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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddard Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ryan Baxter has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ryan Baxter seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 cm
24
195 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
27
190 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Baxter! 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, Eddard Stark! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baxter.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baxter circles away quickly and effectively. Stark throws a leg kick and Baxter counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Stark.
Baxter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark lands a jab-cross combination. Baxter throws a big shot that misses. Baxter moves out of range of the strikes. Baxter misses the shot to the body. Stark drives through with a takedown into Baxter's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Baxter trying to keep a closed guard but Stark is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Baxter trying to control the position here. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Stark looking to pass the guard. Stark lands a couple of decent looking shots. Baxter pulls Stark in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baxter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Baxter holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ryan Baxter. Baxter goes for a high kick. It partially lands. A right-left combo lands from Stark. Baxter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark misses with an uppercut. Baxter saw that one coming. A punch lands to the side of Baxter 's head but he takes it in his stride. Stark catches Baxter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Stark misses with a double jab.
Stark fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Baxter takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses. Baxter thumps Stark with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Baxter is just out of range. Stark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good shot there by Stark. Stark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baxter throws out the jab. Stark shoots in and drives through. Baxter sprawls well. A momentary lapse in concentration from Baxter enables Stark to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Baxter manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Baxter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Stark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Stark throwing strikes but missing. Baxter is trying to keep Stark in close.
Baxter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stark is controlling him. Baxter controlling the position. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Baxter working a defensive guard here.
Ryan Baxter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Baxter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A big right from Stark misses. Baxter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Stark looks to land a left hand but Baxter moved out of range nicely. Baxter is looking to slow Stark down with leg kicks. Stark bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Baxter tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Nice defenses there by Baxter. Baxter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baxter. Baxter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Eddard Stark has been cut. Stark works Baxter's body with a nice hook. This has been an exciting period of action! Stark has a takedown stuffed. Ryan Baxter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddard Stark. Stark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baxter as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stark's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stark duly obliges. Baxter walks into a left hand. Stark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baxter is fending him off so far but Stark persists. Nope, Baxter circles away and we're back to standing. Stark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baxter tries to avoid it but Stark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baxter to the ground. Baxter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Baxter throws a lazy uppercut
and Stark counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Nice body kick from Baxter. A thudding body kick lands there by Baxter!
Stark looks winded! A leg kick checked by Baxter. Baxter avoids the body shot from Stark.
Baxter misses the shot to the body. Some wild striking there from Stark.
Baxter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baxter circles away quickly and effectively. Stark shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baxter eats them both and turns towards Stark to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Baxter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddard Stark will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Eddard Stark's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Stark gets a double leg takedown into Baxter's guard. Stark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Baxter is trying to control the position but Stark postures up. Baxter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stark is one step ahead there. Baxter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Stark preventing the sweep. Stark trying to control but Baxter is working from the bottom. Stark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Baxter wriggles free and stands up. Stark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baxter. Eddard Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup. Baxter scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baxter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat. Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stark sizes up Baxter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Stark moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Baxter dodges the punch combination from Stark.
Some wild striking there from Stark.
Stark throws a front kick aimed at Baxter's knee but Baxter avoids it well. Stark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Baxter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stark. Nice defenses there by Baxter.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baxter connects with a leg kick. Stark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Baxter thumps Stark with a low kick. Baxter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Stark is breathing heavily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A jab lands there for Baxter. A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target. Eddard Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Baxter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Baxter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stark. Baxter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baxter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stark is rocked! Stark looks to land a combination but Baxter avoids it well. Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Baxter finish him? Baxter fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Stark to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Stark looks to clinch but Baxter throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Stark taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ryan Baxter! An out of breath and clearly excited Ryan Baxter thanked Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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pop
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