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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barkas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatanka Blackfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barkas comes to the cage accompanied by Civil war. Hannibal Barkas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tatanka Blackfoot's chin.
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186 cm
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224 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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188 cm
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210 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Barkas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tatanka Blackfoot! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blackfoot wants to clinch. Blackfoot misses with a left hand and Barkas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Tatanka Blackfoot has been cut. Barkas digs a good body shot into Blackfoot's ribs. Barkas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackfoot. Barkas shoots and misses and Blackfoot counters with a nice uppercut. Nice jab there from Blackfoot. Blackfoot misses with a hook. Barkas ducked under it nicely. Barkas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Blackfoot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barkas. Barkas throws an off balance right hand
and Blackfoot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Barkas misses with a left hand and Barkas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Blackfoot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Blackfoot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Barkas connects with a body shot. Blackfoot swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barkas. Barkas misses with a looping right. Blackfoot tries to clinch but Barkas moves out of range. Blackfoot throws a hook to the side of Barkas's head but Barkas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barkas defending well as Blackfoot loads up on a big left hand. The fight stays on the outside here - Blackfoot looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Barkas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blackfoot. Blackfoot throws out a loose jab but Barkas uses good head movement to avoid it. Blackfoot throws an overhand right that lands on Barkas's shoulder, as Barkas tries to avoid the shot. Blackfoot connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Blackfoot. Barkas scores with a jab to the head.
Nice shot lands for Blackfoot. Blackfoot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barkas in his tracks. Barkas throws a combination that misses and Blackfoot counters with a lovely straight right hand! Barkas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackfoot misses with a hook
and Barkas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Blackfoot looks to land a left hand but Barkas moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blackfoot misses with an uppercut
and Barkas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barkas. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Barkas prevents Blackfoot from getting back to his feet. Blackfoot wriggles free and stands up. Blackfoot cracks Barkas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Barkas misses with a right hand and Blackfoot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Blackfoot blocks a leg kick. Blackfoot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barkas in his tracks. Barkas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blackfoot avoids it really well and circles away. Barkas misses with the combination.
Blackfoot misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blackfoot looks to land a right hand but Barkas moved out of range. Barkas has his takedown stuffed and Blackfoot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Barkas. That's going to take a lot out of him. Barkas misses with a left hand and Barkas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Blackfoot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barkas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Blackfoot might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Barkas throws a big shot that misses. The fighters circling - Blackfoot throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A jab from Blackfoot does it's job there. Blackfoot fails in his attempt to clinch. Blackfoot throws a jab when Barkas was well out of range. Blackfoot defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barkas. Blackfoot lands the left hand. Blackfoot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barkas. Nice defenses there by Barkas. Blackfoot moves into the clinch. Blackfoot tries to break free but Barkas pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barkas misses with an elbow strike.
Blackfoot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Blackfoot stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blackfoot wants it to stay on the feet. Blackfoot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barkas in his tracks. Barkas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackfoot throws out the jab. Blackfoot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barkas sees it coming and avoids it easily. Blackfoot scores with a hook. Blackfoot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Blackfoot misses with an uppercut
and Barkas counters with a stiff right hand. Barkas takes a swing at Blackfoot's ribcage but misses. Barkas swings widly with a right hand
and Blackfoot counters with a nice uppercut. Barkas blocks a jab. Blackfoot with a nice cross. Blackfoot is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barkas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Blackfoot dodges the punch combination from Barkas.
Blackfoot misses with a right hand and Barkas counters with an outside leg kick.
Blackfoot looks to clinch and Barkas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The fighters circling - Blackfoot throws out the jab but it was never going to land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Barkas dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tatanka Blackfoot's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blackfoot tries to close the distance and clinch but Barkas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Sloppy strikes from Barkas. Those never looked like landing. Blackfoot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Hannibal Barkas is winning the standup battle so far. Blackfoot misses with an uppercut. Blackfoot cracks Barkas with an open hand slap. Blackfoot throws an off balance right hand
enabling Barkas to counter with a crisp jab. Barkas drops his hands momentarily and Blackfoot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Barkas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Blackfoot is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Barkas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Barkas shoots in for a takedown but Blackfoot shows good takedown defense. Blackfoot cracks Barkas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Barkas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Blackfoot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Barkas misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Blackfoot to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blackfoot throws a looping overhand right but Barkas ducks down to avoid it. Blackfoot connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barkas momentarily.
Barkas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blackfoot finds it's way round the side to connect with Barkas's head. Blackfoot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barkas on the side of the head. Blackfoot misses with a straight right. Barkas needs to keep his hands up - Blackfoot had a free shot at his head there. Blackfoot looks to land a left hand but Barkas moved out of range nicely. Blackfoot throws a shot from downtown. Barkas moves away and avoids it. Blackfoot wants to clinch up but Barkas keeps it at a distance. Blackfoot tries to clinch but Barkas is having none of it. Barkas misses with a body shot
and Blackfoot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hannibal Barkas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Barkas takes one to the chin there. A jab from Blackfoot does it's job there. Barkas connects with the punch. Blackfoot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tatanka Blackfoot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Barkas throws a right hand that misses
enabling Blackfoot to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Blackfoot looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Barkas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blackfoot pinned against the cage. Blackfoot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Barkas. That's going to take a lot out of him. Barkas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Blackfoot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barkas. Blackfoot working hard to break the clinch. Blackfoot blocks an elbow strike from Barkas.
Blackfoot blocks the elbow strike.
Barkas struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackfoot controls his hands.
Blackfoot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A short right hand to the side of the head by Blackfoot. Barkas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Still in the clinch, Blackfoot scores with a nice short uppercut. Blackfoot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Barkas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blackfoot tries to avoid it but Barkas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blackfoot to the ground. Blackfoot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Blackfoot scores with a hook. Blackfoot clinches with his opponent.
Blackfoot blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blackfoot is trying to break free. Barkas cracks Blackfoot with a nice body shot. Blackfoot misses with a short punch on the inside. Blackfoot blocks an elbow strike from Barkas.
Blackfoot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Blackfoot manages to break the clinch.
Barkas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blackfoot tests Barkas's chin there with a solid looking shot. Barkas throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Blackfoot to counter with a crisp jab. Blackfoot connects with a looping right hand.
Blackfoot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Blackfoot with a nice cross. Barkas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blackfoot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Blackfoot misses the jab. Blackfoot scores with a sloppy right hand. Barkas should have avoided that one. Barkas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Blackfoot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barkas paws at him with a jab and circles away. Blackfoot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barkas's head. Blackfoot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Nice straight punches there by Blackfoot. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blackfoot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A left lands for Blackfoot. Blackfoot scores with a nice right hand.
Barkas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Blackfoot misses with a hook. Barkas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blackfoot counters with a straight right hand. Barkas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blackfoot misses with a hook. Barkas misses with a hook
and Barkas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Blackfoot connects with a nice looking jab.
Blackfoot lands a jab. Barkas misses with an uppercut
and Blackfoot counters by moving into the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Barkas misses with a hook from the clinch. Blackfoot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barkas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Blackfoot tries to clinch but Barkas is having none of it. Barkas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatanka Blackfoot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Tatanka Blackfoot's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barkas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barkas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blackfoot to score with a decent uppercut. Barkas moves out of range of the strikes. Blackfoot is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Blackfoot misses with a looping left. Blackfoot closes the distance looking to clinch and Barkas counters with a three punch combo that has Blackfoot backing up. Blackfoot nods at Barkas to acknowledge the strikes. Barkas misses with a right hand and Blackfoot counters by moving into the clinch. Blackfoot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blackfoot lands a shoulder strike. A nice right hand lands inside from Blackfoot. Blackfoot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barkas tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackfoot avoids the damage to the body. Blackfoot can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barkas. Blackfoot manages to break the clinch.
Barkas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackfoot. Barkas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blackfoot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barkas scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blackfoot avoids the head kick by Barkas.
Blackfoot looks to land a left hand but Barkas moved out of range nicely. Barkas connects with a looping right hand.
Blackfoot loads up on a big right hand but Barkas slips the punch. Barkas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barkas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fighters circling - Blackfoot throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Blackfoot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barkass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Barkas tries to keep at a distance but Blackfoot has taken the fight into the clinch. Barkas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Blackfoot is trying to break the clinch but Barkas has him pressed against the cage. Blackfoot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackfoot throws a punch but it's blocked by Barkas. Blackfoot scores with an uppercut up the middle. Blackfoot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Blackfoot pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Barkas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Blackfoot looks to throw the jab but Barkas is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blackfoot tries to clinch but Barkas moves out of range. Blackfoot scores with a nice strike. Barkas slips a straight right by Blackfoot. Barkas moves out of range of the strikes. Blackfoot throws a poor cross that misses
and Barkas counters with a stiff right hand. 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! Blackfoot misses with a left hand and Barkas counters with a nice body shot. Blackfoot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Blackfoot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Blackfoot wants to clinch and Barkas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blackfoot won't be happy with that. Blackfoot is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barkas has just dragged him back down to the mat. Blackfoot is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Blackfoot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Barkas is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blackfoot is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barkas is controlling him well. Blackfoot throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done! Barkas throws a right hand that misses
and Blackfoot counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blackfoot. Barkas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Blackfoot takes an elbow to the temple. Blackfoot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Barkas lands a nice knee to the body. A short right hand to the side of the head by Barkas. A frustrated look appears on Blackfoot's face as he tries to break the clinch. Blackfoot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Barkas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barkas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Barkas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackfoot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Barkas lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Blackfoot is trying to break the clinch but Barkas has him pressed against the cage. Nice elbow from Barkas. Blackfoot takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blackfoot wants to get back to striking at distance but Barkas won't allow it.
Barkas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Blackfoot tries to circle away but Barkas has him pinned against the cage. Blackfoot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Blackfoot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Blackfoot darts in trying to clinch enabling Barkas to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barkas misses with a hook
and Blackfoot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Barkas misses the body punch and Blackfoot counters with a nice uppercut. Blackfoot with a nice cross. Barkas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blackfoot to score with a decent uppercut. Blackfoot rushes Barkas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Barkas misses with an elbow over the top. Barkas has Blackfoot pressed against the cage, preventing Blackfoot from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Blackfoot can't break the clinch.
Blackfoot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Blackfoot jabbing away but nothing is landing. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Blackfoot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barkas swats him away and circles back towards the center. Blackfoot throws a lazy uppercut
and Barkas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barkas. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Blackfoot is looking to stand up but Barkas isn't so interested in that idea. Blackfoot is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Barkas dives into side control.
And that's the end of the fight! Hannibal Barkas showed his dominance in that final round. I think Barkas 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Barkas!
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