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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Narek Sirakanian (ranked 1631 p4p, 537 weight class) and Jeff Baker (ranked 222 p4p, 77 weight class). Baker has chosen When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 30 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Narek Sirakanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Baker!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker misses with an uppercut
and Sirakanian counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baker thinking.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sirakanian has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Baker throws a hook but Sirakanian avoids it easily.
It looked like Sirakanian was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Baker avoids the head kick by Sirakanian.
Baker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Baker lands with an uppercut that bounces Sirakanian off the cage and back into range.
Baker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the side of Baker's head but Baker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sirakanian moves out of range of the strikes.
Baker checks a leg kick nicely.
Baker is looking for the big counter here.
A big left from Sirakanian misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sirakanian misses.
Sirakanian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Baker misses its intended target.
A head kick by Baker misses
and Sirakanian finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Baker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Sirakanian is out of range.
Baker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Narek Sirakanian has been cut.
Baker misses with a head kick.
Baker avoids the body shot from Sirakanian.
Baker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sirakanian.
Baker 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.
Nice straight punches there by Sirakanian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sirakanian.
Sirakanian drives through and clinches with Baker against the cage.
Baker wants to stall.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but Sirakanian blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Sirakanian fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sirakanian.
Baker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baker effectively controlling the action here.
Sirakanian has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Sirakanian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sirakanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sirakanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sirakanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sirakanian.
Baker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Baker.
Baker misses with a hook. Sirakanian ducked under it nicely.
Sirakanian throws a shot from downtown. Baker moves away and avoids it.
Baker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian scores with a hook to the body.
Baker tries a knee to the head but Sirakanian blocks it.
Baker trying to land knees to the body.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sirakanian misses with some punches.
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Sirakanian is blocking nicely.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Baker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baker misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sirakanian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Baker.
Baker misses with some punches.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Sirakanian.
Baker lands an uppercut.
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sirakanian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Baker - that landed with a thud.
Baker lands a right hand.
Sirakanian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sirakanian has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
A right handed body shot lands from Sirakanian.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sirakanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sirakanian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baker misses with some punches.
Sirakanian misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sirakanian lands with a light punch inside.
Baker tries to circle away but Sirakanian has him pinned against the cage.
Sirakanian tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sirakanian tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Narek Sirakanian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sirakanian tries a low kick but Baker avoids it.
Sirakanian swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sirakanian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sirakanian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sirakanian moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Baker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sirakanian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sirakanian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baker scrambles back to his feet.
Sirakanian misses with a body shot.
Sirakanian misses with a body kick.
Sirakanian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sirakanian misses with a body kick.
Sirakanian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baker can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker thuds his right hand into Sirakanian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baker loads up on a big right hand but Sirakanian slips the punch.
Baker takes one to the side of the head.
Sirakanian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baker.
Nice uppercut lands for Baker. That snapped Sirakanian's head back.
Sirakanian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sirakanian.
Baker throws a poor cross that misses
and Sirakanian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sirakanian tries a low kick but Baker avoids it.
Sirakanian tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.
Sirakanian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sirakanian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sirakanian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baker's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirakanian digs a good hook to Baker's body.
Jab from Baker.
Baker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sirakanian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baker swings for the body but Sirakanian moves out of range.
A jab from Baker finds it's way through Sirakanian's defenses.
Sirakanian cracks Baker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baker missing with a left hand there. Sirakanian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baker scores with a head kick. Sirakanian tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sirakanian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baker avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Narek Sirakanian is winning the standup battle so far.
Baker lands with a right hand.
Sirakanian misses with a kick to the body.
Baker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Baker misses the target.
Sirakanian scores with a three punch combo!
A jab from Sirakanian misses.
Baker throws a jab when Sirakanian was well out of range.
Sirakanian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirakanian misses with a head kick.
Sirakanian looks to land a left hand but Baker moved out of range nicely.
Baker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A head kick misses from Baker.
It looked like Sirakanian was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baker.
Sirakanian tries to clinch up but Baker circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker connects with a high kick.
Baker walks into a straight right hand from Sirakanian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sirakanian just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sirakanian.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian throws a head kick that misses.
Sirakanian misses with a combination
and Baker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Narek Sirakanian's cut is getting worse.
Baker avoids the head kick by Sirakanian.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baker checks a leg kick.
Sirakanian blocks a head kick by Baker.
Baker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Sirakanian.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Narek Sirakanian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A left lands for Baker.
Sirakanian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sirakanian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker is trying to force a seperation but Sirakanian has the dominant position.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sirakanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sirakanian misses with a body punch.
Sirakanian misses with the head strike.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirakanian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker is pushing Sirakanian up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sirakanian struggles to land a body shot inside as Baker controls his hands.
Baker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker swings widly with a right hand
and Sirakanian counters with a slapping leg kick.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick
and Sirakanian counters with a straight right hand.
Sirakanian misses with a low kick as Baker jumps back.
Baker works over Sirakanian's head and body with a nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sirakanian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sirakanian lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sirakanian misses the body punch
and Baker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sirakanian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Sirakanian throws a hook to the side of Baker's head but Baker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sirakanian moves out of range of the strikes.
Sirakanian misses with a looping right.
Sirakanian sets himself, and Baker steps forward looking for the clinch! Sirakanian avoids it this time.
Jeff Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian connects with a right hand. Baker shakes it off.
Sirakanian throws a nice head kick!
Sirakanian throws a body shot but no joy.
Baker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sirakanian tries to clinch up but Baker circles away and keeps his distance.
Sirakanian falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Baker counter with a right hand.
Baker lands with a slapping head kick.
Sirakanian jabs at Baker's body.
Baker scores with a hook.
Sirakanian connects with a crisp jab.
Baker throws a head kick but Sirakanian moves out of range.
Sirakanian throws out a leg kick but Baker moves out of range and Sirakanian only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crunch! Sirakanian slams his shin into Baker's torso.
Baker avoids the body shot from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sirakanian misses with a double jab.
Baker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sirakanian.
Baker thuds his right hand into Sirakanian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Narek Sirakanian's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Baker misses with a right hand
enabling Sirakanian to counter with a crisp jab.
Baker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Baker.
Sirakanian throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
Baker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sirakanian's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirakanian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sirakanian lands a jab to the head.
Baker throws an overhand right that lands on Sirakanian's shoulder, as Sirakanian tries to avoid the shot.
Baker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sirakanian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baker cracks Sirakanian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jeez, Narek Sirakanian's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sirakanian looks to throw a body kick
and Baker moves into the clinch.
Sirakanian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian working aggressively here.
Sirakanian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Baker.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Sirakanian.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Narek Sirakanian.
Well Sirakanian 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Narek Sirakanian!
A relieved looking Narek Sirakanian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Jeff Baker stepped up to the mic, saying 'You win some, you lose some. I just hope I treated you fans to a good fight tonight.'.
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