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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Baker (ranked 25465 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Cont (ranked 6449 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Cont has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joaquin 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, Jon Cont!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cont gets the takedown into side control.
Cont tries to stand but Baker is controlling his head.
Cont is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Baker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cont scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Baker to see if he's OK.
Cont tries to stand but Baker is controlling his head.
Check out the look on Cont's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Baker can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cont is looking to take a break and control but Baker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cont takes a little break here. Baker wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Baker trying his best to control but Cont has mounted him.
Cont tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Baker tries to hold on but Cont postures up.
Baker reaches up to try and control the position but Cont seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Baker rolls and tries to escape and now Cont has his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker wants to escape the position.
Cont keeps control of the position easily here as Baker tries to buck him off.
Cont is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Baker defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Baker tries to break free.
Baker is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cont keeps control of the position easily here as Baker tries to buck him off.
Baker is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Baker is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Cont working for a choke but Baker is defending well.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Cont. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Cont is landing with strikes from the back.
Baker is trying to get back to his feet but Cont has full control of the position and if anything, Baker has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cont is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Baker defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Cont has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Cont lands punches and elbows.
What can Baker do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Baker trying to control the hands but Cont breaks the grip.
Baker wants to get back to his feet.
Cont controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baker trying to get back to his feet but Cont is in full control for now.
Cont avoiding Baker 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Cont dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baker instigates a clinch.
Baker looking for a takedown.
Cont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Cont is out of range.
Cont throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Baker to counter with a crisp jab.
Cont shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cont is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cont wants to pass the guard but Baker is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cont is stalling in the full guard.
Baker is trying to keep Cont in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cont works over Baker with some ground and pound from guard.
Baker working a defensive guard here.
Baker is trying to hold Cont in close to prevent damage but Cont has managed to pass into half guard.
Baker tries to get to full guard but Cont has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cont in particular looking to stall.
Baker is trying to control but can't.
Cont performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two 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 is trying to maintain the position but Cont is very close to passing his half guard.
Cont is looking to advance position but Baker won't allow it.
Baker landing a few short strikes.
Cont slips a nice elbow through Baker's hands, connecting with Baker's forehead.
Cont controlling the action here.
Jon Cont has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cont seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Baker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cont controlling the action here.
Cont lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker trying to control here.
Cont uses his free foot to push down on Baker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Baker.
Cont has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cont cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cont working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cont looking for a guillotine from mount but Baker is having none of it.
Cont is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Baker can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Baker tries to hold on but Cont pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cont controlling from mount.
Baker has given up his back here. Will Cont look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Cont looking for the choke from the back.
Cont is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Baker. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Baker is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cont is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Can Baker hold on?! Cont is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Cont controlling the positon.
Baker just trying to survive but Cont is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baker can't escape the position.
Cont lands strikes to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Cont showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Baker tries to clinch up but Cont circles away and keeps his distance.
Cont looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Baker!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Baker tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Cont easily slips into full mount!
Baker tries to hold on but Cont pushes him away.
Cont with the ground and pound from mount.
Baker wants to hold on but Cont pushes him away.
Cont tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cont lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Baker wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Cont is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cont is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Baker has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Cont looking for the RNC.
Cont working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cont has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cont is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Baker defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cont takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good control from Cont.
Cont is not going to allow Baker to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What can Baker do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Baker trying to control the action but Cont just sinks the hooks in.
Baker breaks Cont's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Baker preventing the sweep.
Cont has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker works over Cont with some ground and pound from guard.
Baker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cont has Baker pulled in close to control his posture.
Baker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cont wants to sweep but no luck.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Baker throws a big right hand that misses.
Cont has Baker pulled in close to control his posture.
Cont bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baker's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cont content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cont pushing down on Baker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Baker is in trouble now - Cont has advanced to mount!
Cont controlling from mount.
Baker flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cont cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cont raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cont cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cont looking to control and managing it successfully.
Baker regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Cont comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cont winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Cont!
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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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