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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Levi Barry (ranked 4451 p4p, 2966 weight class) and Vinicio Hlynur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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174 cm 18 145 0 - 0 - 0 |
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225 cm 18 130 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt Brawler Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Levi Barry! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vinicio Hlynur! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hlynur looks for a takedown but Barry sprawls well. Hlynur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Hlynur has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barry. Barry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barry throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Hlynur has Barry up against the cage in a clinch.
Barry stalling the fight.
Hlynur will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barry up against the cage. Barry is trying to pull guard but Hlynur has him pressed against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Barry is trying to pull guard but Hlynur turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Barry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hlynur gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levi Barry. That's going to take a lot out of him. A battle for position here, against the cage. Hlynur content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hlynur is trying to pull guard but Barry has him pressed against the cage. Barry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hlynur is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Barry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Barry wants to get back to striking at distance but Hlynur won't allow it.
Barry can't get the takedown.
Hlynur is pressed up against the cage. Barry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hlynur down to the mat. Hlynur avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Hlynur feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Hlynur looking to control the position here, rather than advance. It looks like Hlynur might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Hlynur engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Hlynur is continuing to stall. Hlynur stopping the sweep attempt from Barry. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hlynur stays in close to Barry's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Barry scores with a kick to the body.
Hlynur is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Barry explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Nice body kick there by Barry. Levi Barry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Barry throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Hlynur takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Barry lands a front kick. Barry pushes Hlynur away with a front kick. Hlynur steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barry. That one must have hurt. Barry is looking to land body kicks. Hlynur moves out of range as Barry throws a body kick.
Barry fakes the leg kick and cracks Hlynur in the body.
That's four 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! Hlynur throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Barry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hlynur is in Barry's guard. Barry looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Hlynur postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Hlynur not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hlynur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Hlynur seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Barry dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Barry thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hlynur if he has to take too many more of those.
Barry throws a body kick that misses and Hlynur decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barry's guard. Hlynur tries to free his leg and advance position but Barry is retaining full guard. Hlynur is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Hlynur connects with a couple of short punches. Barry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hlynur on the ground. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Barry being controlled here, momentarily. Barry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hlynur wants to stand but Barry has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Hlynur postures up in Barry's guard and throws a big left but Barry blocks it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Hlynur shoots in for a takedown but Barry shows good takedown defense. Barry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hlynur. Hlynur fails with a takedown attempt. Levi Barry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicio Hlynur. Barry misses with a body kick. Hlynur misses with a takedown attempt - Barry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Barry tries to land a front kick but Hlynur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Hlynur blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barry is looking to land body kicks. Hlynur is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Barry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hlynur can do to turn this around? Hlynur steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barry. That one must have hurt. Hlynur fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barry to the ground. Hlynur is now in Barry's guard. Hlynur postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Hlynur is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Let's hope that Hlynur has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hlynur drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hlynur jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Hlynur pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barry is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Hlynur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hlynur blocks the body kick.
Levi Barry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Barry looks to land a body kick but Hlynur moved away. Hlynur shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barry manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Hlynur lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barry looking to control.
Hlynur sitting in guard, not really doing much. Hlynur wants to stand but Barry is controlling his posture from full guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Hlynur sitting in guard, not really doing much. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicio Hlynur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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! Hlynur dives in and grabs Barry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barry pushes down on Hlynur's head and hops out. Hlynur moves out of range of the body kick. Hlynur scores with a nice head shot. Barry misses with a body kick. Hlynur shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barry is trying to defend but Hlynur finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Hlynur is pressing down on Barry's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barry is holding on for now. Vinicio Hlynur has got the better of the ground game so far. Hlynur working over Barry with some ground and pound. Barry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hlynur trying to control the pace. Barry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. The adventures of Hlynur the control monster continue. Boring.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hlynur's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Barry wants to control but Hlynur is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Hlynur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barry manages to avoid it. Barry is looking to land body kicks. Barry keeps the fight on the outside. Levi Barry is winning the standup battle so far. Hlynur is looking to clinch. Hlynur has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barry. Barry throws the kick towards the body but Hlynur avoids it. Hlynur tries to close the distance and clinch but Barry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Barry throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Barry scores with a kick to the body.
Barry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hlynur is looking for the big counter here. Barry throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Hlynur goes for a double leg but Barry avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barry continues to drive forward. Barry is looking to counter with a body kick. Hlynur throws a head kick that misses. Hlynur fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barry sprawls well initially but Hlynur persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Hlynur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Hlynur seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Barry is in trouble now - Hlynur has advanced to mount! Hlynur content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Hlynur misses with a head shot. Hlynur controlling from the full mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hlynur with good strikes from the mount here!
And that's the end of the fight! Vinicio Hlynur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Hlynur 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29 Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicio Hlynur!
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energy
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hype
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