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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scot Goodbarrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Hessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodbarrel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rumjacks - An Irish Pub Song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class 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
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Scot Goodbarrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clinton Hessler!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodbarrel misses with a low kick.
Scot Goodbarrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodbarrel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hessler checks a leg kick.
Goodbarrel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hessler.
Goodbarrel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hessler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goodbarrel moves away from the strike by Hessler.
A slow jab from Goodbarrel misses its intended target.
Hessler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goodbarrel throws a leg kick but Hessler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goodbarrel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hessler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodbarrel misses with a wild combination.
Goodbarrel moves away from the strike by Hessler.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hessler, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler slips a straight right by Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel scores with a leg kick.
Goodbarrel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Goodbarrel misses with a low kick as Hessler jumps back.
Hessler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goodbarrel throws a leg kick but Hessler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goodbarrel misses with a body shot
and Hessler counters with a left and a right that stings Goodbarrel.
Hessler misses with a low kick.
Goodbarrel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hessler connects with a nice looking jab.
Hessler defending well as Goodbarrel loads up on a big left hand.
Hessler misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goodbarrel misses with a body shot
and Hessler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Scot Goodbarrel has been cut.
Goodbarrel staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodbarrel misses the shot to the body.
Hessler slips under a jab from Goodbarrel.
A combination from Goodbarrel does no damage.
Goodbarrel connects with a solid leg kick.
Hessler moves forwards but Goodbarrel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Goodbarrel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Goodbarrel wants to slow Hessler down by chopping away at his legs.
Hessler lets loose with a powerful body kick. Goodbarrel will feel that in the morning.
Goodbarrel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hessler.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hessler.
Hessler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hessler scores with a nice head shot.
Hessler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hessler misses the jab.
Goodbarrel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hessler counters with a nice body kick.
Hessler loads up on a big right hand but Goodbarrel slips the punch.
Goodbarrel scores with a jab to the body.
Goodbarrel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hessler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goodbarrel. Goodbarrel obviously looking to wear him down.
Hessler throws a nice looking combination but Goodbarrel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hessler lands with a nice body punch.
Goodbarrel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Goodbarrel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hessler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hessler misses with a kick to the body.
Goodbarrel throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hessler misses the jab.
Hessler 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Goodbarrel finds it's way through Hessler's defenses.
Hessler tries to score with a low kick but Goodbarrel moves his leg out of the way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goodbarrel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hessler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hessler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hessler was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hessler throws a leg kick but Goodbarrel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Goodbarrel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goodbarrel throws a leg kick which misses Hessler's front leg but catches the back leg as Hessler tries to avoid it.
Goodbarrel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Goodbarrel tries a head kick but it misses.
Hessler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hessler cracks Goodbarrel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Goodbarrel looks to throw the jab but Hessler is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clinton Hessler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scot Goodbarrel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodbarrel moves away.
Goodbarrel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Goodbarrel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goodbarrel looks to land a right hand but Hessler moved out of range.
Hessler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goodbarrel scores with a jab.
Goodbarrel just misses with a punch to the body.
Hessler with a hook.
Goodbarrel misses with a few strikes there.
Hessler blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hessler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hessler throws a right hand that misses
and Goodbarrel counters with a thumping low kick.
Goodbarrel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hessler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hessler has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodbarrel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goodbarrel misses with a body kick.
Goodbarrel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hessler on the side of the head.
Goodbarrel misses with a low kick.
Goodbarrel throws a lazy body kick
and Hessler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hessler.
Hessler swings wildly with an uppercut but Goodbarrel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hessler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hessler lands a nice uppercut.
Hessler works on Goodbarrel's body with a couple of short punches.
Hessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goodbarrel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goodbarrel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodbarrel letting Hessler take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodbarrel looking to stall.
Hessler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goodbarrel or not.
Good body shot from Hessler.
Goodbarrel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hessler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Goodbarrel up against the cage.
Hessler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hessler lands a body shot.
Goodbarrel is trying to stall.
Goodbarrel leaning against his opponent.
Goodbarrel prevents a body shot from Hessler.
Hessler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hessler slows down the pace here.
Hessler is stalling here.
Hessler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Hessler as the two fighters clinch.
Goodbarrel just leaning against Hessler, taking a breather.
Goodbarrel blocks a body shot from Hessler.
A right hand to the body from Hessler.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hessler is struggling to control the position.
Hessler wants to stall.
Hessler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goodbarrel backwards.
Hessler scores with a shoulder strike.
Goodbarrel stalling.
Hessler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hessler can't find room to land a body shot as Goodbarrel controls the action.
Goodbarrel is trying to maintain a safe position but Hessler gets an underhook and turns Goodbarrel into the cage.
Goodbarrel blocks a body shot from Hessler.
Goodbarrel tries a body shot but Hessler blocks it.
Goodbarrel breaks from the clinch.
Goodbarrel wants to land a leg kick but Hessler is out of range.
Goodbarrel misses with a shot to the body
and Hessler counters with a right hand to the body.
Goodbarrel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Hessler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goodbarrel scores with a sloppy right hand. Hessler should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hessler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hessler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Goodbarrel is able to avoid easily.
Goodbarrel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Hessler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scot Goodbarrel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hessler wants to slow Goodbarrel down by chopping away at his legs.
Hessler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Goodbarrel is out of range.
Goodbarrel misses the body punch
enabling Hessler to counter with a crisp jab.
Goodbarrel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goodbarrel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodbarrel throws a sloppy head kick and Hessler moves out of range easily.
Hessler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Hessler blocks the low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hessler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodbarrel loads up on a big right hand but Hessler slips the punch.
Hessler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hessler is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Goodbarrel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hessler checks a low kick from Goodbarrel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goodbarrel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hessler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hessler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hessler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hessler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Goodbarrel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Goodbarrel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hessler connects with a looping right hand.
Hessler throws a series of punches but Goodbarrel avoids them all with ease.
Goodbarrel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Goodbarrel throws a looping overhand right but Hessler ducks down to avoid it.
Hessler checks the leg kick.
Goodbarrel sets himself, and Hessler steps forward looking for the clinch! Goodbarrel avoids it this time.
Hessler moves forwards but Goodbarrel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hessler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hessler throws a big shot that misses.
Goodbarrel lands a high kick!
Hessler cracks Goodbarrel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scot Goodbarrel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Goodbarrel misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Goodbarrel
and Hessler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hessler. Goodbarrel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hessler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clinton Hessler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hessler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goodbarrel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Goodbarrel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hessler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel lands a jab to the head.
Goodbarrel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goodbarrel lands a leg kick that knocks Hessler off balance momentarily.
Hessler bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Goodbarrel! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Goodbarrel is rocked!
Hessler trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodbarrel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Goodbarrel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hessler throws a big elbow that misses.
Goodbarrel has momentary wrist control but Hessler slips an elbow through the middle.
Hessler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hessler trying to control but Goodbarrel is working from the bottom.
Goodbarrel seems to have got his legs back now.
Goodbarrel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hessler.
Clinton Hessler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hessler is standing up over Goodbarrel. Goodbarrel looks to escape but Hessler dives into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Goodbarrel is not content to let Hessler control the position.
Hessler controls the position from side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hessler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goodbarrel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hessler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hessler thumps Goodbarrel with a low kick.
Goodbarrel throws a lazy uppercut
and Hessler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hessler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hessler scores with a nice right hand.
Goodbarrel throws a hook but Hessler blocks it.
Goodbarrel misses with a leg kick
and Hessler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Goodbarrel misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clinton Hessler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hessler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clinton Hessler!
Clinton Hessler took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Boom!'.
The defeated Scot Goodbarrel had this to say: 'I want rematch!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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