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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hoppsan Barley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Zabuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hoppsan Barley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Zabuza!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barley tries to clinch up.
Zabuza throws a right and a left that Barley avoids nicely.
Barley throws a head kick but Zabuza moves out of range.
Barley misses with a right hand
letting Zabuza counter with a right hand.
Zabuza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good standup being displayed there by Zabuza as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Barley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zabuza counters with a nice uppercut.
Zabuza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barley throws a poor cross that misses
and Zabuza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barley misses with a series of wild punches.
Barley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zabuza counters with a stiff right hand.
Barley tries to land a front kick but Zabuza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barley shoots and misses
and Zabuza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barley throws a head kick that misses.
Barley throws a lazy uppercut
and Zabuza counters with a one-two to the body.
Barley misses with an uppercut
and Zabuza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zabuza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zabuza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Zabuza counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoppsan Barley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zabuza misses with a double jab.
Zabuza shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zabuza was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zabuza working the ground and pound effectively.
Zabuza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zabuza raining down shots from the mount!
Zabuza with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zabuza sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Barley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Zabuza lands a nice shot to the head.
Barley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barley tries to hold on but Zabuza pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zabuza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zabuza with a couple of short strikes.
Zabuza in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barley sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Zabuza stalling.
Zabuza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barley defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza wants to pass to mount but Barley is defending the position.
Zabuza not doing much here.
Barley is looking to escape.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barley wants to control but Zabuza is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barley is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Zabuza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zabuza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zabuza scores with a three punch combo!
Barley throws a sloppy head kick
and Zabuza counters with a three punch combo that has Barley backing up. Barley nods at Zabuza to acknowledge the strikes.
Zabuza's corner calls for a 1-2. Zabuza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barley misses with a takedown
and Zabuza counters with a one-two to the body.
Barley doesn't manage to clinch there - Zabuza circles away.
Barley throws an off balance right hand
and Zabuza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barley misses with a lunging right hand
and Zabuza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zabuza looking to sit in guard and control but Barley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zabuza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zabuza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barley is controlling him.
Zabuza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barley trying to control but Zabuza is working from the bottom.
Zabuza is looking to stand up but Barley isn't so interested in that idea.
Barley looking to pass the guard.
Zabuza keeping moving, preventing Barley from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barley won't allow Zabuza to sweep him here.
Zabuza is looking to stand up but Barley isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
We're going to have a standup here because Hoppsan Barley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zabuza jabs Barley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zabuza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zabuza scores with a nice strike.
Barley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zabuza counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoppsan Barley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zabuza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zabuza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barley throws a body kick that misses.
Barley throws a head kick that misses.
Zabuza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Barley gets back to half guard.
Zabuza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza controlling the action here.
Barley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zabuza winds up and cracks Barley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barley trying to control here.
Zabuza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barley manages to get to full guard.
Barley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zabuza is one step ahead there.
Zabuza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Zabuza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice jab there from Zabuza.
Barley throws an off balance right hand
and Zabuza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Zabuza - just one landing.
Barley tries for a takedown but Zabuza circles away easily
and Zabuza counters with a nice uppercut.
Barley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zabuza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zabuza's guard.
Zabuza wants to stand and escape but Barley is having none of it.
Barley trying to control but Zabuza is working from the bottom.
Zabuza wants to stand up but Barley is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zabuza, up you get!
Zabuza scores with a jab to the body.
Barley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zabuza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoppsan Barley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zabuza throwing strikes from guard but Barley blocks nicely.
Zabuza seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barley working a defensive guard but Zabuza passes into half guard.
Barley is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zabuza prevents Barley from standing back up.
Zabuza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zabuza controlling the action here.
Barley is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza is trying to control. Barley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zabuza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zabuza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Zabuza lands strikes from half guard.
Barley kicks Zabuza off and gets back to his feet.
Barley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zabuza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barley thinking.
Hoppsan Barley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zabuza feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zabuza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zabuza trying to control but Barley is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Zabuza really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zabuza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barley throws an off balance right hand
and Zabuza counters with a nice uppercut.
Zabuza connects with the punch.
Barley shoots and misses
and Zabuza counters with a straight right hand.
Zabuza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barley circles away quickly and effectively.
Barley misses with a takedown
and Zabuza counters with a single leg into guard. Barley didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoppsan Barley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zabuza is looking to work some ground and pound but Barley has wrist control.
Zabuza postures up and lands a big shot to Barley's brow.
Barley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zabuza defends it easily.
Barley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabuza advances to half guard.
Barley is trying to stand.
Zabuza wants to pass the guard but Barley is defending well.
Zabuza winds up and cracks Barley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barley tries to roll over but Zabuza keeps him under control.
Zabuza passes to side control.
Zabuza trying to control the action but Barley is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza wants to control for a moment but Barley uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Barley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barley is looking for a sweep. Zabuza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barley wants to control but Zabuza is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barley tries to kick Zabuza off but Zabuza keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zabuza controlling the action here.
Zabuza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barley pushes Zabuza off looking to stand but Zabuza dives back in and keeps control.
Zabuza is looking to take a break and control but Barley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zabuza lands strikes from half guard.
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.
Zabuza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barley defending well though.
Barley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barley.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barley is on top in guard.
Barley wants to control from the top but Zabuza keeps moving.
Barley preventing the sweep.
Barley wants to control from the top but Zabuza keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Zabuza dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Barley throws a head kick that misses.
Zabuza might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zabuza avoids the head kick by Barley.
Zabuza blocks a head kick by Barley.
A head kick misses from Barley.
Barley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zabuza has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zabuza kicks Barley off and gets back to his feet.
Zabuza misses with a double jab
and Barley counters with a two punch combo.
Barley fails with the takedown
and Zabuza counters with a nice uppercut.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabuza changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zabuza scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barley to see if he's OK.
Ricky Zabuza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barley is not content to let Zabuza control the position.
Barley struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoppsan Barley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Zabuza crashes against the mat.
Barley is letting Zabuza control him for a moment.
Zabuza avoids the strikes from the bottom by Barley.
Barley parries the strikes from Zabuza easily there. Zabuza is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barley to escape.
Barley is looking to regain half guard here but Zabuza keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza looking to control but instead Barley has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Zabuza is trying to control the action in half guard but Barley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zabuza stops Barley from getting back to his feet.
Barley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zabuza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barley's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zabuza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zabuza wants to control from the top but Barley keeps moving.
Barley looking for a guillotine here but Zabuza defends easily.
Zabuza controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ricky Zabuza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Zabuza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zabuza 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 44:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 44:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Zabuza! Ricky Zabuza retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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