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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barker's entrance music is Remember The Name By Fort Minor. A fine choice. Dillan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kick Ass kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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210 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Barker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Dillan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dillan as he avoids it easily.
Dillan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dillan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dillan misses with a straight left.
Dillan throws a body punch but Barker moves out of range.
Dillan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barker misses with a straight right.
Max Dillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillan misses the body punch
and Barker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillan wants to improve his position but Barker is controlling well.
Dillan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dillan is looking to improve his position.
Barker is trying to work for a kimura but Dillan is defending well.
Dillan is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barker preventing the sweep.
Dillan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dillan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dillan thows a body shot but no joy.
Dillan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillan swings for the body but Barker moves out of range.
Barker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dillan's half guard.
Well, if Barker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dillan wants to get back to full guard.
Dillan wants to control but Barker passes into side.
Barker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dillan to see if he's OK.
Barker lands an elbow.
Dillan wants to control but Barker postures up.
Barker 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.
Dillan looks gassed!
Dillan is trying to get back to half guard.
Dillan can't do much from the bottom here.
Dillan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barker is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker working away.
Barker working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barker advances nicely into full mount.
Barker tries to control but Dillan wriggling away.
Barker looking for a guillotine from mount but Dillan is having none of it.
Barker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barker lands a big elbow.
Barker landing strikes from the mount.
Dillan is trying to escape the mount.
Dillan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker lands a nice shot to the head.
Barker landing punches.
BOOM! Barker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barker looking to finish Dillan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dillan!
Dillan can't escape the position.
Barker with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillan tries to hold on but Barker pushes him away.
Barker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dillan hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Barker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dillan misses with a looping right.
Barker lands with a good body shot.
Barker dips to his left and cracks Dillan with an uppercut!
Dillan throws a sloppy body shot
and Barker counters with a one-two to the body.
Barker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dillan is defending against the submission attempts here by Barker.
Dillan preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Barker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dillan is breathing heavily.
Barker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barker landing with the ground and pound.
Barker trying to control but Dillan is working from the bottom.
Barker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dillan wants to sweep here but Barker controlling him for the moment.
Barker thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barker looking to pass the guard.
Dillan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barker prevents Dillan from improving his position.
Dillan is trying to maintain the position but Barker is very close to passing his half guard.
Dillan gets back to full guard.
Barker wants to pass the guard but Dillan is keeping the position.
Barker postures up in Dillan's guard and throws a big left but Dillan blocks it.
Dillan is trying to keep Barker in close.
Barker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dillan misses with a jab to the body
and Barker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barker misses with a wild body shot.
Dillan moves out of range as Barker strikes.
Dillan fails with the takedown.
Barker lands with a hook. Dillan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dillan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dillan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barker moves away.
Dillan misses with a combination
and Barker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dillan won't be happy with that.
Barker is trying to get an arm triangle but Dillan is defending well.
Dillan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dillan can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker is working Dillan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Barker is trying to get an arm triangle but Dillan is defending well.
Barker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dillan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dillan tries to bench press Barker off him but Barker keeps the position.
Dillan is trying to control Barker's posture but Barker avoids it.
Dillan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Barker kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Barker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dillan tries to bum rush Barker with a series of wild strikes but Barker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barker looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillan is just out of range.
Max Dillan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barker takes a swing at Dillan's ribcage but misses.
Dillan avoids the body shot from Barker.
Dillan throws a combination that misses
and Barker counters with a right hand to the body.
Dillan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dillan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barker rather than just go for the knockout.
Barker jabs at Dillan's body.
Good exchange - Barker coming out on top.
Dillan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dillan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, jab by Barker - just one landing.
Dillan misses the body punch
and Barker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dillan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Barker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barker.
Dillan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker is looking to slow Dillan down with leg kicks.
Dillan needs to keep his hands up - Barker had a free shot at his head there.
Barker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dillan taking some punishment here, with Barker in his half guard.
Dillan is looking for a sweep. Barker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dillan has a hand on Barker's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Barker takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Dillan is working to get back to half guard.
Dillan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Dillan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dillan tries to reverse the position but Barker maintains control.
Barker trying to control but Dillan is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker unloading with bombs!
Barker looking for a guillotine from mount but Dillan is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillan controls the position.
Barker landing punches.
Dillan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Barker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dillan wants to control but Barker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dillan taking some punishment here, with Barker in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker stalling away here and it's allowed Dillan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Barker wants to pass the guard but Dillan is keeping the position.
Barker is fighting to break Dillan's control of his arms but Dillan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dillan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Barker puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bob Barker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillan wants to control but Barker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Max Dillan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillan tries to get to full guard but Barker has control of the leg.
That's four 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.
Barker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bob Barker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barker working the head and body with strikes.
Barker controlling the action here.
Dillan is looking for a sweep. Barker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dillan is looking to control Barker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dillan avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Barker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barker 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Barker!
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