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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Jericho (ranked 180 p4p, 25 weight class) and Sala Barbo (ranked 70 p4p, 11 weight class). Barbo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nissim. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Maxim Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Jericho misses.
Barbo misses with a body kick.
Barbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jericho was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbo.
Barbo slips under a jab from Jericho.
Jericho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barbo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barbo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbo tries a low kick but Jericho avoids it.
Barbo looks to throw the jab but Jericho is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barbo.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Barbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maxim Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbo misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jericho moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbo.
Jericho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jericho throws a lazy right hand but Barbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jericho throws a sloppy head kick and Barbo moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbo throws a low kick, looking for Jericho's leg but Jericho calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbo.
Jericho connects with a high kick.
Jericho moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barbo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barbo slips under a jab from Jericho.
Barbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jericho misses with a body shot.
Barbo takes one to the side of the head.
Barbo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Jericho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jericho sizes up Barbo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jericho misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Jericho.
A little jabbing left from Barbo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Barbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jericho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbo! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho takes a swing at Barbo's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbo.
Barbo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Barbo moves out of range as Jericho strikes.
Jericho throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jericho checks a low kick from Barbo.
Jericho moves away from the strike by Barbo.
Jericho lands with a shot to the body.
Barbo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jericho's head.
Barbo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jericho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jericho 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.
Barbo looks to land a right hand but Jericho moved out of range.
Jericho 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.
Barbo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jericho throws a body punch but Barbo moves out of range.
Jericho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbo.
Jericho scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo blocks a head kick by Jericho.
Barbo throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
Jericho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jericho scores with a shot to the body.
Barbo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jericho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbo feints a counter leg kick.
Barbo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jericho looks to land a left hand but Barbo moved out of range nicely.
Jericho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbo.
Barbo cracks the inside of Jericho's front leg.
Jericho misses with a right hand
and Barbo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barbo, right into the meat.
Jericho lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick from Jericho lands but Barbo takes it in his stride.
Jericho blocks a head kick by Barbo.
Jericho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Jericho.
Jericho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jericho misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jericho thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Jericho misses.
Jericho tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbo throws a big shot that misses.
Barbo lands with a hook. Jericho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Barbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jericho is just out of range.
Jericho takes one to the side of the head.
Barbo moves away from the strike by Jericho.
Barbo lands with a cross.
Barbo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barbo throws a head kick but Jericho moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Barbo.
Barbo slips under a jab from Jericho.
Barbo thinks about the counter body kick.
Barbo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jericho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jericho is looking to counter punch.
Barbo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbo throws a front kick aimed at Jericho's knee but Jericho avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Jericho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barbo staying out of range there.
Jericho misses with a hook. Barbo ducked under it nicely.
Barbo feints a counter leg kick.
Barbo lands a nice looking body kick.
A clash of legs there as Jericho blocks the low kick.
Barbo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jericho cracks Barbo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jericho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jericho connects with a crisp jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barbo.
A swing and a miss from Jericho.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Barbo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jericho has got the better of the exchanges.
Barbo throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Jericho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jericho throws a right hand that misses
and Barbo counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbo misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Barbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Jericho scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Jericho does no damage.
Jericho misses with a hook. Barbo ducked under it nicely.
Jericho is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho misses with a looping right.
Barbo misses with a head kick.
Barbo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jericho doesn't seem bothered though.
Maxim Jericho is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jericho.
Barbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
A slow jab from Barbo misses its intended target.
Barbo is looking to score with low kicks.
Jericho throwing a counter right hand but Barbo manages to avoid it.
Barbo lands a jab to Jericho's midsection.
Barbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jericho throws an overhand right that lands on Barbo's shoulder, as Barbo tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Barbo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A swing and a miss from Barbo.
Jericho throws a quick counter head kick but Barbo was just out of range.
Jericho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbo doesn't seem bothered though.
Barbo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jericho throws a right hand that misses
and Barbo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jericho walks into a stiff left hand from Barbo.
Jericho takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho misses with a right hand
and Barbo counters with a thumping low kick.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Barbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jericho.
Jericho connects with a body shot.
Barbo avoids the body shot from Jericho.
Barbo walks into a jab.
Barbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barbo connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jericho.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jericho.
We've been told by Jericho's head coaches at Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barbo connects with the punch.
Barbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jericho.
Barbo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbo throws a big shot that misses.
Barbo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbo throws a big shot that misses.
Barbo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Jericho misses the target.
Jericho scores with a nice strike.
Jericho jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jericho throws out a powerful jab.
Jericho scores with a hook.
Jericho connects with the punch.
Jericho connects with a single shot there.
Jericho misses with a straight left.
Barbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jericho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jericho throws an overhand right that lands on Barbo's shoulder, as Barbo tries to avoid the shot.
Barbo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbo is just out of range.
Barbo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jericho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jericho lands a jab to the nose.
Barbo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jericho throws a big shot that misses.
Barbo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jericho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho scores with a punch to the head.
Barbo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jericho.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Jericho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Jericho misses.
Jericho blocks a jab.
Jericho checks a leg kick.
Barbo blocks a jab.
Jericho throws the left hand but Barbo avoids the punch easily.
Jericho moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Jericho misses its intended target.
Barbo feints a counter leg kick.
Barbo slips under a jab.
Jericho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jericho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbo.
It looked like Jericho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jericho avoids the body shot from Barbo.
Barbo connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sala Barbo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jericho connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Jericho.
Barbo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jericho with a body shot.
Jericho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbo throws a big shot that misses.
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Barbo ducks down to avoid it.
Barbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jericho misses with a head kick.
Jericho throws a right hand that misses
and Jericho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jericho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbo thinks about the counter body kick.
Barbo slips a jab from Jericho.
Barbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jericho on the side of the head.
Barbo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jericho is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbo lands a jab to Jericho's midsection.
Barbo throws a hook to the side of Jericho's head but Jericho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbo 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbo needs to keep his hands up - Jericho had a free shot at his head there.
Jericho misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
Jericho misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jericho connects with a single shot there.
Jericho slips under a jab from Barbo.
Barbo misses with a low kick.
Barbo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jericho's head.
Barbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
Jericho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbo momentarily.
Barbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
Jericho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jericho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jericho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbo.
Barbo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jericho moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbo blocks a head kick by Jericho.
A telegraphed right hand from Jericho misses the target.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbo throws out the jab.
Jericho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbo drops his hands momentarily and Jericho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barbo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbo walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Barbo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jericho. Barbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Jericho misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Barbo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jericho stuns Barbo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbo misses with a hook.
Jericho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jericho swings for the body but Barbo moves out of range.
Barbo misses with a body shot.
Jericho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barbo thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Jericho misses the target.
Barbo scores with a hook.
Barbo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jericho tries a body shot but Barbo blocks it.
Barbo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jericho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barbo has a couple of punches blocked by Jericho.
Barbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jericho misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Barbo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbo lands with a left to the head.
Jericho tries to work over Barbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbo working aggressively here.
Jericho tries a body shot but Barbo blocks it.
Jericho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbo's elbow.
Jericho struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbo controls his hands.
Barbo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jericho's efforts to push away.
A hook to the body from Jericho.
Barbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Jericho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo digs a right hand into Jericho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jericho's gas tank.
Jericho struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbo controls his hands.
Jericho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jericho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho blocks a body shot from Barbo.
A left hand lands to the body for Barbo.
Jericho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbo's elbow.
Barbo tries a body shot but Jericho blocks it.
Barbo prevents a body shot from Jericho.
Barbo lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Barbo.
Barbo prevents a body shot from Jericho.
Barbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbo pushes Jericho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Barbo.
Barbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbo tries to work over Jericho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sala Barbo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbo 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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