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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ian Bigg (ranked 2812 p4p, 3864 weight class) and Jonny Baker (ranked 303 p4p, 406 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Bigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jonny Baker!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigg keeps the fight on the outside.
Baker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bigg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bigg is looking to counter with head kicks.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bigg manages to avoid it.
Bigg cracks a nice hook into Baker's ribs.
Bigg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bigg trying to control the action but Baker is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bigg 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.
Baker is trying to control Bigg's posture but Bigg avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker stops Bigg from passing to mount.
Bigg content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bigg goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Baker rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bigg's guard! Nice work there by Baker!
Baker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bigg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bigg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baker manages to get himself to full guard.
Baker looking for a sweep. Not yet Baker, not yet.
Bigg passes Baker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bigg wants to free his trapped foot but Baker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigg is looking to stall here but Baker recovers full guard.
Bigg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bigg trying to control the position from guard on top but Baker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baker keeping full guard, as Bigg tries to pass.
Bigg is working hard here to advance position.
Bigg trying to control the position from guard on top but Baker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bigg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bigg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bigg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Baker is adopting a defensive guard.
Baker keeping full guard, as Bigg tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker wants to sweep but no luck.
Bigg trying to control the position from guard on top but Baker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bigg trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Baker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Baker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bigg keeping moving, preventing Baker from controlling successfully.
Baker stopping the sweep attempt from Bigg.
Bigg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bigg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baker manages to get himself to full guard.
Bigg wants to control from the top but Baker keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Bigg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bigg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bigg keeps the fight on the outside.
Bigg tries to counter by clinching up but Baker breaks away and moves out of range.
Baker tries to clinch but Bigg moves out of range.
Baker jabs Bigg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baker wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker wants to clinch but Bigg slips to the side
and Bigg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bigg passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bigg trying to control but Baker is having none of it.
Baker tries to reverse the position but Bigg maintains control.
Baker tries to hold on but Bigg postures up.
Bigg seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Baker is holding on tight.
Baker is desperately trying to improve his position but Bigg has a good base and remains in mount.
Baker keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigg wants to control the pace but Baker is squirming around nicely.
Bigg is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Baker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bigg avoids the attempt from Baker to control.
Bigg fails to advance to Baker's back.
Bigg tries to control but Baker wriggling away.
Bigg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baker can do to turn this around?
Bigg is looking to take Baker's back but instead Baker gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Bigg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to roll over but Bigg keeps him under control.
Bigg trying to mount his opponent but Baker defends it.
Bigg passes to side control.
Bigg throws a strike aimed at the side of Baker's head but Baker avoids it well.
Bigg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bigg tries to move to mount but Baker blocks the move with his legs.
That's four 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.
Baker gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bigg tries to control but Baker wriggling away.
Bigg controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Baker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bigg with shots to the head and body - Baker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Baker is desperately trying to improve his position but Bigg has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bigg tries to control but Baker wriggling away.
Bigg wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Bigg takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Bigg dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Bigg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bigg throws a sloppy head kick and Baker moves out of range easily.
Baker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Baker tries to clinch up but Bigg circles away and keeps his distance.
Bigg shoots in and drives through. Baker sprawls well.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bigg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baker tries to clinch there but Bigg circles away.
Bigg is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Baker.
Bigg digs a good hook to Baker's body.
Jonny Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker pushes Bigg up against the cage in a clinch.
Bigg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker closes the distance and pushes Bigg back into the cage.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bigg's elbow.
Bigg lands a shot to the body.
The referee calls for Bigg to work.
Bigg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bigg.
Baker wants to clinch up but Bigg keeps it at a distance.
Baker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigg keeps the fight on the outside.
Bigg half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bigg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bigg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Baker wants to sweep but no luck.
Bigg lands a couple of elbows.
Bigg trying to control the position from guard on top but Baker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bigg tries to free his leg and advance position but Baker is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigg slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ian Bigg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bigg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baker trying to keep a closed guard but Bigg is proving a slippery customer.
Bigg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Baker is not content to let Bigg control the position.
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.
Bigg working away.
Bigg trying to control the action but Baker is working from the bottom.
Bigg remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ian Bigg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bigg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baker keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bigg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Bigg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bigg, 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 Topper Green scores the fight for Ian Bigg!
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Ian Bigg!
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Ian Bigg!
Ian Bigg wins by unanimous decision!
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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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