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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Barkley (ranked 32 p4p, 87 weight class) and Brock Dredd (ranked 3 p4p, 9 weight class). Dredd comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wake up the Town kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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17 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 28 - 14 - 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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Dredd!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dredd looks to throw the jab but Barkley is out of range.
Barkley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barkley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barkley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dredd misses the shot to the body.
Barkley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Dredd.
Dredd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barkley.
Barkley connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dredd counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barkley scores with a jab to the head.
Barkley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dredd counters with a body kick.
Dredd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd throws a low kick but Barkley moves out of range easily.
Barkley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dredd moves away.
Dredd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Dredd looks to move away, Barkley throws a big counter combo but Dredd just gets out of the way.
Barkley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dredd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dredd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barkley counters with a nice body shot.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Dredd.
Dredd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barkley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barkley gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dredd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Dredd blocks the low kick.
Barkley moves to clinch but Dredd breaks away
and Dredd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Dredd misses
and Barkley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dredd really felt that one!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dredd moves away from the strike by Barkley.
Dredd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Barkley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dredd 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.
Barkley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dredd throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Barkley to counter with a crisp jab.
Dredd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barkley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dredd moves out of range of the strikes.
Barkley lands with a shot to the body.
Dredd walks into a straight right hand from Barkley.
Barkley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barkley throws a head kick that misses
letting Dredd counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Barkley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley throws a poor cross that misses
and Barkley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barkley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dredd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barkley tries to clinch but Dredd moves out of range.
Dredd scores with a sloppy right hand. Barkley should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dredd throws the left hand but Barkley avoids the punch easily.
Dredd misses the shot to the body.
Dredd misses with an uppercut
and Barkley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dredd checks a leg kick nicely.
Barkley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barkley throwing a counter right hand but Dredd manages to avoid it.
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.
That's time! Barkley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dredd swings widly with a right hand
and Barkley counters with a nice body kick.
Barkley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Barkley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dredd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkley.
Barkley with a nice cross.
Dredd misses with a leg kick
and Barkley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Barkley.
Dredd lands a nice shot that snaps Barkley's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dredd.
Dredd moves out of range as Barkley throws a body kick.
Dredd tries to land a body kick
and Barkley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dredd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barkley is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dredd.
Barkley looks to score with a jab to the body but Dredd is just out of range.
Barkley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dredd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nick Barkley is winning the standup battle so far.
Dredd ducks under a wild hook from Barkley.
A low kick from Barkley is predictable there
and Dredd counters with a nice uppercut.
Dredd throws a hook to the side of Barkley's head but Barkley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dredd misses the body punch
and Barkley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Barkley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barkley wants to clinch.
Dredd flicks out a counter leg kick but Barkley steps away.
Dredd tries a low kick but Barkley avoids it.
Barkley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barkley scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dredd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barkley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dredd misses with a straight left.
Barkley is looking to counter punch.
Barkley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dredd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dredd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dredd misses with a body punch
and Barkley counters with a head kick.
Barkley wants to slow Dredd down by chopping away at his legs.
Barkley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dredd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barkley.
Dredd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barkley takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley rushes Dredd and presses him up against the cage.
Dredd blocks a body shot from Barkley.
Barkley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Dredd.
Barkley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barkley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barkley blocking some punches.
Dredd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dredd struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
Barkley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Barkley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
Dredd swings wildly with an uppercut but Barkley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barkley throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Dredd.
Barkley tries a body shot but Dredd blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Barkley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barkley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dredd avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barkley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dredd's sensitive parts.
Dredd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkley manages to avoid it.
It looked like Barkley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dredd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dredd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dredd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barkley throwing a counter right hand but Dredd manages to avoid it.
Barkley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dredd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dredd throws a right hand that misses
and Barkley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dredd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barkley.
Barkley lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley misses with a low kick.
Barkley misses with a looping right.
Barkley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dredd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barkley throws a leg kick
and Dredd counters with a straight right hand.
Dredd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barkley throws a good cross that connects.
Barkley drives through and clinches with Dredd against the cage.
Dredd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barkley misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Barkley.
Barkley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Dredd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dredd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barkley.
Dredd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Dredd tries to throw a body punch but Barkley avoids it by throwing Dredd back against the cage.
Dredd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barkleys head.
Dredd misses with a punch to the body.
Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Dredd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dredd presses Barkley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barkley lands a shot to the body.
Dredd avoiding damage as Barkley throws knees to the body.
Barkley takes a shot to the head.
Barkley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nick Barkley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dredd prevents a body shot from Barkley.
Dredd tries to work over Barkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dredd will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barkley up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dredd.
Barkley is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley takes a shot to the head.
Oh Barkley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dredd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Dredd.
Dredd takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dredd.
Dredd lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dredd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dredd presses Barkley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dredd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barkley.
Dredd digs a right hand underneath Barkley's ribcage. Barkley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dredd lands with a short shot to the head.
Dredd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dredd lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Barkley to his knees! Dredd keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Dredd!
Brock Dredd is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Brock Dredd, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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