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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humphrey Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by T.I.A - K'NAAN. Johnny Cage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
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270 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
23
242 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Cage! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Humphrey Baker! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. A kick lands to the mid section there for Cage. Baker lands with a shot to the body. A big right from Baker misses. An inside leg kick lands from Cage. Baker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Baker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cage misses the jab. Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Cage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Baker tries to land a front kick but Cage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Cage looks for the body kick but Baker saw that one coming. Cage swings away with a leg kick that misses. Cage moves out of range of the leg kick from Baker. Cage tried to counter with a leg kick but Baker avoided it. Cage misses with a body shot.
Cage tries to clinch but Baker moves out of range. Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baker.
It looks like Johnny Cage has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. A cross from Baker lands. Johnny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A nice leg kick lands there from Cage. Cage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Baker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baker misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely. Cage tries to clinch but Baker is having none of it. Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it. Cage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cage throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Baker walks into a left hand. Cage avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Cage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baker. Cage checks the leg kick. Cage tries to score with a low kick but Baker moves his leg out of the way. Baker clobbers Cage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cage tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Baker is able to avoid easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Baker misses with a leg kick. Cage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baker paws at him with a jab and circles away. Cage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. A jab from Baker finds it's way through Cage's defenses. Cage misses with a kick to the body.
Cage is looking to land body kicks. Baker tries to clinch there but Cage circles away.
A head kick misses from Cage. Cage moves out of range of the body kick. Baker throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it. Cage looks to land a body kick but Baker moved away. Cage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker. Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Baker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Baker scores with a shot to the body.
Baker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Baker thows a body kick. Cage tries to catch it but that hurt him. Cage is breathing heavily. Baker misses with a wild body shot. Baker connects with a body shot. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cage crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baker - the referee stops the clock and Cage gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baker. Cage manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Cage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Baker moves in looking to clinch but Cage pushes him off. Cage is looking to counter punch. A looping hook to the body misses from Baker. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet. Cage scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Baker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Cage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Baker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Baker backs away, Cage returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Cage tries to move into range but Baker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Baker throws a front kick aimed at Cage's knee but Cage avoids it well. It looked like Cage was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Baker cracks a nice hook into Cage's ribs. Baker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cage had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Baker throws a solid leg kick but Cage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baker. Baker cracks Cage with a right hand to the side of the head. Cage throws a leg kick which misses Baker's front leg but catches the back leg as Baker tries to avoid it. Baker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cage can pounce on him.
Baker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cage fails in his attempt to clinch. Cage forces Baker back against the cage and clinches. Baker working some nice short punches in the clinch. Baker misses with a short punch on the inside. Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker lands with a left to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker dominated that round. The cut man is working on Johnny Cage's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Baker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cage takes a step back to recover. Cage throws a looping overhand right but Baker ducks down to avoid it. Baker just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker lands with a cross. Baker wants to clinch up but Cage keeps it at a distance. Baker takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses. Cage avoids the body shot from Baker.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cage.
Cage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baker throws out the jab. A slapping leg kick lands for Cage.
Baker has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Cage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Baker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Baker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Baker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Baker throws a quick inside leg kick. Cage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Cage misses with a body kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baker.
That kick from Cage tenderised Baker's leg. Baker is trying to keep his angry face on. Cage will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Baker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Cage misses with a low kick.
Cage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baker takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses. 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. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cage.
Cage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Baker lands a nice hook to Cage's body. Cage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. A nice inside leg kick there by Baker. That's going to slow Cage down. Baker scoring well with a low kick there.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Baker thuds his shin into the meat of Cage's side. Baker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cage rather than just go for the knockout. Baker thuds a left hand into Cage's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lazy left from Baker finds it's target. Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker drops Cage with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cage looks back up at him and smiles so Baker waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cage is rocked! Baker misses with a body shot.
Are you kidding me?! Baker ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Cage clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Humphrey Baker! Humphrey Baker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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