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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Marcelo D2 - Desabafo. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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176 lbs
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185 cm
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172 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shawn Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia closes the distance but Barry moves to the side
and Barry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barry misses with an uppercut
and Maia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barry throws a looping overhand right but Maia ducks down to avoid it.
Barry pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maia back to the cage. Barry follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Barry misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry scores with a shot to the body.
Barry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barry circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Barry to counter with a crisp jab.
Maia closes the distance but Barry moves to the side
and Barry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maia wants to clinch up but Barry keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Barry.
Maia misses with a straight right.
Barry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barry throws a shot from downtown. Maia moves away and avoids it.
Maia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barry counters with a straight right hand.
Barry throws an overhand right that lands on Maia's shoulder, as Maia tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maia closes the distance but Barry moves to the side
and Barry counters with a two punch combo.
Maia swings for the body but Barry moves out of range.
Barry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maia tries to clinch up.
Barry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barry counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry checks a low kick from Maia.
Maia closes the distance but Barry moves to the side
and Barry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maia connects with a crisp jab.
Maia throws a leg kick but Barry moved away.
Demian Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia looks to throw the jab but Barry is out of range.
Maia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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 Shawn Barry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maia tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Barry to counter with a crisp jab.
Maia staying out of range there.
Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barry.
Maia moves to clinch but Barry breaks away
and Barry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maia looks to clinch
and Barry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barry was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Barry misses the target.
Maia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maia tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Barry to counter with a crisp jab.
Barry throws a jab when Maia was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barry counters with a straight right hand.
Maia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barry rather than just go for the knockout.
Maia closes the distance but Barry moves to the side
letting Barry counter with a right hand.
Barry throws out a loose jab but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maia darts in trying to clinch
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maia walks into a jab.
Barry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barry.
Maia tries to clinch but Barry moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Barry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maia closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Barry to counter with a crisp jab.
Maia tries to clinch but Barry moves away
and Barry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 Shawn Barry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maia slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Barry - just one landing.
Barry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barry counters with a two punch combo.
Maia darts in trying to clinch
and Barry counters with a nice body shot.
Maia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barry.
Maia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barry counters with a stiff right hand.
Barry looks to throw the jab but Maia is out of range.
A jab lands there for Maia.
Maia moves to clinch but Barry breaks away
and Barry counters with a nice uppercut.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry lands a glancing blow to the side of Maia's head.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barry was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Barry.
Maia closes the distance but Barry moves to the side
and Barry counters with a one-two to the body.
Maia darts in trying to clinch
enabling Barry to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with a two punch combination.
Maia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barry counters with a stiff right hand.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barry has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maia closes the distance but Barry moves to the side
and Barry counters with a right hand to the body.
Maia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barry counters with a straight right hand.
Maia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maia looks to clinch
and Barry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maia.
Barry circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Demian Maia.
Well Barry 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Barry!
After the fight, Shawn Barry was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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