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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bariga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knez Lazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazar has chosen Hriste Boze as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Knez Lazar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Bariga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Knez Lazar!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazar throws a big shot that misses.
Mark Bariga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lazar has his takedown stuffed
and Bariga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bariga cracks Lazar with a good jab.
Bariga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lazar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lazar works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bariga avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lazar.
Bariga is controlling an arm, preventing Lazar from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bariga's face.
Bariga prevents Lazar from taking his back.
Bariga is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariga gets back to half guard.
Bariga won't allow Lazar to pass to mount.
Lazar is looking for a kimura here.
Lazar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bariga!
Lazar prevents Bariga from getting the reversal.
Lazar trying to control but Bariga is having none of it.
Bariga is desperately trying to improve his position but Lazar has a good base and remains in mount.
Lazar controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariga keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lazar tries to control but Bariga wriggling away.
Bariga sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bariga moves into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazar wants to pass the guard but Bariga is keeping the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bariga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bariga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lazar looking to sit in guard and control but Bariga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lazar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bariga is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lazar controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazar looking to ground and pound but Bariga is blocking nicely.
Lazar looking to ground and pound but Bariga is blocking nicely.
Bariga sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lazar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bariga defending well though.
Bariga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lazar is thwarting Bariga's attempts to control the position.
Lazar is looking to take a break and control but Bariga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bariga wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Knez Lazar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bariga misses with a body shot.
Lazar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lazar looks for a takedown but Bariga sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Bariga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bariga gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lazar trying to control but Bariga is working from the bottom.
Bariga looking to control.
Lazar pushes down on Bariga's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bariga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariga is positioning himself well to prevent Lazar advancing to mount.
Lazar wants to control but Bariga is keeping him busy.
Bariga wants to improve his position but Lazar is controlling well.
Bariga trying to control but Lazar postures up.
Bariga regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bariga trying to control the position.
Lazar throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazar passes Bariga's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bariga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lazar trying to mount his opponent but Bariga defends it.
Lazar is keen to just control but Bariga is a slippery customer.
Bariga is trying to get back to full guard.
Lazar is trying to work for a kimura but Bariga is defending well.
Knez Lazar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bariga is trying to maintain the position but Lazar is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bariga on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bariga is looking to improve his position.
Lazar wants to work for an arm triangle but Bariga is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lazar is thwarting Bariga's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bariga manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lazar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bariga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Bariga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bariga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bariga is pulling down on Lazar's head to control his posture.
Lazar looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bariga trying to control the position.
Bariga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bariga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lazar looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bariga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lazar defends it easily.
Bariga is pulling down on Lazar's head. It's preventing any offense from Lazar, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Knez Lazar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bariga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bariga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No luck for Lazar with that takedown attempt.
Lazar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bariga is fending him off so far but Lazar persists. Nope, Bariga circles away and we're back to standing.
Lazar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bariga tries to avoid it but Lazar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bariga to the ground. Bariga escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mark Bariga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knez Lazar.
Bariga throws out a loose jab but Lazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bariga lands a head kick. Lazar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Knez Lazar has been cut.
Lazar misses with a right hand
and Bariga counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazar moves forwards but Bariga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lazar shoots and misses
enabling Bariga to counter with a crisp jab.
Lazar is rocked!
and Bariga counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Lazar! He's just covering up as Bariga starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Bariga!
Mark Bariga tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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