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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herlock Von Ryan (ranked 2169 p4p, 1399 weight class) and Balthazar Baker (ranked 282 p4p, 181 weight class). Von Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by The Crystal Method - Play For Real (Dirtyphonics Remix). Balthazar Baker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185
11 - 10 - 0 |
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195 cm
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190
3 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herlock Von Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balthazar Baker!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ryan misses with a few strikes there.
Baker misses with an uppercut
and Von Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Balthazar Baker has been cut.
Von Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baker closes the distance and clinches.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Ryan.
Baker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baker misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Von Ryan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Baker lands a shoulder strike.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baker can't find room to land a body shot as Von Ryan controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ryan tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Baker gets through Von Ryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Ryan tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Von Ryan.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker working aggressively here.
Von Ryan digs a right hand into Baker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baker's gas tank.
Von Ryan blocking some punches.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker working aggressively here.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker lands with a light punch inside.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baker tries a body shot but Von Ryan blocks it.
Von Ryan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Baker.
A short uppercut from Baker.
Baker struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Ryan controls his hands.
Baker blocks a body shot from Von Ryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Ryan.
Baker lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Ryan backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baker.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Von Ryan.
Von Ryan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Von Ryan.
Baker misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Baker lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baker.
Baker scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Ryan wants to break free but Baker has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Ryan backwards.
Von Ryan blocking some punches.
Von Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Von Ryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Von Ryan or not.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Ryan's elbow.
Baker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balthazar Baker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balthazar Baker's cut.
That's time! Von Ryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Von Ryan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Von Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Von Ryan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Von Ryan moves away from the strike by Baker.
It looked like Von Ryan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baker.
Baker has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Baker tests Von Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Von Ryan keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Von Ryan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Baker. Beautiful body shot.
Baker clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baker.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balthazar Baker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Von Ryan.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Von Ryan blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Von Ryan blocks an uppercut.
Baker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Von Ryan blocks an uppercut.
Baker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker blocks a body shot from Von Ryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Von Ryan.
Baker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Ryan.
A nice left hand lands by Baker.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 tries a body shot but Von Ryan blocks it.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker working aggressively here.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Von Ryan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Ryan.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Ryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Ryan blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baker.
Baker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker is leaning against Von Ryan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baker pushes Von Ryan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Ryan's elbow.
Von Ryan blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balthazar Baker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Balthazar Baker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Baker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Ryan.
A short right from Baker.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Von Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Baker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Ryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker tries to work over Von Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker digs a right hand into Von Ryan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Von Ryan's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Ryan tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Baker scores with a shoulder strike.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker lands a body shot.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Von Ryan avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Baker lands a right hand.
Baker lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Ryan's elbow.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Von Ryan.
Baker lands an uppercut.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Ryan blocks an uppercut.
Baker scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Baker pushes Von Ryan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baker lands with a right to the head.
Von Ryan is rocked!
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Von Ryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Ryan seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Ryan.
Herlock Von Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker digs a right hand into Von Ryan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Von Ryan's gas tank.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Ryan tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
Baker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baker lands a nice uppercut.
Von Ryan prevents a body shot from Baker.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Ryan.
Von Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Von Ryan misses with a body punch.
Baker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Von Ryan lands a left hand.
Baker lands with a left to the head.
Balthazar Baker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Baker lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balthazar 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balthazar Baker!
Balthazar Baker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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