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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Barkley (ranked 172 p4p, 312 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 22 p4p, 45 weight class). Lang has chosen Каспийский Груз - Табор уходит в небо as his entrance music. Nick Barkley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barkley misses with a kick to the body.
Barkley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lang checks a low kick from Barkley.
Barkley moves out of range as Lang strikes.
Lang connects with a solid leg kick.
Barkley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barkley thuds his shin into the meat of Lang's side.
Lang defending well as Barkley loads up on a big left hand.
A solid body kick from Barkley.
Lang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barkley.
Lang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barkley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lang checks a leg kick.
Lang checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lang! But no joy.
Barkley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barkley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barkley throws a body kick that misses.
Barkley clobbers Lang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lang's head.
Barkley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barkley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Barkley half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang checks a leg kick nicely.
Barkley misses with a lunging right hand
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang tries to clinch but Barkley is having none of it.
As Lang backs away, Barkley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barkley checks the leg kick.
Barkley throws a shot to the body.
Lang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lang takes a swing at Barkley's ribcage but misses.
Barkley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barkley with a nice cross.
Lang staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Barkley blocks the leg kick.
Lang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barkley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barkley.
Lang blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Lang misses.
Barkley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lang checks it well.
Lang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lang connects with an inside leg kick.
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 throws an off balance right hand
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Nick Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang throws a jab when Barkley was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lang.
Barkley moves out of range of the strikes.
Barkley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Barkley misses.
Barkley thows a leg kick but Lang checks it
and Lang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barkley lands with a straight right. Lang didn't see that one coming.
Lang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barkley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barkley is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Barkley.
Barkley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lang.
Barkley misses with a body kick.
Barkley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barkley looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Lang slips under a jab.
Lang avoids a kick to the body.
Barkley misses with a right hand
and Lang counters with a straight right hand.
Lang misses with a looping right.
Barkley throwing a counter right hand but Lang manages to avoid it.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Barkley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barkley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barkley lands a jab.
Lang throws a hook but Barkley avoids it easily.
Barkley scores with a leg kick.
Lang lands a nice looking body shot.
That kick from Barkley tenderised Lang's leg. Lang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lang takes one on the button.
Lang misses with a looping right.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barkley.
Lang slips under a jab.
Barkley misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Lang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barkley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lang.
Barkley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lang's hands.
Lang misses with a body shot
and Barkley counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barkley takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Barkley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Barkley misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Barkley. Beautiful body shot.
Lang throws a hook but Barkley blocks it.
Barkley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch but Barkley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barkley throws an off balance right hand
and Lang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy body kick from Barkley
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Barkley.
Lang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lang lands a slapping body shot.
Lang takes one to the side of the head.
Barkley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lang throws a body punch but Barkley moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barkley is looking to land body kicks.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Barkley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Barkley. Beautiful body shot.
Barkley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Barkley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barkley moves out of range of the strikes.
Lang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barkley. That did some damage!
Barkley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lang can do to turn this around?
Lang scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Barkley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barkley.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barkley misses with a kick to the body
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barkley connects with a nice looking jab.
Barkley throws a leg kick but Lang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkley lands with an uppercut that bounces Lang off the cage and back into range.
Barkley misses with a leg kick
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Barkley with a hook.
Barkley works Lang's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barkley checks a leg kick nicely.
Barkley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barkley misses with a hook
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Barkley misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Lang wants to clinch.
Lang misses with an uppercut. Barkley saw that one coming.
Barkley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lang manages to avoid it.
Nick Barkley is winning the standup battle so far.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barkley.
Lang throws out a counter right but Barkley avoids it with no problem.
Barkley avoids the body shot from Lang.
As Lang backs away, Barkley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barkley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barkley moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLang.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barkley throws out the jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lang 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.
Lang misses with an uppercut
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Lang.
The fighters circling - Barkley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lang.
Barkley takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Barkley swings widly with a right hand
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Barkley misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lang is able to avoid easily.
Lang misses with a body punch
and Barkley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barkley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lang is out of range.
Lang feints a counter leg kick.
Lang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lang moves out of range of the body kick.
Barkley throws a body shot but no joy.
Lang 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barkley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Barkley.
Barkley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lang misses with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Barkley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barkley looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Lang is looking to land body kicks.
Lang moves out of range of the body kick from Barkley.
Lang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barkley under the eye.
Some bone on bone action there as Lang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice side step and Lang releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley connects with a body shot.
Lang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barkley. Barkley obviously looking to wear him down.
Lang looks to land a right hand but Barkley moved out of range.
Barkley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barkley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lang.
Barkley misses the shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lang might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barkley has got the better of the exchanges.
Barkley scores with a leg kick.
Lang has managed to clinch.
Barkley blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Barkley.
Lang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Barkley fails to land.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
Barkley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Lang digs a right hand underneath Barkley's ribcage. Barkley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Barkley.
Barkley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barkley lands a hook that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Barkley lands a body shot.
Barkley gets through Lang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barkley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barkley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lang.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
Barkley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Barkley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lang.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barkley's elbow.
Barkley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barkley misses with a low kick as Lang jumps back.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barkley moves away.
Lang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barkley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lang throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Barkley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Barkley.
Clubber Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barkley looks to throw a body kick
and Lang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barkley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barkley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barkley throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
Lang wants to counter the offense by Barkley and move into the clinch position.
Lang punishes Barkley's body with a nice straight punch.
Barkley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lang throws a body punch but Barkley moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Barkley as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barkley. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lang lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lang is out of range.
Lang steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barkley.
Nice shot by Lang.
Barkley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barkley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Lang misses.
Barkley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang loads up on a big right hand but Barkley slips the punch.
Barkley catches Lang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lang blocks the body kick.
Lang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barkley throws a chopping leg kick but Lang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Barkley ducks down to avoid it.
Barkley throws a leg kick
and Lang counters with a straight right hand.
A solid body kick from Lang.
Lang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barkley counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Nice defenses there by Barkley.
An attempted straight right counter from Barkley misses the target.
Lang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barkley slips under a jab.
Barkley throws out a powerful jab.
Barkley misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Lang scores with a hook to the body. Barkley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang checks a low kick from Barkley.
Lang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barkley.
Lang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barkley misses with an uppercut.
Barkley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lang momentarily.
Lang tries to score with a low kick but Barkley moves his leg out of the way.
Lang throws a body punch but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley throws a leg kick which misses Lang's front leg but catches the back leg as Lang tries to avoid it.
Lang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from Lang.
Barkley lunges at Lang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lang's hand.
Barkley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barkley scores with a leg kick.
Lang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barkley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barkley tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Barkley back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barkley lands a right hand.
Barkley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lang misses with a straight left.
Both fighters circling a little - Barkley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barkley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lang.
Barkley scores with the left hand. Lang knows he should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lang.
Barkley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barkley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Barkley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang clinches.
Lang prevents a body shot from Barkley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Barkley tries to circle away but Lang has him pinned against the cage.
Barkley tries a body shot but Lang blocks it.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Barkley avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
Lang lands a hook that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Lang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barkley scores with a shot to the side of Lang's head.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barkley's elbow.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barkley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barkley lands a hook that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barkley lands a body punch.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
Lang is leaning against Barkley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lang lands with a light punch inside.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barkley's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Barkley.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barkley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Barkley!
Nick Barkley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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