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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Butch Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying black's choice of entrance music: yes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Butch Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr black!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but black pushes him off.
A jab from Baker misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baker.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
black throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Baker counter with a right hand.
Baker tries to clinch up.
black rushes Baker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Baker - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, black scores with a nice short uppercut.
black tries to break the clinch but Baker is controlling the position.
Baker stops a takedown attempt from black.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Baker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of black backwards.
Baker misses with an elbow over the top.
Baker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
black wants a takedown but no success here.
black looking to stall.
black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker pressing his opponent against the cage.
black looking for a takedown.
Butch Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mr black.
Baker prevents black from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Baker.
black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baker throws a combination. black tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baker tries to clinch
and black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baker has taken the fight to the clinch.
black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Baker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baker with a knee to the head.
black is working for takedown but Baker is calmly controlling the position for now.
black blocks the elbow strike.
black ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. black no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Baker stopping the sweep attempt from black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
black wants to get back to his feet but Baker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
black trying to control the position.
Baker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from black.
black scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
black tries to pass the half guard into mount. Baker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
black looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Baker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baker blocking the ground and pound attempt from black.
black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from black.
black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baker's head.
black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baker defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
black throws a combination that misses
and Baker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
black drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baker.
black looks gassed!
black is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
black tries for a takedown but Baker manages to get underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Baker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Baker lands a shot to the body.
black takes a shot to the head.
black is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Baker landing knees to the head.
Baker lands a right hand.
Baker stalling the fight.
Baker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Baker digs a right hand underneath black's ribcage. black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Baker displaying some good clinch control by pressing black up against the cage.
Baker cracks black with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Baker dominated that round.
That's time! Baker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from black both land. Nice combination.
A big left from Baker misses.
black circles away from the clinch attempt
and black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baker missing with a left hand there. black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
black has his takedown stuffed
and Baker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Baker moves into range and clinches up with black.
black is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
black is trying to drag Baker to the mat but Baker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Butch Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mr black.
black wants a takedown.
black is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
black is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Baker.
Baker avoiding damage.
Baker unloads a knee to the mid-section. black lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baker lands an elbow inside.
black changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Baker wants to clinch but black slips to the side
and black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baker pushes black up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Baker.
black has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Baker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Baker.
black jumps guard but Baker stands there with black around his waist. black gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Baker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through black's defenses.
black tries to pull guard but Baker holds him up against the cage and eventually black drops back down to his feet.
black goes for a takedown attempt but Baker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Baker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract black.
Baker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baker misses with a wild body shot.
Baker is looking to clinch.
black throws a leg kick
and Baker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
black swats away the attempt to clinch by Baker.
black ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
black works Baker's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Baker.
Some wild striking there from Baker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract black.
black scores with a hook to the body. Baker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
black jabs Baker right on the nose. Baker blinks but takes it well.
Baker misses with a combination
enabling black to counter with a crisp jab.
black misses with a low kick as Baker jumps back.
Baker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
black fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baker on the side of the head.
black scores with a punch to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by black as he connects with a hook.
black shoots in and bounces Baker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
black passes easily into side control. Nice work.
black scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Baker to see if he's OK.
black throwing shots but missing, from side control.
black misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
black decides to stand back up.
black scores a takedown into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
black breaks from Baker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Baker misses with a hook to the body
letting black counter with a right hand.
black fails with the takedown.
black doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baker counters by clinching up.
Baker can't find room to land a body shot as black controls the action.
black is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Butch Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mr black.
black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baker lands a hook that snaps the head of black backwards.
black jumps guard but Baker stands there with black around his waist. black gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
black tries for a takedown but Baker manages to get underhooks.
Baker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through black's defenses.
black is trying to drag Baker to the mat but Baker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Baker stalls.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
black wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
black takes an elbow to the temple.
Baker lands a damaging elbow.
black tries for a takedown. No joy.
Baker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
black tries for a takedown. No joy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
black gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Baker is looking to stand up but black isn't so interested in that idea.
black throws a big right hand that misses.
black wants to pass the guard but Baker is keeping the position.
black trying to control but Baker is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
black looking to sit in guard and control but Baker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
black wants to sweep here but Baker controlling him for the moment.
black is looking for a triangle but Baker pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
black just misses with a punch to the body.
black misses with a takedown attempt
and Baker counters by moving into the clinch.
Baker connects with a nasty looking knee right to black's face.
black changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
black misses with a hook. Baker ducked under it nicely.
black moves forwards but Baker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
black shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baker's guard.
black throws a strike but Baker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
black wants to hit a switch here but Baker passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for black there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker blocks black's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Baker controlling from the full mount.
black is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Baker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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