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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Brandon Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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185 cm
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182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldwin looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Tommy King has been cut.
Baldwin walks into a straight right hand from King.
Baldwin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baldwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baldwin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Baldwin letting King take a breather here.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baldwin is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the ropes.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baldwin tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the ropes.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baldwin is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baldwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baldwin's efforts to push away.
Baldwin is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King's coach down at LOD: Black Label was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on King's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Baldwin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Baldwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baldwin is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Baldwin can't break the clinch.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baldwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from King.
Baldwin looking to stall.
Baldwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Baldwin wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Baldwin takes a shot to the head.
King lands a shot to the body.
Baldwin is trying to break free.
King has Baldwin pressed against the ropes, preventing Baldwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baldwin is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baldwin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baldwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baldwin tries to break free but King pushes him back against the ropes.
King lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Baldwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baldwin is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy King's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baldwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baldwin is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Baldwin breaks from the clinch.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baldwin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
King dodges the punch combination from Baldwin.
Baldwin looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Baldwin with a jab.
Baldwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Brandon Baldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baldwin misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Baldwin.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Baldwin is just out of range.
Brandon Baldwin is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baldwin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Baldwin.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Baldwin is just out of range.
Baldwin closes the distance and clinches.
Baldwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baldwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King pushes Baldwin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Baldwin controls the action.
Baldwin wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baldwin can't break the clinch.
Baldwin is trying to break free.
King stalling in the clinch.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baldwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Baldwin misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Baldwin. Those never looked like landing.
Baldwin misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baldwin tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
Baldwin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
King swings for the body but Baldwin moves out of range.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Baldwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baldwin.
King is rocked!
King walks straight into a big right, left combination from Baldwin and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Baldwin as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brandon Baldwin!
Brandon Baldwin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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