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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hawk (ranked 162 p4p, 26 weight class) and Humphrey Baker (ranked 326 p4p, 44 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by Deadwood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humphrey Baker!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baker has time to react.
Baker defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Baker wants to counter the offense by Hawk and move into the clinch position.
Baker wants to land a leg kick but Hawk is out of range.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baker.
Hawk takes one to the chin there.
Hawk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Humphrey Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker lands with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Hawk.
Baker lands a high kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawk.
Baker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
Hawk throws a body shot but no joy.
Baker with a hook.
Hawk misses with a straight right.
Baker throws a lazy body kick
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawk. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawk lands with an uppercut that bounces Baker off the cage and back into range.
Baker tries to land a front kick but Hawk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baker throws a front kick that sends Hawk stumbling back into the cage.
Hawk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheers as Baker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hawk doesn't seem phased though.
Hawk throws the left hand but Baker avoids the punch easily.
Baker checks a leg kick nicely.
Baker scores with a kick to the body.
Hawk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baker.
Hawk cracks Baker with an open hand slap.
Baker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hawk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baker lands with a cross.
Hawk clobbers Baker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baker scores with a nice head shot.
Hawk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baker can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Baker.
Hawk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawk is looking to chop away at Baker's legs.
Baker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Hawk.
Baker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hawk throws a body punch but Baker moves out of range.
It seemed like Baker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crunch! Baker slams his shin into Hawk's torso.
Baker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Hawk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baker.
Hawk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hawk fails to land with a series of punches.
Baker connects with a single shot there.
Hawk misses with a hook.
Baker throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hawk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hawk wants to land a leg kick but Baker is out of range.
Hawk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Hawk throws a series of punches but Baker avoids them all with ease.
Baker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hawk.
Baker cracks Hawk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baker scoring well with a low kick there.
Baker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hawk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Baker lands a really nice looking cross but Hawk seems unphased.
Baker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hawk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baker.
Baker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
Hawk throws a looping overhand right but Baker ducks down to avoid it.
Baker defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Baker avoids the body shot from Hawk.
Baker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baker lands a front kick.
Baker lands with a hook. Hawk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baker scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker scores with a nice body kick.
Hawk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Hawk does it's job there.
Hawk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hawks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Baker.
Baker with a hook.
Hawk throws a push kick but Baker slaps the foot to one side.
Baker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hawk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Baker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Baker throws a head kick that Hawk semi-blocks.
A good leg kick by Baker.
Hawk looks to land a right hand but Baker moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Baker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Baker scores with a decent looking hook.
Hawk misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baker cracks the inside of Hawk's front leg.
Baker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hawk misses with a wild body shot.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
Baker connects with a right hand. Hawk shakes it off.
Baker cracks the inside of Hawk's front leg.
Baker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hawk.
Hawk misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.
Baker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawk throws a looping overhand right but Baker ducks down to avoid it.
Hawk needs to keep his hands up - Baker had a free shot at his head there.
Hawk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Baker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker connects with an inside leg kick.
Hawk avoids a kick to the body.
Hawk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Baker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Baker throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Baker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Baker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hawk under the eye.
Hawk misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Baker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Baker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Baker is looking to land body kicks.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Baker lands with an overhand left.
Hawk misses with a looping right.
Baker throws a front kick aimed at Hawk's knee but Hawk avoids it well.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Baker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Baker working aggressively here.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Hawk avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Hawk lands a right hand.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker breaks the clinch.
Hawk looks to land a body kick but Baker moved away.
Hawk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baker walks into a stiff left hand from Hawk.
Jab, jab by Baker - just one landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baker.
Baker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hawk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker connects with a jab.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Hawk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baker moves away from the strike by Hawk.
That kick from Hawk tenderised Baker's leg. Baker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baker scores with a sloppy right hand. Hawk should have avoided that one.
Baker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baker scores with the left hand. Hawk knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Baker.
Hawk just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawk, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker moves away from the strike by Hawk.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Baker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baker connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
Baker scores with a one two! Hawk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baker.
Baker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawk misses with a looping right.
Hawk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawk.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
Baker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hawk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hawk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baker is out of range and Hawk settles back down.
A head kick misses from Baker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker lands the left hand.
Baker scores with a spinning back kick!
Hawk lands a body shot.
Hawk connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Baker checks it.
Hawk scoring well with a low kick there.
Baker lands a head kick. Hawk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baker connects with a leg kick. Hawk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baker lands a front kick.
Baker throws a head kick that Hawk semi-blocks.
Baker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawk avoids the head kick by Baker.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Baker moved out of range nicely.
Baker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hawk is out of range and Baker settles back down.
Hawk tries to counter with a takedown but Baker is quick to defend against it.
Baker scores with a kick to the body.
Hawk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawk misses the target.
Baker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws out a leg kick but Hawk moves out of range and Baker only half commits.
Baker slips a jab from Hawk.
Hawk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baker. Baker obviously looking to wear him down.
Hawk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hawk lands a body shot.
Hawk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baker tries to score with a low kick but Hawk moves his leg out of the way.
Baker throws a solid leg kick but Hawk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baker.
Nice straight punches there by Baker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baker.
Hawk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawk misses with a hook.
Hawk misses the shot to the body.
Baker delivers a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Baker. Hawk shrugs it off though.
Baker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Baker!
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and Hawk moves out of range easily.
Baker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Hawk misses.
Baker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hawk avoids the head kick by Baker.
Baker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawk's hands.
Baker is looking to land body kicks.
Humphrey Baker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baker keeps Hawk at a distance using the push kick.
A good leg kick by Baker.
Baker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Hawk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hawk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Baker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baker checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker works the jab nicely.
Good shot there by Baker.
Hawk scores with a nice head shot.
Baker scores with a sloppy right hand. Hawk should have avoided that one.
Baker connects with a jab.
Baker feints and then cracks Hawk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawk down.
Baker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawk's hands.
Baker jabs Hawk right on the nose. Hawk blinks but takes it well.
Baker delivers a nice body kick.
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 kick misses from Baker.
Hawk tests Baker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawk misses with a wild body shot.
Baker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Thomas Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab by Hawk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawk doesn't seem bothered though.
Baker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hawk finds it's way round the side to connect with Baker's head.
Baker is rocked!
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Baker is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawk finish him?
Baker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick from Baker.
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baker tries to counter with a clinch but Hawk shakes him off and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hawk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baker wants to counter the offense by Hawk and move into the clinch position.
Baker seems to have recovered his senses.
A cross from Baker lands.
Hawk walks into a left hand.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Hawk misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and Hawk moves out of range easily.
Baker misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humphrey Baker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humphrey Baker!
Humphrey Baker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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