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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Simone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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140 lbs
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131 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomas Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Simone!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldwin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Simone on his heels. He'll look to pass Simone's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baldwin cracks Simone with a solid left hand.
Simone controlling the position.
Baldwin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baldwin throwing strikes but missing.
Simone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baldwin is looking to work some ground and pound but Simone has wrist control.
Baldwin being controlled here momentarily.
Baldwin throws a strike but Simone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldwin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simone's guard.
Baldwin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baldwin throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baldwin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Simone is pulling down on Baldwin's head to control his posture.
Simone wants to sweep but no luck.
Baldwin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baldwin wants to stand but Simone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Simone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baldwin.
Simone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 wants to stand but Simone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Simone pulls Baldwin in to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Baldwin preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Simone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baldwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simone misses with a hook. Baldwin ducked under it nicely.
Simone wants to clinch.
Baldwin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Simone throws a chopping leg kick but Baldwin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Baldwin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Baldwin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Simone was covering up waiting for the punch and Baldwin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin wants to get up but he can't break Simone's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Simone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Baldwin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baldwin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simone has his hands on Baldwin's head, controlling the position.
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 throws an elbow that misses. Simone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baldwin's guard. Nice move by Simone!
Simone tries to free his leg and advance position but Baldwin is retaining full guard.
Baldwin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Simone preventing the sweep.
Simone seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Simone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Baldwin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Baldwin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Baldwin!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I wouldn't like to be where Simone is right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Baldwin dominated that round.
That's time! Baldwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Simone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baldwin manages to avoid it.
As Simone tries to get set, Baldwin tries to push him back and clinch up but Simone manages to avoid the attempt.
Simone throws a hook but Baldwin blocks it.
Baldwin tries to counter by clinching up but Simone breaks away and moves out of range.
Simone looks to score with a jab to the body but Baldwin is just out of range.
We've been informed that Simone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Simone is looking to clinch.
Simone looks to score with a jab to the body but Baldwin is just out of range.
Baldwin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Simone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Simone showed some decent athleticism there.
Simone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tomas Baldwin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldwin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Simone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Simone seems to be looking for submissions.
Simone trying to mount his opponent but Baldwin defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin is looking for a sweep. Simone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Simone thows a huge punch but Baldwin dodges it nicely.
Baldwin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Simone throwing strikes from guard but Baldwin blocks nicely.
Simone pushing down on Baldwin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Baldwin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Simone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Simone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baldwin keeps working.
Simone creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Baldwin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Simone tries for a kimura but Baldwin is defending well.
Simone goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Baldwin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Simone but great work by Baldwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simone dodges the ground and pound from Baldwin.
Baldwin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Simone wants to control but Baldwin postures up.
Baldwin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Simone can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baldwin working away.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Simone regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone is defending against the submission attempts here by Baldwin.
Simone is trying is best to control the position here.
Simone is trying to get back to full guard.
Simone has his hands clasped together around Baldwin's back. He's all about the action.
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.
Simone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Baldwin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baldwin prevents Simone from improving his position.
Simone moves into full guard.
Baldwin throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baldwin is fighting to break Simone's control of his arms but Simone is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Simone 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!
Simone throws a leg kick but Baldwin moved away.
Simone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baldwin is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Simone is predictable there
and Baldwin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baldwin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Simone up against the cage.
Baldwin stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldwin stalling.
Baldwin effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Simone as Baldwin tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tomas Baldwin.
Baldwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simone, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Baldwin manages to pull guard.
Simone looking to pass the guard.
Baldwin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baldwin is on top in guard.
Baldwin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simone wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Simone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Simone is pulling down on Baldwin's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baldwin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baldwin throws a big elbow that misses.
Baldwin throws an elbow that misses. Simone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baldwin's guard. Nice move by Simone!
Simone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Simone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Simone throws a strike but Baldwin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone is adopting a defensive guard.
Baldwin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Simone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baldwin's guard.
Baldwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Simone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baldwin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Simone is pushing down on Baldwin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Baldwin is fighting to maintain full guard but Simone has managed to sneak the leg through.
Baldwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simone can do to turn this around?
Simone looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Simone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Simone is trying to control the action in half guard but Baldwin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Simone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Simone perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Simone trying to control from half guard but Baldwin is working away.
Simone is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tomas Baldwin.
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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Baldwin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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