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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Sekyere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sekyere is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Till Collapse. Joey Sekyere acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Sekyere!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker fails with the takedown
and Sekyere counters with a stiff right hand.
Baker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sekyere throws a right hand that Baker ducks under and follows up with a left that Baker also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Sekyere misses.
Baker staying out of range there.
Baker shoots in for a double leg but Sekyere sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sekyere swinging wildly here.
Sekyere looks to land a combination but Baker avoids it well.
Sekyere fails to land with a series of punches.
Joey Sekyere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sekyere closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sekyere getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baker fails with the takedown
and Sekyere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sekyere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Baker or perhaps it was just good defense by Sekyere which made him look bad.
Sekyere misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sekyere swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baker.
Sekyere gets underhooks to prevent Baker's takedown attempt.
Baker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sekyere is defending well.
Baker is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekyere wants to break free but Baker has control.
Baker has Sekyere pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sekyere manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sekyere is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Baker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sekyere after a bit of a struggle.
Sekyere tries to circle away but Baker has him pinned against the cage.
Sekyere is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sekyere avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sekyere is trying to push Baker away but Baker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sekyere is trying to force a seperation but Baker has the dominant position.
Baker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sekyere fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sekyere will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sekyere lands the left hand.
Baker misses with a takedown
and Sekyere counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Sekyere.
Baker dives in and grabs Sekyere's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sekyere pushes down on Baker's head and hops out.
Sekyere looks to land a combination but Baker avoids it well.
Sekyere with a nice cross.
Baker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baker with a poor takedown
enabling Sekyere to counter with a crisp jab.
Baker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sekyere was covering up waiting for the punch and Baker finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sekyere is looking to stand up but Baker isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Sekyere dominated that round.
That's time! Baker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Baker has his takedown stuffed
and Sekyere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sekyere as he avoids it easily.
Baker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sekyere looks like he's trying to stand up.
Baker slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekyere tries to kick Baker off but Baker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Baker wants to pass to mount but Sekyere is defending the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sekyere takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baker slips a jab from Sekyere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sekyere counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baker looks to land a right hand but Sekyere moved out of range.
Baker misses with a takedown attempt
and Sekyere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sekyere throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sekyere throws a right hand that Baker ducks under and follows up with a left that Baker also avoids with ease.
Baker shoots in for a takedown but Sekyere shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - Sekyere circles away.
Baker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sekyere's waist but Sekyere gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baker off to one side.
Baker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sekyere fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekyere scores with a sloppy right hand. Baker should have avoided that one.
Baker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sekyere as he jumps to the side.
Sekyere cracks Baker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sekyere throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sekyere misses with a two punch combination.
Baker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sekyere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baker misses with a takedown attempt
and Sekyere counters with a nice uppercut.
Baker fails to land the takedown.
Joey Sekyere is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sekyere lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker slips under a jab.
Baker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sekyere is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Baker controlling his opponent.
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 looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sekyere is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Simon Baker will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Baker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sekyere's waist but Sekyere gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baker off to one side.
Sekyere misses with a combination
and Baker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sekyere fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Baker closes the distance and pushes Sekyere back into the cage.
Baker works on Sekyere's body with a couple of short punches.
Baker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sekyere prevents it.
Baker is looking for a takedown.
Baker is working for takedown but Sekyere is calmly controlling the position for now.
Baker wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekyere is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sekyere gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Baker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joey Sekyere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sekyere throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sekyere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baker dodges the punch combination from Sekyere.
Sekyere fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Sekyere to counter with a crisp jab.
Baker tries to clinch there but Sekyere circles away.
Sekyere cracks Baker with an open hand slap.
Baker dodges the punch combination from Sekyere.
Baker fails with the takedown
and Sekyere counters with a one-two to the body.
Baker drives through and clinches with Sekyere against the cage.
Sekyere tries to circle away but Baker has him pinned against the cage.
Sekyere wants to break free but Baker has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker goes for a takedown attempt but Sekyere pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Baker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sekyere backs up against the cage.
Baker shoots and misses
and Sekyere counters with a straight right hand.
Sekyere lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sekyere throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baker.
Sekyere lands a jab to the head.
Sekyere connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sekyere stuffs the takedown attempt from Baker. Baker gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sekyere scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joey Sekyere.
I think Sekyere 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Sekyere!
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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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RATING
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