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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Walton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raian Baaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
24
205 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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188 cm
32
217 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast |
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Walton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raian Baaden! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Walton moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Walton scores with a nice short uppercut. Baaden wants a takedown but no success here.
Walton is defending well against a takedown attempt. Baaden gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Walton tries to land a sweep but no joy. Baaden throws a big right hand that misses. Walton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walton keeping moving, preventing Baaden from controlling successfully. Walton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walton wants to stand and escape but Baaden is having none of it. Baaden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Baaden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Baaden scoring with some ground and pound. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Baaden wants to pass the guard but Walton is keeping the position. Walton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walton tries to get out of the position. Baaden postures up in Walton's guard and throws a big left but Walton blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baaden with a flurry of punches that miss. Baaden throws a strike but Walton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Walton postures up and lands a big shot to Baaden's brow. Walton has gone for a leg lock! Baaden slips out almost immediately though and dives into Walton's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Walton keeping moving, preventing Baaden from controlling successfully. Baaden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Baaden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Baaden looking to pass the guard. Walton pushes Baaden off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Baaden drives through with a takedown into Walton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Baaden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Baaden throws a big right hand that misses. Baaden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Baaden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baaden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Baaden throws a big elbow that misses. Baaden postures up in Walton's guard and throws a big left but Walton blocks it. Baaden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Baaden stopping the sweep attempt from Walton. Walton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Baaden throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Baaden landing some decent shots from guard. Baaden preventing the sweep. Baaden is working Walton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Walton trying to control the position.
Baaden works a leg free and moves into half guard. Baaden wants to control but Walton is keeping him busy. Baaden is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Walton defends it well. Baaden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Baaden prevents Walton from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Baaden landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Walton wants to improve his position but Baaden is controlling well.
Walton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baaden. Walton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baaden. Baaden is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Walton is just riding it out for now. Baaden eventually gives up the hold. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Baaden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Baaden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walton's head. Walton wants to improve his position but Baaden is controlling well.
Baaden working Walton over with strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raian Baaden dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Walton clinches up with Baaden and pushes him back against the cage. Walton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Raian Baaden has been cut. Baaden gets a trip takedown into half guard. Walton trying to control but Baaden postures up.
Baaden slips a nice elbow through Walton's hands, connecting with Walton's forehead. Walton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baaden is working away from the top position though. Walton wants to get back to his feet.
Baaden is looking to stall here but Walton recovers full guard. Walton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baaden. Walton keeping moving, preventing Baaden from controlling successfully. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Baaden with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walton is trying to control the position but Baaden postures up. Baaden trying to control the position from guard on top but Walton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Baaden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Baaden looking to sit in guard and control but Walton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Walton throwing strikes from guard but Baaden blocks nicely. Baaden wants to sweep but no luck. Baaden is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Baaden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walton's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baaden preventing the sweep. Baaden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Walton looking for a sweep. Not yet Walton, not yet. Baaden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Baaden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Baaden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Baaden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Baaden with a flurry of punches that miss. Baaden advances to half guard. Baaden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Walton looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Baaden lands a nice short elbow. Baaden is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Walton! Baaden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Baaden lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Baaden with shots to the head and body - Walton looks very uncomfortable down there. The referee warns Walton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Baaden lands a heavy elbow.
Walton is rocked! Walton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Baaden throwing shots but Walton is blocking nicely. Baaden scoring with strikes to the body and head. Baaden looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Oh Walton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Baaden is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Walton! Walton regains half guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Baaden working over Walton with some ground and pound. Walton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Walton has hold of Baaden's hands but Baaden slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Baaden lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Walton quite badly. Walton pulls Baaden in close trying to recover. Baaden postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Walton on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Walton doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raian Baaden!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
68% |
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