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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matsufubu Rofuru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rofuru has chosen Tetsuya Komuro - Speed 2 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Matsufubu Rofuru!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rofuru bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rofuru looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Baker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rofuru off and has taken his back!
Baker missing with strikes from the back.
Baker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rofuru trying to control the hands but Baker won't let him.
Will Baker go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Baker throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Baker struggling to keep hold of the position.
Baker working for a choke but Rofuru is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Baker looking for the choke but no joy.
Rofuru manages to reverse the position and now he's in Baker's guard. Nice work there by Rofuru.
Rofuru trying to control the position from guard on top but Baker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rofuru tries to free his leg and advance position but Baker is retaining full guard.
Rofuru stops Baker from standing up.
Baker looking for a sweep. Not yet Baker, not yet.
Baker keeping moving, preventing Rofuru from controlling successfully.
Rofuru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rofuru is looking to work some ground and pound but Baker has wrist control.
Rofuru won't allow Baker to get back to his feet.
Baker keeping moving, preventing Rofuru from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rofuru connects with a couple of short punches.
Rofuru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baker wants to stand but Rofuru is controlling the position.
Rofuru controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baker wants to stand and escape but Rofuru is having none of it.
Baker is adopting a defensive guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Baker misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker is looking to chop away at Rofuru's legs.
Rofuru throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
Baker thows a body shot but no joy.
Rofuru misses with a takedown attempt - Baker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rofuru moves away.
Rofuru cracks Baker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice cross by Baker.
Rofuru misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rofuru.
Rofuru throws a hook but Baker blocks it.
Rofuru thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baker if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matsufubu Rofuru will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rofuru shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rofuru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rofuru.
Baker throws a hook to the side of Rofuru's head but Rofuru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rofuru slips a jab from Baker.
Rofuru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baker.
Baker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rofuru misses with a series of wild punches.
Rofuru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baker.
Baker looks to land a left hand but Rofuru moved out of range nicely.
Rofuru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a right and a left that Rofuru avoids nicely.
Baker scores with a sloppy right hand. Rofuru should have avoided that one.
Rofuru looks to land a left hand but Baker moved out of range nicely.
Baker lands with a good body shot.
David Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rofuru cracks a nice hook into Baker's ribs.
Rofuru throws a hook to the side of Baker's head but Baker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rofuru misses with an uppercut.
Baker looks to land a left hand but Rofuru moved out of range nicely.
Rofuru connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rofuru slips under a jab.
Rofuru scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker is trying to escape the mount.
Rofuru trying to control but Baker is having none of it.
Rofuru scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Baker?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rofuru trying to control but Baker is having none of it.
Rofuru throws a strike there. Baker manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Rofuru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to roll over but Rofuru keeps him under control.
Rofuru winds up and cracks Baker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Baker wants to get back to his feet.
Baker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baker tries to kick Rofuru off but Rofuru keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker pushes Rofuru off and gets back to his feet.
Baker throws a hook but Rofuru avoids it easily.
Rofuru shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rofuru showed some decent athleticism there.
Baker is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Rofuru seems content to control.
Rofuru passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rofuru looking to ground and pound but Baker is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matsufubu Rofuru will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rofuru manages to avoid it.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rofuru.
Rofuru blocks a jab.
Rofuru shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice straight punches there by Baker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baker.
Baker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rofuru has time to react.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rofuru.
The fighters circling - Baker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rofuru lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baker looks to score with a jab to the body but Rofuru is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Baker.
Baker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker scores with a decent looking hook.
Baker connects with the punch.
Rofuru takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.
Rofuru misses with a shot to the body
and Baker counters with a nice body shot.
Baker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rofuru fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
David Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matsufubu Rofuru.
Rofuru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rofuru shoots in for a takedown but Baker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Baker lands a body shot.
David Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baker lands with a good body shot.
Rofuru shoots in for a takedown but Baker shows good takedown defense.
Rofuru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baker wants to slow Rofuru down by chopping away at his legs.
Rofuru tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rofuru somewhat.
Baker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rofuru takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Baker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Baker.
Baker stuffs the takedown attempt from Rofuru. Rofuru gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rofuru ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Rofuru shoots in looking for a takedown. Baker tries to sprawl out of it but Rofuru keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rofuru.
Rofuru's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rofuru scrambles back to his feet.
Rofuru throws a lazy right hand but Baker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Baker. That snapped Rofuru's head back.
Rofuru closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Baker did well to prevent Rofuru getting side control.
Baker wants to stand back up but Rofuru manages to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker can't do much from the bottom here.
Baker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rofuru is controlling him well.
Baker wants to control but Rofuru postures up.
David Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rofuru in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rofuru is trying to get an arm triangle but Baker is defending well.
Baker is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rofuru has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matsufubu Rofuru!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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