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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Barry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanttonen.
Barry misses with a looping right.
Hanttonen throws a chopping leg kick but Barry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanttonen scores with a jab to the body.
Barry misses with a looping left.
Hanttonen blocks a jab.
Hanttonen tries to clinch up but Barry circles away and keeps his distance.
Barry scores with a punch to the head.
Good leg kick by Barry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanttonen pushes Barry up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barry has a couple of punches blocked by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen tries to stall but Barry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barry breaks from the clinch.
Barry throws a looping overhand right but Hanttonen ducks down to avoid it.
Hanttonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barry.
Barry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hanttonen is out of range and Barry settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barry moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanttonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hanttonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanttonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hanttonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Barry misses.
We've been told by Barry's head coaches at Pros ya knows that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanttonen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanttonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barry throws a lazy right hand but Hanttonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barry lands with a nice body kick.
Barry is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hanttonen slips under a jab from Barry.
Hanttonen misses with a wild body shot.
Barry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanttonen takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Barry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanttonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanttonen ducks under a wild hook from Barry.
Barry lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hanttonen will feel that in the morning.
Barry scores with a nice body kick.
Barry misses with a body kick.
Hanttonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barry can pounce on him.
Barry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hanttonen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barry slips a jab and a cross from Hanttonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Barry finds it's way through Hanttonen's defenses.
Hanttonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barry has time to react.
Hanttonen misses with an uppercut. Barry saw that one coming.
Hanttonen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hanttonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barry's sensitive parts.
Pat Barry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanttonen moves into the clinch.
Hanttonen is trying to maintain a safe position but Barry gets an underhook and turns Hanttonen into the ropes.
Hanttonen misses with a body punch.
Hanttonen tries to stall but Barry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barry obliges.
Barry is working Hanttonen over against the ropes.
Barry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hanttonen throws a head punch that misses.
Barry keeps control of Hanttonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Barry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Barry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hanttonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barry throws a low kick but Hanttonen moves out of range easily.
Barry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barry takes a swing at Hanttonen's ribcage but misses.
Barry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanttonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hanttonen jabs Barry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hanttonen lands a leg kick that knocks Barry off balance momentarily.
Barry thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanttonen if he has to take too many more of those.
Hanttonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hanttonen's head.
Hanttonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanttonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barry scores with a hook.
Hanttonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pat Barry is winning the standup battle so far.
Barry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barry lands a nice looking body shot.
Barry misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barry is looking to land body kicks.
Hanttonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barry is able to avoid easily.
Hanttonen looks for the body kick but Barry saw that one coming.
Barry cracks Hanttonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barry avoids a kick to the body.
Barry throws a jab when Hanttonen was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hanttonen.
A swing and a miss from Hanttonen.
Barry throws a leg kick but Hanttonen moved away.
Hanttonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanttonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Barry misses its intended target.
Hanttonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hanttonen takes one to the chin there.
Hanttonen throws a series of punches but Barry moves out of range.
Barry lands a jab to the nose.
Hanttonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Barry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hanttonen's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
Barry breaks the clinch.
Barry looks to land a right hand but Hanttonen moved out of range.
Barry lands a nice looking body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hanttonen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barry digs a good hook to Hanttonen's body.
Hanttonen defending well as Barry loads up on a big left hand.
Barry thows a body kick. Hanttonen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barry scores with a jab.
Hanttonen lands with a cross.
Hanttonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barry moves away.
Hanttonen lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Barry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hanttonen.
Barry connects with a right hand. Hanttonen shakes it off.
Hanttonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Barry dominated that second round.
That's time! Barry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barry scores with a decent looking hook.
Barry works the jab nicely.
Barry looks to land a left hand but Hanttonen moved out of range nicely.
Barry does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barry lands with a straight right. Hanttonen didn't see that one coming.
Barry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hanttonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hanttonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barry swings for the body but Hanttonen moves out of range.
Hanttonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Barry is just out of range.
Hanttonen blocks a low kick nicely.
Hanttonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barry connects with a crisp jab.
Hanttonen lands a jab to Barry's midsection.
Hanttonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Hanttonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanttonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barry misses with a wild body shot.
Barry lands a jab.
Barry lands with a straight right. Hanttonen didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry motions for Hanttonen to come forward. Barry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barry tests Hanttonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barry thuds his right hand into Hanttonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barry misses with a wild body shot.
Hanttonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanttonen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barry.
Barry tries to score with a low kick but Hanttonen moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from Hanttonen misses its intended target.
Barry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barry stuns Hanttonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanttonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanttonen misses with a head kick.
Hanttonen catches Barry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanttonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hanttonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hanttonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barry throws a body kick that misses.
Barry lands with an uppercut that bounces Hanttonen off the ropes and back into range.
Barry scores with a body shot.
Hanttonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanttonen lands with a shot to the body.
Barry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hanttonen looks to throw the jab but Barry is out of range.
Hanttonen misses with the combination.
Hanttonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry misses with a straight right.
Barry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barry lands a jab to Hanttonen's midsection.
Hanttonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Barry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barry. Hanttonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Barry clearly takes that round.
That's time! Barry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barry lands a leg kick that knocks Hanttonen off balance momentarily.
Barry throws a leg kick which misses Hanttonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanttonen tries to avoid it.
Barry scores with a body shot.
Barry looks for the body kick but Hanttonen saw that one coming.
Barry moves out of range of the body kick.
Barry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanttonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barry scrambles back to his feet.
Hanttonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hanttonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanttonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanttonen throws a looping overhand right but Barry ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanttonen is looking to chop away at Barry's legs.
Barry throws a shot from downtown. Hanttonen moves away and avoids it.
Barry lands with a straight right. Hanttonen didn't see that one coming.
Hanttonen misses with a low kick.
Barry misses with a wild body shot.
Hanttonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry connects with a single shot there.
Hanttonen misses with an uppercut.
Hanttonen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barry.
Barry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hanttonen walks into a jab.
Barry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barry lands an overhand right.
Hanttonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Barry lands a nice looking body shot.
Barry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanttonen closes the distance and clinches.
Barry lands an elbow just above Hanttonen 's eye.
It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanttonen takes an elbow to the temple.
Barry pushes Hanttonen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen blocks an uppercut.
Hanttonen stalling.
Barry lands an elbow just above Hanttonen 's eye.
Barry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanttonen looking to stall.
Barry looking to slow down the pace here.
Barry scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Barry.
Barry throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Barry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Hanttonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanttonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanttonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hanttonen lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Barry had his way with Marko Hanttonen in that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Hanttonen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanttonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hanttonen drives through and clinches with Barry against the ropes.
Barry misses with a body punch.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barry avoids it.
A body shot lands from Hanttonen.
Barry is trying to force a seperation but Hanttonen has the dominant position.
Barry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barry scores with a jab to the body.
Marko Hanttonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barry misses with a jab to the body
and Hanttonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Barry.
Barry misses with a looping left.
Hanttonen throws out a loose jab but Barry uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanttonen.
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!
Barry connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Hanttonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barry.
Barry slips a jab from Hanttonen.
Barry is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen is looking to chop away at Barry's legs.
A shot to the liver by Barry. Beautiful body shot.
Hanttonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barry is out of range.
Barry thows a body shot but no joy.
Barry looks to land a right hand but Hanttonen moved out of range.
Hanttonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hanttonen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barry.
Barry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanttonen.
Barry with a jab.
Nice body punch from Barry.
Hanttonen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barry keeps Hanttonen at a distance using the push kick.
Barry connects with a single shot there.
Hanttonen misses with a body shot.
Barry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barry jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barry lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Barry finds it's way through Hanttonen's defenses.
Hanttonen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hanttonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barry scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanttonen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barry in his tracks.
Barry throws a good cross that connects.
Hanttonen tries a low kick but Barry avoids it.
Hanttonen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barry scores with a hook to the body. Hanttonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barry.
Barry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanttonen throws the left hand but Barry avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Barry takes a swing at Hanttonen's ribcage but misses.
Hanttonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barry lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pat Barry.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Barry!
A victorious Pat Barry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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