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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chase Vincent (ranked 8143 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Baker (ranked 7737 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase Vincent has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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177 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chase Vincent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Baker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincent shoots in for a double leg but Baker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A low kick from Baker is predictable there
and Vincent counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Baker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Baker is looking to land body kicks.
Baker throws a right and a left that Vincent avoids nicely.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vincent tries to counter with a takedown but Baker is quick to defend against it.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vincent moves away.
Vincent attempts a counter takedown but Baker avoids it well and moves away.
Baker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Baker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vincent counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincent checks the leg kick nicely there.
Baker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Baker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vincent counters with a three punch combo that has Baker backing up. Baker nods at Vincent to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and Vincent moves out of range easily.
Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vincent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baker looks winded!
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vincent counters with a one-two to the body.
Baker misses with a double jab
and Vincent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vincent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baker throws out the jab.
Baker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baker.
Baker misses with a double jab
and Vincent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and Vincent counters with a good low kick that Baker was not able to check.
Baker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vincent.
A little jabbing left from Baker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vincent appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd cheers as Vincent lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baker doesn't seem phased though.
Vincent has managed to clinch.
Vincent fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Vincent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vincent breaks from the clinch.
Vincent fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baker throws a series of strikes that have Vincent backpedaling.
Vincent looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Baker!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent stands up and beckons Baker to his feet.
Vincent slips a jab and a cross from Baker.
It looked like Vincent was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vincent.
Baker throws a right and a left that Vincent avoids nicely.
Vincent tries to counter by clinching up but Baker breaks away and moves out of range.
Vincent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baker.
Vincent drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Baker is looking to stand back up but Vincent counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Baker.
Vincent is taking a breather. Baker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Baker to get to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vincent is defended easily by Baker.
Larry Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vincent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baker.
Vincent attempts a counter takedown but Baker avoids it well and moves away.
Vincent throws a right and a left that Baker avoids nicely.
Baker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Baker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Larry Baker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vincent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vincent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vincent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baker.
Baker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vincent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vincent dodges the punch combination from Baker.
Vincent changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker stalks Vincent and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vincent's face. Vincent staggers backwards, shaken.
Baker throws a lazy uppercut
and Vincent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Baker throws a leg kick
and Vincent counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a series of punches but Vincent avoids them all with ease.
Vincent appears to be looking for a big counter.
Larry Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vincent moves into the clinch.
Baker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vincent is keeping busy.
Vincent jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Baker walks away with a smile on his face. Vincent gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Baker leaves Vincent with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vincent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baker throws out the jab.
Vincent half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Baker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vincent counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baker thinking.
Larry Baker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Baker throws a series of punches but Vincent moves out of range.
Baker stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Vincent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vincent drops down looking for a counter takedown but Baker sprawls and moves away.
Vincent shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baker defends it nicely.
Baker tries to keep at a distance but Vincent has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vincent breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Baker is predictable there
and Vincent counters with a straight right hand.
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vincent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chase Vincent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vincent misses with a double jab.
Baker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vincent defends it well.
Baker misses with a double jab
and Vincent counters with a left and a right that stings Baker.
Vincent really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vincent counters with a nice uppercut.
Vincent lands with a nice combination. Baker backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vincent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baker throws out the jab.
Vincent tries to counter with a takedown but Baker is quick to defend against it.
Baker misses with a hook to the body
and Vincent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vincent lands with an overhand left.
Vincent manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Baker on his heels. He'll look to pass Baker's guard now, I'm sure.
Vincent decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Baker, up you get!
A nice combination there by Vincent.
Vincent misses with a series of wild punches.
Vincent closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Baker did well to prevent Vincent getting side control.
Baker tries to kick Vincent off in order to stand up. Vincent Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Vincent dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Baker throws a right and a left that Vincent avoids nicely.
Baker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vincent wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Baker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vincent tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Baker defends well and Vincent ends up having to push Baker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Baker throws a nice looking combination but Vincent bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baker is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Baker throws a combination that misses
enabling Vincent to counter with a crisp jab.
Baker misses with a hook.
As Baker looks to move away, Vincent throws a big counter combo but Baker just gets out of the way.
Vincent scores with a one two! Baker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vincent counters with a straight right hand.
Vincent cracks Baker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vincent lands a two punch combo.
Baker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Baker misses with a double jab
and Vincent moves into the clinch.
Vincent fails to pull guard.
Vincent is trying to pull guard but Baker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Vincent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vincent successfully pulls guard.
Vincent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baker can do to turn this around?
Baker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vincent wants to stand and escape but Baker is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker slips nicely into half guard.
Baker slips a nice elbow through Vincent's hands, connecting with Vincent's forehead.
Vincent wants to stand back up but Baker manages to pass into side control.
Baker is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Vincent's shoulder. That is not cool.
Baker stands up and beckons Vincent to his feet.
Vincent dodges the punch combination from Baker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent thuds a left hand into Baker's body.
Baker misses with a leg kick
and Vincent counters with a straight right hand.
Vincent shoots in but Baker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baker wants to counter with a clinch but Vincent pushes him away.
Baker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vincent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Baker misses
and Vincent holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vincent tries to pull guard but Baker won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baker's efforts to push away.
Baker tries to break free but Vincent pushes him back against the cage.
Vincent breaks the clinch.
Vincent is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vincent throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vincent scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vincent drops down looking for a counter takedown but Baker sprawls and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Vincent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vincent has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Vincent!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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