Bryan Baker is one step closer to a rematch with Alexander Shlemenko and that elusive title shot.
Baker, a season-four tournament runner-up, was one of four fighters to advance to the semifinal round of Bellator Fighting Championships’ season-five middleweight tourney.
Baker scored a TKO victory over Jared Hess in the main event of Saturday’s Bellator 50 event, which took place at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.