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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Barkley (ranked 32 p4p, 66 weight class) and Brock Dredd (ranked 3 p4p, 10 weight class). Dredd has chosen Wake up the Town as his entrance music. Brock Dredd acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Dredd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley throws a shot to the body.
Barkley moves into range and clinches up with Dredd.
Barkley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barkley misses with some punches.
Dredd lands a body shot.
Barkley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dredd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dredd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dredd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barkley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dredd's elbow.
Dredd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dredd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barkley tries to work over Dredd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dredd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barkley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dredd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Dredd tries a body shot but Barkley blocks it.
Dredd tries to throw a body punch but Barkley avoids it by throwing Dredd back against the cage.
Barkley presses Dredd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dredd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barkley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dredd.
Barkley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barkley takes a swing at Dredd's ribcage but misses.
Dredd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barkley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dredd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dredd doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dredd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dredd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barkley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barkley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barkley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barkley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barkley misses the jab.
Barkley throws a chopping leg kick but Dredd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barkley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dredd avoids the body shot from Barkley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dredd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley instigates a clinch.
Dredd misses with a punch to the body.
Dredd struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Dredd.
Barkley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dredd lands with a short shot to the head.
Barkley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barkley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dredd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dredd.
Dredd is working Barkley over against the cage.
Barkley lands with a light punch inside.
Barkley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dredd.
Dredd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dredd lands an uppercut.
Dredd tries a body shot but Barkley blocks it.
Barkley working aggressively here.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Barkley on the inside.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barkley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barkley blocking some punches.
Dredd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barkley.
Dredd throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Dredd.
Barkley working aggressively here.
Barkley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Dredd.
Barkley is breathing heavily.
Dredd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Dredd.
Dredd missing with knees to the body.
Dredd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barkley misses with a punch to the body.
Dredd misses with the head strike.
Dredd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Barkley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Dredd as the two fighters clinch.
Barkley lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dredd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dredd fails to land.
Barkley misses with some punches.
Barkley digs a right hand underneath Dredd's ribcage. Dredd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dredd tries to throw a body punch but Barkley avoids it by throwing Dredd back against the cage.
Dredd lands a left hand.
Dredd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Dredd tries a body shot but Barkley blocks it.
Nice body punch from Barkley - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barkley.
Barkley lands a body punch.
Dredd misses with a body punch.
Barkley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dredd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barkley tries to work over Dredd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dredd struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
Dredd lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dredd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barkley or not.
Dredd lands with a light punch inside.
Dredd can't find room to land a body shot as Barkley controls the action.
Dredd misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brock Dredd will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barkley just misses with a punch to the body.
Dredd counters with a body kick.
A big left from Barkley misses.
Barkley throws a low kick but Dredd avoids it.
A slow jab from Barkley misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dredd! But no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barkley.
Barkley looks to land a right hand but Dredd moved out of range.
Barkley feints and then cracks Dredd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dredd down.
Dredd is looking to land body kicks.
Barkley throws a hook but Dredd avoids it easily.
Barkley connects with a right hand. Dredd shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley throws an off balance right hand
and Dredd counters with a left to the body.
Dredd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dredd. That did some damage!
Dredd throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick lands for Barkley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Barkley finds it's way through Dredd's defenses.
Barkley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dredd takes a swing at Barkley's ribcage but misses.
Barkley swings widly with a right hand
and Dredd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Dredd.
Dredd throws a leg kick but Barkley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dredd moves away from the strike by Barkley.
Barkley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dredd.
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 Dredd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dredd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barkley throws a looping overhand right but Dredd ducks down to avoid it.
Barkley backing away here, and Dredd unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dredd scores with a nice head shot.
Dredd avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barkley. Dredd does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Dredd responds with a good body kick, but Barkley manages to step out the way in time.
Dredd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dredd blocks a leg kick.
Dredd jabs Barkley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dredd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barkley.
Barkley is looking to clinch but Dredd is avoiding it.
Barkley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dredd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barkley loads up on a big right hand but Dredd slips the punch.
Dredd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barkley rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dredd moves away.
Dredd misses the jab.
Barkley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dredd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dredd ducks right into an uppercut from Barkley.
Barkley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barkley sizes up Dredd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dredd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barkley is out of range.
Dredd throws a looping overhand right but Barkley ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dredd has time to react.
Dredd misses with a double jab.
Dredd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barkley.
Barkley thuds his shin into the meat of Dredd's side.
Barkley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A low kick lands for Barkley.
Barkley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dredd manages to avoid it.
That kick from Barkley tenderised Dredd's leg. Dredd is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barkley tries a low kick but Dredd avoids it.
Barkley cracks Dredd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barkley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barkley.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barkley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley scores with a jab. Dredd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick from Barkley misses
and Dredd counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Dredd.
A nice leg kick from Dredd, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Dredd.
Dredd tries to keep at a distance but Barkley has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dredd.
Dredd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dredd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
Barkley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barkley blocks a body shot from Dredd.
Barkley trying to land knees to the body.
Dredd struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Barkley dominated that second 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Dredd checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barkley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dredd walks into a stiff left hand from Barkley.
Dredd moves out of range as Barkley strikes.
Dredd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barkley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dredd.
Barkley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dredd 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.
Barkley misses with a hook.
Dredd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkley.
Barkley lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Dredd misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley misses with a leg kick
and Dredd counters with a nice body shot.
Nick Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dredd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barkley lands a right hook to the body.
Barkley scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barkley.
Barkley moves in looking to clinch but Dredd pushes him off.
Barkley lands a slapping body shot.
Dredd moves out of range as Barkley strikes.
Dredd tries to counter with a clinch but Barkley shakes him off and moves away.
Barkley forces Dredd back against the cage and clinches.
Barkley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dredd's elbow.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Dredd.
Dredd lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Barkley.
Dredd lands a shoulder strike.
Dredd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dredd checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barkley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dredd was well out of range. Poor timing from Barkley.
Barkley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barkley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dredd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dredd drops his hands momentarily and Barkley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dredd avoids the body shot from Barkley.
Barkley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barkley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dredd, pushing him back against the cage.
Dredd misses with a body punch.
Barkley takes a shot to the head.
Dredd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barkley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Dredd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dredd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Dredd fails to land.
Dredd misses with a body punch.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
Barkley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dredd backwards.
Barkley gets through Dredd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dredd struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Dredd.
Barkley blocks an uppercut.
Barkley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dredd blocks an uppercut.
Barkley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dredd blocks a body shot from Barkley.
Dredd blocks an uppercut.
Dredd tries to work over Barkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barkley tries to work over Dredd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dredd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barkley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dredd working aggressively here.
Barkley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dredd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dredd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dredd.
A short right from Barkley on the inside.
Barkley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brock Dredd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barkley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dredd gets through Barkley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barkley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dredd tries to work over Barkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Barkley.
Dredd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dredd struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Barkley.
Dredd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dredd misses with a body punch.
Barkley blocks an uppercut.
Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Dredd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dredd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dredd scores with a shot to the side of Barkley's head.
Dredd tries a body shot but Barkley blocks it.
Dredd works on Barkley's body with a couple of short punches.
Barkley presses Dredd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dredd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Dredd on the inside.
Barkley lands a right hand.
Barkley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Barkley clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barkley looks to land a left hand but Dredd moved out of range nicely.
Barkley cracks Dredd with a good jab.
Dredd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dredd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barkley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dredd throws a push kick but Barkley slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Barkley misses
and Dredd counters with a thumping low kick.
Barkley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Dredd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barkley looks to score with a jab to the body but Dredd is just out of range.
Nick Barkley is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick lands for Barkley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dredd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barkley punishes Dredd's body with a nice straight punch.
Dredd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barkley lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley throws a lazy right hand but Dredd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barkley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dredd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barkley looks to score with a jab to the body but Dredd is just out of range.
Barkley closes the distance and clinches.
Barkley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dredd is trying to stall.
Dredd misses with some punches.
Dredd misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Dredd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dredd.
Barkley prevents Dredd from breaking the clinch.
Barkley working aggressively here.
Barkley trying to land knees to the body.
Dredd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barkley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barkley throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dredd pushes Barkley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dredd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Barkley blocks a body shot from Dredd.
Dredd has a couple of punches blocked by Barkley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dredd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barkley.
Barkley misses with some punches.
Dredd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barkley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dredd is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Barkley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barkley tries to throw a body punch but Dredd avoids it by throwing Barkley back against the cage.
Dredd has a couple of punches blocked by Barkley.
Barkley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Barkley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barkley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Dredd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dredd misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dredd misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Barkley.
Dredd working aggressively here.
Barkley lands with a short shot to the head.
Dredd misses with some punches.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
Barkley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Barkley.
A short left from Barkley.
A nice left hand lands by Barkley.
Dredd works on Barkley's body with a couple of short punches.
Dredd can't find room to land a body shot as Barkley controls the action.
Dredd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barkley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dredd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dredd has a couple of punches blocked by Barkley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dredd is defending well for now.
Dredd can't find room to land a body shot as Barkley controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Dredd fails to land.
Barkley lands a hook that snaps the head of Dredd backwards.
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by Dredd.
Nice body punch from Dredd - that landed with a thud.
Barkley lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dredd.
Dredd blocking some punches.
Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Dredd uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Barkley as the two fighters clinch.
Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Dredd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dredd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barkley lands a hook that snaps the head of Dredd backwards.
Dredd can't find room to land a body shot as Barkley controls the action.
Barkley blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Barkley had his way with Brock Dredd in that round.
That's time! Barkley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
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 Dredd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dredd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barkley scores with a leg kick.
Dredd takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barkley moves out of range of the body kick from Dredd.
Barkley stuns Dredd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barkley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Barkley.
Dredd throws a push kick but Barkley slaps the foot to one side.
Barkley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dredd scores with a decent looking hook.
Barkley throws a lazy right hand but Dredd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dredd takes one to the side of the head.
Barkley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dredd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dredd on the side of the head.
Barkley cracks Dredd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barkley wants to slow Dredd down by chopping away at his legs.
Barkley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dredd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dredd tries a quick counter leg kick but Barkley is wise to it.
Barkley scores with a jab.
Dredd moves out of range as Barkley strikes.
Dredd throws out a counter right but Barkley avoids it with no problem.
Barkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dredd.
Barkley jabs Dredd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dredd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barkley is out of range.
Barkley tries to land a front kick but Dredd steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dredd walks into a jab.
Barkley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dredd.
Barkley misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dredd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dredd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brock Dredd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dredd moves out of range of the strikes.
Barkley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Barkley tenderised Dredd's leg. Dredd is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barkley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barkley throws a lazy right hand but Dredd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dredd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dredd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barkley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dredd can do to turn this around?
Dredd checks a leg kick nicely.
Dredd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dredd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley is looking to clinch.
Dredd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barkley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dredd scrambles back to his feet.
Barkley misses with a wild body shot.
Dredd throws out a counter right but Barkley avoids it with no problem.
Dredd walks into a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dredd checks a leg kick.
Barkley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dredd was well out of range. Poor timing from Barkley.
Barkley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barkley misses with a looping right.
Dredd appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dredd throws a hook but Barkley avoids it easily.
Barkley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barkley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barkley throws a big shot that misses.
Dredd throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dredd staying out of range there.
Barkley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dredd was well out of range. Poor timing from Barkley.
A big right from Barkley misses.
Dredd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barkley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dredd throws out a counter right but Barkley avoids it with no problem.
Barkley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dredd tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barkley.
Dredd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barkley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barkley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dredd 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.
Nice shot by Barkley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Barkley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barkley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:46
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:46
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Barkley!
Nick Barkley retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Nick Barkley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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