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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between RJ Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Jaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Jaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 cm
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235 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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198 cm
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260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power |
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Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Solid 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, RJ Baker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Jaki! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Baker dodges the punch combination from Jaki.
Jaki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Baker! Baker is bucking up trying to escape but Jaki cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Jaki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Baker looks a forlorn figure.
Baker taking shots to the head.
Baker is rocked! 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. Jaki raining down shots from the mount! Oh Baker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Baker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Baker seems to have got his legs back now. Jaki lands a nice shot to the head. Jaki dominating with strikes here. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jaki lands a nice shot to the head. Baker really wants to buck Jaki off and get back to his feet. Jaki landing shots from mount. Baker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jaki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Baker can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baker is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Jaki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jaki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Baker looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jaki working the ground and pound effectively.
Baker tries to hold on but Jaki pushes him away. Jaki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Baker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Jaki is landing with some decent strikes but Baker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Baker is breathing heavily. Jaki landing strikes from the mount and Baker is in trouble! Jaki lands a nice shot to the head. Jaki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Baker's face.
Jaki working away from the top, dropping strikes. Jaki raining down shots from the mount! Baker wants to control but Jaki is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jaki dominating with strikes here. This has been an exciting period of action! Jaki lands a heavy elbow. Jaki lands a nice shot to the head. Jaki lands a heavy elbow. Baker is working to get back to half guard.
Jaki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Baker tries to lock up and control but Jaki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Jaki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baker hang on? Baker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Baker is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Baker is working hard here to advance position. Jaki avoids the attempt from Baker to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jaki throws some wild stikes that Baker manages to avoid easily.
Baker wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Baker tries to get back to half guard but can't. Jaki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Baker?
Jaki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Baker is bucking up trying to escape but Jaki cracks him with another couple of good strikes. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jaki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Baker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Jaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Baker gets back to full guard.
Jaki stops Baker from standing up. Baker trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Jaki wants to control from the top but Baker keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jaki lands a couple of decent looking shots. Jaki is in close to Baker's body, working some short punches and elbows. Jaki wants to control from the top but Baker keeps moving. Jaki wants to pass the guard but Baker is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Jaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jaki drops his hands momentarily and Baker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Ivan Jaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jaki shoots in for a double leg but Baker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Baker misses with a kick to the body.
Jaki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Baker takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jaki working the head with strikes. 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! Jaki in side control lands a decent elbow. Jaki working the ground and pound. Jaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Jaki working the head with strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Jaki dominated that 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.
Jaki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Jaki with the ground and pound but Baker regains half guard under the barage of strikes. Jaki is looking to pass Baker's guard but actually Baker recovers to full guard. Jaki won't allow Baker to get back to his feet. Baker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Jaki gets a takedown into half guard. Jaki winds up and cracks Baker with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Jaki is nestled in close to Baker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Baker taking some punishment here, with Jaki in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Jaki is breathing heavily. Jaki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Jaki drops an elbow to the side of Baker's head. Baker gets full guard. Baker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Baker wants to stand but Jaki is controlling the position. Jaki wants to pass the guard but Baker is keeping the position. Baker is looking to stand up but Jaki isn't so interested in that idea. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jaki's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Jaki postures up in Baker's guard and throws a big left but Baker blocks it. Jaki forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jaki thows a huge punch but Baker dodges it nicely.
Jaki passes the guard and advances to mount! Jaki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Baker blocking the ground and pound. Jaki breaks from Baker's wrist control and lands an elbow. Baker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Jaki landing strikes, looking to finish! Jaki lands a big shot to the head and Baker winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ivan Jaki!
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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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