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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kouzmanoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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271 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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264 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladimir Kouzmanoff!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kouzmanoff looks like he's trying to stand up.
Baker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baker thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kouzmanoff to regain full guard.
Baker trying to control the position from guard on top but Kouzmanoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kouzmanoff being controlled here, momentarily.
Baker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baker tries to free his leg and advance position but Kouzmanoff is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker cracks Kouzmanoff with a solid left hand.
Baker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Baker postures up and lands a big shot to Kouzmanoff's brow.
Baker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Baker trying to control but Kouzmanoff is working from the bottom.
Baker tries to free his leg and advance position but Kouzmanoff is retaining full guard.
Kouzmanoff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Baker is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kouzmanoff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baker wants to improve his position but Kouzmanoff is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kouzmanoff wants to get back to his feet.
Baker wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker is not content to let Kouzmanoff control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kouzmanoff swivels and escapes.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Kouzmanoff stuffs the takedown.
Baker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kouzmanoff to the mat! Kouzmanoff manages to get full guard.
Baker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kouzmanoff kicks Baker off and gets to his feet.
Kouzmanoff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kouzmanoff gets caught flat footed, as Baker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Baker looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kouzmanoff being controlled here, momentarily.
Baker tries to free his leg and advance position but Kouzmanoff is retaining full guard.
Kouzmanoff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baker.
Baker postures up and lands a big shot to Kouzmanoff's brow.
Baker trying to control but Kouzmanoff is working from the bottom.
Baker connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Baker dominated that round.
That's time! Baker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kouzmanoff has his takedown stuffed
and Baker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kouzmanoff won't be happy with that.
Kouzmanoff regains half guard.
Baker wants to pass to mount but Kouzmanoff is defending the position.
Kouzmanoff has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baker is working away from the top position though.
Kouzmanoff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Baker moves nicely into side control.
Baker is looking to take a break and control but Kouzmanoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Baker landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kouzmanoff knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baker passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kouzmanoff!
Baker unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kouzmanoff in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Baker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Baker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Baker landing strikes from the mount.
Kouzmanoff is working to get back to half guard.
Kouzmanoff gets back to half guard.
Kouzmanoff wants to improve his position but Baker is controlling well.
Baker is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Baker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Drew Baker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kouzmanoff is squirming around, avoiding Baker's attempts to control the action.
Baker landing strikes from the mount.
Baker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kouzmanoff is looking to escape.
Baker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Baker unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Baker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kouzmanoff tries to hold on but Baker pushes him away.
Baker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Baker misses with a head shot.
Baker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kouzmanoff sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Baker thows a huge punch but Kouzmanoff dodges it nicely.
Baker is tying to control. Kouzmanoff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Baker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kouzmanoff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drew Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kouzmanoff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kouzmanoff 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 turns into Kouzmanoff and is now in his guard.
Baker is looking to advance position but Kouzmanoff has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Baker tries to hold on but Kouzmanoff pushes him away.
BOOM! Kouzmanoff connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is trying desperately to improve position.
Baker is working hard here to advance position.
Baker throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kouzmanoff. What's that going to do exactly?
Baker sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Baker tries to get to full guard but Kouzmanoff has control of the leg.
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.
Kouzmanoff is keen to just control but Baker is a slippery customer.
Baker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kouzmanoff is working away from the top position though.
Kouzmanoff trying to control the action but Baker is working from the bottom.
Baker landing a few short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker wants to improve his position but Kouzmanoff is controlling well.
Baker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Baker wants to sweep but no luck.
Baker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Baker with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker is landing with some decent strikes but Kouzmanoff is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Baker breaks from Kouzmanoff's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kouzmanoff is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Kouzmanoff that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Baker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kouzmanoff hang on?
Baker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vladimir Kouzmanoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Baker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kouzmanoff in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baker, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew 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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