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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Green (ranked 1980 p4p, 1324 weight class) and Nick Barkley (ranked 287 p4p, 207 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm 25 191 8 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm 25 180 11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling Lethal high kicks Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Green! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barkley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Barkley is looking to clinch. Green throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barkley counters with an outside leg kick.
Green throws a leg kick that is checked and Barkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Green throws a head kick that half lands.
Barkley moves into the clinch successfully.
Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it. Barkley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Barkley lands a nice knee to the body. Barkley tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Barkley controls the action.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Barkley. Barkley misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Barkley moves out of range as Green strikes. Green needs to keep his hands up - Barkley had a free shot at his head there. Green definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Green throws a lazy right hand but Barkley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Green on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. A looping hook to the body misses from Barkley. Green does a little dance to reset his feet. Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Green. Barkley with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Green 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.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Green scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Barkley cracks Green with a good jab. A jab from Barkley misses. A big right from Green misses. Barkley moves away from the strike by Green. Barkley lands with a nice body punch. Barkley throws a jab but it's blocked by Green. Green wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Barkley throws a head kick that misses. Green quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Green throws a sloppy head kick and Barkley moves out of range easily. Green throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barkley counters with a low kick, right behind Green 's knee. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Barkley staying out of range there. Barkley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Barkley misses the shot to the body. Barkley throws out a powerful jab. A jab lands there for Barkley. Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Green shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Barkley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green. Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green on the wrong end of a nice jab. Barkley takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses. Green was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Barkley lands a jab to the nose. Green needs to keep his hands up - Barkley had a free shot at his head there. Barkley throws a hook but Green blocks it. Barkley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green. Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Barkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green looks for the body kick but Barkley saw that one coming. A little jabbing left from Barkley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A low kick lands for Barkley.
Barkley misses with a right hand and Green counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Barkley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Green. Barkley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Green misses with a wild combination.
Barkley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Green. Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barkley counters with a body kick. Barkley looks for the body kick but Green saw that one coming. Green looks to throw a body kick and Barkley counters with a body kick. Barkley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Green misses with a straight right. Barkley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Green throws a body shot but no joy. Barkley clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the cage. Barkley pushes Green back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Barkley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barkley lands a hook to the side of the head. Green looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Barkley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nice body punch from Barkley - that landed with a thud.
Green has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Barkley lands a body punch. Green tries to circle away but Barkley has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barkley digs a right hand underneath Green's ribcage. Green let out a lung full of air as it connected. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it. Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it. Barkley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Green's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Barkley misses with an elbow over the top. Barkley lands a hook that snaps the head of Green backwards. Green is trying to push Barkley away but Barkley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Barkley lands a nice uppercut. Barkley misses with the head strike.
Green is looking to control Barkley's arms but Barkley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the cage. A hook to the body from Barkley.
Green is breathing heavily. Barkley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Green's defenses. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Barkley lands a shot to the body. Barkley lands a nice shot to the body. Barkley scores with a hook to the body. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barkley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Knees to the body from Barkley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Barkley dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Green ducks right into an uppercut from Barkley. Barkley scores with a kick to the midsection. Green throws a right hand that misses
letting Barkley counter with a right hand. Crack! A monster head kick from Barkley and Green falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Barkley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nick Barkley! Nick Barkley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
75% |
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