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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Baker (ranked 342 p4p, 50 weight class) and Aldo Vurny (ranked 332 p4p, 48 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humphrey Baker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Aldo Vurny!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker throws a leg kick but Vurny sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baker 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 cracks Vurny with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vurny checks a low kick from Baker.
Vurny lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baker throws out a loose jab but Vurny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker closes the distance but Vurny moves to the side
and Vurny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Baker throws a head kick but Vurny moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Vurny.
Baker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker wants to clinch but Vurny slips to the side
and Vurny counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vurny off and has taken his back!
Vurny tries to escape but Baker has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Vurny keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Vurny can't escape the position.
Baker biding his time, controlling Vurny.
Vurny felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Baker wants to control but Vurny is keeping busy.
Vurny can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny trying to control the position but Baker manages to sink in the hooks.
Vurny rolls, trying to escape but Baker keeps control of the position.
Baker is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
You can see the frustration on Vurny's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Vurny looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Vurny's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker has good solid back control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vurny trying to control but not successfully.
Even with his hooks in, Baker manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Vurny wants to control his opponent's hands but Baker gets his hands free.
Vurny can't escape the position.
Vurny trying to control the action but Baker just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny tries to roll but Baker sticks to his back.
Baker just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Vurny just trying to survive but Baker is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Vurny tries to break free.
Vurny is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Baker tries to get the hooks in deep but Vurny pushed the leg off.
Vurny manages to reverse the position and now he's in Baker's guard. Nice work there by Vurny.
Baker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baker clinches up with Vurny and pushes him back against the cage.
Vurny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vurny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vurny throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Baker misses the target.
Vurny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baker.
Baker tries to sprawl but Vurny drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vurny is working for a kimura but Baker is defending it quite comfortably.
Baker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny is keen to just control but Baker is a slippery customer.
Vurny landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vurny drops an elbow to the side of Baker's head.
Vurny performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Humphrey Baker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vurny is thwarting Baker's attempts to control the position.
Baker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vurny.
Vurny is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Baker is trying to stand up here but Vurny is controlling him well.
Baker regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vurny is one step ahead there.
Vurny lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baker trying to keep a closed guard but Vurny is proving a slippery customer.
Baker is pulling down on Vurny's head. It's preventing any offense from Vurny, at least for the moment.
Baker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baker keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vurny throws a hook but Baker blocks it.
We've been told by Baker's head coaches at Brazilian Elite Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Baker takes the fight into the clinch.
Baker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baker tries to work over Vurny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vurny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker digs a right hand into Vurny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vurny's gas tank.
Vurny jumps into guard, dragging Baker to the mat.
Baker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker stopping the sweep attempt from Vurny.
Baker wants to control from the top but Vurny keeps moving.
Vurny being controlled here, momentarily.
Baker wants to stand but Vurny is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vurny wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vurny avoids the head kick by Baker.
Vurny throws out a counter right but Baker avoids it with no problem.
Vurny takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baker misses with a low kick.
Vurny lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That kick from Baker tenderised Vurny's leg. Vurny is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vurny has time to react.
Baker misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick there by Baker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker misses with a kick to the body.
Vurny with the counter takedown but Baker avoids it easily.
Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - Vurny circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Baker.
Baker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is looking to chop away at Vurny's legs.
Baker tries to land a body kick
and Vurny counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vurny takes one to the side of the head.
Baker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vurny momentarily.
Vurny looks to land a left hand but Baker moved out of range nicely.
Vurny shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vurny feints and as Baker raises his hands in defense, Vurny changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Baker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vurny can do to turn this around?
Baker trying to control the position here.
Vurny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vurny scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vurny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vurny won't allow Baker to get back to his feet.
Baker controlling the position.
Vurny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baker pulls Vurny in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vurny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baker.
Baker is looking to counter the offense by Vurny and move into the clinch.
Vurny throws a hook but Baker avoids it easily.
Vurny scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Baker throws Vurny to one side and escapes!
Humphrey Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baker, as that shot connected.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vurny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vurny changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Baker throws a right and a left that Vurny avoids nicely.
Baker lands the left hand.
Baker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baker clinches up with Vurny and pushes him back against the cage.
Vurny is trying to push Baker away but Baker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Vurny breaks from the clinch.
Baker wants to clinch
enabling Vurny to counter with a crisp jab.
Baker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vurny throws out a counter right but Baker avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker scores with a leg kick.
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!
Vurny is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Baker's half guard.
Baker makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vurny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vurny.
Vurny drops his hands momentarily and Baker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vurny.
Vurny moves away from the strike by Baker.
Baker pushes Vurny up against the cage in a clinch.
Baker cracks Vurny with a nice body shot.
Baker misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vurny scores with a takedown into Baker's guard.
Baker is looking to stand back up but Vurny counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Baker.
Vurny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vurny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vurny is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vurny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vurny is looking for a kimura but Baker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vurny to get the leverage.
Baker is trying to stand.
Vurny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vurny is stalling here. Baker is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vurny seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Baker has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Vurny tries to improve position but can't.
Baker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vurny tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vurny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny being controlled for a moment.
Baker decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vurny to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vurny.
Jab, jab by Vurny - just one landing.
Vurny misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.
Vurny's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vurny scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vurny has time to react.
Baker throws the kick towards the body but Vurny avoids it.
Vurny lands with a right hand.
Humphrey Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baker throws a head kick but Vurny moves out of range.
Vurny tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vurny moves forwards but Baker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and Vurny moves out of range easily.
Baker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Baker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baker connects with a solid leg kick.
Baker misses with a few strikes there.
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - Vurny circles away.
Baker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Humphrey Baker is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vurny lands the left hand.
Baker tries to clinch up but Vurny circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Vurny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the body from Baker misses
and Vurny counters with a left and a right that stings Baker.
Baker misses with a head kick.
Baker lands with a nice body kick.
Baker throws a lazy uppercut
and Vurny counters with a three punch combo that has Baker backing up. Baker nods at Vurny to acknowledge the strikes.
Vurny just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker lands with a right hand.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Vurny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Humphrey Baker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Baker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Baker.
Vurny throws a series of punches but Baker moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baker stuns Vurny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vurny moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vurny might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Baker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is looking to clinch but Vurny is avoiding it.
Baker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vurny will feel that in the morning.
Vurny moves forwards but Baker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vurny falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baker counters with a nice uppercut.
Vurny closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vurny lands in his opponent's guard.
Baker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Baker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aldo Vurny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vurny closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Baker's guard.
Baker keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Vurny stops Baker from standing up.
Baker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vurny stopping the sweep attempt from Baker.
Vurny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baker controls Vurny momentarily but Vurny frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Baker is looking to stand up but Vurny isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vurny showed some decent athleticism there.
Baker trying to control but Vurny postures up.
Vurny trying to pass the guard but Baker defending well.
Vurny misses with a head shot. Baker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vurny is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vurny manages to get himself to full guard.
Baker won't allow Vurny to sweep him here.
Baker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vurny wants to sweep but no luck.
Vurny trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that's the end of the fight!
Humphrey Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humphrey Baker!
Humphrey Baker is the new middleweight champion!
Humphrey Baker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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