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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hanks (ranked 2474 p4p, 2802 weight class) and VC Barre (ranked 274 p4p, 305 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, VC Barre!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks is looking to clinch.
Hanks looks to land a body kick but Barre moved away.
Hanks tries to clinch up.
Hanks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barre appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barre scores with a shot to the body.
Hanks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hanks is looking to clinch but Barre is avoiding it.
Hanks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hanks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Barre.
Hanks closes the distance and clinches.
Barre manages to break the clinch.
Hanks tries to clinch but Barre moves away
and Barre counters with a stiff right hand.
Barre misses with an uppercut.
Hanks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barre sprawls and moves away.
Hanks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanks.
Hanks throws a lazy body kick
letting Barre counter with a right hand.
Barre connects with a solid leg kick.
Hanks tries to close the distance and clinch but Barre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanks slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Barre blocks the low kick.
Barre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barre.
Hanks tries to clinch
and Barre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barre throws a head kick but Hanks moves out of range.
Hanks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hanks throws a push kick but Barre slaps the foot to one side.
Barre tries a quick counter leg kick but Hanks is wise to it.
Barre connects with an inside leg kick.
Barre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanks tries to clinch but Barre moves out of range.
Barre throws a leg kick
and Hanks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barre has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanks works his way into side control.
Hanks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hanks is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hanks wants to control but Barre is keeping him busy.
Barre is trying to improve his position.
Hanks working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hanks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barre keeps working.
Hanks is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hanks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barre has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hanks working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hanks tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hanks has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hanks working away.
Barre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hanks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barre has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hanks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barre has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hanks goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Barre has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hanks but great work by Barre.
Hanks gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Barre controlling his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hanks is looking to improve his position but Barre isn't that keen on the idea.
Hanks is trying to reverse the position but instead Barre has taken his back - oops!
Barre controlling from the back.
Hanks is really stuck here.
Hanks trying to control the action but Barre just sinks the hooks in.
Barre doesn't have the hooks in and Hanks manages to turn into his guard.
Barre seems keen to control Hanks's posture.
Barre's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hanks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barre has his hands on Hanks's head, controlling the position.
Hanks trying to control but Barre is working from the bottom.
Barre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barre moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Hanks.
Hanks trying to control but Barre flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Hanks is trying to break free.
Hanks trying to control the hands but Barre won't let him.
Hanks is in bad spot here.
Hanks trying to control the action but Barre just sinks the hooks in.
Hanks tries to roll but Barre sticks to his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barre really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hanks.
Barre not allowing Hanks to control his hands.
Hanks is really stuck here.
Barre biding his time, looking for the opening.
Hanks is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barre tries to keep control of the position but Hanks is staying busy.
Barre controlling well, preventing Hanks from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanks is working hard here to advance position.
Barre doesn't have the hooks in and Hanks manages to turn into his guard.
Barre looking for a sweep. Not yet Barre, not yet.
Barre pulls Hanks in close to his closed guard and prevents Hanks from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hanks postures up in Barre's guard and throws a big left but Barre blocks it.
Barre is controlling Hanks's posture.
Hanks trying to control but Barre is working from the bottom.
Hanks looking to sit in guard and control but Barre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
VC Barre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hanks fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Barre blocks the leg kick.
Hanks misses with a head kick.
Barre moves out of range of the body kick.
Barre with the inside leg kick.
Barre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barre lands a jab.
Barre has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanks tries to clinch up.
Hanks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Barre.
Barre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hanks tries to clinch
and Barre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Barre. That's going to slow Hanks down.
Hanks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanks. That's going to slow Barre down.
Barre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanks tries to clinch but Barre moves out of range.
VC Barre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barre moves out of range as Hanks strikes.
Hanks backing away here, and Barre unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
VC Barre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanks wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barre with a nice calf kick.
Barre throws a chopping leg kick but Hanks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hanks changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hanks throws a body kick that misses
and Barre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hanks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hanks avoids the head kick by Barre.
Hanks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barre throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Barre blocks the low kick.
Barre misses with an uppercut.
Hanks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barre can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barre throws a series of punches but Hanks avoids them all with ease.
Hanks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanks.
Barre thumps Hanks with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barre. That's going to slow Hanks down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barre.
An inside leg kick from Barre misses.
A head kick misses from Barre.
Hanks tries to counter by clinching up but Barre breaks away and moves out of range.
Barre throws a leg kick
and Hanks counters with a shoot takedown. Barre fights it but they end up in guard.
Barre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hanks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hanks trying to control the position from guard on top but Barre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barre keeping full guard, as Hanks tries to pass.
Hanks wants to control from the top but Barre keeps moving.
Barre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanks is pushing down on Barre's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barre is fighting to maintain full guard but Hanks has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanks is looking for a kimura here.
Hanks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barre has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hanks is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barre sees it coming and defends easily.
Barre wants to get back to full guard.
Hanks is trying to work for a kimura but Barre is defending well.
Barre is looking to improve his position.
Barre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanks.
Barre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hanks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barre is just riding it out for now. Hanks eventually gives up the hold.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hanks wants to free his trapped foot but Barre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tom Hanks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanks seems to be looking for submissions.
Hanks wants to work for an arm triangle but Barre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hanks is looking for a kimura but Barre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hanks to get the leverage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barre is defending against the submission attempts here by Hanks.
Barre is trying to get back to full guard.
Barre is controlling Hanks's trapped leg to prevent Hanks from advancing to side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Barre wants to control but Hanks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barre wants to improve his position but Hanks is controlling well.
Hanks works his way into full mount!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hanks is looking to work his way around to Barre's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Hanks working Barre over with strikes here.
Barre is looking to get to half guard.
Hanks is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Barre to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Barre shrugs it off.
Hanks working the ground and pound effectively.
Hanks has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Barre is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Hanks!
After the big win, Tom Hanks made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Nevermore Clothing Co and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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