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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lenard Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenard Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Ryan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldwin misses with a low kick.
Baldwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryan has closed the distance and engaged Baldwin in a clinch.
Baldwin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ryan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Baldwin to the mat. Baldwin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Baldwin is trying to control the position but Ryan postures up.
Ryan preventing the sweep.
Baldwin striking off his back but it's not causing Ryan any problems.
Baldwin looking to control.
Ryan trying to control but Baldwin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldwin is adopting a defensive guard.
Baldwin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Baldwin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryan manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Baldwin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Baldwin is working for a submission of some sort.
Ryan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baldwin is working away from the top position though.
Ryan tries to roll over but Baldwin keeps him under control.
Ryan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ryan wants to control but Baldwin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Baldwin seems to be working for a kimura but Ryan defends the submission attempt.
Baldwin is working for a submission of some sort.
Baldwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baldwin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ryan defends it well.
Baldwin wants to work for an arm triangle but Ryan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baldwin.
Baldwin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ryan defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baldwin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ryan defends it well.
Baldwin is trying to work for a kimura but Ryan is defending well.
Ryan tries to roll over but Baldwin keeps him under control.
That's four 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.
Baldwin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baldwin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Baldwin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan scores with a takedown into Baldwin's guard.
Baldwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Baldwin, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenard Baldwin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Baldwin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ryan's guard.
Ryan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baldwin won't allow Ryan to get back to his feet.
Baldwin landing some decent shots from guard.
Baldwin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Baldwin scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ryan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baldwin's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ryan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Baldwin is trying to control the position but Ryan postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan working some strikes from top position.
Baldwin striking from his own guard.
Ryan is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Ryan postures up.
Ryan preventing the sweep.
Ryan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baldwin is pulling down on Ryan's head to control his posture.
Baldwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Baldwin throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan gets a clinch.
Baldwin tries to pull guard but Ryan holds him up against the cage and eventually Baldwin drops back down to his feet.
Ryan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ryan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ryan is proving hard to escape from.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Baldwin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Baldwin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ryan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ryan wants to control the position but Baldwin says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ryan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Baldwin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Baldwin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ryan sees it coming and defends easily.
Ryan has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Baldwin is on him like a limpet, forcing Ryan back against the cage.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ryan can't do much from the bottom here.
Baldwin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Baldwin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Baldwin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Baldwin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ryan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ryan is trying to improve his position.
Baldwin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Baldwin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ryan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Baldwin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ryan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Baldwin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ryan struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lenard Baldwin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Baldwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryan tries to clinch but Baldwin moves out of range.
Baldwin attempts a counter takedown but Ryan avoids it well and moves away.
Ryan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Baldwin trying to control but Ryan postures up.
Baldwin tries to roll over but Ryan keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldwin wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Baldwin gets full guard.
Ryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan trying to control but Baldwin is working from the bottom.
Baldwin trying to keep a closed guard but Ryan is proving a slippery customer.
Baldwin wants to sweep but no luck.
Baldwin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Matt Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Baldwin!
You can see the frustration on Baldwin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Baldwin tries to bench press Ryan off him but Ryan keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Baldwin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Baldwin throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Baldwin is holding Ryan down, trying to stall.
Ryan working away.
Baldwin tries to buck Ryan off but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan tries to stand but Baldwin is controlling his head.
Ryan staying calm.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan closes the distance and clinches.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ryan enables Baldwin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ryan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Baldwin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ryan has momentary wrist control but Baldwin slips an elbow through the middle.
Baldwin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan controls Baldwin momentarily but Baldwin frees himself.
Baldwin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lenard Baldwin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ryan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baldwin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ryan is proving hard to escape from.
Baldwin stands up over Ryan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ryan 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baldwin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ryan, up you get!
Matt Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lenard Baldwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Baldwin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Baldwin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenard Baldwin!
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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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