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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Three Six Mafia - Its A Fight . Victorio has chosen Nightingale - The Glory Days as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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211 lbs
20 - 15 - 1 |
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204 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Avon Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale leaves Victorio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barksdale tries a low kick but Victorio avoids it.
Barksdale throws a looping overhand right but Victorio ducks down to avoid it.
Barksdale misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Barksdale as Victorio shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Barksdale as Victorio shoots in.
Avon Barksdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Victorio.
Barksdale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Victorio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good work by Victorio as he checks the leg kick.
Victorio misses with a body kick.
Barksdale misses with a head kick.
Victorio pushes Barksdale away with a front kick.
Victorio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barksdale.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Victorio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victorio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barksdale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Victorio avoids the elbow strike from Barksdale, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio is trying to maintain a safe position but Barksdale gets an underhook and turns Victorio into the cage.
Barksdale controlling the action here for a moment.
Victorio breaks the clinch.
Victorio tries to clinch but Barksdale moves out of range.
Victorio shoots for a double leg takedown but Barksdale sprawls well. He's pushed Victorio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Victorio wants to clinch.
Victorio defending well as Barksdale loads up on a big left hand.
Barksdale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barksdale throws a hook but Victorio blocks it.
Barksdale throws the left hand but Victorio avoids the punch easily.
Barksdale stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barksdale wants it to stay on the feet.
Victorio shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barksdale stuffs the takedown.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barksdale as he avoids it easily.
Barksdale keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barksdale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Victorio.
Victorio is looking to clinch.
Barksdale lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barksdale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barksdale lands a leg kick that knocks Victorio off balance momentarily.
Barksdale gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barksdale misses with an elbow over the top.
Victorio avoids the elbow strike from Barksdale, against the cage.
Victorio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Victorio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barksdale gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Victorio is trying to pull guard but Barksdale has him pressed against the cage.
Barksdale lands a right hand.
Victorio drags the fight down to the ground.
Victorio has Barksdale pulled in close to control his posture.
Victorio being controlled here, momentarily.
Barksdale has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Avon Barksdale wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Barksdale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Avon Barksdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victorio checks a leg kick.
Victorio darts in looking for a takedown but Barksdale gets double underhooks and turns Victorio into the cage.
Come on Victorio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barksdale avoiding damage as Victorio throws knees to the body.
Barksdale lands a shoulder strike.
Barksdale leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victorio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barksdale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Victorio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Barksdale dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barksdale. Victorio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barksdale lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barksdale.
Barksdale lands with an overhand left.
Barksdale swings for the body but Victorio moves out of range.
Barksdale is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Victorio's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Victorio scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Victorio.
Victorio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barksdale's waist but Barksdale gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Victorio off to one side.
Victorio fails with the takedown.
The fighters circling - Barksdale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Barksdale as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Victorio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tommy Victorio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Victorio connects with a leg kick. Barksdale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Victorio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Victorio drives through with a takedown into Barksdale's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Barksdale keeping moving, preventing Victorio from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barksdale works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Victorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Barksdale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barksdale pulls Victorio in to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tommy Victorio wasn't active enough on the ground.
Barksdale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Victorio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barksdale blocks a head kick by Victorio.
A slow jab from Barksdale misses its intended target.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barksdale as he jumps to the side.
Avon Barksdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Victorio.
Barksdale bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Victorio's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Victorio.
Victorio ducks under a wild hook from Barksdale.
Barksdale uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Victorio has time to react.
Barksdale looks to throw the jab but Victorio is out of range.
Barksdale lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barksdale scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Victorio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barksdale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Victorio. That did some damage!
Victorio walks into a left hand.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barksdale sprawls well. Barksdale wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Victorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Barksdale bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Victorio's head backwards.
Victorio is rocked!
Victorio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barksdale keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've been hearing good reports from Barksdale's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Barksdale looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Barksdale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barksdale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Victorio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barksdale is on top in guard.
Barksdale works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is looking to improve his position.
Victorio trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Victorio is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barksdale trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Barksdale dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Barksdale missing with a left hand there. Victorio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Victorio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barksdale sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Victorio fails with a takedown attempt.
Barksdale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Victorio. That did some damage!
Barksdale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barksdale moves out of range of the body kick from Victorio.
Barksdale jabs at Victorio's body.
Victorio wants to clinch up but Barksdale keeps it at a distance.
Barksdale connects with a body shot that sends Victorio's belly button to the back.
Victorio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Victorio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a jab when Victorio was well out of range.
Victorio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barksdale looks to throw the jab but Victorio is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio has a takedown stuffed.
Avon Barksdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Victorio.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barksdale tries to roll over but Victorio keeps him under control.
Victorio is looking to take a break and control but Barksdale is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barksdale knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Victorio in particular looking to stall.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tommy Victorio wasn't active enough on the ground.
Victorio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barksdale finds it's way round the side to connect with Victorio's head.
Victorio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barksdale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Victorio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barksdale thuds a left hand into Victorio's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale misses with a body shot.
Victorio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barksdale swivels and escapes.
Victorio walks into a straight right hand from Barksdale.
Victorio slips a straight right by Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a hook to the side of Victorio's head but Victorio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Victorio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tommy Victorio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Avon Barksdale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barksdale scores with a leg kick.
Avon Barksdale is winning the standup battle so far.
Victorio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a leg kick but Victorio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barksdale sizes up Victorio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Victorio tries to clinch up.
Barksdale throws an off balance right hand
and Victorio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Victorio tries to land knees in the clinch but Barksdale avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio trying to land knees to the body.
Victorio tries to throw a body punch but Barksdale avoids it by throwing Victorio back against the cage.
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!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barksdale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barksdale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Victorio checks a low kick from Barksdale.
Victorio shoots in for a double leg but Barksdale sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick by Barksdale misses
and Victorio counters with a right hand to the body.
Barksdale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Victorio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barksdale.
Barksdale tests Victorio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victorio tries to clinch but Barksdale moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barksdale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avon Barksdale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barksdale, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avon Barksdale!
A relieved looking Avon Barksdale thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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