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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunrak Ironshield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunrak Ironshield has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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278 lbs
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185 cm
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278 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunrak Ironshield!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironshield connects with a body shot.
Baker instigates a clinch.
Baker prevents Ironshield from breaking the clinch.
Ironshield is looking to break free of the clinch but Baker has double underhooks.
Ironshield blocks an uppercut.
Baker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ironshield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ironshield blocks an uppercut.
Baker is trying to pull guard but Ironshield turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ironshield wants to break free but Baker has control.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Ironshield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Ironshield.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ironshield's elbow.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Ironshield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
Baker is trying to drag Ironshield to the mat but Ironshield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Baker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ironshield walks away with a smile on his face. Baker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ironshield tries a head kick but it misses.
Ironshield throws a right hand that Baker ducks under and follows up with a left that Baker also avoids with ease.
Baker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ironshield swats away the attempt to clinch by Baker.
Baker moves into the clinch.
Ironshield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Ironshield.
Ironshield is trying to break the clinch but Baker has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Ironshield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ironshield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baker has him pressed against the cage.
Baker slows down the pace here.
Ironshield blocks an uppercut.
Baker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ironshield up against the cage.
Ironshield is trying to push Baker away but Baker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Ironshield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker drags the fight down to the ground.
Baker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ironshield blocking the ground and pound.
Baker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baker landing shots from mount.
Ironshield wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baker wants to control the action but instead Ironshield gets a body lock and reverses into Baker's guard! Nice work!
Baker 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.
Baker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ironshield passes into half guard.
Baker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ironshield's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ironshield's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironshield is trying to stand back up.
Baker is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ironshield knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ironshield for a finish.
Baker is throwing shots to the body but Ironshield manages to wriggle free. Baker pounces on him again and ends up in Ironshield's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baker stays in close to Ironshield's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Baker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ironshield throws a shot from downtown. Baker moves away and avoids it.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ironshield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but Ironshield pushes him off.
Baker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ironshield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ironshield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baker tries to clinch
and Ironshield counters with a nice uppercut.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ironshield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bryan Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ironshield slips a jab and a cross from Baker.
Baker lands a head kick!
Ironshield throws a low kick but Baker moves out of range easily.
Ironshield swats away the attempt to clinch by Baker.
Ironshield throws a nice looking combination but Baker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker tries to clinch but Ironshield is having none of it.
Bryan Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ironshield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baker rushes Ironshield and presses him up against the cage.
Baker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ironshield backwards.
Ironshield is trying to force a seperation but Baker has the dominant position.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Ironshield.
Ironshield is trying to force a seperation but Baker has the dominant position.
Baker working aggressively here.
Baker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ironshields head.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ironshield letting Baker take a breather here.
Ironshield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ironshield.
Baker slips under a jab from Ironshield.
Baker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ironshield misses with a straight right.
Baker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ironshield misses with a double jab.
Baker is looking to clinch but Ironshield is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ironshield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baker misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Baker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ironshield fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baker on the side of the head.
Ironshield throws out a powerful jab.
Baker dodges the punch combination from Ironshield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ironshield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ironshield throws a hook but Baker avoids it easily.
Ironshield lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Baker goes down and covers up as Ironshield starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunrak Ironshield!
Gunrak Ironshield was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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pop
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