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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dax Baxter (ranked 5762 p4p, 251 weight class) and Ondrej Plesoun (ranked 6182 p4p, 264 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dax Baxter has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dax Baxter seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dax Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ondrej Plesoun!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter scores with a nice strike.
Sloppy strikes from Baxter. Those never looked like landing.
Baxter looks to land a combination but Plesoun avoids it well.
Baxter scores with the left hand. Plesoun knows he should have avoided that one.
Baxter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Baxter lands with an overhand left.
Baxter scores with a body shot.
Baxter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Plesoun on the side of the head.
Baxter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Baxter tries to land a leg kick but Plesoun saw it coming and moves away.
Plesoun tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jab by Baxter.
Baxter stalks Plesoun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Plesoun's face. Plesoun staggers backwards, shaken.
Dax Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Plesoun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baxter lands with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baxter.
Plesoun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baxter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Plesoun gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baxter.
Plesoun goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Plesoun misses with a looping right.
Baxter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Plesoun looks winded!
Baxter stuns Plesoun with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter with a nice cross.
Baxter closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Plesoun quickly recovers to half guard.
Baxter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Plesoun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baxter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baxter throwing shots but Plesoun is blocking nicely.
Baxter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baxter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Plesoun has hold of Baxter's hands but Baxter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baxter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Plesoun's head.
Baxter controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baxter is controlling the pace.
Baxter drops an elbow to the side of Plesoun's head.
Plesoun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baxter is nestled in close to Plesoun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Baxter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baxter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baxter working the head and body with strikes.
Baxter working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Baxter seems content to control.
Baxter lands with a punch from half guard.
Baxter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baxter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Plesoun on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Baxter controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Baxter connects with a nice short shot to Plesoun's temple.
Baxter trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands with a punch from half guard.
Baxter has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Baxter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Baxter lands a heavy elbow.
Baxter lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baxter content just to control the position here.
Baxter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dax Baxter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baxter scores with a sloppy right hand. Plesoun should have avoided that one.
A left lands for Baxter.
Baxter throws a leg kick but Plesoun sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baxter blocks the body kick.
Baxter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Plesoun scores with a kick to the body.
Plesoun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baxter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Plesoun to the ground. Baxter is now in Plesoun's guard.
Baxter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Plesoun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Baxter controls the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Baxter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Plesoun is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter working some strikes from top position.
Baxter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter throws a big right hand that misses.
Baxter distracts Plesoun with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baxter pushes down on Plesoun's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Plesoun taking some punishment here, with Baxter in his half guard.
Baxter throwing shots but Plesoun is blocking nicely.
Baxter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Baxter trying to control the pace.
Baxter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baxter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plesoun can do to turn this around?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Baxter in particular looking to stall.
Baxter 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands with a punch from half guard.
Baxter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baxter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Plesoun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baxter working over Plesoun with some ground and pound. Plesoun looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Baxter working Plesoun over with strikes.
Baxter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Baxter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Plesoun defending well though.
Baxter is taking a breather. Plesoun says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Baxter is nestled in close to Plesoun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Plesoun with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Baxter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Plesoun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Plesoun has hold of Baxter's hands but Baxter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Well, if Baxter 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.
Plesoun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baxter is taking a breather. Plesoun says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Baxter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Plesoun's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Baxter lands strikes from half guard.
Plesoun has hold of Baxter's hands but Baxter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baxter 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.
Baxter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baxter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dax Baxter dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Plesoun closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baxter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baxter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Baxter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Baxter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baxter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Plesoun has momentary wrist control but Baxter slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plesoun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baxter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baxter stays in close to Plesoun's body and controls the position.
Baxter landing some decent shots from guard.
Plesoun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Baxter landing with the ground and pound.
Baxter is in close to Plesoun's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baxter trying to control the position from guard on top but Plesoun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baxter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baxter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Baxter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baxter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baxter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baxter throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Baxter both land. Nice combination.
Baxter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot by Baxter.
Plesoun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baxter lands with a nice body punch.
Baxter tests Plesoun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baxter lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Baxter.
Baxter throws a combination. Plesoun tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baxter lands with a right hand.
Baxter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baxter.
Baxter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baxter jabs at Plesoun's body.
Baxter lands with a right hand.
Baxter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Plesoun eats them both and turns towards Baxter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Baxter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plesoun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baxter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baxter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Baxter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baxter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Baxter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dax Baxter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baxter 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dax Baxter!
Dax Baxter seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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