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Event:
TR30: 30 For 30
Date: Mar 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Wachtler tries to clinch up but Baker circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Baker moves into range and clinches up with Wachtler.
Baker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baker prevents a body shot from Wachtler.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Baker stalling the fight.
Baker receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Wachtler lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wachtler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wachtler lands an uppercut.
Wachtler scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Baker.
Good body shot from Wachtler.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wachtler.
Baker can't find room to land a body shot as Wachtler controls the action.
Wachtler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wachtler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Baker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Baker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T1#
Wachtler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Wachtler avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Wachtler blocks a body shot from Baker.
Wachtler prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Wachtler works on Baker's body with a couple of short punches.
Wachtler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wachtler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baker or not.
Wachtler lands a body punch.
Baker looks winded!
Wachtler lands an uppercut.
Wachtler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Wachtler lands a shoulder strike.
Wachtler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baker's elbow.
Baker is trying to maintain a safe position but Wachtler gets an underhook and turns Baker into the cage.
Wachtler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Wachtler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wachtler tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
Wachtler presses Baker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T2#
Wachtler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wachtler scores with a hook to the body.
Wachtler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wachtler.
A right handed body shot lands from Wachtler.
Wachtler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wachtler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wachtler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Wachtler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baker.
Still in the clinch, Wachtler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wachtler presses Baker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wachtler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Wachtler is working Baker over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wachtler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wachtler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wachtler is working Baker over against the cage.
Wachtler lands a left hand.
Wachtler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wachtler lands with a left to the head. #T3#
Wachtler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baker or not.
Wachtler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wachtler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wachtler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wachtler lands a nice shot to the body.
Wachtler pushes Baker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wachtler scores with a shot to the side of Baker's head.
Wachtler lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Wachtler.
A right handed body shot lands from Wachtler.
Wachtler lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Wachtler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wachtler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker takes a shot to the head.
Wachtler gets through Baker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wachtler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wachtler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Wachtler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wachtler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baker.#T4#
Nice body punch from Wachtler.
A short right from Wachtler.
Wachtler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wachtler digs a right hand into Baker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baker's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Wachtler.
Wachtler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wachtler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wachtler.
Wachtler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wachtler scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wachtler lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker takes a shot to the head. #ROC#Baker is rocked!
Wachtler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baker is still on wobbly legs! Can Wachtler finish him?
Wachtler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wachtler throws a big uppercut that drops Baker! More strikes from Wachtler and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Baker lies dazed against the cage as Wachtler celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moritz Wachtler! |
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Event:
TR21: Friday Night Lights
Date: Feb 18, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Alkoun clinches up with Baker and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Baker working aggressively here.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Alkoun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alkoun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alkoun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alkoun lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Alkoun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alkoun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alkoun scores with a shot to the side of Baker's head.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Alkoun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker tries to score a body lock takedown but Alkoun shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alkoun lands a right hand.
Baker can't find room to land a body shot as Alkoun controls the action.
Alkoun scores with a shot to the side of Baker's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker working aggressively here.
Alkoun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alkoun lands a left hand.
Alkoun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1#
Alkoun lands with a left to the head.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alkoun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alkoun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Alkoun lands with a short shot to the head.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Alkoun avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Alkoun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alkoun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker trying to stall but Alkoun improves his position.
Baker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alkoun is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Alkoun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alkoun as Baker tries to tie him up.
A body shot lands from Alkoun.
A short right from Alkoun on the inside.
Alkoun definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alkoun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker looking for a takedown.
Adam Alkoun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Baker.#T2#
A right handed body shot lands from Alkoun.
Baker looks winded!
Alkoun lands a shot to the body.
Baker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alkoun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alkoun scores with a shoulder strike.
Alkoun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
A short uppercut from Alkoun.
Alkoun gets through Baker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alkoun lands an uppercut.
Alkoun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alkoun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alkoun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Alkoun is working Baker over against the cage.
Alkoun lands with a right to the head.
Alkoun pushes Baker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alkoun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baker or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alkoun.
Alkoun pushes Baker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alkoun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Alkoun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards. #ROC#Baker is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Alkoun.
Baker is still on wobbly legs! Can Alkoun finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alkoun.
Alkoun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alkoun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alkoun creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Baker with a big uppercut! Baker tries to clinch up but Alkoun pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Baker to the mat! Baker covers up and Alkoun unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adam Alkoun! |
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Event:
Rouges Invade on Saturday 4
Date: Jan 29, 2022 |
#R1#
A shot to the liver by Heisenberg. Beautiful body shot.
Baker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Heisenberg finds it's way round the side to connect with Baker's head.
Baker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Heisenberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Heisenberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.
Heisenberg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Heisenberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Baker takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker trying to control the position but instead, Heisenberg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baker into the cage.
Baker tries to work over Heisenberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Heisenberg avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage. #T1#
Baker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Heisenberg lands a right hand.
Heisenberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heisenberg is pressed up against the cage. Baker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Heisenberg down to the mat. Heisenberg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Heisenberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baker doesn't seem bothered though.
Heisenberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baker walks into a left hand. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heisenberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heisenberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heisenberg.
Heisenberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heisenberg lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker is trying to stall.
Baker stalling in the clinch but Heisenberg improves position.
Baker can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.#T2#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heisenberg as Baker tries to tie him up.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heisenberg lands an uppercut.
Baker blocking some punches.
Heisenberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Heisenberg landing knees to the head.
Baker tries to work over Heisenberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baker tries to work over Heisenberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heisenberg lands a body punch.
Baker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A right handed body shot lands from Heisenberg.
A right hand to the body from Baker.
Heisenberg scores a nice knee to the body.
Baker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Heisenberg pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Heisenberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T3#
Heisenberg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Baker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Heisenberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heisenberg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Baker avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg is working Baker over against the cage.
Heisenberg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heisenberg scores with a knee to the head.
#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heisenberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heisenberg prevents a body shot from Baker.
Heisenberg digs a right hand underneath Baker's ribcage. Baker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heisenberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heisenberg lands a body shot.
Heisenberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heisenberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Heisenberg lands a left hand.
Heisenberg lands a shot to the body.
Heisenberg scores with a shot to the side of Baker's head.
Heisenberg digs a right hand underneath Baker's ribcage. Baker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heisenberg lands a shot to the body.
Heisenberg misses with a knee to the head.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Heisenberg scores with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Werner Heisenberg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Heisenberg throws a hook but Baker blocks it.
Baker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but Heisenberg pushes him off.
Baker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baker darts in trying to clinch
and Heisenberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Baker gets a double leg takedown into Heisenberg's guard.
Baker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker wants to control from the top but Heisenberg keeps moving. #T1#
Baker stands up over Heisenberg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Baker lands a couple of elbows.
Baker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Baker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Heisenberg has momentary wrist control but Baker slips an elbow through the middle.
Baker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Heisenberg's head.
Heisenberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baker throws a big elbow that misses.
Baker is in close to Heisenberg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Heisenberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baker chips away with some ground and pound.#T2#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Baker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Baker trying to control the position from guard on top but Heisenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Baker landing with the ground and pound.
Baker postures up and lands a big shot to Heisenberg's brow.
Baker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Baker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Baker landing some decent shots from guard.
Heisenberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Baker connects with a couple of short punches.
Baker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Baker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baker throwing strikes but missing.
Baker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Baker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Heisenberg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Baker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Baker throwing strikes from guard but Heisenberg blocks nicely.
Heisenberg is trying to control the position but Baker postures up. #T4#
Baker landing with the ground and pound.
Baker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Baker controlling from the top position.
Baker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Baker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Heisenberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Heisenberg trying to keep a closed guard but Baker is proving a slippery customer.
Baker trying to control the position from guard on top but Heisenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Baker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Baker moves away from the strike by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Heisenberg finds it's way through Baker's defenses.
Heisenberg scores with a shot to the body.
Baker moves to clinch but Heisenberg breaks away
letting Heisenberg counter with a right hand.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heisenberg.
Baker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Baker wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Baker darts in and clinches Heisenberg up against the cage.
Heisenberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker struggles to land a body shot inside as Heisenberg controls his hands.
#T1#
Baker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Heisenberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Heisenberg.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heisenberg.
Baker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Heisenberg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Heisenberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heisenberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heisenberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heisenberg obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heisenberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker misses with a body punch.
#T2#
Nice body punch from Baker.
Baker is trying to maintain a safe position but Heisenberg gets an underhook and turns Baker into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heisenberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker is trying to maintain a safe position but Heisenberg gets an underhook and turns Baker into the cage.
Heisenberg gets through Baker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg pushes Baker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heisenberg lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Heisenberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heisenberg lands with a right to the head.
Heisenberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heisenberg lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Heisenberg lands an uppercut.
Heisenberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heisenberg gets through Baker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Heisenberg.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baker or not.
Baker stalling in the clinch but Heisenberg improves position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heisenberg.
Heisenberg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heisenberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisenberg connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heisenberg obliges.
A short uppercut from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T4#
A short uppercut from Heisenberg.
A short right from Heisenberg on the inside.
Heisenberg lands with a right to the head.
Heisenberg lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heisenberg.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg prevents a body shot from Baker.
Heisenberg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heisenberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heisenberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heisenberg lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heisenberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg lands a body shot.
Heisenberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Werner Heisenberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heisenberg 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Werner Heisenberg!
After winning the bout, Werner Heisenberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
TR06: Rolling 60s
Date: Jan 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Norris misses with a body shot.
Norris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Baker's head.#CL#
Baker instigates a clinch.
Baker tries to work over Norris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker effectively controlling the action here.
Baker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Norris prevents a body shot from Baker.
Baker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Norris blocks an uppercut.
Baker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norris or not. #TD#
Baker has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Norris is trying to keep an underhook but Baker manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Baker.
Baker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Baker lands a nice short elbow.
Baker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T1#
Baker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Norris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Baker passes to full mount!
Norris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baker landing strikes from the mount and Norris is in trouble!
Baker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Baker unloading with bombs!
Norris is in a horrible position here. Baker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Baker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Baker lands a heavy elbow.
Baker unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Baker controlling the position easily from mount.
Baker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Norris?
#T2#
Norris is in a horrible position here. Baker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Baker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Norris is wriggling around trying to escape.
Baker content just to control the position here.
Baker scoring with strikes but Norris is staying in there.
Baker dominating with strikes here.
Baker lands a big shot there that rocks Norris but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Baker landing strikes from the mount.
Norris is bucking up trying to escape but Baker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Norris tries to reverse the position but Baker maintains control.
Baker controlling his opponent.
Baker is landing with some decent strikes but Norris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#T3#
Baker cracks Norris with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Baker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Norris can't escape the position.
BOOM! Baker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Baker lands with some strikes.
Baker working Norris over with strikes here.
Norris is desperately trying to improve his position but Baker has a good base and remains in mount.
Baker landing strikes from the mount and Norris is in trouble!
Baker working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Baker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Baker controlling his opponent. #T4#
Baker with the ground and pound from mount.
Baker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Baker landing strikes from the mount and Norris is in trouble!
Baker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Baker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#ROC#Norris is rocked!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Baker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Norris hang on?
Norris is still in real trouble! Can Baker finish him?
Baker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Norris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Norris seems to have recovered his senses.
Baker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Baker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baker controlling the pace for now.
Baker working the ground and pound effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Baker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Baker avoids the head kick by Norris.
Norris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Norris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Baker is looking to counter the offense by Norris and move into the clinch.#CL#
Baker moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Baker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Baker.
#TD#
Baker works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Baker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Baker working some strikes from top position.
Baker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Baker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker controls the position from side control.#T1#
Baker landing a few strikes.
Norris is trying to get back to half guard.
Baker working the head with strikes.
Baker cracks Norris with a big elbow.
Norris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Norris tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Baker presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Baker punishing his opponent with strikes. #T2#
Baker lands a big shot there that rocks Norris but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Baker lands a big shot there that rocks Norris but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Norris is trying to escape the mount.
Baker controlling the position easily from mount.
Norris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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 some vicious ground and pound - can Norris hang on?
Baker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Baker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Norris hang on?
Baker with shots to the head and body - Norris looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Norris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
#T3#
Norris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Baker lands a couple of good shots and Norris has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Baker is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Norris is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Baker! |
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