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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Delwyn Baines (ranked 4597 p4p, 67 weight class) and Daniel Sainty (ranked 3066 p4p, 44 weight class). Baines comes into the arena with Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Delwyn Baines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sainty ducks under a wild hook from Baines.
Sainty looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baines throws a jab when Sainty was well out of range.
Baines loads up on a big right hand but Sainty slips the punch.
Baines connects with a crisp jab.
Baines pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sainty ducks under a wild hook from Baines.
Sainty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baines.
Baines misses with a hook.
Baines definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Delwyn Baines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baines defending well as Sainty loads up on a big left hand.
Baines was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baines jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baines throws the left hand but Sainty avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sainty! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baines missing with a left hand there. Sainty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Sainty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baines jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baines jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baines throws a shot from downtown. Sainty moves away and avoids it.
Baines misses with a straight right.
Baines misses with a hook
and Sainty counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty ducks under a wild hook from Baines.
Sainty throws out a counter right but Baines avoids it with no problem.
Sainty ducks under a wild hook from Baines.
Baines thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sainty moves out of range as Baines strikes.
Sainty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baines throws out the jab.
Sainty flicks out a counter leg kick but Baines steps away.
Sainty blocks a jab.
Baines misses with a hook. Sainty ducked under it nicely.
Baines throws the left hand but Sainty avoids the punch easily.
Baines throws the left hand but Sainty avoids the punch easily.
Sainty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baines waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sainty.
Sainty misses with a low kick.
Baines is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sainty's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sainty staying out of range there.
Sainty replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Baines blocks it well.
Baines throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Sainty.
Baines throws a hook but Sainty avoids it easily.
Sainty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty moves forwards but Baines connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sainty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sainty is rocked!
Baines throws a hook but Sainty avoids it easily.
Sainty is still on wobbly legs! Can Baines finish him?
Baines looks to land a left hand but Sainty moved out of range nicely.
Sainty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 telegraphed right hand from Baines misses the target.
Sainty seems to have recovered his senses.
Baines throws a hook but Sainty avoids it easily.
Baines is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sainty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baines.
Delwyn Baines is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sainty darts in and clinches Baines up against the cage.
Sainty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baines wants to break free but Sainty has control.
Baines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sainty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baines throws out the jab.
A big left from Baines misses.
Baines lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sainty ducks under a wild hook from Baines.
Sainty tries a quick counter leg kick but Baines is wise to it.
Baines throws a jab when Sainty was well out of range.
Baines throws out a loose jab but Sainty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sainty drives through with a takedown into Baines's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sainty showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sainty trying to control the position from guard on top but Baines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sainty passes Baines's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've been informed that Sainty has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sainty stops Baines from getting back to his feet.
Sainty perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sainty wants to pass the guard but Baines is defending well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Baines misses with an uppercut.
Baines fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sainty ducks under a wild hook from Baines.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baines is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sainty.
Sainty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baines.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delwyn Baines dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Baines is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sainty.
Baines loads up on a big right hand but Sainty slips the punch.
It seemed like Sainty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Delwyn Baines is winning the standup battle so far.
Sainty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baines throws out the jab.
Sainty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baines.
Sainty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baines.
Sainty now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Baines throws a hook but Sainty avoids it easily.
Baines is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sainty can do to turn this around?
Sainty staying out of range there.
Baines misses with a looping left.
A big right from Baines misses.
Sainty slips under a jab from Baines.
Sainty slips under a jab from Baines.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baines throws a lazy right hand but Sainty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sainty slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Sainty.
Baines throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sainty slips a jab from Baines.
Sainty tries a quick counter leg kick but Baines is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty ducks under a wild hook from Baines.
Sainty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baines.
Baines avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baines misses with a hook.
Sainty throws out a counter right but Baines avoids it with no problem.
Sainty slips a jab from Baines.
Baines throws an off balance right hand
and Sainty counters with a straight right hand.
Baines missing with a left hand there. Sainty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baines swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baines throws a jab but it's blocked by Sainty.
Sainty closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sainty lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sainty content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty advances to half guard.
Baines pushes Sainty off looking to stand but Sainty dives back in and keeps control.
Sainty thows a huge punch but Baines dodges it nicely.
Baines wants to get back to his feet.
Sainty is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty moves nicely into side control.
Sainty controlling the position.
Sainty works to advance to full mount. Baines defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sainty controlling his opponent.
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.
Sainty mounts Baines! Really nice guard pass there!
Sainty controlling the pace for now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Delwyn Baines will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Baines misses with a left hand
and Sainty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baines scores with a nice right hand.
Baines misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Baines misses its intended target.
Sainty appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Baines misses.
Sainty moves out of range as Baines strikes.
Baines throws an overhand right that lands on Sainty's shoulder, as Sainty tries to avoid the shot.
Sainty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baines.
Sainty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baines sprawls well. Baines wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sainty gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Baines.
Baines throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baines throws a shot from downtown. Sainty moves away and avoids it.
Sainty slips under a jab from Baines.
Baines throws a hook but Sainty blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty tries to clinch but Baines moves out of range.
Sainty goes for a double leg but Baines avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Baines continues to drive forward.
A jab from Baines does it's job there.
Baines swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baines.
Sainty scores with a takedown into Baines's guard.
Sainty passes Baines's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Well, if Sainty is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sainty's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty 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.
Sainty moves into full mount! Baines won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sainty goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Baines is on top in guard.
Delwyn Baines is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baines is posturing up here but Sainty has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Baines tries to roll out but it's too tight and Baines has to tap! Slick submission there by Sainty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Sainty!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Daniel Sainty waved his t-shirt featuring IniTech Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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