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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bariles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bariles comes into the arena with Thriller by Michael Jackson blaring out of the sound system. McArthur has chosen Breathing as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kevin McArthur was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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147 lbs
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erik Bariles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthur slips a jab and a cross from Bariles.
Bariles throws a series of punches but McArthur moves out of range.
Bariles throws a jab but it's blocked by McArthur.
McArthur thows a left - swing and a miss!
McArthur takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McArthur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bariles.
Bariles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bariles looks to land a left hand but McArthur moved out of range nicely.
Bariles moves out of range as McArthur strikes.
Bariles misses with an uppercut
and McArthur counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McArthur.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
Bariles throws a hook but McArthur blocks it.
Bariles tests McArthur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bariles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McArthur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bariles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McArthur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bariles was well out of range. Poor timing from McArthur.
McArthur connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariles lands with a straight right. McArthur didn't see that one coming.
McArthur scores with a nice strike.
McArthur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bariles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McArthur avoids a punch combination nicely.
McArthur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bariles feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McArthurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McArthur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bariles.
McArthur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McArthur there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bariles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McArthur manages to avoid it.
Bariles misses with a two punch combination.
Bariles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bariles misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bariles throws a series of strikes that have McArthur backpedaling.
A punch combination from McArthur misses.
Bariles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McArthur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McArthur stuns Bariles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bariles.
Bariles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bariles misses with a double jab.
McArthur staying out of range there.
Bariles slips under a jab from McArthur.
McArthur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bariles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bariles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bariles connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bariles dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bariles misses with a body shot.
A jab from McArthur misses.
Bariles scores with a shot to the body.
Erik Bariles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McArthur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bariles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bariles moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Bariles misses its intended target.
Bariles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bariles staying out of range there.
Bariles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McArthur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Bariles misses its intended target.
Erik Bariles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McArthur looks to land a combination but Bariles avoids it well.
McArthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erik Bariles is winning the standup battle so far.
Bariles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Bariles - just one landing.
Bariles throws a looping overhand right but McArthur ducks down to avoid it.
Bariles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bariles throws a shot from downtown. McArthur moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariles works over McArthur's head and body with a nice combination.
Bariles catches McArthur with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McArthur throws a right hand that Bariles ducks under and follows up with a left that Bariles also avoids with ease.
McArthur avoids the body shot from Bariles.
McArthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bariles has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McArthur misses with a hook.
Bariles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McArthur counters with a straight right hand.
McArthur missing with a left hand there. Bariles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Bariles misses
and McArthur counters with a straight right hand.
McArthur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bariles throws a jab but it's blocked by McArthur.
Bariles swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McArthur.
Bariles swings away with a body shot that misses
and McArthur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bariles misses with a straight right.
McArthur looks to land a combination but Bariles avoids it well.
McArthur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bariles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McArthur connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bariles scrambles back to his feet.
Bariles misses with an uppercut
and McArthur counters with a left to the body.
McArthur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bariles was well out of range. Poor timing from McArthur.
Bariles throws a right hand that misses
and McArthur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McArthur throws out a loose jab but Bariles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bariles walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bariles thows a body shot but no joy.
Bariles misses with a hook
and McArthur counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Erik Bariles will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McArthur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bariles.
Bariles scores with a jab to the jaw.
McArthur looks to land a right hand but Bariles moved out of range.
Bariles falls off balance throwing a combination
letting McArthur counter with a right hand.
Bariles avoids a punch combination nicely.
McArthur takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bariles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bariles works over McArthur's head and body with a nice combination.
Bariles misses with a double jab
enabling McArthur to counter with a crisp jab.
Bariles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling McArthur to counter with a crisp jab.
McArthur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bariles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McArthur has time to react.
Kevin McArthur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariles lands a slapping body shot.
Bariles scores with a sloppy right hand. McArthur should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Bariles.
Bariles lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McArthur backs up against the cage.
McArthur misses with a combination
and Bariles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bariles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McArthur.
Bariles lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bariles throws a series of punches but McArthur avoids them all with ease.
Bariles looks to land a combination but McArthur avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Bariles. That snapped McArthur's head back.
Bariles fails to land with a series of punches.
Bariles lands with an uppercut that bounces McArthur off the cage and back into range.
Bariles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bariles just misses with a punch to the body.
McArthur misses with a left hand
and Bariles counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bariles.
Some wild striking there from Bariles.
Bariles lands with a shot to the body.
McArthur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McArthur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bariles staying out of range there.
Erik Bariles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bariles tries to move into range but McArthur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bariles falls off balance throwing a combination
and McArthur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Bariles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bariles 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Bariles!
In his post fight interview, Erik Bariles started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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