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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Violent Femme (ranked 112 p4p, 150 weight class) and Brady Jean Baptiste (ranked 12 p4p, 16 weight class). Jean Baptiste has chosen Born on the Bayou as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Violent Femme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Brady Jean Baptiste!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Femme tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jean Baptiste swivels and escapes.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Jean Baptiste moved out of range nicely.
Jean Baptiste is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Femme with a body shot.
Jean Baptiste uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Femme.
It seemed like Jean Baptiste was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Femme slips under a jab from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste swings for the body but Femme moves out of range.
Femme jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Femme swings widly with a right hand
and Jean Baptiste counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Femme thinking.
Femme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Femme gets the takedown into side control.
Jean Baptiste prevents Femme from moving into mount.
Jean Baptiste tries to improve position but can't.
Jean Baptiste seems a little lost for a moment, as Femme dominates the positioning.
Jean Baptiste prevents Femme from moving into mount.
Jean Baptiste stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Jean Baptiste tries to bench press Femme off him but Femme keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Femme working away.
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.
Femme controlling the position.
Jean Baptiste tries to bench press Femme off him but Femme keeps the position.
Femme is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jean Baptiste will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Femme wants to control but Jean Baptiste is keeping him busy.
Femme slows the pace down.
Jean Baptiste is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here as Femme stalls from top position.
Jean Baptiste is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jean Baptiste sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Femme controlling the pace.
Jean Baptiste wants to improve his position but Femme is controlling well.
Jean Baptiste trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Femme.
Jean Baptiste throws a looping overhand right but Femme ducks down to avoid it.
Jean Baptiste takes one on the button.
Femme rushes Jean Baptiste and presses him up against the cage.
Jean Baptiste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme cracks Jean Baptiste with a nice body shot.
Jean Baptiste lands a left hand.
Femme tries to throw a body punch but Jean Baptiste avoids it by throwing Femme back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Femme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body punch.
Jean Baptiste works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body punch.
Femme manages to break the clinch.
Femme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Femme misses the jab.
Jean Baptiste tries a quick counter leg kick but Femme is wise to it.
Jean Baptiste takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jean Baptiste with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Femme gets tackled into the cage by Jean Baptiste. Jean Baptiste maintains the clinch.
Femme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jean Baptiste's elbow.
Femme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Femme.
A right handed body shot lands from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste lands a right hand.
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!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jean Baptiste misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste misses with a punch to the body.
Jean Baptiste lands a left hand that snaps the head of Femme backwards.
Jean Baptiste tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Femme's elbow.
Jean Baptiste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Femme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jean Baptiste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jean Baptiste working aggressively here.
Femme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Femme lands a shot to the body.
Femme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jean Baptiste throws a head punch that misses.
Jean Baptiste struggles to land a body shot inside as Femme controls his hands.
Jean Baptiste fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Femme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jean Baptistes head.
Femme's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Femme fails to land.
Jean Baptiste swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jean Baptiste tries a body shot but Femme blocks it.
Jean Baptiste misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Violent Femme will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Femme loads up on a big right hand but Jean Baptiste slips the punch.
Jean Baptiste slips a straight right by Femme.
Jean Baptiste tries to counter with a clinch but Femme shakes him off and moves away.
Femme scores with a jab to the jaw.
Donk. Femme catches Jean Baptiste right on the button with a cross.
Jean Baptiste misses with a straight left.
Femme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Femme.
Femme misses with a looping right.
Femme is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Femme blocks the body kick.
Femme closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jean Baptiste circles away.
A low kick lands for Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jean Baptiste loads up on a big right hand but Femme slips the punch.
Femme moves into range and connects with a jab.
Femme lands a nice looking body shot.
Jean Baptiste lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Femme at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jean Baptiste throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jean Baptiste throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jean Baptiste misses the jab.
Femme misses with an uppercut. Jean Baptiste saw that one coming.
Jean Baptiste swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jean Baptiste to score with a decent uppercut.
Femme stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jean Baptiste.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jean Baptiste.
Femme misses with a hook. Jean Baptiste ducked under it nicely.
Jean Baptiste was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jean Baptiste misses with a kick to the body.
Femme moves out of range of the leg kick from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste cracks Femme with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jean Baptiste takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Violent Femme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jean Baptiste circles away from the clinch attempt.
Femme slips a straight right by Jean Baptiste.
Femme throws a big shot that misses.
Jean Baptiste's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Femme connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jean Baptiste scrambles back to his feet.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Jean Baptiste was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Femme misses with a straight left.
Jean Baptiste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Femme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jean Baptiste will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Femme lands with a straight right. Jean Baptiste didn't see that one coming.
Violent Femme is winning the standup battle so far.
Jean Baptiste slips under a jab from Femme.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jean Baptiste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Femme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jean Baptiste.
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brady Jean Baptiste is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jean Baptiste throws a leg kick but Femme checks it.
Jean Baptiste bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jean Baptiste throws a push kick but Femme slaps the foot to one side.
Jean Baptiste moves away from the strike by Femme.
Femme throws a looping overhand right but Jean Baptiste ducks down to avoid it.
Jean Baptiste ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Femme lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Femme darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jean Baptiste is trying to get back to full guard.
Jean Baptiste trying to hold on to Femme's head to control him but Femme postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jean Baptiste won't allow Femme to pass to mount.
Jean Baptiste tries to get to full guard but Femme has control of the leg.
Femme wants to control but Jean Baptiste is keeping him busy.
Jean Baptiste is looking to control Femme's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jean Baptiste avoid being mounted?
Femme tries to pass to full mount but Jean Baptiste defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jean Baptiste is trying to control but can't.
Jean Baptiste won't allow Femme to pass to mount.
Femme not doing much here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Femme swings for the body but Jean Baptiste moves out of range.
Jean Baptiste swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jean Baptiste lands with a nice body punch.
Jean Baptiste pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Femme misses the target.
Femme throws a looping overhand right but Jean Baptiste ducks down to avoid it.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Jean Baptiste moved out of range nicely.
Femme lands with a nice body punch.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jean Baptiste sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jean Baptiste lands a nice leg kick that just misses Femme's sensitive parts.
Femme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jean Baptiste manages to avoid it.
Jean Baptiste swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jean Baptiste lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jean Baptiste moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Violent Femme will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jean Baptiste pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Femme just misses with a punch to the body.
Femme defending well as Jean Baptiste loads up on a big left hand.
Femme takes a swing at Jean Baptiste's ribcage but misses.
Femme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jean Baptiste swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Femme lands a jab to the head.
Femme lands a body shot.
Femme bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jean Baptiste's head.
Jean Baptiste swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Femme looks to throw the jab but Jean Baptiste is out of range.
Jean Baptiste lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Femme lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Femme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jean Baptiste ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jean Baptiste looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jean Baptiste misses with a low kick.
Femme closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jean Baptiste counters with a good low kick that Femme was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste throws a looping overhand right but Femme ducks down to avoid it.
Jean Baptiste on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jean Baptiste slips a jab from Femme.
Jean Baptiste keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Femme.
Femme throws an overhand right that lands on Jean Baptiste's shoulder, as Jean Baptiste tries to avoid the shot.
Jean Baptiste scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jean Baptiste moves out of range as Femme strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Femme. Jean Baptiste does a little dance to reset his feet.
Femme moves out of range of the body kick from Jean Baptiste.
Femme is looking to counter punch.
Femme misses with a right hand
letting Jean Baptiste counter with a right hand.
A jab from Femme finds it's way through Jean Baptiste's defenses.
Jean Baptiste thuds his right hand into Femme's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Femme lands with a nice body punch.
Femme with a poor takedown
and Jean Baptiste counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jean Baptiste lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jean Baptiste ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Jean Baptiste just misses with a punch to the body.
Femme thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jean Baptiste moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Jean Baptiste misses.
Brady Jean Baptiste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jean Baptiste takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Femme misses with an uppercut
and Jean Baptiste counters with a straight right hand.
Femme misses with a lunging right hand
and Jean Baptiste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Femme misses with a takedown attempt - Jean Baptiste sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jean Baptiste throws a wild body kick that Femme sees coming a mile off.
Femme misses with a hook. Jean Baptiste ducked under it nicely.
Jean Baptiste swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jean Baptiste throws the kick towards the body but Femme avoids it.
Femme takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Femme takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jean Baptiste scores with a jab to the head.
Jean Baptiste defending well as Femme loads up on a big left hand.
Jean Baptiste counters with a body kick.
Jean Baptiste misses with an uppercut. Femme saw that one coming.
Femme lands a nice shot to the body.
Jean Baptiste goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Femme was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme jabs Jean Baptiste to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Femme is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jean Baptiste loads up on a big right hand but Femme slips the punch.
Jean Baptiste waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Femme.
Jean Baptiste takes a swing at Femme's ribcage but misses.
Femme was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Jean Baptiste moved out of range nicely.
Jean Baptiste scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jean Baptiste walks into a jab.
Jean Baptiste defending well as Femme loads up on a big left hand.
Violent Femme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jean Baptiste throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jean Baptiste swings for the body but Femme moves out of range.
Femme drops his hands momentarily and Jean Baptiste takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Jean Baptiste misses its intended target.
Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jean Baptiste moves away.
A swing and a miss from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Femme misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Jean Baptiste releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Femme throws a hook but Jean Baptiste blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Femme manages to avoid it.
Femme throwing a counter right hand but Jean Baptiste manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jean Baptiste blocks a jab.
Jean Baptiste takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Femme takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jean Baptiste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Femme was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jean Baptiste takes one on the button.
Femme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jean Baptiste doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Femme.
Jean Baptiste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Femme was well out of range. Poor timing from Jean Baptiste.
Femme swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Femme connects with a crisp jab.
Jean Baptiste on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jean Baptiste walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Femme misses.
Femme scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jean Baptiste doesn't seem bothered though.
Femme connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jean Baptiste momentarily.
Jean Baptiste keeps Femme at a distance using the push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Violent Femme.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Femme, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Violent Femme!
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