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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Huffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Baldwin looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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214 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Moses Huffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Baldwin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldwin has a takedown stuffed.
Baldwin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Huffman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baldwin pinned against the cage. Baldwin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Huffman rushes Baldwin and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldwin jumps guard and drags Huffman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Baldwin has a closed guard, preventing Huffman from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huffman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huffman chips away with some ground and pound.
Huffman stands up over Baldwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Huffman wanted to stand there but Baldwin had control of the position.
Huffman stands up over Baldwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Huffman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Huffman scoring with some ground and pound.
Huffman postures up and lands a big shot to Baldwin's brow.
Huffman landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huffman is looking to stand up but Baldwin won't let him.
Huffman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Huffman working some strikes from top position.
Huffman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Baldwin's guard.
Huffman throws a big elbow that misses.
Huffman landing with the ground and pound.
Baldwin has momentary wrist control but Huffman slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huffman lands a couple of digs.
Huffman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Baldwin is looking to sweep but instead, Huffman has passed into half guard.
Huffman drops an elbow to the side of Baldwin's head.
Huffman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Baldwin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Huffman is nestled in close to Baldwin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Huffman stalling.
Baldwin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huffman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Huffman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Huffman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Huffman lands a nice short elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huffman is nestled in close to Baldwin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Huffman tries to stand but can't do so whilst Baldwin controls his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Huffman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Huffman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baldwin's coach down at Island Impact was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Baldwin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jimmy Baldwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baldwin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Huffman.
Baldwin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Huffman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huffman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baldwin as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Baldwin or perhaps it was just good defense by Huffman, which made it look bad.
Baldwin is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldwin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Huffman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moses Huffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Huffman. That did some damage!
Huffman tries to clinch up.
Huffman goes for a double leg but Baldwin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Baldwin continues to drive forward.
Baldwin tries for a takedown but Huffman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Huffman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Huffman wants to clinch up but Baldwin keeps it at a distance.
Huffman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baldwin circles away.
Huffman misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Baldwin as Huffman shoots in.
Huffman dives in for a single leg takedown but Baldwin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Huffman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baldwin swivels and escapes.
Baldwin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Huffman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Baldwin!
Baldwin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Huffman cracks Baldwin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Baldwin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huffman lands a few punches from side control.
Huffman grinds an elbow into Baldwin's temple.
Baldwin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Huffman stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Huffman shoots in but Baldwin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baldwin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Huffman defends it well.
Huffman throws the kick towards the body but Baldwin avoids it.
Huffman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin slaps away a takedown attempt from Huffman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Huffman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baldwin can do to turn this around?
Nice cross by Baldwin.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baldwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huffman looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Huffman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Baldwin was covering up waiting for the punch and Huffman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Baldwin is wriggling around but Huffman manages to pass to half guard.
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 Moses Huffman will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Huffman misses with a takedown attempt - Baldwin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Baldwin with the counter takedown but Huffman avoids it easily.
Baldwin drives through with a takedown into Huffman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Huffman wants to get back to his feet but Baldwin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baldwin won't allow Huffman to sweep him here.
Baldwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Huffman is on top in guard.
Baldwin is working an open guard so Huffman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huffman clinches up against the cage.
Huffman is trying to force a seperation but Baldwin has the dominant position.
Baldwin tries for a takedown but Huffman manages to get underhooks.
Baldwin is looking to break free of the clinch but Huffman has double underhooks.
Huffman tries for a takedown but Baldwin manages to get underhooks.
Huffman is trying to break the clinch but Baldwin has him pressed against the cage.
Huffman tries to break free but Baldwin pushes him back against the cage.
Huffman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huffman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baldwin's waist but Baldwin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Huffman off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moses Huffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huffman wants to clinch.
Baldwin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Huffman defends it nicely.
Huffman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huffman rushes Baldwin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Huffman tries to break the clinch but Baldwin is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Huffman.
Huffman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baldwin.
Huffman manages to break the clinch.
Jimmy Baldwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Huffman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baldwin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Huffman with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Huffman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huffman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Huffman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Baldwin tries to roll over but Huffman keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huffman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Baldwin has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Huffman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Huffman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Huffman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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