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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Baxter (ranked 3545 p4p, 406 weight class) and Jakob Trabik (ranked 3343 p4p, 388 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Baxter !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakob Trabik!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trabik swings away with a body shot that misses
and Baxter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trabik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trabik misses with a low kick.
Baxter throws a leg kick but Trabik checks it.
Baxter throws a looping overhand right but Trabik ducks down to avoid it.
Baxter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trabik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baxter moves away.
Trabik defending well as Baxter loads up on a big left hand.
Baxter slips a jab and a cross from Trabik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baxter .
It looks like Jakob Trabik has been cut.
Trabik throws a body kick that misses.
Trabik misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Baxter misses the target.
Trabik throws a body kick that misses
and Baxter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trabik throws a body punch but Baxter moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter avoids the body shot from Trabik.
Sloppy strikes from Trabik. Those never looked like landing.
Baxter throwing a counter right hand but Trabik manages to avoid it.
Trabik misses with an uppercut. Baxter saw that one coming.
Baxter motions for Trabik to come forward. Baxter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trabik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baxter counters with a stiff right hand.
Baxter connects with a body shot that sends Trabik's belly button to the back.
Baxter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Baxter finds it's way through Trabik's defenses.
Baxter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Trabik takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baxter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baxter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baxter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Trabik catches Baxter right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trabik throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trabik ducks right into an uppercut from Baxter .
Trabik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baxter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baxter looks to score with a jab to the body but Trabik is just out of range.
Trabik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baxter scores with a jab to the body.
Trabik throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baxter thinks about countering with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Trabik.
A little feinted left hand from Baxter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Baxter .
A looping hook to the body misses from Trabik. Baxter does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trabik.
Jakob Trabik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Trabik misses.
Baxter cracks a nice hook into Trabik's ribs.
Trabik misses with a body shot.
Trabik takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Trabik looks winded!
Trabik misses with a body punch
and Baxter counters with an inside leg kick.
Baxter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trabik.
Baxter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trabik moves away.
Trabik scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baxter throws a sloppy head kick
and Trabik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trabik cracks Baxter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A clash of legs there as Baxter blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trabik appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Trabik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trabik moves out of range as Baxter throws a body kick.
Baxter lands a right hook to the body.
Baxter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trabik moves out of range as Baxter strikes.
Baxter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trabik checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trabik manages to avoid it.
Baxter is looking to wear down Trabik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baxter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baxter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baxter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trabik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rocky Baxter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jakob Trabik's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baxter wants to slow Trabik down by chopping away at his legs.
Baxter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baxter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baxter throws a body shot but no joy.
Trabik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circling - Trabik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baxter throws a body shot but no joy.
Baxter throws the kick towards the body but Trabik avoids it.
Trabik let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Baxter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baxter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trabik misses with a head kick.
Baxter misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Trabik. Those never looked like landing.
Rocky Baxter is winning the standup battle so far.
Baxter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trabik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Baxter finds it's target.
Trabik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baxter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trabik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baxter .
Baxter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trabik feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baxter s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trabik fails to land with a series of punches.
Trabik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Rocky Baxter has been cut.
Baxter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baxter swinging wildly here.
Trabik cracks a nice hook into Baxter 's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trabik throws a series of punches but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter digs a good hook to Trabik's body.
Baxter throws a body shot but no joy.
Baxter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Trabik misses
and Baxter counters with a left and a right that stings Trabik.
Trabik misses with a straight left.
Baxter misses with an uppercut. Trabik saw that one coming.
Trabik lands with a shot to the body.
Trabik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baxter jabs Trabik right on the nose. Trabik blinks but takes it well.
Trabik fails to land with a series of punches.
Baxter throws a counter high kick but Trabik was just alert enough to avoid it.
Baxter misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws a body shot but no joy.
Baxter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trabik looks to land a right hand but Baxter moved out of range.
Crunch! Baxter slams his shin into Trabik's torso.
Trabik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trabik swings away with a body shot that misses
and Baxter counters with an outside leg kick.
Baxter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trabik on the side of the head.
Baxter takes a swing at Trabik's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baxter . Trabik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trabik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trabik throws a body punch but Baxter moves out of range.
Trabik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baxter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trabik scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baxter cracks the inside of Trabik's front leg.
Baxter lands a jab to Trabik's midsection.
Trabik 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!
Trabik fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baxter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baxter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trabik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baxter manages to avoid it.
Baxter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Baxter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baxter .
Baxter lands a nice looking body kick.
Baxter thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Trabik if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Baxter dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Baxter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
No joy there for Baxter , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baxter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trabik looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trabik digs a good body shot into Baxter 's ribs.
Baxter slips a straight right by Trabik.
Baxter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baxter just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trabik.
Trabik misses with a body shot.
Trabik throws a series of punches but Baxter avoids them all with ease.
Baxter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trabik.
Trabik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter connects with a body shot.
Trabik swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baxter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trabik throws a body punch but Baxter moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Baxter . Beautiful body shot.
Trabik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baxter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trabik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trabik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baxter moves away.
Baxter defending well as Trabik loads up on a big left hand.
Trabik throws a series of punches but Baxter avoids them all with ease.
Baxter digs a good body shot into Trabik's ribs.
Baxter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter tries to land a front kick but Trabik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baxter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trabik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baxter circles away quickly and effectively.
Baxter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trabik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Trabik throws a body shot but no joy.
Baxter tries a low kick but Trabik avoids it.
Baxter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baxter lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trabik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baxter is looking to slow Trabik down with leg kicks.
Baxter misses the shot to the body.
Trabik throws a head kick but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Baxter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baxter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trabik can do to turn this around?
Baxter throws a shot to the body.
That kick from Baxter tenderised Trabik's leg. Trabik is trying to keep his angry face on.
Trabik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baxter counters with a solid body kick.
Baxter fakes the leg kick and cracks Trabik in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That has opened up Jakob Trabik's cut even more.
Baxter with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baxter with a hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Trabik might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Baxter has got the better of the exchanges.
Baxter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trabik throws a front kick aimed at Baxter 's knee but Baxter avoids it well.
Trabik throws a hook but Baxter avoids it easily.
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trabik moves away.
Trabik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxter .
Baxter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trabik.
Trabik throws a combination. Baxter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Baxter !
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