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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wyatt Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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207 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wyatt Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoffman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoffman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baker is looking to clinch but Hoffman is avoiding it.
Scott Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baker tries to clinch up but Hoffman circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoffman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Hoffman keeps the fight on the outside.
Baker tries to clinch there but Hoffman circles away.
Baker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Baker takes a swing at Hoffman's ribcage but misses.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoffman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoffman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baker.
Hoffman slips a jab from Baker.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hoffman is defended easily by Baker.
Hoffman defending well as Baker loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baker is looking to clinch but Hoffman is avoiding it.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoffman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baker misses with a hook. Hoffman ducked under it nicely.
Baker misses with a hook. Hoffman ducked under it nicely.
Baker throws out a loose jab but Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoffman scores a takedown into full mount!
Hoffman looking to control but Baker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hoffman looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hoffman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Baker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baker is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hoffman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Baker is looking to reverse the position.
Baker is not content to let Hoffman control the position.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Baker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hoffman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Baker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hoffman looks gassed!
Hoffman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Baker is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman trying to control the position but Baker is working away.
Baker gets back to half guard.
Baker gets full guard.
Baker is looking to sweep but instead, Hoffman has passed into half guard.
Baker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baker tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Baker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Baker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hoffman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Baker tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hoffman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoffman defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Baker lands a nice short elbow.
Baker wants to free his trapped foot but Hoffman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hoffman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Baker throwing shots but Hoffman is blocking nicely.
Baker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hoffman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Baker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Baker throws a strike but Hoffman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wyatt Hoffman will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoffman keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoffman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baker sprawls well. Baker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hoffman gets slowly back to his feet.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoffman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoffman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hoffman shoots in looking for a takedown. Baker tries to sprawl out of it but Hoffman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Scott Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wyatt Hoffman.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but Hoffman pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker swinging wilding here.
Baker throws the left hand but Hoffman avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker connects with a body shot.
Hoffman is breathing heavily.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Wyatt Hoffman has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoffman on the side of the head.
Baker scores with a one two! Hoffman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Baker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoffman's sensitive parts.
Baker tries to clinch but Hoffman is having none of it.
Baker is looking to clinch.
Baker jabs Hoffman right on the nose. Hoffman blinks but takes it well.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoffman.
Hoffman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick from Baker misses.
Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoffman circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Baker is defending against the submission attempts here by Hoffman.
Baker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Baker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoffman is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffman trying to control the position from guard on top but Baker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker thows a huge punch but Hoffman dodges it nicely.
Hoffman is trying to get back to full guard.
Baker wants to pass to mount but Hoffman is defending the position.
Baker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoffman is looking to improve his position.
Baker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Baker is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hoffman reverses the position - he's now on top in Baker's guard.
That's four 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.
Hoffman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but Hoffman pushes him off.
Hoffman keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoffman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wyatt Hoffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoffman ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Baker looks to land a right hand but Hoffman moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baker tries to clinch up but Hoffman circles away and keeps his distance.
Baker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoffman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Baker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wyatt Hoffman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hoffman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baker throws out the jab.
Baker misses with a wild body shot.
Baker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baker stuffs the takedown.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but Hoffman pushes him off.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoffman shoots in looking for a takedown. Baker tries to sprawl out of it but Hoffman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Scott Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wyatt Hoffman.
Baker tries to clinch but Hoffman is having none of it.
Hoffman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but Hoffman pushes him off.
Hoffman shoots in but Baker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker tries to clinch up.
Baker is looking to clinch but Hoffman is avoiding it.
Hoffman swats away the attempt to clinch by Baker.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but Hoffman pushes him off.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but Hoffman pushes him off.
Baker is looking to clinch.
Baker tries to clinch but Hoffman moves out of range.
Baker lands a jab-cross combination.
Hoffman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoffman swats away the attempt to clinch by Baker.
Baker leaves Hoffman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoffman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoffman ducks right into an uppercut from Baker.
Scott Baker is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hoffman.
Baker is looking to clinch but Hoffman is avoiding it.
Baker tries to clinch up but Hoffman circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoffman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baker lands a jab.
Baker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baker wants to clinch.
Baker leaves Hoffman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab lands there for Baker.
Hoffman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baker.
Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoffman circles away.
Baker tries to clinch but Hoffman moves out of range.
Baker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoffman.
Baker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baker is looking to clinch.
Hoffman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baker tries to clinch but Hoffman moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hoffman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baker swinging wilding here.
Baker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoffman can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from Baker misses.
Baker throws a jab when Hoffman was well out of range.
Hoffman shoots for a double leg takedown but Baker sprawls well. He's pushed Hoffman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baker misses with a straight left.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker cracks Hoffman with an open hand slap.
Baker connects with a solid leg kick.
Hoffman circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Baker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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