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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamiwe Kamanula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamanula is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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70 lbs
27 - 7 - 0 |
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164 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tamiwe Kamanula!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kamanula.
Baxter is rocked!
Baxter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Baxter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baxter misses with a wild combination.
Kamanula fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baxter is out of range.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamanula swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick and Baxter moves out of range easily.
Baxter lands a head kick!
Kamanula lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baxter's sensitive parts.
Kamanula throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from Baxter.
Kamanula scores with a leg kick.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamanula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been informed that Kamanula has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Kamanula.
Baxter appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kamanula avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kamanula lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter fails to land with a series of punches.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses.
Baxter throws a head kick that half lands.
A good leg kick by Baxter.
Kamanula wants to land a leg kick but Baxter is out of range.
Baxter closes the distance and clinches.
Baxter is trying to break free.
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 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses.
Kamanula misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baxter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baxter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kamanula tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamanula moves away.
A head kick misses from Baxter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamanula takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter blocks a low kick nicely.
Baxter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kamanula misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baxter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kamanula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kamanula.
Baxter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Baxter pushes Kamanula up against the cage in a clinch.
Kamanula tries a body shot but Baxter blocks it.
Kamanula wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baxter has him pressed against the cage.
Baxter missing with knees to the body.
Baxter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baxter trying to land knees to the body.
Baxter throws a head punch that misses.
Baxter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kamanula is defending well for now.
Kamanula lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kamanula pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baxter closes the distance and clinches.
Kamanula wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kamanula lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Kamanula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamanula.
Kamanula blocks an elbow strike from Baxter.
Kamanula lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baxter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kamanulas head.
Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamanula can't break the clinch.
Baxter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baxter scores with a knee to the head.
A short left from Baxter.
Baxter struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamanula controls his hands.
Kamanula breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamanula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kamanula cracks the inside of Baxter's front leg.
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!
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses.
Kamanula is looking to land body kicks.
Baxter misses with a head kick.
Baxter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baxter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamanula feints a counter leg kick.
Kamanula is looking to land body kicks.
Kamanula fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baxter.
Baxter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kamanula has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kamanula feints a jab and as Baxter dips his head, Kamanula unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Baxter right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Baxter falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Kamanula smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tamiwe Kamanula!
Tamiwe Kamanula made sure to mention his sponsor, Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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