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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barkley (ranked 3300 p4p, 3473 weight class) and Brusse Liee (ranked 398 p4p, 414 weight class). Liee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disturbed - Indestructible [Official Music Video] kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Derrick Barkley had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brusse Liee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liee misses with the combination.
Barkley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Liee.
Barkley with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Barkley misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liee closes the distance and pushes Barkley back into the cage.
Liee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Liee obliges.
Liee prevents Barkley from breaking the clinch.
Liee lands an elbow that stopped Barkley in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Derrick Barkley has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liee looking to throw knees to the head but Barkley is blocking nicely.
Liee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barkley throws a head punch that misses.
Liee misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liee.
Barkley is breathing heavily.
Liee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Liee looking to throw knees to the head but Barkley is blocking nicely.
Liee blocking some punches.
Barkley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barkley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Liee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liee lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Liee.
Liee pushes Barkley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liee scores with a knee to the head.
Liee can't find room to land a body shot as Barkley controls the action.
Liee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barkleys head.
Liee can't find room to land a body shot as Barkley controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barkley.
Liee tries to throw a body punch but Barkley avoids it by throwing Liee back against the cage.
Liee pushes Barkley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liee lands a hook that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Liee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liee pushes Barkley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liee goes for a takedown attempt but Barkley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Liee lands a nice hook to Barkley's body. Barkley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Derrick Barkley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Liee does it's job there.
Liee gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barkley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liee's elbow.
Liee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barkley blocks it with crossed arms.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Liee.
Liee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barkley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liee prevents a body shot from Barkley.
Liee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barkley's efforts to push away.
Liee misses with a knee to the head.
Barkley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liee trying to land knees to the body.
Liee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liee blocking some punches.
Liee pushes off an throws an elbow but Barkley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Liee throws an elbow that misses.
Liee connects with a knee to the head.
Liee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barkley's face.
Liee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barkley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liee tries to land knees in the clinch but Barkley avoids the damage to the body.
Liee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barkley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barkley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Liee misses with a punch to the body.
Barkley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Liee misses with an elbow over the top.
Barkley pushes Liee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barkley lands with a left to the head.
Barkley lands with a right to the head.
Liee blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Barkley.
Liee blocks an uppercut.
Barkley can't find room to land a body shot as Liee controls the action.
Liee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barkley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brusse Liee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Barkley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barkley digs a good hook to Liee's body.
Barkley checks a low kick from Liee.
A clash of legs there as Barkley blocks the low kick.
Liee slips a jab from Barkley.
Liee takes the fight into the clinch.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Liee throws an elbow but misses.
Barkley managing to block the knees to the body from Liee.
Liee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barkleys head.
Barkley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barkley lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liee backwards.
Liee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barkley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barkley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barkley.
Barkley blocks a body shot from Liee.
Liee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
Liee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barkley blocks it with crossed arms.
Liee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barkley working aggressively here.
Liee tries a body shot but Barkley blocks it.
Barkley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barkley lands a body shot.
Liee lands a knee to the head.
Barkley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Liee wants to take the fight to the mat but Barkley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barkley.
A body shot lands from Liee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liee looking to throw knees to the head but Barkley is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barkley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Liee is breathing heavily.
Liee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liee blocks an uppercut.
Barkley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Liee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liee throws an elbow that misses.
Liee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Barkley fails to land.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Liee.
Liee misses with a body punch.
Barkley blocks a body shot from Liee.
Liee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barkley's face.
Liee can't find room to land a body shot as Barkley controls the action.
Liee lands a damaging elbow.
Barkley lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barkley.
Barkley takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barkley tries to work over Liee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Liee.
Liee lands an elbow just above Barkley 's eye.
Barkley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liee backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Liee.
Barkley pushes Liee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liee tries to land a knee to the head but Barkley blocks with his arms.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Liee.
Liee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
Barkley throws a head punch that misses.
Liee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barkley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Derrick Barkley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brusse Liee.
Liee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liee gets a clinch.
Liee struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Barkley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liee blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Liee obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Liee.
Liee tries a knee to the head but Barkley blocks it.
Barkley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barkley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Liee.
Liee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brusse Liee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derrick Barkley's cut.
That's time! Barkley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Liee gets a clinch.
Liee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Barkley.
Brusse Liee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Liee misses with a punch to the body.
Liee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liee lands an elbow inside.
Barkley wants to break free but Liee has control.
Barkley lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Liee.
A right hand to the body from Barkley.
Liee blocks a body shot from Barkley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barkley.
Liee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Barkley.
Liee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Liee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liee lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barkley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barkley.
Barkley prevents the takedown attempt.
Barkley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liee prevents a body shot from Barkley.
Barkley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Liee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barkley is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Liee.
Barkley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barkley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barkley can't find room to land a body shot as Liee controls the action.
Liee lands an elbow that stopped Barkley in his tracks for a moment.
Liee is leaning against Barkley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barkley working aggressively here.
Liee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liee prevents a body shot from Barkley.
Liee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley is pressed up against the cage. Liee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barkley down to the mat. Barkley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Liee clinches with his opponent.
Liee misses with an elbow strike.
Liee throws an elbow but it misses.
Barkley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Derrick Barkley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brusse Liee.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liee lands a nice elbow.
Liee pushes Barkley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barkley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barkley tries a body shot but Liee blocks it.
Liee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Liee blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Liee.
Barkley takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Liee.
Barkley is rocked!
Liee is leaning against Barkley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Barkley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Liee crunches a lovely knee into Barkley's ribcage.
Liee lands an elbow inside that Barkley shrugs off.
Barkley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barkley seems to have got his legs back now.
Liee tries to land knees in the clinch but Barkley avoids the damage to the body.
Liee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barkley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Derrick Barkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Liee scores with a shot to the side of Barkley's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley struggles to land a body shot inside as Liee controls his hands.
Liee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barkleys head.
Barkley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liee backwards.
Brusse Liee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Liee.
Liee lands with a short shot to the head.
Liee lands an elbow inside.
Liee is working for takedown but Barkley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Liee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barkley's brow.
Liee misses with some punches.
Liee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Liee.
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by Liee.
Barkley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barkley manages to break the clinch.
Barkley blocks a head kick by Liee.
Liee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barkley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brusse Liee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Liee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brusse Liee!
Brusse Liee looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Now you see the power of my Exploding Fist Eagle Boxing !!!'.
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