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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mills Barber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell The Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell The Priest has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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192 cm
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218 lbs
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200 cm
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mills Barber! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxwell The Priest! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Priest shoots in and drives through. Barber sprawls well. The Priest has a takedown stuffed. Barber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Barber misses with a two punch combination.
Mills Barber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barber. Barber throws an overhand right that lands on The Priest's shoulder, as The Priest tries to avoid the shot. Barber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barber misses with a few strikes there.
The Priest avoids a lazy jab quite easily. The Priest shoots in for a takedown but Barber shows good takedown defense. Mills Barber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxwell The Priest. Barber misses the jab. A combination from Barber does no damage. Barber misses with a hook. Mills Barber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barber misses with a hook. Barber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Priest. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barber, as that shot connected.
The Priest closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A big left from Barber misses. Some wild striking there from Barber.
Barber lands a jab to The Priest's midsection. Barber misses with a straight left. Barber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Priest. Barber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Priest slips a jab from Barber. Barber throws a hook to the side of The Priest's head but The Priest sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Barber looks to land a combination but The Priest avoids it well. Barber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Priest moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Barber jabbing away but nothing is landing. Barber is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Barber misses with a few strikes there.
The Priest dodges the punch combination from Barber.
Barber is breathing heavily. Barber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Priest moves away. The Priest ducks under a wild hook from Barber. Nice defenses there by The Priest.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barber throws a body punch but The Priest moves out of range. Barber wants to clinch up but The Priest keeps it at a distance. Barber throws a wild combination but nothing lands. The Priest has a takedown stuffed. A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Priest is defended easily by Barber. Barber misses with a two punch combination.
Barber misses with a looping right. Barber gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. The Priest has gone for a leg lock! Barber slips out almost immediately though and dives into The Priest's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barber trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Priest's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Barber has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Barber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Priest on the ground.
That's six 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Barber trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. The Priest looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Priest looking for a sweep. Not yet The Priest, not yet.
That's eight 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. Barber wants to stand but The Priest is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mills Barber dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Barber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Priest shoots in for a takedown but Barber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Barber misses with a few strikes there.
The Priest slips a jab and a cross from Barber.
The Priest changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barber tries to avoid it but The Priest manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barber to the ground. Barber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. The Priest closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Barber throws a right and a left that both miss. Barber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barber missing with a left hand there. The Priest was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Barber tries to bum rush The Priest with a series of wild strikes but The Priest uses good footwork to avoid the assault. The Priest slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Priest throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barber's waist but Barber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Priest off to one side. Mills Barber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxwell The Priest. No luck with that takedown attempt from The Priest. The Priest fails with a takedown attempt. The Priest moves out of range as Barber strikes. Barber throws a lazy right hand but The Priest sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Barber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Barber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Priest doesn't seem bothered though. The Priest is breathing heavily. Barber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barber swings for the body but The Priest moves out of range.
The Priest shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barber defends it nicely. Barber misses with a two punch combination.
Barber throws a right and a left that both miss. The Priest closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Barber is defending against the submission attempts here by The Priest.
Barber is trying to stand up here but The Priest is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Priest seems to be looking for submissions.
Barber is trying to stand up here but The Priest is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. The Priest wants to pass the guard but Barber is defending well. The Priest looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barber is trying to stand up here but The Priest is controlling him well.
That's five minutes gone in the round. The Priest is looking for a kimura here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Barber misses with an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. A slow jab from Barber misses its intended target. The Priest keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mills Barber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. No luck with that takedown attempt from The Priest. Barber throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A cross from Barber lands. A nice combination there by Barber.
A jab from Barber misses. The Priest avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Barber throws a hook but The Priest blocks it. Barber misses with an uppercut. Barber throws a series of punches but The Priest moves out of range. Nice defenses there by The Priest. No joy there for Barber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Priest uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barber. The Priest closes the distance and clinches up with Barber, looking for a takedown. The Priest pushes Barber against the ropes but Barber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Barber misses with a looping right. Barber throws a right hand that The Priest ducks under and follows up with a left that The Priest also avoids with ease.
That's eight 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. The Priest shoots in for a takedown but Barber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Barber misses with a series of wild punches.
Mills Barber is winning the standup battle so far. A right-left combo lands from Barber. The Priest fails with a takedown attempt. Barber misses the shot to the body. Barber throws the left hand but The Priest avoids the punch easily. Barber lands with a good body shot. A telegraphed right hand from Barber misses the target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. The Priest misses with a takedown attempt - Barber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Barber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Priest at a distance.
The Priest moves out of range of the strikes. Barber wants to clinch. The Priest tries for a takedown but Barber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. The Priest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barber. A right-left combo lands from Barber. Maxwell The Priest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mills Barber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Barber thuds his right hand into The Priest's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight! Mills Barber showed his dominance in that final round. I think Barber has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Mills Barber! Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Mills Barber! Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Mills Barber!
Mills Barber wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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