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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Lagk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't No Sunshine- DMX. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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211 lbs
26 - 7 - 1 |
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205 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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
26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Lagk!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale tries to land a front kick but Lagk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barksdale backing away here, and Lagk unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lagk moves into the clinch successfully.
Lagk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Lagk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lagk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barksdale is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lagk.
Barksdale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lagk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lagk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lagk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Lagk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lagk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barksdale is defending well for now.
Barksdale throws a punch but it's blocked by Lagk.
Barksdale throws a punch but it's blocked by Lagk.
Lagk crunches a lovely knee into Barksdale's ribcage.
Lagk trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lagk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barksdale misses with a body punch.
Lagk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lagk gets through Barksdale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lagk blocking some punches.
Barksdale misses with the head strike.
Lagk can't find room to land a body shot as Barksdale controls the action.
Lagk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barksdale seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lagk can turn it around.
Lagk trying to land knees to the body.
Barksdale avoiding damage as Lagk throws knees to the body.
Lagk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barksdale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barksdale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lagk throws a head punch that misses.
Barksdale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lagk backwards.
Lagk trying to land knees to the body.
Lagk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Barksdale's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lagk digs a right hand into Barksdale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barksdale's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagk lands a shot to the body.
Barksdale has Lagk pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lagk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barksdale blocks a body shot from Lagk.
Lagk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barksdale is struggling to control the position.
Lagk misses with a body punch.
Lagk missing with knees to the body.
Barksdale lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lagk lands with a short shot to the head.
Barksdale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lagk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lagk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barksdale avoids it.
Lagk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barksdale is defending well for now.
Barksdale struggles to land a body shot inside as Lagk controls his hands.
Lagk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barksdale's elbow.
Lagk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lagk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barksdale is keeping busy.
Lagk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lagk tries to land a knee to the head but Barksdale blocks with his arms.
Barksdale digs a right hand underneath Lagk's ribcage. Lagk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barksdale scores with a shot to the side of Lagk's head.
Barksdale lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lagk prevents a body shot from Barksdale.
Barksdale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barksdale wants to stall.
Lagk misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barksdale creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lagk takes a shot to the head.
Barksdale slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lagk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lagk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barksdale misses with a looping right.
Barksdale misses with a looping right.
Lagk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Barksdale misses its intended target.
Lagk has Barksdale up against the cage in a clinch.
Barksdale blocks a body shot from Lagk.
Barksdale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lagk throws a head punch that misses.
Barksdale can't find room to land a body shot as Lagk controls the action.
Lagk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barksdale avoids it.
Lagk scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Lagk dominated that round.
That's time! Barksdale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lagk blocks a head kick by Barksdale.
Barksdale just misses with a punch to the body.
Lagk rushes Barksdale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barksdale will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lagk up against the cage.
Lagk is trying to maintain a safe position but Barksdale gets an underhook and turns Lagk into the cage.
Lagk lands with a light punch inside.
Barksdale lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lagk.
Barksdale leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barksdale.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Barksdale.
Lagk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barksdale avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Barksdale fails to land.
Barksdale blocks an elbow strike.
Lagk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lagk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagk lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barksdale.
Lagk prevents a body shot from Barksdale.
Barksdale lands a hook that snaps the head of Lagk backwards.
Barksdale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Lagk.
Barksdale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lagk backwards.
Lagk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barksdale avoids it.
Lagk scores with a shoulder strike.
Barksdale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lagk's elbow.
Lagk tries a knee to the head but Barksdale blocks it.
Barksdale content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barksdale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lagks head.
Lagk tries a knee to the head but Barksdale blocks it.
Barksdale lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lagk throws an elbow but misses.
Barksdale digs a right hand into Lagk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lagk's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lagk stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale lands with a short shot to the head.
Barksdale trying to stall but Lagk improves his position.
Nick Lagk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lagk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lagk leaning against his opponent.
Lagk scores with a shoulder strike.
Barksdale is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lagk missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Lagk.
Barksdale working aggressively here.
Barksdale has a couple of punches blocked by Lagk.
Lagk takes a shot to the head.
Barksdale prevents a body shot from Lagk.
Barksdale misses with some punches.
Lagk can't find room to land a body shot as Barksdale controls the action.
Lagk controlling the action here for a moment.
Lagk trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lagk lands a damaging elbow.
Barksdale taking a breather.
Lagk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barksdale.
Barksdale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lagk is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lagk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barksdale is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lagk wants to get back to striking at distance but Barksdale won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Lagk - that landed with a thud.
Lagk missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale leaning against his opponent.
Barksdale stalling in the clinch but Lagk improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jermaine Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with a combination
and Lagk counters by moving into the clinch.
Barksdale being controlled against the cage.
Lagk misses with some punches.
Lagk has Barksdale pressed against the cage.
Barksdale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barksdale gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lagk.
Lagk is trying to maintain a safe position but Barksdale gets an underhook and turns Lagk into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barksdale throws a punch but it's blocked by Lagk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Lagk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lagk.
Barksdale was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barksdale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lagk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barksdale.
Lagk only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lagk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lagk checks a leg kick nicely.
Lagk wants to counter with a clinch but Barksdale pushes him away.
Lagk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lagk shoots and misses
and Lagk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lagk gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Lagk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lagk is struggling to control the position.
Barksdale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lagk misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagk throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lagk.
Barksdale manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lagk is looking to control Barksdale's arms but Barksdale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lagk has his back to the cage.
Lagk misses with the head strike.
Lagk trying to stall but Barksdale improves his position.
Lagk prevents a body shot from Barksdale.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lagk wants to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Lagk.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nick Lagk.
Lagk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barksdale.
Barksdale gets tackled into the cage by Lagk. Lagk maintains the clinch.
Barksdale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lagk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barksdale avoids it.
Barksdale lands with a light punch inside.
Lagk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lagk is struggling to control the position.
Lagk digs a right hand underneath Barksdale's ribcage. Barksdale let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lagk trying to stall but Barksdale improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barksdale.
A short body shot lands from Barksdale as the two fighters clinch.
Barksdale throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barksdale working aggressively here.
A short left from Barksdale.
Barksdale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lagk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barksdale is defending well for now.
Lagk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barksdale's elbow.
Barksdale misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale throws a head punch that misses.
Barksdale stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barksdale works on Lagk's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Barksdale.
Lagk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barksdale backwards.
Barksdale works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barksdale lands a nice uppercut.
Barksdale takes a shot to the head.
Barksdale lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barksdale displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lagk up against the cage.
Lagk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lagk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lagk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barksdale slowing the pace effectively.
Barksdale is looking to control Lagk's arms but Lagk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barksdale has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barksdale is trying to stall.
Jermaine Barksdale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lagk lands with a right to the head.
Barksdale throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lagk prevents a body shot from Barksdale.
Barksdale lands a left hand.
Lagk looking to stall.
Lagk takes a shot to the head.
Nick Lagk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Lagk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barksdale throws a punch but it's blocked by Lagk.
Lagk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barksdale struggles to land a body shot inside as Lagk controls his hands.
Barksdale can't find room to land a body shot as Lagk controls the action.
Barksdale throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine Barksdale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lagk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jermaine Barksdale!
During a confident post fight interview, Jermaine Barksdale thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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