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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj Barrackas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bj Barrackas!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Barrackas coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrackas. Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammer misses with a kick to the body.
Barrackas throws a shot to the body.
Barrackas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammer throws a chopping leg kick but Barrackas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammer tries to land a leg kick but Barrackas saw it coming and moves away.
Barrackas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrackas misses with a straight left.
Hammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrackas. Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammer tries to clinch up but Barrackas circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrackas slips a jab from Hammer.
Barrackas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hammer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barrackas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barrackas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hammer tried to score with a low kick but Barrackas checks it.
Barrackas lands a glancing blow to the side of Hammer's head.
Barrackas missing with a left hand there. Hammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrackas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Hammer tenderised Barrackas's leg. Barrackas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hammer throws an off balance right hand
and Barrackas counters with a nice uppercut.
Barrackas misses with a body shot.
Barrackas throws a right hand that misses
and Hammer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barrackas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barrackas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hammer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barrackas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrackas throws a shot to the body.
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bj Barrackas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrackas.
Hammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barrackas counters with a straight right hand.
Barrackas dodges the punch combination from Hammer.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrackas.
Barrackas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrackas.
Barrackas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barrackas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like The Hammer has been cut.
Barrackas stuffs the takedown attempt from Hammer. Hammer gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammer is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrackas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrackas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barrackas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hammer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrackas.
Barrackas misses with a body shot.
Barrackas misses with a body shot.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown but Barrackas shows good takedown defense.
Hammer misses with a hook. Barrackas ducked under it nicely.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barrackas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barrackas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer tries to clinch up but Barrackas circles away and keeps his distance.
Barrackas lands a jab to Hammer's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bj Barrackas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Hammer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hammer tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Barrackas counter with a right hand.
Barrackas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammer.
Bj Barrackas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barrackas sprawls well initially but Hammer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hammer is pressing down on Barrackas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barrackas is holding on for now.
Barrackas wants to improve his position but Hammer is controlling well.
Barrackas is holding on to half guard well.
Barrackas wants to control but Hammer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hammer seems to be looking for submissions.
Hammer wants to pass the guard but Barrackas is defending well.
Barrackas wants to control but Hammer is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hammer is trying to control. Barrackas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hammer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hammer is looking to take a break and control but Barrackas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barrackas gets full guard.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Barrackas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrackas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hammer's guard.
Barrackas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hammer looking for a guillotine here but Barrackas defends easily.
Barrackas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barrackas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hammer has his foot on Barrackas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barrackas works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammer looking for a sweep. Not yet Hammer, not yet.
Barrackas postures up.
Barrackas wants to stand but Hammer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barrackas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barrackas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammer looking to control.
Hammer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammer keeping full guard, as Barrackas tries to pass.
Hammer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barrackas defends it easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barrackas trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barrackas postures up.
Barrackas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bj Barrackas wasn't active enough on the ground.
Barrackas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.
Barrackas scores with a hook to the body. Hammer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barrackas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammer throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bj Barrackas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Hammer's cut.
That's time! Hammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hammer wants to clinch up but Barrackas keeps it at a distance.
Hammer misses with a wild combination.
Barrackas swinging wildly here.
The Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barrackas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
Barrackas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hammer doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Barrackas. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrackas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barrackas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrackas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barrackas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hammer fails with the takedown
and Barrackas counters with a straight right hand.
Barrackas misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick from Hammer.
Barrackas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammer slips under a jab.
Hammer slips a straight right by Barrackas.
Hammer moves out of range as Barrackas strikes.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barrackas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammer darts in trying to clinch
and Barrackas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hammer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barrackas's waist but Barrackas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hammer off to one side.
The Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer looks to land a combination but Barrackas avoids it well.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
Barrackas swings for the body but Hammer moves out of range.
Barrackas misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrackas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammer moves away.
Barrackas throws a nice looking combination but Hammer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barrackas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hammer thinking.
Hammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barrackas throws out the jab.
Hammer throws out a leg kick but Barrackas moves out of range and Hammer only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrackas. Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barrackas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barrackas gets tackled into the ropes by Hammer. Hammer maintains the clinch.
Barrackas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Bj Barrackas has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Barrackas cracks Hammer with a nice body shot.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Barrackas avoids the damage to the body.
Barrackas takes an elbow to the temple.
Barrackas scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barrackas lands a nice uppercut.
Bj Barrackas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hammer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barrackas's brow.
Hammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barrackas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Barrackas blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barrackas.
Hammer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barrackas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barrackas avoids the elbow strike from Hammer, against the ropes.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barrackas avoids it.
Hammer tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrackas lands a hook that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barrackas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barrackas avoids a wild elbow strike from Hammer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bj Barrackas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barrackas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bj Barrackas!
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