerly tried to score with a low kick but Baldwin checks it. Beerly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baldwin.
Beerly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baldwin. Baz Baldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Beerly looks for the body kick but Baldwin saw that one coming. Anderson Beerly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baldwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Beerly counters with a head kick. Baldwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Baldwin shoots for a double leg takedown but Beerly sprawls well. He's pushed Baldwin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Baldwin misses with a body shot.
Beerly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Baldwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Beerly is just out of range. Beerly wants to clinch. Baldwin scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Baldwin. That's going to slow Beerly down. Anderson Beerly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Beerly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baldwin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baldwin.
Baldwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Baldwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four 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. Baldwin shoots in but Beerly avoids the takedown attempt easily. Baldwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beerly moves away. An inside leg kick from Baldwin misses. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! A slow jab from Baldwin misses its intended target. Baldwin motions for Beerly to come forward. Baldwin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baz Baldwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Baldwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baldwin shoots for a double leg takedown but Beerly sprawls well. He's pushed Baldwin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Baldwin misses with a hook. Beerly ducked under it nicely. Baldwin misses with an uppercut. Beerly saw that one coming. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A low kick from Baldwin misses and Beerly finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Baldwin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baldwin scores with a leg kick.
Baldwin misses with a wild body shot. Beerly throws a jab when Baldwin was well out of range. A low kick from Baldwin misses and Beerly counters with a nice kick to the body. Some bone on bone action there as Baldwin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baldwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beerly counters with a thumping low kick. Beerly throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Beerly lands with a kick to the temple. Baldwin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Beerly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Beerly throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Beerly throws a head kick but Baldwin moves out of range.
Beerly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baldwin swats him away and circles back towards the center. Beerly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baldwin misses with a wild body shot. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Baldwin misses with the body kick and Beerly counters with an inside leg kick.
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. A low kick from Baldwin is predictable there and Beerly counters with a thumping low kick. Beerly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A low kick from Baldwin is predictable there and Beerly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baldwin's knee momentarily. Baldwin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beerly. Baldwin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight! Anderson Beerly showed his dominance in that final round. I think Baldwin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Baz Baldwin! Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Baz Baldwin! Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Baz Baldwin!
Baz Baldwin wins by unanimous decision!
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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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