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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Barkley (ranked 2437 p4p, 258 weight class) and Pasi Parruttaja (ranked 2789 p4p, 296 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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277 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm
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258 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Parruttaja!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parruttaja misses with a wild body shot.
Parruttaja swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barkley scores with a hook to the body.
Parruttaja looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barkley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Barkley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Barkley on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barkley misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parruttaja misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Barkley.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barkley is trying to maintain a safe position but Parruttaja gets an underhook and turns Barkley into the ropes.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parruttaja breaks from the clinch.
Parruttaja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parruttaja misses with a hook. Barkley ducked under it nicely.
Barkley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Parruttaja wants to clinch.
Parruttaja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parruttaja.
Parruttaja moves out of range as Barkley strikes.
Barkley clinches up with Parruttaja and pushes him back against the ropes.
Parruttaja is trying to push Barkley away but Barkley has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Parruttaja blocks a body shot from Barkley.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
Parruttaja manages to break the clinch.
Pasi Parruttaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parruttaja moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parruttaja falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barkley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Parruttaja is trying to break free.
Parruttaja has had enough of the clinch but Barkley keeps him there for the moment.
Barkley lands with a right to the head.
Parruttaja tries a body shot but Barkley blocks it.
Parruttaja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parruttaja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parruttaja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barkley.
Despite the aggression on Parruttaja's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Parruttaja misses with a body shot.
Parruttaja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkley manages to avoid it.
Barkley slips a jab and a cross from Parruttaja.
Parruttaja connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barkley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Parruttaja tries to circle away but Barkley has him pinned against the ropes.
Barkley stalls.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Barkley on the inside.
Barkley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parruttaja blocks a body shot from Barkley.
A short uppercut from Barkley.
Parruttaja is rocked!
Barkley pushes Parruttaja back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parruttaja is still on wobbly legs! Can Barkley finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parruttaja.
Parruttaja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barkley.
Parruttaja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parruttaja.
Barkley digs a right hand into Parruttaja's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parruttaja's gas tank.
Parruttaja looks winded!
Barkley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barkley scores with a hook to the body.
Parruttaja seems to have recovered his senses.
Barkley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parruttaja backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Barkley working aggressively here.
Parruttaja is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Barkley unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Parruttaja! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Barkley is unloading with more strikes now! Parruttaja drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Barkley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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