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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nimos Oiky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oiky comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. Baker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand. 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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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nimos Oiky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Baker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker tries for a takedown but Oiky circles away easily
and Oiky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baker fails with the takedown
and Oiky counters with a straight right hand.
Baker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oiky did well to prevent Baker getting side control.
Oiky looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oiky manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Oiky wants to stand but Baker is controlling the position.
Baker looking to pass the guard.
Baker wants to control from the top but Oiky keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oiky wants to stand but Baker is controlling the position.
Baker postures up in Oiky's guard and throws a big left but Oiky blocks it.
Oiky keeping moving, preventing Baker from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Oiky being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Baker was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Baker misses with an uppercut.
Oiky throws a sloppy head kick and Baker moves out of range easily.
Oiky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oiky swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
Oiky's corner calls for a 1-2. Oiky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baker scores with a punch to the head.
Oiky misses with a body shot.
Baker fails with a takedown attempt.
Nimos Oiky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Baker.
Baker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oiky's waist but Oiky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baker off to one side.
Oiky scores with a body shot.
Oiky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oiky lands a jab to Baker's midsection.
Oiky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baker checks it well.
Baker fails with the takedown
and Oiky counters with a nice leg kick.
Baker moves away from the strike by Oiky.
Baker has his takedown stuffed
and Oiky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nimos Oiky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oiky but Oiky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Baker looks gassed!
Oiky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oiky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Baker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oiky finds it's way round the side to connect with Baker's head.
Oiky lands a glancing blow to the side of Baker's head.
Oiky feints and then cracks Baker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baker down.
Baker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baker looks for a takedown but Oiky sprawls well.
Oiky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oiky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Oiky.
Oiky swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
Oiky throws a hook but Baker blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker fails with the takedown
and Oiky counters with a thumping low kick.
Oiky throws out a loose jab but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oiky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oiky throws a series of punches but Baker avoids them all with ease.
Baker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oiky as he avoids it easily.
Oiky scores with a kick to the body.
Oiky really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Donk. Oiky catches Baker right on the button with a cross.
Oiky throws a body punch but Baker moves out of range.
Oiky scores with a hook to the body. Baker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Oiky.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oiky, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oiky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oiky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nimos Oiky dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oiky moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baker fails with the takedown
and Oiky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Oiky manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Baker stops Oiky from standing up.
Oiky on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oiky tries to get out of the position.
Oiky keeping full guard, as Baker tries to pass.
Baker stops Oiky from standing up.
Baker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oiky is keeping the position for now.
Oiky has Baker pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Baker tries for a takedown but Oiky circles away easily
and Oiky counters with a left to the body.
Baker misses with a double jab
and Oiky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oiky scores with a nice strike.
Baker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oiky is fending him off so far but Baker persists. Nope, Oiky circles away and we're back to standing.
Nimos Oiky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Baker.
Baker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oiky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baker.
Horrible takedown by Baker or perhaps it was just good defense by Oiky which made him look bad.
Baker blocks a head kick by Oiky.
Oiky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Baker's head.
Oiky lands with a kick to the temple. Baker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oiky.
Baker dives in and grabs Oiky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oiky pushes down on Baker's head and hops out.
Oiky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baker's sensitive parts.
Oiky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oiky throws a head kick that half lands.
Baker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oiky.
A shot to the liver by Oiky. Beautiful body shot.
Baker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oiky wants to control but Baker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oiky wants to get back to his feet.
Oiky is refusing to be controlled, as Baker sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker thows a huge punch but Oiky dodges it nicely.
Baker wants to pass the guard but Oiky is defending well.
Baker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oiky defending well though.
Baker prevents Oiky from standing back up.
Baker is trying to control. Oiky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Baker controlling the action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oiky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Baker shoots in looking for a takedown but Oiky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Baker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Oiky.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baker is defended easily by Oiky.
Oiky throws a low kick but Baker avoids it.
Oiky scores with a leg kick.
Oiky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baker checks a leg kick.
Oiky misses with a straight right.
Oiky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baker.
Oiky throws a front kick aimed at Baker's knee but Baker avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nimos Oiky dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baker scores with a takedown into Oiky's guard.
Baker controlling from the top position.
Baker trying to control but Oiky is working from the bottom.
Oiky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Oiky kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Oiky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baker 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oiky wants to stand and escape but Baker is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Baker trying to control but Oiky is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Baker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Oiky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baker shoots in for a takedown but Oiky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oiky misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Baker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oiky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oiky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oiky looks to score with a jab to the body but Baker is just out of range.
Oiky lands a head kick!
Baker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Baker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oiky's head backwards.
Oiky looks to land a combination but Baker avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oiky.
A swing and a miss from Baker.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oiky.
Oiky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oiky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nimos Oiky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Baker.
Oiky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Oiky coming out on top.
Oiky misses with a body shot.
Oiky moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baker misses with a takedown
and Oiky counters with a nice body shot.
Oiky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oiky throws a head kick that half lands.
Baker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oiky as he avoids it easily.
Baker with a poor takedown
and Oiky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baker thinking.
Oiky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oiky lands a nice shot to the body.
Oiky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oiky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oiky lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oiky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oiky circles away.
Oiky cracks Baker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oiky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oiky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baker has his takedown stuffed
and Oiky counters with a good low kick that Baker was not able to check.
Oiky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oiky throws a poor cross that misses
and Baker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oiky!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Baker wants to control the pace but Oiky is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Nimos Oiky did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Baker or perhaps it was just good defense by Oiky which made him look bad.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oiky.
Oiky lands with a kick to the temple. Baker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Baker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oiky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oiky thuds his right hand into Baker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oiky connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Oiky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baker blocks a low kick nicely.
Good shot there by Oiky.
Oiky scoring well with a low kick there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Baker tries for a takedown but Oiky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nimos Oiky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oiky throws a nice head kick!
Oiky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baker looks for a takedown but Oiky sprawls well.
Oiky digs a good body shot into Baker's ribs.
Oiky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baker.
No luck for Baker with that takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oiky.
Oiky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oiky lands a lovely overhand right.
Baker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oiky lands a jab to Baker's midsection.
Oiky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nimos Oiky is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Oiky - just one landing.
Oiky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oiky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baker 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.
Baker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oiky counters with a big head kick but Baker shrugs it off.
Oiky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baker's sensitive parts.
Oiky throws a head kick that Baker semi-blocks.
Baker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oiky shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baker avoids the head kick by Oiky.
Oiky tried to score with a low kick but Baker checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a right and a left that Oiky avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oiky.
Baker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oiky but Oiky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oiky scores with a jab. Baker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oiky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baker fails with the takedown
and Oiky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oiky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baker's head backwards.
Oiky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oiky avoids it really well and circles away.
Oiky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bakers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oiky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baker on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Oiky.
Baker doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Oiky counter with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oiky, right into the meat.
Oiky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oiky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oiky lands a lovely overhand right.
Oiky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Baker tries for a takedown but Oiky circles away easily
and Oiky counters with a nice leg kick.
Oiky scores with a head kick. Baker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oiky misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nimos Oiky had his way with Chris Baker in that round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Baker misses with a right hand
and Oiky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oiky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Baker controlling the action here.
Baker wants to free his trapped foot but Oiky is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Baker has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Baker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oiky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baker landing shots from mount.
Oiky is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Baker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Baker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Baker controlling from the full mount.
Baker wants to finish this one by submission but Oiky is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Baker.
Nimos Oiky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oiky is trying to stand up.
Baker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Baker.
Baker landing shots from mount.
Baker controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker wants to control the pace but Oiky is squirming around nicely.
Baker looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Baker is landing with some decent strikes but Oiky is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oiky is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Baker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Baker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Oiky can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chris Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baker dominating with strikes here.
Baker lands a nice shot to the head.
Baker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Baker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oiky?
Oiky squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Baker looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Baker working for a submission but Oiky is keeping him at bay.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Baker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oiky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nimos Oiky!
Nimos Oiky retains his lightweight title!
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