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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loke Westlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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175 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humphrey Baker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Loke Westlund!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westlund moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Westlund uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baker has time to react.
Westlund swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Westlund moves out of range as Baker strikes.
Westlund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Baker as he connects with a hook.
Baker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baker cracks Westlund with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Westlund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Westlund will feel that in the morning.
Baker connects with a solid leg kick.
Baker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Baker.
Westlund turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker looks to land a right hand but Westlund moved out of range.
Baker wants to clinch up but Westlund keeps it at a distance.
Baker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baker thows a body kick. Westlund tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baker pushes Westlund up against the cage in a clinch.
Westlund misses with a body punch.
Westlund prevents a body shot from Baker.
Westlund working aggressively here.
Baker lands a shoulder strike.
Baker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Westlund.
Baker tries to work over Westlund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Westlund fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baker.
Baker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Westlund misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker lands a body shot.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Westlund avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Westlund avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Westlund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Westlund digs a right hand into Baker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baker's gas tank.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Westlund.
Westlund takes a shot to the head.
Westlund lands with a right to the head.
Westlund working aggressively here.
Westlund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westlund.
Westlund prevents a body shot from Baker.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westlund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baker's elbow.
Baker can't find room to land a body shot as Westlund controls the action.
Baker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Westlund.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westlund has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Westlund lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Westlund blocks an uppercut.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Westlund.
Baker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Westlund backwards.
Westlund throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker lands a right hand.
Westlund misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Westlund blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westlund.
Westlund misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker can't find room to land a body shot as Westlund controls the action.
Westlund tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Westlund creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Westlunds head.
Westlund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westlund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Westlund uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Baker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Westlund misses with the head strike.
Westlund digs a right hand underneath Baker's ribcage. Baker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baker lands with a light punch inside.
Westlund throws a head punch that misses.
Baker scores with a shot to the side of Westlund's head.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Westlund cracks Baker with a nice body shot.
Baker working aggressively here.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westlund.
Baker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Westlund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Westlund backwards.
Westlund prevents a body shot from Baker.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker cracks Westlund with a nice body shot.
Westlund swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker dominated that round.
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 swinging wildly here.
Baker staying out of range there.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Westlund swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Humphrey Baker is winning the standup battle so far.
Baker lands a high kick!
Westlund moves out of range as Baker throws a body kick.
Westlund tries to counter with a clinch but Baker shakes him off and moves away.
Baker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Westlund.
Westlund staying out of range there.
Baker swings widly with a right hand
enabling Westlund to counter with a crisp jab.
Baker scores with a head kick. Westlund tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Westlund takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westlund.
Westlund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Humphrey Baker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baker.
Westlund is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Westlund fails to land.
Westlund is still on wobbly legs! Can Baker finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Westlund blocks an uppercut.
Baker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Westlund can do to turn this around?
Baker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Westlund.
Westlund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Westlund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westlund seems to have recovered his senses.
Baker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Westlund swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Westlund fails to land.
Westlund lands a body shot.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westlund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Westlund fails to land.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Westlund tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Westlund back against the cage.
Westlund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Westlund in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Westlund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Westlund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Westlund misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westlund blocks an uppercut.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Westlund or not.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker misses with some punches.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Baker is working Westlund over against the cage.
Westlund has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Westlund.
Westlund blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Westlund.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Westlund.
Baker tries a body shot but Westlund blocks it.
Westlund struggles to land a body shot inside as Baker controls his hands.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Westlund creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baker prevents a body shot from Westlund.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker lands with a left to the head.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker lands with a light punch inside.
Westlund gets through Baker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Westlund blocks an uppercut.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Westlund's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Westlund.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Westlund.
Baker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Westlund pushes Baker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Westlund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Westlund misses with some punches.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Westlund lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westlund lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Westlund avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Westlund misses with the head strike.
Westlund misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Westlund has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Westlund lands a body punch.
Westlund throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Westlund.
A shot in the inside from Baker.
Baker gets through Westlund's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baker is leaning against Westlund and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Westlund lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Westlund gets through Baker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Humphrey Baker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Westlund.
Baker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Westlund.
A looping hook to the body misses from Westlund. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baker cracks Westlund with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Westlund swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baker misses with a wild body shot.
Westlund misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Westlund.
Baker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westlund connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baker. Baker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Westlund misses the body punch
and Baker counters with a nice body kick.
Westlund throws a body punch but Baker moves out of range.
Baker blocks a head kick by Westlund.
It looked like Baker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Westlund ducks right into an uppercut from Baker.
Westlund has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baker.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Westlund scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baker.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker lands a left hand.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Westlund misses with some punches.
A short left from Westlund.
Baker misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Baker.
Westlund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Westlund throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westlund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Westlund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westlund works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Westlund fails to land.
Westlund working aggressively here.
Westlund misses with a punch on the inside.
Westlund working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baker misses with some punches.
Westlund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westlund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westlund lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Westlund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westlund is leaning against Baker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker blocking some punches.
Baker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Westlund prevents a body shot from Baker.
Westlund misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Westlund.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
A head punch on the inside from Westlund fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Westlund.
Baker is rocked!
Baker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Westlund blocks an uppercut.
Baker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker seems to have got his legs back now.
Westlund takes a shot to the head.
Westlund misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Westlund on the inside.
Baker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Westlund's elbow.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Westlund blocks a body shot from Baker.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westlund misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Westlund creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Westlund fails to land.
Westlund scores with a hook to the body.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Westlund.
Westlund lands with a left to the head.
Westlund lands with a left to the head.
Westlund misses with a hook to the ribs.
Westlund lands a right hand.
Baker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baker blocking some punches.
Baker working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Humphrey Baker did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Westlund throws a low kick but Baker moves out of range easily.
Baker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - Westlund circles away.
Baker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Westlund avoids the head kick by Baker.
Westlund throws a jab but it's blocked by Baker.
Westlund on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baker scores with the left hand. Westlund knows he should have avoided that one.
Baker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Baker just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker lands a jab to the nose.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Westlund tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westlund.
Westlund tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Westlund uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westlund blocks an uppercut.
Baker misses with some punches.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westlund.
Westlund blocks an uppercut.
Westlund swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westlund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westlund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westlund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westlund blocking some punches.
Westlund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westlund throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Westlund misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westlund lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Westlund throws a head punch that misses.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Westlund.
Westlund blocking some punches.
Westlund prevents a body shot from Baker.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Westlund lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Westlund fails to land.
Westlund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Westlund on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westlund.
Westlund lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baker tries a body shot but Westlund blocks it.
Westlund cracks Baker with a nice body shot.
Westlund lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Westlund lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westlund pushes Baker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Westlund fails to land.
A hook to the body from Westlund.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Westlund gets through Baker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Westlund swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Westlund backwards.
Westlund tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Westlund working aggressively here.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker blocking some punches.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westlund misses with a hook to the ribs.
Westlund throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Westlund misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westlund misses with a punch to the body.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Westlund avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Westlund prevents a body shot from Baker.
Baker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Westlund.
Baker tries to work over Westlund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker tries to work over Westlund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker blocks a body shot from Westlund.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Westlund swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westlund lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Westlund's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Loke Westlund will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Baker drives through and clinches with Westlund against the cage.
Baker misses with some punches.
Westlund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westlund blocks a body shot from Baker.
Westlund tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Westlund back against the cage.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Westlund.
Westlund's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westlund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westlund misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westlund lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Westlund.
Westlund can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Westlund can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westlund takes a shot to the head.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Westlund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker working aggressively here.
Westlund tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
Westlund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baker.
Westlund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Westlund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Westlund misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker lands an uppercut.
Baker tries a body shot but Westlund blocks it.
Westlund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Westlund to his knees! Baker keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Humphrey Baker!
Humphrey Baker retains his welterweight title!
Humphrey Baker tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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