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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Barraclough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barraclough has chosen MGMT - Electric Feel as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Barraclough!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barraclough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jordan slips a straight right by Barraclough.
Jordan stuffs the takedown attempt from Barraclough. Barraclough gets slowly back to his feet.
Jordan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jordan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barraclough looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan is just out of range.
Jordan lands a nice shot to the body.
Barraclough misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Jordan misses its intended target.
Jordan rushes Barraclough and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jordan effectively controlling the action here.
Barraclough dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barraclough tries to score a body lock takedown but Jordan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Barraclough is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jordan is defending well for now.
Barraclough has picked Jordan up - he's going for a ride! Barraclough dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Barraclough working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barraclough with the ground and pound but Jordan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jordan is pulling down on Barraclough's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraclough wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
Barraclough has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barraclough throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jordan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barraclough gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barraclough trying to control the position from guard on top but Jordan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jordan trying to control the position.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Barraclough from controlling successfully.
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 has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barraclough has a takedown stuffed.
Jake Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Barraclough.
Barraclough tries to clinch but Jordan is having none of it.
Barraclough ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barraclough takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jordan throws a jab but it's blocked by Barraclough.
Jordan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barraclough circles away quickly and effectively.
Jordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barraclough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barraclough bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Barraclough throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Barraclough misses.
Jordan wants to land a leg kick but Barraclough is out of range.
Barraclough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jordan slips under a jab from Barraclough.
Jordan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barraclough circles away quickly and effectively.
Barraclough misses with a looping right.
Jordan throws a leg kick but Barraclough moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraclough lands with a kick to the temple. Jordan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barraclough stalks Jordan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jordan's face. Jordan staggers backwards, shaken.
Barraclough tries to clinch up
and Jordan counters with a nice uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jordan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barraclough has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barraclough and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barraclough scores with a body shot.
Barraclough with a poor takedown
and Jordan counters with a single leg into guard. Barraclough didn't expect that.
Jordan is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barraclough pushes Jordan off and gets back to his feet.
Barraclough takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
Jordan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barraclough in his tracks.
Jordan lands with an uppercut that bounces Barraclough off the cage and back into rage.
Jordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Barraclough.
Jordan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Barraclough. No joy for Jordan on that attempt.
Barraclough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan.
Barraclough scores with a hook to the body. Jordan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barraclough misses with a hook to the body
and Jordan counters with a thumping low kick.
Barraclough scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barraclough tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barraclough throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barraclough scores with a shot to the body.
Barraclough darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barraclough instigates a clinch.
Barraclough using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barraclough gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jordan regains guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barraclough trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jordan is trying to control the position but Barraclough postures up.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Barraclough from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Barraclough dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Barraclough.
Barraclough throws out a loose jab but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barraclough tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Barraclough does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Jordan. No joy for Barraclough on that attempt.
Mike Barraclough seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barraclough tries to close the distance and clinch but Jordan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barraclough looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan is just out of range.
Barraclough slips under a jab.
Jordan throws a series of punches but Barraclough moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Barraclough misses the target.
Barraclough showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jordan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Barraclough.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan closes the distance and pushes Barraclough back into the cage.
Jordan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barraclough's defenses.
Barraclough is leaning against Jordan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barraclough tries to land knees in the clinch but Jordan avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraclough gets through Jordan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barraclough makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barraclough tries a knee to the head but Jordan blocks it.
Jordan blocks the elbow strike.
Barraclough has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jordan has Barraclough pushed against the cage.
Barraclough lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barraclough tries to land a knee to the head but Jordan blocks with his arms.
Barraclough throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
Jordan can't find room to land a body shot as Barraclough controls the action.
Barraclough leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Barraclough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barraclough is trying to maintain a safe position but Jordan gets an underhook and turns Barraclough into the cage.
Jordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jordan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jordan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barraclough's defenses.
Jordan misses with a punch on the inside.
Jordan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barraclough avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barraclough looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jordan pushes off an throws an elbow but Barraclough leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barraclough tries to work over Jordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barraclough using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jordan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barraclough works on Jordan's body with a couple of short punches.
Barraclough lands with a left to the head.
Jordan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barraclough.
Barraclough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barraclough lands the left hand.
Barraclough avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barraclough scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Jordan.
Jordan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jordan shoots for a double leg takedown but Barraclough sprawls well. He's pushed Jordan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jordan moves out of range as Barraclough throws a body kick.
Barraclough throws a head kick that Jordan semi-blocks.
Barraclough is looking to clinch but Jordan is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraclough swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jordan counters with a series of strikes. Barraclough will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barraclough throws a hook but Jordan blocks it.
Barraclough stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jordan.
Jordan throws a series of punches but Barraclough avoids them all with ease.
Jordan fails to land with a series of punches.
Barraclough falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jordan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barraclough clinches with his opponent.
Jordan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jordan looking to slow down the pace here.
Barraclough scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Barraclough.
Barraclough lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barraclough with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barraclough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jordan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barraclough's brow.
Barraclough blocks an elbow strike from Jordan.
Jordan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jordan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jordan lands an elbow inside that Barraclough shrugs off.
Jordan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barraclough is defending well for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jordan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barraclough presses Jordan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jordan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barraclough.
Jordan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barraclough is defending well for now.
Barraclough's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barraclough lands a good knee to the midsection. Jordan won't want to take too many of those.
Jordan missing with knees to the body.
Jordan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jake Jordan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jordan fails with a takedown attempt.
Barraclough tries to clinch up.
Barraclough throws a hook but Jordan blocks it.
No joy there for Barraclough, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jordan throws a head kick but Barraclough moves out of range.
Jordan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Barraclough. That snapped Jordan's head back.
Jake Jordan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barraclough cracks a nice hook into Jordan's ribs.
Barraclough rushes Jordan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jordan lands a hook that snaps the head of Barraclough backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barraclough takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barraclough scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barraclough as Jordan tries to tie him up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barraclough landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barraclough tries to score a body lock takedown but Jordan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Barraclough is working Jordan over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Barraclough as the two fighters clinch.
Barraclough landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for Barraclough.
Barraclough lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Barraclough looking for a takedown.
Barraclough has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jordan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jake Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Barraclough.
A short uppercut from Jordan.
Jordan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barraclough in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barraclough trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barraclough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barraclough wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jordan has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barraclough landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jordan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barraclough.
Jordan digs a right hand underneath Barraclough's ribcage. Barraclough let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jordan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jordan tries to throw a body punch but Barraclough avoids it by throwing Jordan back against the cage.
Barraclough lands a knee to the head.
Jordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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.
Barraclough tries a body shot but Jordan blocks it.
Jordan lands a shoulder strike.
Jordan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barraclough.
Jordan lands a shot to the body.
Barraclough is trying to break free.
Jordan lands a right hand.
Jordan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barraclough is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jordan as Barraclough tries to tie him up.
Barraclough misses with a knee strike.
Jordan stalling in the clinch.
Barraclough misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barraclough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jordan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barraclough counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jordan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barraclough moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barraclough scores with a decent looking hook.
Jordan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraclough looks to land a combination. Jordan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barraclough misses with a wild body shot.
Jordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barraclough.
Some bone on bone action there as Barraclough checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jordan checks a leg kick nicely.
Barraclough scores with a shot to the body.
Jordan gets a clinch.
Barraclough goes for a takedown attempt but Jordan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jordan feints and as Barraclough raises his hands in defense, Jordan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barraclough has his foot on Jordan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jordan works his way back into a safe position though.
Barraclough keeping moving, preventing Jordan from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan drops back looking for a leg! Barraclough is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barraclough manages to kick Jordan off! Jordan jumps back into Barraclough's guard.
Barraclough manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jordan manages to get himself to full guard.
Barraclough working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barraclough slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jordan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Barraclough comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barraclough has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Barraclough!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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