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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Animal Baldwin (ranked 24758 p4p, 474 weight class) and Gumby Lane (ranked 6068 p4p, 433 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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222 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Animal Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gumby Lane!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lane tests Baldwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baldwin slips under a jab.
Lane lands with a nice body punch.
Lane misses with a hook. Baldwin ducked under it nicely.
Baldwin closes the distance and clinches up with Lane, looking for a takedown. Baldwin pushes Lane against the cage but Lane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Baldwin fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lane. Baldwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Lane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldwin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lane keeping moving, preventing Baldwin from controlling successfully.
Baldwin prevents Lane from getting back to his feet.
We've been hearing that Baldwin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane wants to get back to his feet but Baldwin passes into half guard.
Baldwin stalling.
Lane is trying to stand back up but Baldwin is controlling him
Lane is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Baldwin misses with a takedown attempt - Lane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Animal Baldwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baldwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baldwin shoots in but Lane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lane tries to score with a low kick but Baldwin moves his leg out of the way.
Baldwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lane.
Baldwin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lane.
Good standup being displayed there by Lane as he connects with a hook.
Lane misses with a shot to the body
and Baldwin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lane is fighting off a takedown attempt but Baldwin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lane to the mat. Lane regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lane is looking to stand up but Baldwin isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Baldwin manages to pass to side control.
Lane wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Baldwin is trying to control the action in half guard but Lane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lane scores with a hook.
Lane misses with a wild combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've been informed that Lane has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gumby Lane dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good shot there by Lane.
Baldwin has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baldwin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lane is trying to push Baldwin away but Baldwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baldwin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lane is looking to stand back up but Baldwin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lane can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lane is trying to escape back to his feet but Baldwin uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Lane is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Baldwin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lane is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lane trying desperately to get to his feet.
Baldwin looking to control but Lane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lane wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lane defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Baldwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane is trying to stand up.
Animal Baldwin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baldwin is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Lane lands a head shot.
Jab by Lane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin shoots in but Lane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice jab there from Lane.
Lane is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Baldwin ducks under a wild hook from Lane.
Lane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baldwin walks into a stiff left hand from Lane.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lane misses with a two punch combination.
Lane might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baldwin is looking to counter the offense by Lane and move into the clinch.
Lane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baldwin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gumby Lane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Baldwin blocks the leg kick.
Baldwin feinted with a counter takedown.
Lane throws a leg kick
and Baldwin counters by moving into the clinch.
Lane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lane wants to break free but Baldwin has control.
Lane tries to break free but Baldwin pushes him back against the cage.
Lane working hard to break the clinch.
Lane can't break the clinch.
Lane can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldwin prevents Lane from breaking the clinch.
Baldwin prevents Lane from breaking the clinch.
Baldwin wants the takedown. Lane is fighting it off but Baldwin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lane's guard against the cage.
Lane wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Baldwin manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lane is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Baldwin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lane is looking to escape.
Lane is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Lane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Baldwin looking to secure an arm triangle but Lane defends it well.
Baldwin looking to control but Lane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Baldwin won't let Lane get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
A telegraphed right hand from Lane misses the target.
Baldwin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lane.
Baldwin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Lane finds it's way through Baldwin's defenses.
Lane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Lane misses.
Baldwin throws a big counter combination but Lane scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lane circles away.
Gumby Lane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Lane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Lane looks to move away, Baldwin throws a big counter combo but Lane just gets out of the way.
Gumby Lane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Baldwin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Baldwin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lane lunges at Baldwin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baldwin's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lane misses with a combination
and Baldwin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gumby Lane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lane is trying to push Baldwin away but Baldwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lane is trying to break free.
Animal Baldwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baldwin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gumby Lane.
I've got Lane winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gumby Lane!
During a confident post fight interview, Gumby Lane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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