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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Baker (ranked 897 p4p, 1127 weight class) and Tyler Wrexham (ranked 123 p4p, 147 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Baker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin. This should be a great matchup!
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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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Wrexham !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker slips a jab and a cross from Wrexham .
Baker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wrexham takes one on the button.
Wrexham has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wrexham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baker counters with a left to the body.
Wrexham throws a sloppy head kick and Baker moves out of range easily.
Wrexham tries to clinch up but Baker circles away and keeps his distance.
Wrexham cracks Baker with a good jab.
Baker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baker.
Wrexham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wrexham throws a head kick but Baker moves out of range.
Wrexham avoids the body shot from Baker.
Wrexham tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Baker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrexham throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baker.
Baker feints and then cracks Wrexham 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wrexham down.
Baker misses with a leg kick.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Wrexham .
Wrexham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wrexham is looking to clinch but Baker is avoiding it.
Baker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Baker tries to score with a low kick but Wrexham moves his leg out of the way.
Baker misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker scores with a nice head shot.
Baker looks to score with a jab to the body but Wrexham is just out of range.
Wrexham moves out of range as Baker strikes.
Baker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wrexham on the side of the head.
Baker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrexham . Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baker is looking to counter punch.
Wrexham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wrexham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baker, pushing him back against the cage.
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Wrexham is blocking nicely.
Wrexham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baker blocks it with crossed arms.
Wrexham has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Wrexham misses with a knee to the head.
Wrexham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wrexham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baker avoiding damage as Wrexham throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Baker to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker tries a knee to the head but Wrexham blocks it.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wrexham obliges.
A hook to the body from Wrexham .
Baker is breathing heavily.
Baker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wrexham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker is defending well for now.
Wrexham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a right hand.
Wrexham throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wrexham just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baker's brow.
Wrexham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
A right hand to the body from Wrexham .
Wrexham lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wrexham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baker.
Wrexham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wrexham blocking some punches.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Wrexham .
Baker trying to land knees to the body.
Wrexham lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Nice body punch from Wrexham - that landed with a thud.
Wrexham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wrexham tries a knee to the head but Baker blocks it.
Wrexham blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Wrexham .
Wrexham works on Baker's body with a couple of short punches.
Wrexham tries a knee to the head but Baker blocks it.
Wrexham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wrexham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrexham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wrexham lands a knee to the head.
Wrexham landing knees to the head.
Wrexham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wrexham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wrexham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wrexham tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker avoids the damage to the body.
Wrexham lands a shoulder strike.
Wrexham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Wrexham .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrexham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baker prevents a body shot from Wrexham .
Baker managing to block the knees to the body from Wrexham .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baker is leaning against Wrexham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wrexham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wrexham .
Wrexham throws a jab when Baker was well out of range.
Wrexham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baker connects with a body shot that sends Wrexham 's belly button to the back.
Wrexham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wrexham is out of range and Baker settles back down.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Wrexham is out of range.
Baker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wrexham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baker.
Baker scores with a nice strike.
Baker misses with a low kick.
Wrexham closes the distance and clinches.
Wrexham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrexham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baker lands a nice uppercut.
Wrexham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wrexham has him pressed against the cage.
Wrexham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baker blocks it with crossed arms.
Wrexham blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Baker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wrexham lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
It looks like Jeff Baker has been cut.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Wrexham .
Wrexham tries a knee to the head but Baker blocks it.
Wrexham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wrexham misses with some punches.
Baker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wrexham or not.
Wrexham tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wrexham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wrexham misses with a knee strike.
Wrexham misses with a knee strike.
Wrexham blocks an uppercut.
Wrexham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wrexham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baker stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker presses Wrexham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrexham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with some punches.
Baker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jeff Baker is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Wrexham misses its intended target.
Baker thinks about countering with a body kick.
Baker is looking to score with low kicks.
Wrexham throws a fast counter high kick but Baker manages to duck under it in time.
Baker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baker wants to slow Wrexham down by chopping away at his legs.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Baker moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Wrexham . Beautiful body shot.
Wrexham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wrexham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baker lands with an overhand left.
Wrexham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baker.
Wrexham moves away from the strike by Baker.
Wrexham blocks a leg kick.
Wrexham lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wrexham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wrexham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyler Wrexham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wrexham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrexham .
Wrexham just misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham throws out a loose jab but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wrexham scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Wrexham .
Baker wants to land a leg kick but Wrexham is out of range.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrexham .
The fighters circling - Wrexham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wrexham on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wrexham swings widly with a right hand
and Baker counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrexham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baker lands a body shot.
Wrexham throws a series of punches but Baker moves out of range.
Baker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wrexham .
Wrexham is breathing heavily.
Wrexham misses with a head kick.
Wrexham doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Baker, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wrexham throws a head kick that misses.
Baker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Wrexham 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wrexham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wrexham swinging wildly here.
Wrexham looks to land a left hand but Baker moved out of range nicely.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
Baker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wrexham misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeff Baker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Baker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wrexham on the side of the head.
Baker moves out of range as Wrexham strikes.
As Wrexham backs away, Baker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wrexham throws a sloppy head kick and Baker moves out of range easily.
Wrexham wants to clinch up but Baker keeps it at a distance.
Wrexham cracks Baker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wrexham throws a head kick but Baker moves out of range.
Good work by Wrexham as he checks the leg kick.
Wrexham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baker blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Baker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrexham tries a head kick but it misses.
Wrexham throws a right and a left that Baker avoids nicely.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and Wrexham moves out of range easily.
Wrexham stuns Baker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wrexham swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wrexham takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham cracks a nice hook into Baker's ribs.
Wrexham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wrexham throws a jab when Baker was well out of range.
Wrexham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baker to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Wrexham .
Wrexham looks to throw the jab but Baker is out of range.
Wrexham takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.
Wrexham misses with a head kick.
Wrexham 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wrexham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baker. Wrexham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wrexham misses the shot to the body.
Baker lands a slapping body shot.
Baker lands with an uppercut that bounces Wrexham off the cage and back into range.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Wrexham is out of range.
Wrexham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baker throws out the jab.
Wrexham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baker wants to slow Wrexham down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Wrexham misses.
Jeff Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrexham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baker tried to counter with a leg kick but Wrexham avoided it.
Wrexham has managed to clinch.
Baker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wrexham clobbers Baker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baker scores with a leg kick.
Baker misses with a hook. Wrexham ducked under it nicely.
Wrexham blocks a head kick by Baker.
Baker thumps Wrexham with a low kick.
Baker wants to land a leg kick but Wrexham is out of range.
Wrexham lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wrexham pushes Baker up against the cage in a clinch.
Baker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wrexham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wrexham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker gets through Wrexham 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham managing to block the knees to the body from Baker.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wrexham throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Wrexham .
Wrexham pushes Baker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrexham lands a good knee to the midsection. Baker won't want to take too many of those.
Wrexham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Wrexham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wrexham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrexham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wrexham prevents a body shot from Baker.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrexham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrexham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wrexham lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wrexham .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrexham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Wrexham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wrexham landing knees to the body.
Wrexham lands a shoulder strike.
Wrexham lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Baker takes a shot to the head.
Baker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baker is rocked!
Wrexham lands a good knee to the midsection. Baker won't want to take too many of those.
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baker misses with a knee strike.
Wrexham presses Baker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baker seems to have got his legs back now.
Wrexham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker dodges an elbow strike from Wrexham .
A nice left hand lands by Wrexham .
A frustrated look appears on Baker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baker lands a right hand.
Baker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wrexham scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker avoids a wild elbow strike from Wrexham .
Wrexham digs a right hand underneath Baker's ribcage. Baker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wrexham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baker or not.
Baker blocks a body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Wrexham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wrexham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Wrexham !
Jeff Baker spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm trying to get back into ring shape and failed with this camp. I'll be back. I'm dedicated to getting back to where I need to be.'.
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