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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia has chosen The Witcher as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Constantine Barca has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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203 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Constantine Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca loads up on a big right hand but Of Ravia slips the punch.
Barca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Of Ravia if he has to take too many more of those.
Barca throws a leg kick which misses Of Ravia's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Ravia tries to avoid it.
Barca lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut. Barca saw that one coming.
Of Ravia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body kick from Barca.
A slow jab from Barca misses its intended target.
Barca moves out of range as Of Ravia strikes.
Barca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Of Ravia.
Barca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barca motions for Of Ravia to come forward. Barca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barca throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Barca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Of Ravia slips a straight right by Barca.
Barca slips a straight right by Of Ravia.
Barca throws a chopping leg kick but Of Ravia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Of Ravia. Of Ravia obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Of Ravia closes the distance and pushes Barca back into the cage.
Of Ravia lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Of Ravia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barca manages to break the clinch.
Of Ravia cracks Barca with a good jab.
Of Ravia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barca throws a lazy right hand but Of Ravia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barca with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barca.
Barca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barca scores with a hook.
Barca throws out a leg kick but Of Ravia moves out of range and Barca only half commits.
Of Ravia lands a nice shot that snaps Barca's head back.
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!
Of Ravia avoids the head kick by Barca.
Of Ravia misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Ravia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barca in his tracks.
Geralt Of Ravia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barca lands a nice shot that snaps Of Ravia's head back.
Barca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Of Ravia misses with a body shot.
Of Ravia gets caught flat footed, as Barca shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barca trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Ravia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Of Ravia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barca defends it easily.
Barca lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barca's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barca wants to control from the top but Of Ravia keeps moving.
Barca preventing the sweep.
Barca scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barca throws a big right hand that misses.
Of Ravia keeping full guard, as Barca tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Of Ravia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barca throws a big elbow that misses.
Barca will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barca is one step ahead there.
Of Ravia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barca wants to pass the guard but Of Ravia is keeping the position.
Barca distracts Of Ravia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barca wants to pass the guard but Of Ravia is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia keeping moving, preventing Barca from controlling successfully.
Barca stopping the sweep attempt from Of Ravia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Constantine Barca will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Of Ravia throws an overhand right that lands on Barca's shoulder, as Barca tries to avoid the shot.
Of Ravia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Of Ravia. That's going to slow Barca down.
Nice body punch from Of Ravia.
Barca ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia lands a nice looking body shot.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barca misses with a low kick.
Barca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Of Ravia is out of range.
Of Ravia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Of Ravia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barca misses with a low kick.
Barca tries to move into range but Of Ravia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Of Ravia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Ravia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barca counters with a single leg into guard. Of Ravia didn't expect that.
Of Ravia has momentary wrist control but Barca slips an elbow through the middle.
Barca 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.
Of Ravia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barca is aware though and is defending well.
Barca wants to control from the top but Of Ravia keeps moving.
Barca is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Of Ravia looking for a sweep. Not yet Of Ravia, not yet.
Of Ravia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barca gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barca working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Ravia looking for a sweep. Not yet Of Ravia, not yet.
Barca working some strikes from top position.
Barca missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Of Ravia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barca is looking to work some ground and pound but Of Ravia has wrist control.
Of Ravia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barca's guard.
Of Ravia works over Barca with some ground and pound from guard.
Of Ravia preventing the sweep.
Of Ravia lands a couple of elbows.
Barca is trying to control the position but Of Ravia postures up.
Barca looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barca is trying to control the position but Of Ravia postures up.
Barca lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Of Ravia!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca thowing shots but they're missing.
Of Ravia can't escape the position.
Barca avoids the attempt from Of Ravia to control.
Of Ravia is desperately trying to improve his position but Barca has a good base and remains in mount.
Of Ravia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Of Ravia tries to lock up and control but Barca gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Of Ravia gets back to half guard.
Barca thows a huge punch but Of Ravia dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia is defending against the submission attempts here by Barca.
Barca throwing shots but Of Ravia is blocking nicely.
Barca is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Of Ravia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Of Ravia gets full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barca throwing strikes from guard but Of Ravia blocks nicely.
Barca postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Geralt Of Ravia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Of Ravia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barca is looking to chop away at Of Ravia's legs.
Barca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barca throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Ravia misses the target.
Of Ravia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Of Ravia throws a looping overhand right but Barca ducks down to avoid it.
Of Ravia digs a good hook to Barca's body.
Of Ravia scores with a jab to the head.
Of Ravia misses with a straight right.
Of Ravia throws a low kick but Barca moves out of range easily.
Barca lunges at Of Ravia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Of Ravia's hand.
Of Ravia misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as Barca blocks the low kick.
Of Ravia misses the jab.
Of Ravia lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Barca misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia looks to land a right hand but Barca moved out of range.
Of Ravia slips under a jab from Barca.
Barca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Of Ravia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barca slips a jab from Of Ravia.
Barca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Ravia.
Barca with a jab.
Of Ravia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut.
Of Ravia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Of Ravia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barca.
Of Ravia scores with a hook.
Barca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Of Ravia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barca throws a leg kick but Of Ravia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Ravia misses with a straight right.
Of Ravia misses with a body shot.
Barca throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barca throws a front kick aimed at Of Ravia's knee but Of Ravia avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Ravia looks to throw the jab but Barca is out of range.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut.
Of Ravia is looking to clinch.
Of Ravia throws a shot from downtown. Barca moves away and avoids it.
Of Ravia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barca stuns Of Ravia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barca thumps Of Ravia with a low kick.
Of Ravia looks to land a left hand but Barca moved out of range nicely.
Barca closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barca misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barca moves away.
Barca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Ravia.
Barca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Of Ravia throws a hook but Barca avoids it easily.
Of Ravia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Of Ravia throws a hook but Barca blocks it.
Of Ravia slips a straight right by Barca.
Barca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Ravia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Of Ravia checks a low kick from Barca.
Of Ravia misses with a hook. Barca ducked under it nicely.
Of Ravia connects with a single shot there.
Barca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Of Ravia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barca on the side of the head.
Of Ravia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barca cracks a nice hook into Of Ravia's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Ravia slips a jab from Barca.
Barca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Barca misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Ravia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barca can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barca throws a leg kick but Of Ravia checks it.
A low kick from Barca misses
enabling Of Ravia to counter with a crisp jab.
Barca thows a body shot but no joy.
Of Ravia punishes Barca's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barca attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barca throws a push kick but Of Ravia slaps the foot to one side.
Barca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Ravia throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geralt Of Ravia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Of Ravia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geralt Of Ravia!
A very excited looking Geralt Of Ravia made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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