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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Cross (ranked 2161 p4p, 324 weight class) and Brian Baker (ranked 4912 p4p, 616 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Baker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker lands a really nice looking cross but Cross seems unphased.
Cross moves out of range as Baker strikes.
Cross definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baker defending well as Cross loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Baker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baker cracks Cross with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cross moves out of range of the strikes.
Baker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baker throws out a loose jab but Cross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cross is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baker.
Nice straight punches there by Baker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baker.
Baker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cross circles away quickly and effectively.
Cross connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker with a nice cross.
Baker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Baker misses with a head kick.
Brian Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker cracks Cross with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baker misses with a looping right.
Baker lands a jab to Cross's midsection.
Cross moves away from the strike by Baker.
Baker works the jab nicely.
Cross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baker.
It looked like Cross wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baker misses with a body shot.
Baker scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Baker.
Jab from Baker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker digs a good hook to Cross's body.
Baker throws a poor cross that misses
and Cross counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
Cross can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Baker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cross avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baker throws out a loose jab but Cross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker connects with a body shot.
Baker misses with a looping left.
Baker scores with a hook.
Baker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baker throws out a loose jab but Cross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker blocks a jab.
A jab from Cross does it's job there.
Baker looks to throw a body kick
letting Cross counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cross.
Cross has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baker finds it's way round the side to connect with Cross's head.
Some wild striking there from Cross.
Cross moves into the clinch.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross's elbow.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Cross misses with the head strike.
Baker lands an uppercut.
Cross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cross had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Baker lands a jab-cross combination.
Baker scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Cross closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baker counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a jab when Cross was well out of range.
Baker misses with a straight left.
As Baker tries to get set, Cross tries to push him back and clinch up but Baker manages to avoid the attempt.
Cross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baker scores with a hook to the body. Cross takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cross counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cross.
Baker lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cross.
Baker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cross misses with some punches.
Baker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cross walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baker misses with a body shot.
Cross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Baker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baker gets tackled into the cage by Cross. Cross maintains the clinch.
Cross lands a body shot.
Cross misses with some punches.
Baker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Cross avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Cross lands a damaging elbow.
Cross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baker taking a breather.
Cross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cross slips a jab and a cross from Baker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker lands a nice shot that snaps Cross's head back.
Cross swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cross has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baker throws the left hand but Cross avoids the punch easily.
Baker tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Cross was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baker.
Cross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baker clobbers Cross with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cross looks to throw the jab but Baker is out of range.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and Baker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baker throws a wild body kick that Cross sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Cross on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cross will feel that in the morning.
Cross slips under a jab from Baker.
A slow jab from Baker misses its intended target.
Cross appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Baker tries to get set, Cross tries to push him back and clinch up but Baker manages to avoid the attempt.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Baker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cross swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Cross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Cross loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
Baker cracks a nice hook into Cross's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Cross misses the target.
Baker misses with a left hand
letting Cross counter with a right hand.
Baker scores with a nice head shot.
Brian Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cross avoids the body shot from Baker.
Cross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baker.
Baker misses with an uppercut.
Cross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
A low kick from Baker is predictable there
and Baker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baker misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Baker.
Baker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Baker throws a right and a left that Cross avoids nicely.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Baker misses with a wild combination.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch but Baker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cross is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice uppercut lands for Cross. That snapped Baker's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross checks a low kick from Baker.
Cross tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Baker manages to circle out of the way.
Cross missing with a left hand there. Baker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Cross throws a hook to the side of Baker's head but Baker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker misses with a straight right.
Baker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cross wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cross takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cross throws a lazy right hand but Baker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cross has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cross bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baker's head.
Cross checks a low kick from Baker.
Brian Baker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Baker coming out on top.
Baker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Baker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cross rushes Baker and presses him up against the cage.
Charlie Cross has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baker misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Cross.
Cross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cross lands with a light punch inside.
Cross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross lands a shoulder strike.
Cross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cross scores with a hook to the body.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross scores with a shoulder strike.
Baker trying to stall but Cross improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baker.
Baker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cross prevents a body shot from Baker.
Cross swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross trying to control the position but instead, Baker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cross into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker blocking some punches.
Cross manages to break the clinch.
Baker throws a jab when Cross was well out of range.
Cross slips a straight right by Baker.
Cross looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Cross wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baker throws an overhand right that lands on Cross's shoulder, as Cross tries to avoid the shot.
Cross seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cross swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Baker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Baker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Charlie Cross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross throws a lazy uppercut
and Baker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baker.
Cross seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big left from Cross misses.
Baker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Baker lands a nice looking body kick.
Cross misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Baker misses
and Cross counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
Cross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Baker.
Cross fails to land with a series of punches.
Cross missing with a left hand there. Baker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Cross does no damage.
Baker takes a swing at Cross's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cross on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a right and a left that Cross avoids nicely.
Baker swings for the body but Cross moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Baker.
Baker throws a shot from downtown. Cross moves away and avoids it.
Baker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cross seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and Cross moves out of range easily.
Baker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cross swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cross throws a jab but it's blocked by Baker.
Cross throws a series of punches but Baker moves out of range.
Baker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cross counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Cross misses.
Baker throws a hook to the side of Cross's head but Cross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cross throws a nice looking combination but Baker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross scores with a jab. Baker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Cross misses.
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 a nice hook to Cross's body. Cross takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baker.
Cross takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.
Baker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Cross was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baker.
Baker is looking to land body kicks.
Baker slips under a jab from Cross.
Baker thuds a left hand into Cross's body.
Baker misses with a body shot.
Baker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brian Baker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Baker misses with an uppercut. Cross saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charlie Cross.
I think Baker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Baker!
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hype
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RATING
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