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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier De Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olivier De Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker closes the distance and clinches up with De Troyer, looking for a takedown. Baker pushes De Troyer against the cage but De Troyer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Troyer misses the shot to the body.
De Troyer tries for a takedown but Baker circles away easily
and Baker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De Troyer's guard.
Baker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baker postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker looking to pass the guard.
Baker is standing up over De Troyer. De Troyer looks to escape but Baker dives into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Baker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
De Troyer sneaks out the side door and pushes Baker away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
De Troyer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Baker counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Troyer won't be happy with that.
Baker just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker tries to advance to mount but De Troyer denies him.
De Troyer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
De Troyer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
De Troyer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
De Troyer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Baker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Baker's back!
Baker is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
I would not like to be Baker right now.
De Troyer looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Baker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Troyer on the ground.
De Troyer throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
De Troyer working for the choke.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - De Troyer has eaten all the pies!
De Troyer looks gassed!
De Troyer is looking for the choke from the back position but Baker is controlling his hands well.
Baker wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
De Troyer has the hooks in. Baker is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Baker showing good submission defense here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer keeps control of the position as Baker tries to break free.
Baker turns into De Troyer and is now in his guard.
De Troyer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Baker!
Baker tries to hold on but De Troyer pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Troyer looking for a guillotine from mount but Baker is having none of it.
De Troyer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Troyer tries to get out of the position.
Baker is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Troyer wants to take his opponent's back but Baker doesn't allow it.
Baker wants to hold on but De Troyer pushes him away.
De Troyer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Jake Baker has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
De Troyer wants to control the pace but Baker is squirming around nicely.
Baker can't escape the position.
De Troyer gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
De Troyer misses with a takedown
and Baker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for De Troyer!
Jake Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olivier De Troyer.
Baker content just to control the position here.
Baker looking to control but De Troyer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Troyer wants to control but Baker is having none of it.
Baker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Troyer is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker content just to control the position here.
De Troyer is squirming around, avoiding Baker's attempts to control the action.
De Troyer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Troyer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Troyer regains half guard.
Baker wants to free his trapped foot but De Troyer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jake Baker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Baker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Troyer misses with a takedown attempt
and Baker counters with a single leg into guard. De Troyer didn't expect that.
Baker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Troyer's head.
Jake Baker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baker trying to control the position from guard on top but De Troyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Troyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Troyer is trying to control the position but Baker postures up.
De Troyer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Troyer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
De Troyer working for a triangle but Baker defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Troyer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Troyer working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Troyer is on top in guard.
De Troyer wants to pass the guard but Baker is keeping the position.
Baker is controlling De Troyer's posture.
De Troyer forces his way into half guard.
De Troyer is working for a kimura but Baker is defending it quite comfortably.
De Troyer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
De Troyer is looking to take a break and control but Baker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Troyer tries to pass to full mount but Baker defends it.
Baker trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
De Troyer is looking to take a break and control but Baker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baker is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Baker is staying active underneath De Troyer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Troyer as he avoids it easily.
De Troyer clinches but Baker breaks the clinch
and Baker moves into the clinch.
De Troyer stops a takedown attempt from Baker.
Baker stops a takedown attempt from De Troyer.
Baker has hold of one of De Troyer's legs. De Troyer is fighting the takedown attempt but Baker gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
De Troyer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De Troyer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jake Baker's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker is trying to control but can't.
De Troyer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Troyer moves into full mount! Baker won't be happy about that!
De Troyer lands a big elbow.
Baker prevents De Troyer from taking his back.
Baker is squirming around, avoiding De Troyer's attempts to control the action.
Baker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Troyer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Baker has managed to escape the submission attempt.
De Troyer goes for an armbar but Baker turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Baker.
Baker controls from within his opponent's guard.
De Troyer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer wants to control the pace but Baker is squirming around nicely.
De Troyer working for a submission but Baker is keeping him at bay.
Baker is looking to get to half guard.
De Troyer trying to control but Baker is having none of it.
De Troyer gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Troyer tries to clinch but Baker is having none of it.
De Troyer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Baker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De Troyer's guard.
Jake Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olivier De Troyer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
De Troyer manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Olivier De Troyer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jake Baker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
De Troyer has his takedown stuffed
and Baker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in De Troyer's guard now.
De Troyer trying to keep a closed guard but Baker is proving a slippery customer.
De Troyer wants to get back to his feet but Baker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Baker lands a couple of digs.
De Troyer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Baker controls the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Troyer looking for a sweep. Not yet De Troyer, not yet.
Baker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Baker!
De Troyer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Baker wants to hold on but De Troyer pushes him away.
De Troyer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Baker has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Baker regains half guard.
De Troyer stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Excellent takedown into side control there by De Troyer.
De Troyer trying to control the action but Baker is working from the bottom.
De Troyer working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Troyer works to advance to full mount. Baker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
De Troyer wants to take his opponent's back but Baker doesn't allow it.
Baker is looking to get to half guard.
De Troyer looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Baker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Troyer landing strikes from the mount and Baker is in trouble!
Jake Baker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jake Baker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Olivier De Troyer!
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RATING
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