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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 7009 p4p, 538 weight class) and Scott Adkins (ranked 6471 p4p, 524 weight class). Barry Allen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Adkins!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen throws a combination. Adkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Allen scores with a four punch combination!
Allen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Adkins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Allen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Adkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Allen throws a leg kick but Adkins checks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
Adkins thumps Allen with a low kick.
Allen scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left and a right from Adkins both land. Nice combination.
Adkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Allen checks a leg kick.
Adkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Adkins.
Adkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adkins throws a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
Allen wants to land a leg kick but Adkins is out of range.
Allen tries to land a leg kick but Adkins saw it coming and moves away.
Adkins checks the leg kick.
Adkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Allen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Allen wants to slow Adkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Allen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Adkins.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adkins manages to avoid it.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adkins slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Adkins.
Adkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Allen.
Adkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Adkins moved out of range.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adkins moves out of range of the leg kick from Allen.
Adkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allen's calf.
Allen throws a low kick but Adkins moves out of range easily.
Allen checks a low kick from Adkins.
Adkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Adkins has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Allen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adkins misses with a double jab.
Adkins misses with a body shot.
Allen scores with a nice right hand.
Allen throws a right hand that Adkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Adkins also avoids with ease.
Adkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
Allen defending well as Adkins loads up on a big left hand.
Allen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Allen blocks a leg kick.
Allen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Adkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Allen throws a right and a left that Adkins avoids nicely.
Allen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Adkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Allen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Allen misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Allen tenderised Adkins's leg. Adkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Allen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Allen misses.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adkins manages to avoid it.
Adkins avoids the body shot from Allen.
Allen is looking to wear down Adkins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Allen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adkins throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Adkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adkins unleashes a big counter combination but Allen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Allen. That's going to slow Adkins down.
Allen lands with a kick to the temple. Adkins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Adkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice jab there from Allen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen cracks Adkins with an open hand slap.
Adkins wants to slow Allen down by chopping away at his legs.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Adkins.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adkins.
Adkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Adkins looks to land a combination. Allen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Allen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Allen misses with a two punch combination.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen throws a series of punches but Adkins moves out of range.
Adkins wants to slow Allen down by chopping away at his legs.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adkins checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Adkins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A combination from Adkins does no damage.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adkins throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Adkins throws a chopping leg kick but Allen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Allen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Allen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Allen's head backwards.
Allen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Adkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adkins connects with a single shot there.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Allen to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Allen. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adkins.
A head kick misses from Allen.
Adkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Allen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Adkins.
As Adkins tries to get set, Allen tries to push him back and clinch up but Adkins manages to avoid the attempt.
Good leg kick by Adkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut lands for Adkins. That snapped Allen's head back.
Adkins just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen wants to slow Adkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Adkins slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Adkins misses with a wild body shot.
Allen lands a really nice looking cross but Adkins seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adkins throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Adkins.
As Adkins tries to get set, Allen tries to push him back and clinch up but Adkins manages to avoid the attempt.
Adkins throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Adkins moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adkins! But no joy.
Barry Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen avoids the body shot from Adkins.
Barry Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Adkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adkins. That's going to slow Allen down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adkins.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Adkins might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Allen has got the better of the exchanges.
Adkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adkins misses with an uppercut.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adkins tries to land a leg kick but Allen saw it coming and moves away.
Allen tries to counter by clinching up but Adkins breaks away and moves out of range.
Allen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Allen throws a series of punches but Adkins avoids them all with ease.
Adkins avoids the head kick by Allen.
Despite the aggression on Adkins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Adkins checks it.
Allen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adkins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen lands with a shot to the body.
Allen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Adkins.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adkins misses with a double jab.
Adkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Adkins 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.
Adkins avoids the head kick by Allen.
Adkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Allen.
Allen 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.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Allen throws a series of punches but Adkins moves out of range.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen wants to slow Adkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Adkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adkins throws a shot to the body.
Allen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adkins takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Allen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Adkins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allen.
Jab, jab by Adkins - just one landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen 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 Adkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adkins! But no joy.
It looks like Allen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Adkins checks a low kick from Allen.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Adkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Adkins feints a counter leg kick.
Nice shot by Adkins.
Allen throws a head kick but Adkins moves out of range.
Allen swings for the body but Adkins moves out of range.
Adkins misses with an uppercut.
Allen's corner calls for a 1-2. Allen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Allen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adkins.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adkins.
Adkins defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Adkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Allen moves out of range of the leg kick from Adkins.
Adkins dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Adkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adkins's hands.
Allen throws the left hand but Adkins avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Adkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Allen throws a right hand that Adkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Adkins also avoids with ease.
Adkins misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Adkins.
Adkins scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Adkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adkins throws a counter combo.
Adkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Allen lands with a nice combination. Adkins backs away looking to recover.
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!
Allen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allen is looking to slow Adkins down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adkins misses with a low kick.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adkins.
Adkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Allen is out of range.
Adkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Allens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Allen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Allen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adkins at a distance.
Allen throws a shot to the body.
Allen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adkins checks it well.
Adkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Adkins.
Allen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Allen wants to land a leg kick but Adkins is out of range.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen is looking to score with low kicks.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Adkins is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen thuds his shin into the meat of Adkins's side.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Allen digs a good body shot into Adkins's ribs.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Adkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Barry Allen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Adkins moves out of range easily.
Adkins misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Allen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Allen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Despite the aggression on Adkins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Adkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Adkins.
Adkins tried to score with a low kick but Allen checks it.
Adkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Adkins duly obliges.
Allen throws a head kick that misses.
Adkins throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Allen misses.
Adkins throws a low kick, looking for Allen's leg but Allen calmly moves out of range.
Allen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adkins walks into a stiff left hand from Allen.
Allen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adkins's sensitive parts.
Allen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allen blocks a low kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Adkins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adkins throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adkins throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Adkins misses with a double jab.
Nice cross by Allen.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adkins missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adkins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Allen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Adkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Allen misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Adkins - just one landing.
Adkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allen moves out of range as Adkins strikes.
Allen tries to counter by clinching up but Adkins breaks away and moves out of range.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Adkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Allen cracks the inside of Adkins's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Allen scores with a one two! Adkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Adkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Allen.
Adkins motions for Allen to come forward. Adkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Allen throws a hook but Adkins avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Adkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Adkins with a jab.
A left lands for Adkins.
Allen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Adkins misses with a wild body shot.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Adkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Adkins tries to avoid it.
Allen connects with a single shot there.
Allen tries to land a leg kick but Adkins saw it coming and moves away.
Adkins throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Adkins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Adkins off balance momentarily.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adkins throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it.
Allen misses with a head kick.
Adkins misses with the combination.
Allen tries to counter by clinching up but Adkins breaks away and moves out of range.
Allen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adkins.
Allen is looking to counter the offense by Adkins and move into the clinch.
Adkins checks a low kick from Allen.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Allen!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen 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 Adkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Adkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Allen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Adkins misses.
Adkins checks a leg kick.
Adkins throws out a counter right but Allen avoids it with no problem.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Adkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Allen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adkins is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adkins.
Allen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adkins is able to avoid easily.
Allen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Allen ducks right into an uppercut from Adkins.
Adkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott Adkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Allen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Adkins.
Adkins throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range.
Adkins throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Adkins avoids the head kick by Allen.
Adkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Allen.
Adkins avoids the head kick by Allen.
Allen tries to land a leg kick but Adkins saw it coming and moves away.
Allen misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Allen.
Allen lands a jab-cross combination.
Barry Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A clash of legs there as Adkins blocks the low kick.
Allen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adkins on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Barry Allen.
Well Allen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Allen!
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