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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humphrey Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness's entrance music is The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys. A fine choice. Baker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by T.I.A - K'NAAN. Humphrey Baker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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220 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Humphrey Baker!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from McGuiness misses the target.
McGuiness tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.
Baker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McGuiness throws a hook but Baker avoids it easily.
McGuiness swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
McGuiness just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuiness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuiness.
Baker steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
McGuiness takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.
McGuiness fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McGuiness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baker throws out a counter right but McGuiness avoids it with no problem.
Liam McGuiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuiness throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuiness throws a right hand that Baker ducks under and follows up with a left that Baker also avoids with ease.
Baker feints a counter leg kick.
McGuiness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGuiness throws a hook but Baker avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baker is trying to counter with his kicks.
McGuiness misses with a wild body shot.
McGuiness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuiness.
McGuiness takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGuiness throws a body punch but Baker moves out of range.
Baker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGuiness misses with a body punch
and Baker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baker swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuiness.
McGuiness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.
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.
McGuiness throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuiness throws a body punch but Baker moves out of range.
Baker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baker avoids the body shot from McGuiness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness throws a sloppy body shot
and Baker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Liam McGuiness has been cut.
Baker avoids the body shot from McGuiness.
Baker follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Baker throws a head kick but McGuiness moves out of range.
McGuiness throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGuiness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
A nice side step and Baker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McGuiness throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baker moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
McGuiness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Baker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGuiness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
McGuiness misses with a hook to the body
and Baker counters with a good, hard body kick but McGuiness shrugs it off.
McGuiness just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McGuiness throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Baker to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness misses the body punch
and Baker counters with a nice body kick.
McGuiness is breathing heavily.
McGuiness misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Baker counters by clinching up.
Baker gets through McGuiness's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baker misses with some punches.
Baker breaks the clinch.
McGuiness cracks Baker with a good jab.
Baker tries to work over McGuiness's front leg with a kick but McGuiness checks it.
McGuiness misses with a body punch
and Baker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuiness throws a body punch but Baker moves out of range.
McGuiness throws a body punch but Baker moves out of range.
Baker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGuiness misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Baker counters with a nice body kick.
Baker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGuiness stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle, before Baker throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into McGuiness's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Baker lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Humphrey Baker!
Humphrey Baker is the new light heavyweight champion!
As Humphrey Baker got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: The sweetest way I can think of to end my career is now, finally beating Liam after calling me a chicken and with a belt around my waist. Thanks for all the support throughout my career, thanks to Liam for being a great opponent, but it's time for me to hang up the gloves indefinitely now.'.
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energy
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hype
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