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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolland Regnilsnug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rolland Regnilsnug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Regnilsnug trying to stall but Baxter improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Regnilsnug's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baxter has Regnilsnug pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Baxter pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Regnilsnug tumbling to the mat - Baxter dives into Regnilsnug's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baxter wants to pass the guard but Regnilsnug is keeping the position.
Baxter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Baxter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Regnilsnug is looking to stand up but Baxter isn't so interested in that idea.
Baxter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baxter landing some decent shots from guard.
Baxter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Regnilsnug knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baxter on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baxter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baxter wants to pass the guard but Regnilsnug is keeping the position.
Regnilsnug is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Baxter is controlling him.
Baxter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Regnilsnug does no damage.
Regnilsnug buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baxter avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Regnilsnug misses with a straight right.
Regnilsnug looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baxter shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Regnilsnug manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Baxter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Baxter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baxter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Regnilsnug is keeping the position for now.
Baxter stops Regnilsnug from standing up.
Baxter landing some decent shots from guard.
Baxter postures up in Regnilsnug's guard and throws a big left but Regnilsnug blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baxter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baxter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baxter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Baxter looks gassed!
Baxter throwing strikes but missing.
Baxter passes Regnilsnug's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Baxter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baxter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Baxter prevents Regnilsnug from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Regnilsnug keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baxter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baxter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Regnilsnug avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baxter.
Regnilsnug is trying to stand back up but Baxter is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Regnilsnug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Regnilsnug.
Regnilsnug misses with a head kick.
Regnilsnug throws a head kick that Baxter semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regnilsnug connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baxter's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Baxter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Regnilsnug buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Regnilsnug is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Regnilsnug throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baxter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Regnilsnug throws a head kick that Baxter semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Regnilsnug fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baxter.
Regnilsnug throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Regnilsnug lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baxter at a distance.
Regnilsnug lands with a thumping leg kick.
Regnilsnug misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baxter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rolland Regnilsnug is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Regnilsnug.
Regnilsnug misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Regnilsnug.
Regnilsnug swats away the attempt to clinch by Baxter.
Regnilsnug throws a jab but it's blocked by Baxter.
Regnilsnug throws a head kick that misses.
Regnilsnug misses with a jab, cross combination.
Regnilsnug throws a series of punches but Baxter moves out of range.
Regnilsnug stalks Baxter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baxter's face. Baxter staggers backwards, shaken.
Baxter drives through with a takedown into guard.
Baxter wants to control from the top but Regnilsnug keeps moving.
Baxter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regnilsnug keeping moving, preventing Baxter from controlling successfully.
Regnilsnug wants to stand but Baxter is controlling the position.
Regnilsnug utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baxter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Regnilsnug working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baxter.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Regnilsnug thumps Baxter with a low kick.
Regnilsnug goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rolland Regnilsnug is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Regnilsnug misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regnilsnug throws a right hand that Baxter ducks under and follows up with a left that Baxter also avoids with ease.
Baxter avoids the head kick by Regnilsnug.
Regnilsnug throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rolland Regnilsnug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regnilsnug misses with a jab, cross combination.
Regnilsnug just misses with a punch to the body.
Baxter throws a one two combo.
Baxter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Baxter.
Regnilsnug is looking to break free of the clinch but Baxter has double underhooks.
Regnilsnug lands a knee to the head.
Baxter looking for a takedown.
Baxter is trying to trip Regnilsnug. He has hold of a leg but Regnilsnug is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Baxter persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throwing strikes but missing.
Baxter trying to control but Regnilsnug is working from the bottom.
Baxter tries to free his leg and advance position but Regnilsnug is retaining full guard.
Regnilsnug keeping moving, preventing Baxter from controlling successfully.
Regnilsnug avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Regnilsnug preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baxter trying to control the position from guard on top but Regnilsnug is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baxter throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Regnilsnug lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolland Regnilsnug 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!
Regnilsnug scores with a head kick.
Baxter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Regnilsnug's half guard.
Baxter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baxter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Baxter thows a huge punch but Regnilsnug dodges it nicely.
Baxter prevents Regnilsnug from standing back up.
Baxter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Regnilsnug doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Baxter.
Baxter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Regnilsnug knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Regnilsnug is trying to stand up here but Baxter is controlling him well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Regnilsnug throws a head kick that Baxter semi-blocks.
Regnilsnug misses with a combination
and Baxter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Regnilsnug!
Baxter looking to finish with strikes here!
Baxter landing punches.
Baxter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Baxter content just to control the position here.
Baxter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Regnilsnug is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Baxter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Baxter looking to finish with strikes here!
Regnilsnug really wants to buck Baxter off and get back to his feet.
Baxter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Regnilsnug is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Regnilsnug that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Baxter lands with some strikes.
Baxter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Regnilsnug looks a forlorn figure.
Regnilsnug tries to buck Baxter off but he can't manage it.
Baxter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Regnilsnug is bucking up trying to escape but Baxter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Baxter throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Regnilsnug because Baxter loaded up on that one.
Baxter misses with a head shot.
Baxter throwing strikes here but Regnilsnug is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Baxter looking to ground and pound but Regnilsnug is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Baxter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Baxter punching from mount but Regnilsnug doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Regnilsnug squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ryan Baxter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Regnilsnug is in a horrible position here. Baxter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Baxter working the ground and pound effectively.
Baxter has isolated one of Regnilsnug's arms. Regnilsnug looking to fight him off but Baxter twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Baxter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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