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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Kid will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scotty Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Kid!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kid quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Baker controlling the action here.
Kid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baker controlling the action here.
Baker passes into side control, despite Kid's attempt to control the position.
Baker controlling from side mount.
Kid is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid trying to remain calm as Baker controls from the top position.
Baker decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kid to his feet.
Kid misses with a combination
and Baker counters by clinching up.
Kid is trying to break the clinch but Baker is controlling him.
Kid misses with a punch on the inside.
Kid looking to throw knees to the head but Baker is blocking nicely.
Kid connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Scotty Baker has been cut.
Baker breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Kid. No joy for Baker on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid scores with a jab to the jaw.
Baker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kid avoids it really well and circles away.
Kid darts in and clinches Baker up against the cage.
Kid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker misses with an elbow over the top.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Kid can't break the clinch.
Kid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Baker gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Baker for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Baker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kid is trying to push Baker away but Baker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baker breaks the clinch.
Kid connects with a single shot there.
Nice sprawl there from Kid as Baker shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scotty Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker avoids the head kick by Kid.
Baker dives in and scores a takedown into Kid's guard.
Baker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Baker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kid is working an open guard so Baker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Baker showed some decent athleticism there.
Baker is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Baker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scotty Baker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kid looking to slow down the pace here.
Kid is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Baker.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid has had enough of the clinch but Baker keeps him there for the moment.
Kid manages to break the clinch.
Baker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kid misses with a low kick.
Kid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kid takes the fight into the clinch.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kid's efforts to push away.
Kid tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
Kid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baker has him pressed against the cage.
Baker breaks from the clinch.
Marco Kid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kid tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Baker is in Kid's guard.
Baker stands up from Kid's guard - Baker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kid throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kid is breathing heavily.
Baker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kid pinned against the cage. Kid gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scotty Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kid moves into the clinch successfully.
Baker stalling the fight.
Kid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baker has Kid pressed against the cage.
Kid keeps control of Baker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kid is looking to break free of the clinch but Baker has double underhooks.
Baker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid blocking some punches.
Baker leaning against his opponent.
Marco Kid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Kid.
Kid is trying to push Baker away but Baker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kid working hard to break the clinch.
Baker is pushing Kid up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kid has Baker pressed against the cage, preventing Baker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baker lands with a short shot to the head.
Kid misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marco Kid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Scotty Baker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kid closes the distance and clinches.
Baker lands a right hand.
Baker breaks the clinch.
Kid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baker tries to keep at a distance but Kid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kid is trying to push Baker away but Baker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kid avoiding damage as Baker throws knees to the body.
Baker has had enough of the clinch but Kid keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Baker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kid letting Baker take a breather here.
Baker seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kid as he jumps to the side.
Baker gets tackled into the cage by Kid. Kid maintains the clinch.
Baker can't break the clinch.
Kid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baker.
Kid tries to circle away but Baker has him pinned against the cage.
Baker breaks the clinch.
Kid lands with a kick to the temple. Baker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Scotty Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kid misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kid, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baker.
Kid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baker tries to keep at a distance but Kid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker is struggling to control the position.
Kid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Kid.
Kid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kid gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Baker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid is working an open guard so Baker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Baker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kid was covering up waiting for the punch and Baker finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Baker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Baker gets to his feet - Kid follows without any prompting.
Baker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker stopping the sweep attempt from Kid.
Kid being controlled here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker stands up from Kid's guard - Baker perhaps looking for a knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Baker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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