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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barraclough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barraclough kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is MGMT - Electric Feel. This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Barraclough!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Piston Honda!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda throws a jab when Barraclough was well out of range.
Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but Barraclough is just out of range.
Honda throws a jab when Barraclough was well out of range.
A slow jab from Honda misses its intended target.
Honda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Honda scores with a hook to the body. Barraclough takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barraclough uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honda.
Barraclough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honda misses with a hook to the body
and Barraclough counters with a left and a right that stings Honda.
Barraclough has managed to clinch.
Barraclough decides to pull guard.
Barraclough looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barraclough is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barraclough is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Honda is aware though and is defending well.
Barraclough wants to sweep here but Honda controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraclough manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Honda manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barraclough accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barraclough throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Honda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barraclough pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Honda is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barraclough in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Honda trying to keep a closed guard but Barraclough is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barraclough controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barraclough is looking to work some ground and pound but Honda has wrist control.
Honda keeping full guard, as Barraclough tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Honda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barraclough counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barraclough prevents Honda from improving his position.
Barraclough has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barraclough missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraclough trying to control from half guard but Honda is working away.
Honda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barraclough.
Honda looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Honda misses with a hook.
Honda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barraclough counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick from Barraclough lands but Honda takes it in his stride.
Piston Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Honda misses with a straight right.
Barraclough keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honda.
Honda misses with a jab to the body
and Barraclough counters with a series of strikes. Honda will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab from Honda.
Barraclough checks a leg kick.
Barraclough gets the takedown into side control.
Honda is trying to get back to his feet.
Honda defending against the ground and pound.
Honda sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Barraclough lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Honda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barraclough. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barraclough is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Barraclough dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Honda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barraclough is out of range.
Barraclough lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Honda circles away quickly and effectively.
Honda missing with a left hand there. Barraclough was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Honda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Honda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barraclough.
Honda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barraclough counters with a three punch combo that has Honda backing up. Honda nods at Barraclough to acknowledge the strikes.
Honda lands a jab-cross combination.
Barraclough closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Honda did well to prevent Barraclough getting side control.
Barraclough tries to pass to full mount but Honda defends it.
Barraclough thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Honda's head.
Honda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraclough is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Honda doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barraclough.
Honda preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Barraclough works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
An elbow from Barraclough crashes against the mat.
Honda parries the strikes from Barraclough easily there. Barraclough is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Honda to escape.
Barraclough sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Honda is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Honda can't do much from the bottom here.
Barraclough controlling the position.
Honda taking a bit of punishment here - Barraclough scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraclough is looking to take a break and control but Honda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barraclough postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Barraclough misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barraclough landing strikes.
Honda tries to bench press Barraclough off him but Barraclough keeps the position.
Honda is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
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.
Honda prevents Barraclough from moving into mount.
Barraclough throws an elbow but Honda slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barraclough slips a straight right by Honda.
Honda throws a leg kick
and Barraclough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Honda misses with a wild body shot.
Honda missing with a left hand there. Barraclough was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Honda does no damage.
Barraclough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A right-left combo lands from Barraclough.
Honda throws a lazy head kick
and Barraclough counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barraclough.
Barraclough has Honda pressed against the cage, preventing Honda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barraclough gets through Honda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Barraclough dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barraclough scores with a three punch combo!
Barraclough throws a combination. Honda tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Honda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Honda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barraclough misses with a jab, cross combination.
Honda looks to land a left hand but Barraclough moved out of range nicely.
Honda misses with an uppercut.
Honda lands a lovely overhand right.
Honda throws a hook but Barraclough blocks it.
Honda throws a combination that misses
and Barraclough counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barraclough.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barraclough wants to control from the top but Honda keeps moving.
Barraclough makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraclough trying to control but Honda is working from the bottom.
Barraclough throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Honda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Honda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barraclough.
Barraclough throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barraclough has gone for a leg lock! Honda slips out almost immediately though and dives into Barraclough's guard.
Honda would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Honda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barraclough trying to control the position.
Mike Barraclough overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barraclough looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraclough is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barraclough is on top in guard.
Barraclough postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barraclough with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barraclough pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Honda is keeping the position for now.
Barraclough trying to control but Honda is working from the bottom.
Barraclough postures up in Honda's guard and throws a big left but Honda blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Honda keeping moving, preventing Barraclough from controlling successfully.
Barraclough pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Honda is keeping the position for now.
Barraclough slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barraclough in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Honda is trying to control the position but Barraclough postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Barraclough clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Honda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barraclough counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Honda!
Barraclough controlling his opponent.
Barraclough looking to ground and pound but Honda is blocking nicely.
Barraclough thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Barraclough scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Honda?
Barraclough looking to ground and pound but Honda is blocking nicely.
Barraclough throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Barraclough breaks from Honda's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraclough throws some wild stikes that Honda manages to avoid easily.
Barraclough working for a submission but Honda is keeping him at bay.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Honda avoids a series of strikes thrown by Barraclough.
Barraclough throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Barraclough with the ground and pound from mount.
Barraclough unloads with some shots from mount but Honda bucks and avoids them well.
That's two 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.
Honda really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barraclough throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Barraclough looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Honda is looking to get to half guard.
Barraclough looking to finish with strikes here!
Barraclough jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Honda is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Honda and Barraclough has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda prevents Barraclough from improving position.
Honda is trying to improve his position.
Barraclough goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Honda rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Barraclough's guard! Nice work there by Honda!
Barraclough working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Honda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Honda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barraclough throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Barraclough is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Honda is aware though and is defending well.
Barraclough looking to control.
Honda preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Barraclough had his way with Piston Honda in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Honda lands a jab to Barraclough's midsection.
Honda misses with a double jab
and Barraclough counters with a nice uppercut.
Honda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barraclough manages to avoid it.
Barraclough takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Honda misses with a two punch combination.
Barraclough slips a straight right by Honda.
Honda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Honda throws a hook to the side of Barraclough's head but Barraclough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barraclough fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Honda misses with a wild body shot.
Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but Barraclough is just out of range.
Honda throws a hook but Barraclough blocks it.
Barraclough uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Honda.
Honda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barraclough manages to avoid it.
Honda misses with a body shot.
Honda takes a swing at Barraclough's ribcage but misses.
Barraclough buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Honda misses with an uppercut.
Honda fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Barraclough.
Honda throws a lazy head kick
enabling Barraclough to counter with a crisp jab.
Honda throws a body punch but Barraclough moves out of range.
Barraclough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honda.
A jab from Honda misses.
Barraclough scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Barraclough is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Honda is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraclough sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Honda is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Barraclough wants to control but Honda is keeping him busy.
Barraclough controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraclough throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Barraclough grinds an elbow into Honda's temple.
Check out the look on Barraclough's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Barraclough sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Honda is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mike Barraclough is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barraclough in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Barraclough.
Piston Honda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Honda struggling a bit here.
Barraclough trying to control the position but Honda is working away.
Barraclough throws a strike aimed at the side of Honda's head but Honda avoids it well.
Honda is not content to let Barraclough control the position.
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 Mike Barraclough.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barraclough, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Barraclough!
Mike Barraclough is the new welterweight champion!
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