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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wiz Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barkas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalifa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wiz Khalifa - Ink My Whole Body. Barkas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Civil war kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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186 cm
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224 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wiz Khalifa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Barkas!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkas misses with a left hand
and Khalifa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Hannibal Barkas has been cut.
Khalifa lands a nice hook to Barkas's body. Barkas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barkas misses the shot to the body.
Khalifa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barkas, pushing him back against the cage.
Barkas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khalifa being controlled against the cage.
Khalifa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barkas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khalifa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Khalifa.
Barkas looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Khalifa.
Khalifa has had enough of the clinch but Barkas keeps him there for the moment.
Khalifa lands a nice uppercut.
Khalifa lands with a short shot to the head.
Barkas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khalifa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khalifa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khalifa lands with a short shot to the head.
Khalifa breaks the clinch.
Khalifa misses with a straight right.
Khalifa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barkas doesn't seem bothered though.
Khalifa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khalifa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barkas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khalifa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khalifa lands a slapping body shot.
Khalifa connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Khalifa. Beautiful body shot.
Khalifa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khalifa is looking to wear down Barkas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khalifa just misses with a punch to the body.
Khalifa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khalifa lands a nice hook to Barkas's body. Barkas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khalifa clobbers Barkas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That has opened up Hannibal Barkas's cut even more.
Khalifa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkas manages to avoid it.
Khalifa connects with a body shot.
Khalifa swings for the body but Barkas moves out of range.
Khalifa jabs Barkas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalifa lands a nice looking body shot.
Khalifa lands with a shot to the body.
Khalifa lands a jab to Barkas's midsection.
Khalifa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khalifa misses with a wild body shot.
Khalifa lands a jab to Barkas's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barkas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khalifa cracks Barkas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khalifa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkas.
Khalifa lands a nice shot that snaps Barkas's head back.
Barkas throws a poor cross that misses
and Khalifa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khalifa avoids the head kick by Barkas.
Khalifa with a hook.
Barkas gets caught flat footed, as Khalifa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barkas keeping moving, preventing Khalifa from controlling successfully.
Khalifa throwing strikes from guard but Barkas blocks nicely.
Khalifa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barkas is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkas keeping moving, preventing Khalifa from controlling successfully.
Barkas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khalifa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khalifa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barkas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khalifa.
Barkas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Khalifa!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barkas tries to control but Khalifa wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khalifa is working to get back to half guard.
Khalifa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khalifa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Khalifa looking for a sweep. Not yet Khalifa, not yet.
Barkas wants to control from the top but Khalifa keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wiz Khalifa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barkas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khalifa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khalifa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barkas is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Khalifa.
Barkas looking to slow down the pace here.
Khalifa misses with the head strike.
Khalifa throws a punch but it's blocked by Barkas.
Khalifa misses with some punches.
Khalifa lands a nice uppercut.
Barkas goes for a takedown attempt but Khalifa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Khalifa closes the distance and pushes Barkas back into the cage.
Khalifa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khalifa lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khalifa.
Khalifa lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Khalifa.
Barkas is breathing heavily.
Khalifa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khalifa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khalifa scores with a nice head shot.
The cut above Hannibal Barkas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Khalifa tests Barkas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khalifa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barkas doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa wants to clinch.
Khalifa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khalifa jabs at Barkas's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khalifa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khalifa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khalifa looks to score with a jab to the body but Barkas is just out of range.
Khalifa swings for the body but Barkas moves out of range.
Barkas misses with a hook
and Khalifa counters with a two punch combo.
Khalifa looks to score with a jab to the body but Barkas is just out of range.
Khalifa lands a jab to the head.
Khalifa looks to land a left hand but Barkas moved out of range nicely.
Barkas avoids the body shot from Khalifa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkas manages to avoid it.
Wiz Khalifa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalifa misses with the combination.
Decent striking displayed by Khalifa there.
Khalifa connects with a crisp jab.
Khalifa wants to clinch but Barkas slips to the side
and Barkas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barkas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khalifa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barkas looks to land a combination but Khalifa avoids it well.
Khalifa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barkas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khalifa.
Khalifa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barkas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khalifa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khalifa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khalifa lands with a cross.
Barkas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khalifa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barkas scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Khalifa.
Barkas avoids the body shot from Khalifa.
Khalifa cracks a nice hook into Barkas's ribs.
Nice body punch from Khalifa.
Khalifa misses with a body shot.
Khalifa tries to clinch but Barkas is having none of it.
Wiz Khalifa is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khalifa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khalifa works the jab nicely.
Khalifa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barkas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barkas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khalifa is out of range.
Khalifa scores with a nice right hand.
A nice combination there by Khalifa.
Khalifa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkas manages to avoid it.
Khalifa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa throws a good cross that connects.
Khalifa defending well as Barkas loads up on a big left hand.
Khalifa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khalifa lands with an uppercut that bounces Barkas off the cage and back into rage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalifa jabs Barkas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khalifa. Barkas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khalifa misses with a wild body shot.
Khalifa throws a combination. Barkas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khalifa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barkas. Barkas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hannibal Barkas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Khalifa throws a shot to the body.
Khalifa throws a right hand that Barkas ducks under and follows up with a left that Barkas also avoids with ease.
Khalifa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalifa lands a nice shot to the body.
Khalifa digs a good body shot into Barkas's ribs.
Khalifa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barkas doesn't seem bothered though.
Barkas avoids the body shot from Khalifa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wiz Khalifa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barkas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nice defenses there by Barkas.
Barkas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalifa.
Khalifa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khalifa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Khalifa misses.
Barkas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khalifa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkas.
Khalifa instigates a clinch.
Khalifa digs a right hand underneath Barkas's ribcage. Barkas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khalifa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khalifa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khalifa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barkas has time to react.
Khalifa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barkas moves away.
Khalifa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barkas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barkas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khalifa misses the shot to the body.
Barkas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khalifa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Barkas counter with a right hand.
Khalifa lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa tests Barkas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khalifa misses with a body shot.
A jab from Khalifa finds it's way through Barkas's defenses.
Barkas misses with a kick to the body.
Khalifa thows a body shot but no joy.
Barkas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khalifa throws a jab when Barkas was well out of range.
Khalifa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barkas backs up against the cage.
Barkas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barkas keeps the fight on the outside.
Barkas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khalifa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barkas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khalifa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barkas to the mat! Barkas manages to get full guard.
Khalifa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Khalifa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Khalifa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barkas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khalifa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barkas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khalifa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barkas can do to turn this around?
Khalifa looking to pass the guard.
Khalifa throws a big right hand that misses.
Khalifa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa postures up in Barkas's guard and throws a big left but Barkas blocks it.
Khalifa trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalifa passes Barkas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Khalifa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Khalifa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barkas regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barkas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khalifa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khalifa throwing strikes from guard but Barkas blocks nicely.
Barkas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hannibal Barkas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barkas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khalifa 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalifa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khalifa postures up in Barkas's guard and throws a big left but Barkas blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wiz Khalifa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khalifa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wiz Khalifa!
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