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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jet Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
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195 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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183 cm
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188 lbs
31 - 21 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Baxter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Thompson! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baxter was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson. Good leg kick by Baxter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Baxter is just out of range. Baxter is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks. Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baxter scores with a push kick. Ryan Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Baxter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Baxter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Baxter wants to slow Thompson down by chopping away at his legs. Baxter throws a nice outside leg kick. Good leg kick by Baxter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baxter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baxter lands a head kick!
It looks like Jet Thompson has been cut. Baxter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson throws a solid leg kick but Baxter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thompson. A good leg kick by Baxter. A nice combination there by Baxter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Thompson throws a right hand that Baxter ducks under and follows up with a left that Baxter also avoids with ease. An inside leg kick lands from Baxter. Thompson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Baxter back to the cage. Thompson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Baxter lands with a good body shot. Thompson looks winded! Baxter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thompson closes the distance and lands a one-two. Baxter throws a nice inside leg kick. Thompson misses the shot to the body. Baxter cracks Thompson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. A punch lands to the side of Thompson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Jet Thompson's cut even more. Baxter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thompson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Thompson misses with a kick to the body.
Baxter thows a left - swing and a miss! Baxter checks a low kick from Thompson. Baxter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Baxter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Baxter lands a leg kick that knocks Thompson off balance momentarily. Thompson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thompson. Baxter lands a jab to the head.
Thompson takes a shot right to the bread basket. Baxter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Thompson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thompson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Baxter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Baxter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thompson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thompson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Baxter throws a right hand that misses
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Thompson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The cut above Jet Thompson's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Baxter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a series of strikes. Baxter will be more careful next time no doubt. Baxter misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Thompson defending well as Baxter loads up on a big left hand. Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jet Thompson's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baxter looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well. Baxter throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it. Thompson throws a head kick but Baxter moves out of range.
Ryan Baxter is winning the standup battle so far. Baxter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thompson. Baxter 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.
Baxter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Thompson avoids the head kick by Baxter.
A combination from Thompson does no damage. Baxter misses with a low kick. Thompson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Baxter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baxter throws a big shot that misses. Baxter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Baxter does a little dance to reset his feet. Thompson misses with a head kick.
Jab by Baxter. Thompson misses the shot to the body. Baxter on the wrong end of a nice jab. Baxter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baxter moves away. Baxter lands a left and a right that send Thompson crashing to the mat, dazed. Baxter thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Thompson is rocked! Ryan Baxter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Baxter ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Thompson out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Baxter! Ryan Baxter managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery , into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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