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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxxy Baby (ranked 494 p4p, 53 weight class) and Tony Tiger (ranked 1050 p4p, 111 weight class). Maxxy Baby could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Tiger's chin.
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180 cm
27
150 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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166 cm
26
152 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxxy Baby! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Tiger! The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tiger gets a clinch. Nice elbow from Tiger. Baby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiger's elbow. Tiger told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight. Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it. Baby definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiger missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Tiger.
It looks like Maxxy Baby has been cut. Baby tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Tiger tries a knee to the head but Baby blocks it.
Baby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tiger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baby's brow. Baby scores with a shot to the side of Tiger's head. Baby misses with a short punch on the inside. Tiger scores with a knee to the head.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baby working some nice short punches in the clinch. Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger. A head punch on the inside from Baby fails to land. Baby lands on the inside with an uppercut. Baby avoiding damage as Tiger throws knees to the body.
Tiger tries to land knees in the clinch but Baby avoids the damage to the body. Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baby misses with a hook from the clinch. Baby struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiger controls his hands.
Tiger lands a nice knee to the body. Baby avoiding damage as Tiger throws knees to the body.
Baby tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Tiger throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tiger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Baby misses with the head strike.
Tiger blocks an uppercut.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it. This has been an exciting period of action! Tiger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baby.
Baby has a couple of punches blocked by Tiger.
Tiger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby avoids the elbow strike from Tiger, against the cage.
Baby misses with some punches.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger. Baby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Tiger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baby blocks it with crossed arms. Good body shot from Baby.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tiger blocks an uppercut.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger. Baby can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tiger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baby's brow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baby. Tiger trying to land knees to the body.
Tiger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Baby misses with a short punch on the inside. Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger. Baby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Still in the clinch, Baby scores with a nice short uppercut. Baby misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Baby throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A right handed body shot lands from Baby.
Baby blocks an elbow strike from Tiger.
Tiger pushes off an throws an elbow but Baby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Baby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baby avoids it. Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger. Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger. Tiger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baby is defending well for now. Baby can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
Baby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baby misses with a hook from the clinch. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Baby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Baby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Baby avoiding damage as Tiger throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxxy Baby dominated that round. The cut man is working on Maxxy Baby's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Baby misses. Tiger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baby. Tiger moves to clinch but Baby breaks away and Baby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Baby throws the left hand but Tiger avoids the punch easily. Baby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Baby scores with the left hand. Tiger knows he should have avoided that one. Tiger slips under a jab. Baby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Baby swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiger. A little feinted left hand from Baby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tiger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Tiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Baby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tiger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baby. Tiger moves in looking to clinch but Baby pushes him off. Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Baby. Nice defenses there by Tiger. Tiger slips under a jab. A jab from Baby misses. Tiger wants to clinch. Tiger wants to clinch. Baby jabs Tiger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baby lands the left hand. Baby throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Baby swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiger. Baby misses with an uppercut. Maxxy Baby is winning the standup battle so far. Tiger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiger sees it coming and avoids it easily. Tiger slips a jab from Baby. Tiger closes the distance looking to clinch and Baby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Baby misses the target. Tiger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baby throws out the jab. Tiger tries to clinch but Baby moves out of range. Tiger rushes Baby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Tiger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baby avoids it. Baby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tiger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baby's brow. Baby lands a left hand.
Baby avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiger. Baby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Maxxy Baby has scored more points in the clinch so far. Tiger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baby. Baby gets through Tiger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Baby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tiger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiger lands an elbow inside that Baby shrugs off. Baby tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Baby back against the cage. Tiger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger throws an elbow that misses.
Baby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around? Baby misses with the head strike.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it. Tiger lands a damaging elbow. Baby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Baby can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
Tiger throws an elbow that misses.
Baby lands a body punch in the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxxy Baby dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Maxxy Baby's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Tiger slips under a jab. Baby sets himself, and Tiger steps forward looking for the clinch! Baby avoids it this time. Baby takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses. Tiger is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Baby throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Tiger staying out of range there. Baby lands a nice hook to Tiger's body. Tiger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Baby swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger tries to counter with a clinch but Baby shakes him off and moves away. Baby ducks down and throws a hook to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tiger tries to clinch up. Baby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Tiger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baby scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters circle momentarily. Baby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Baby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baby throws a right hand that misses
and Tiger counters by moving into the clinch. Baby working aggressively here.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside. Baby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger. Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baby is defending well for now. Still in the clinch, Baby scores with a nice short uppercut. Tiger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Baby lands a body shot. Baby dodges an elbow strike from Tiger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baby. Tony Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baby lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiger backwards. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tiger landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Baby misses with some punches.
Baby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baby lands a hook to the side of the head. Maxxy Baby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Tiger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baby blocks the elbow strike.
Baby blocks an elbow strike. Tiger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baby avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiger.
That's three minutes gone in the round. With the fighters up against the cage, Tiger throws an elbow but misses. A short right hand to the side of the head by Baby. Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiger throws an elbow but it misses.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baby avoids it. With the fighters up against the cage, Tiger throws an elbow but misses. Baby takes a knee to the side of the body. Baby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Baby avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiger. Tiger pushes off an throws an elbow but Baby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Tiger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Tiger looks to throw an elbow but misses. Tiger lands a damaging elbow. Baby blocks the elbow strike.
Baby dodges an elbow strike from Tiger.
Tiger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baby.
Tiger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight! Maxxy Baby showed his dominance in that final round. Well Baby has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27 Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27 Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxxy Baby! A less than humble Maxxy Baby misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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