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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Camryn Evans (ranked 2119 p4p, 2050 weight class) and Nobita Baki (ranked 240 p4p, 230 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Brawler
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Camryn Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nobita Baki!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans is looking to clinch but Baki is avoiding it.
Baki misses with a straight left.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Baki has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Baki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans looks for the body kick but Baki saw that one coming.
Baki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baki scores with a sloppy right hand. Evans should have avoided that one.
Jab from Baki.
Baki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Baki showed some decent athleticism there.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baki is pressing down on Evans's thigh, looking to free his foot. Evans is holding on for now.
Baki working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Evans's thigh. Evans counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Evans is trying to control Baki's posture but Baki avoids it.
Baki staying calm.
Baki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Baki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Baki advances to mount.
Baki thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Evans is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Baki controlling from mount.
Evans tries to control Baki's body but Baki pushes him off. Evans squirms to his side and now Baki has his back!
Evans trying to get back to his feet but Baki is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baki is hanging on to Evans's back as he tries to escape.
Baki missing with punches from the back.
Evans trying to control the hands but Baki breaks the grip.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baki on the ground.
Baki misses with an elbow to the head.
Will Baki go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Baki throws a series of strikes and Evans wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Baki looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baki wants to control the pace but Evans is squirming around nicely.
Baki throws some wild stikes that Evans manages to avoid easily.
Baki wants to control the pace but Evans is squirming around nicely.
Baki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baki 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.
Baki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nobita Baki dominated that 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.
Baki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Evans attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baki swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
Baki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Evans needs to keep his hands up - Baki had a free shot at his head there.
Decent striking displayed by Baki there.
Evans closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Baki to the mat! Baki manages to get full guard.
Evans wants to control from the top but Baki keeps moving.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Baki blocks nicely.
Baki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Baki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Baki prevents Evans from standing back up.
Baki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Baki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Evans blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Evans is looking to escape.
Baki controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Evans is looking to escape.
Baki controlling from mount.
Baki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baki trying to control but Evans is having none of it.
Baki working Evans over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baki looking to control but Evans is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Baki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Evans blocking the ground and pound.
Baki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Baki throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baki tries to control but Evans wriggling away.
Baki thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Baki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Evans in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baki 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.
Baki avoids the attempt from Evans to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nobita Baki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Baki lands a lovely overhand right.
Evans takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Baki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Evans misses with a wild combination.
Evans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baki avoids the head kick by Evans.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baki feints and as Evans raises his hands in defense, Baki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Baki passes into half guard.
Baki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baki throwing shots but Evans is blocking nicely.
Evans is refusing to be controlled, as Baki sits in half guard.
Evans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baki.
Nobita Baki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baki content to control rather than advance.
Baki passes to side control.
Baki trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Baki drags him back down.
Baki wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy.
Baki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Baki controls the position.
Baki trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Baki moves into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Baki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Evans is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Evans looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Nobita Baki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baki controls the position.
Evans covering up well under a barage of strikes.
I would not like to be Evans right now.
Baki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Let's hope that Baki has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nobita Baki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobita Baki!
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hype
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RATING
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