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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barkley (ranked 2858 p4p, 701 weight class) and Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 358 p4p, 91 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 4 - 4 - 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaissi misses with a straight right.
It looked like Barkley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barkley jabs Slaissi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slaissi misses with an uppercut
and Barkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slaissi.
Barkley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slaissi.
Slaissi misses with a body shot
and Barkley counters with a left to the body.
Slaissi is looking to land body kicks.
Slaissi just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Barkley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barkley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slaissi.
It looked like Barkley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Slaissi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Slaissi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barkley.
Barkley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slaissi.
Slaissi connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Slaissi, as that shot connected.
Barkley moves out of range of the strikes.
Slaissi with a nice calf kick.
Barkley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slaissi throws out the jab.
Slaissi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barkley eats them both and turns towards Slaissi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Slaissi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barkley.
Barkley misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Slaissi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slaissi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Slaissi misses with a low kick.
Barkley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Slaissi misses
and Barkley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaissi throws a body shot but no joy.
Barkley throwing a counter right hand but Slaissi manages to avoid it.
Slaissi with a nice calf kick.
A big left from Slaissi misses.
Slaissi throws a jab but it's blocked by Barkley.
Barkley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bimbo Slaissi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barkley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barkley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Slaissi finds it's way through Barkley's defenses.
We've been told by Barkley's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Slaissi looks to throw the jab but Barkley is out of range.
Barkley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barkley misses with a wild body shot.
Barkley lands with a right hand.
Barkley slips under a jab from Slaissi.
Slaissi misses with a low kick.
Barkley tries to move into range but Slaissi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi throws a body shot but no joy.
Barkley blocks a head kick by Slaissi.
Slaissi throws a lazy uppercut
and Barkley counters with a nice body shot.
Slaissi connects with a leg kick.
Slaissi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slaissi needs to keep his hands up - Barkley had a free shot at his head there.
Slaissi misses with a wild combination.
Barkley throws a hook but Slaissi avoids it easily.
Slaissi checks a low kick from Barkley.
Slaissi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slaissi throws a hook to the side of Barkley's head but Barkley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Slaissi.
Slaissi looks to throw the jab but Barkley is out of range.
Barkley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley loads up on a big right hand but Slaissi slips the punch.
Slaissi misses with a right hand
and Barkley counters with an outside leg kick.
Slaissi misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Barkley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barkley 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.
Barkley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Slaissi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barkley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Slaissi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barkley in his tracks.
Barkley swings for the body but Slaissi moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Slaissi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the body from Slaissi misses
and Barkley counters with a straight right hand.
Barkley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barkley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barkley throwing a counter right hand but Slaissi manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Slaissi dominated that round.
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.
Slaissi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barkley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slaissi throws an off balance right hand
and Barkley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick from Slaissi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barkley staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Barkley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barkley moves out of range of the body kick from Slaissi.
Barkley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barkley staying out of range there.
Barkley misses the shot to the body.
Barkley throws a body shot but no joy.
Barkley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi lands with a nice body punch.
Slaissi scores with a nice head shot.
Slaissi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Slaissi misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Barkley catches Slaissi right on the button with a cross.
Barkley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slaissi was well out of range. Poor timing from Barkley.
Slaissi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barkley takes a swing at Slaissi's ribcage but misses.
Barkley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Barkley misses its target.
Slaissi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barkley blocks the body kick.
It looked like Barkley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Slaissi thows a leg kick but Barkley checks it
enabling Barkley to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Slaissi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Barkley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Slaissi digs a good body shot into Barkley's ribs.
Barkley checks a leg kick nicely.
Barkley is looking to counter punch.
Barkley throws a body punch but Slaissi moves out of range.
Slaissi connects with a solid leg kick.
Slaissi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi throws a jab but it's blocked by Barkley.
Slaissi dips to his left and cracks Barkley with an uppercut!
Barkley swings widly with a right hand
and Slaissi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slaissi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barkley eats them both and turns towards Slaissi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Slaissi throws a good cross that connects.
Slaissi throws a leg kick
and Barkley finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Barkley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slaissi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Slaissi misses.
Barkley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Slaissi just manages to avoid it.
Barkley misses the jab.
Slaissi misses with a leg kick.
Barkley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Barkley blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barkley. That did some damage!
Slaissi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barkley misses the shot to the body.
Barkley throws a hook but Slaissi blocks it.
Slaissi avoids the body shot from Barkley.
Slaissi throws an off balance right hand
and Barkley counters with a straight right hand.
Slaissi scores with a sloppy right hand. Barkley should have avoided that one.
Slaissi throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Barkley to counter with a crisp jab.
Slaissi throws a poor cross that misses
and Barkley counters with a right hand to the body.
Slaissi looks to score with a jab to the body but Barkley is just out of range.
Slaissi tests Barkley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barkley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barkley circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slaissi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barkley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slaissi looks to land a right hand but Barkley moved out of range.
Barkley tries a low kick but Slaissi avoids it.
Slaissi throws a series of punches but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley throws a lazy right hand but Slaissi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slaissi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slaissi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slaissi throws a lazy head kick
and Barkley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slaissi thows a leg kick but Barkley checks it
and Barkley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Slaissi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Barkley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slaissi doesn't seem bothered though.
Slaissi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barkley thuds a left hand into Slaissi's body.
Slaissi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barkley.
Slaissi misses with a low kick.
It looked like Barkley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barkley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barkley slips a jab from Slaissi.
It looked like Barkley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barkley slips under a jab.
Barkley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barkley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slaissi throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Barkley to counter with a crisp jab.
Barkley throws an off balance right hand
and Slaissi counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Slaissi lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Slaissi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Slaissi.
A big left from Slaissi misses.
A big left from Barkley misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Slaissi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Slaissi misses with a body kick.
Barkley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot by Slaissi.
Slaissi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaissi.
Slaissi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slaissi misses with a hook.
Barkley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barkley swings for the body but Slaissi moves out of range.
Bimbo Slaissi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slaissi feints and then cracks Barkley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barkley down.
Slaissi throws a body punch but Barkley moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi is looking to slow Barkley down with leg kicks.
Barkley throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slaissi! But no joy.
Slaissi misses with a leg kick
and Barkley counters with a good low kick that Slaissi was not able to check.
Barkley throws a good cross that connects.
Slaissi misses with a right hand
and Barkley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Barkley blocks the low kick.
Slaissi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barkley.
Barkley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barkley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slaissi can pounce on him.
Slaissi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barkley under the eye.
Slaissi misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barkley walks into a left hand.
Slaissi throws an off balance right hand
and Barkley counters with a straight right hand.
Barkley swings for the body but Slaissi moves out of range.
A low kick from Slaissi is predictable there
enabling Barkley to counter with a crisp jab.
Slaissi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Slaissi misses its intended target.
It looked like Barkley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Slaissi throws a big shot that misses.
Barkley is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barkley.
Derrick Barkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slaissi lands a body shot.
Slaissi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barkley momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barkley 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 Slaissi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slaissi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slaissi connects with a body shot that sends Barkley's belly button to the back.
Barkley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Slaissi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slaissi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slaissi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slaissi throws a poor cross that misses
and Barkley counters with a left to the body.
Slaissi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slaissi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barkley.
Slaissi misses with an uppercut
and Barkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barkley lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bimbo Slaissi.
Well Slaissi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bimbo Slaissi!
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