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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ummer Iqbal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheamus McBarley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iqbal's entrance music is Run This Town. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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173 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ummer Iqbal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sheamus McBarley!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iqbal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McBarley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Iqbal moves into the clinch.
Iqbal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Iqbal looking to throw knees to the head but McBarley is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from McBarley fails to land.
McBarley misses with some punches.
Iqbal tries to land a knee to the head but McBarley blocks with his arms.
McBarley misses with a short punch on the inside.
McBarley working aggressively here.
Iqbal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McBarley working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from McBarley fails to land.
Iqbal blocks an uppercut.
McBarley lands with a light punch inside.
Iqbal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBarley blocks it with crossed arms.
McBarley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Iqbal connects with a knee to the head.
McBarley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iqbal landing knees to the head.
It looks like Sheamus McBarley has been cut.
McBarley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McBarley throws a punch but it's blocked by Iqbal.
Iqbal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBarley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBarley misses with a short punch on the inside.
McBarley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Iqbal misses with a knee to the head.
McBarley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iqbal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBarley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iqbal.
McBarley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McBarley working aggressively here.
Iqbal looking to throw knees to the head but McBarley is blocking nicely.
Iqbal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McBarley misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iqbal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McBarley working aggressively here.
McBarley misses with some punches.
Iqbal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Iqbal scores with a knee to the head.
Iqbal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McBarley is defending well for now.
McBarley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Iqbal backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBarley.
Knees to the body from Iqbal.
Iqbal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Iqbal.
McBarley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iqbal lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iqbal.
McBarley throws a punch but it's blocked by Iqbal.
Iqbal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Iqbal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iqbal blocking some punches.
McBarley misses with the head strike.
Iqbal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Iqbal blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from McBarley fails to land.
Iqbal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McBarley misses with a hook from the clinch.
McBarley throws a head punch that misses.
Iqbal connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBarley's face.
Iqbal throws a knee to the head but misses.
McBarley misses with the head strike.
Iqbal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Iqbal is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBarley misses with a short punch on the inside.
McBarley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iqbal connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBarley's face.
Iqbal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBarley.
Iqbal misses with a knee to the head.
McBarley misses with a hook from the clinch.
McBarley misses with a hook from the clinch.
McBarley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Iqbal.
Iqbal blocks an uppercut.
Iqbal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBarley blocks it with crossed arms.
McBarley misses with some punches.
McBarley pushes Iqbal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iqbal misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from McBarley fails to land.
McBarley throws a punch but it's blocked by Iqbal.
Iqbal blocks an uppercut.
McBarley working aggressively here.
Iqbal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iqbal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBarley blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iqbal.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McBarley.
Iqbal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McBarley swings wildly with an uppercut but Iqbal uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBarley misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iqbal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McBarley avoids it.
Iqbal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from McBarley fails to land.
Iqbal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBarley blocks it with crossed arms.
Iqbal looking to throw knees to the head but McBarley is blocking nicely.
Iqbal blocks an uppercut.
McBarley has a couple of punches blocked by Iqbal.
Iqbal working McBarley over with knees to the body.
Iqbal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McBarley misses with some punches.
McBarley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iqbal blocks an uppercut.
Iqbal landing knees to the body.
Iqbal lands a good knee to the midsection. McBarley won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Iqbal.
Iqbal misses with a knee strike.
McBarley throws a head punch that misses.
McBarley throws a head punch that misses.
McBarley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iqbal blocking some punches.
Iqbal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McBarley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Iqbal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBarley blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBarley.
McBarley throws a punch but it's blocked by Iqbal.
McBarley swings wildly with an uppercut but Iqbal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iqbal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Iqbal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iqbal tries a knee to the head but McBarley blocks it.
McBarley misses with a hook from the clinch.
McBarley throws a head punch that misses.
Iqbal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Iqbal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McBarley misses with some punches.
Iqbal lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBarley.
Iqbal leaning his opponent against the cage.
McBarley misses with a punch on the inside.
McBarley misses with the head strike.
McBarley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iqbal lands a knee to the head.
Iqbal tries to land a knee to the head but McBarley blocks with his arms.
McBarley managing to block the knees to the body from Iqbal.
McBarley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Iqbal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iqbal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iqbal tries a knee to the head but McBarley blocks it.
McBarley working aggressively here.
McBarley misses with the head strike.
McBarley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBarley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ummer Iqbal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sheamus McBarley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McBarley looks to clinch
and Iqbal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McBarley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McBarley tries to clinch but Iqbal moves away
and Iqbal moves into the clinch.
McBarley throws a punch but it's blocked by Iqbal.
Iqbal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McBarley misses with a short punch on the inside.
McBarley misses with a punch on the inside.
Iqbal throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iqbal.
Iqbal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iqbal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBarley blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBarley.
Iqbal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iqbal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Iqbal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iqbal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBarley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Iqbal looking to throw knees to the head but McBarley is blocking nicely.
McBarley managing to block the knees to the body from Iqbal.
McBarley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iqbal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from McBarley fails to land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McBarley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iqbal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBarley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Iqbal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iqbal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McBarley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iqbal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBarley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBarley throws a punch but it's blocked by Iqbal.
Iqbal connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBarley's face.
McBarley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McBarley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iqbal blocks an uppercut.
McBarley working aggressively here.
McBarley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iqbal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBarley.
Iqbal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBarley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Iqbal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McBarley swings wildly with an uppercut but Iqbal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iqbal blocking some punches.
Iqbal tries to land a knee to the head but McBarley blocks with his arms.
McBarley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBarley swings wildly with an uppercut but Iqbal uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBarley misses with a hook from the clinch.
McBarley swings wildly with an uppercut but Iqbal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iqbal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iqbal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iqbal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McBarley is defending well for now.
Iqbal looking to throw knees to the head but McBarley is blocking nicely.
McBarley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBarley misses with a hook from the clinch.
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.
McBarley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iqbal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Iqbal blocking some punches.
McBarley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iqbal tries to land a knee to the head but McBarley blocks with his arms.
McBarley has a couple of punches blocked by Iqbal.
Iqbal tries a knee to the head but McBarley blocks it.
McBarley misses with a hook from the clinch.
McBarley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McBarley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McBarley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iqbal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iqbal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iqbal misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iqbal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iqbal.
Iqbal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Iqbal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McBarley lands with a right to the head.
Iqbal dodges an elbow strike from McBarley.
Iqbal takes a shot to the head.
Iqbal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McBarley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBarley misses with the head strike.
Iqbal throws a knee to the head but misses.
McBarley misses with the head strike.
McBarley misses with the head strike.
McBarley misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBarley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBarley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McBarley misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBarley.
McBarley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iqbal wants to stall.
Iqbal lands a knee to the body.
Iqbal tries to land knees in the clinch but McBarley avoids the damage to the body.
McBarley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iqbal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Iqbal looking to throw knees to the head but McBarley is blocking nicely.
McBarley has a couple of punches blocked by Iqbal.
Iqbal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iqbal connects with a knee to the head.
Iqbal scores with a knee to the head.
McBarley misses with a short punch on the inside.
McBarley working aggressively here.
Iqbal lands a knee to the head.
Iqbal blocks an uppercut.
McBarley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iqbal blocks an uppercut.
McBarley scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from McBarley fails to land.
Iqbal tries to land a knee to the head but McBarley blocks with his arms.
McBarley lands with a right to the head.
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.
Iqbal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBarley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McBarley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McBarley swings wildly with an uppercut but Iqbal uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBarley working aggressively here.
Iqbal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McBarley has a couple of punches blocked by Iqbal.
Iqbal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McBarley throws a head punch that misses.
Iqbal blocking some punches.
McBarley has a couple of punches blocked by Iqbal.
Iqbal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McBarley.
McBarley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iqbal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from McBarley.
McBarley working aggressively here.
Iqbal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iqbal tries a knee to the head but McBarley blocks it.
McBarley misses with a punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McBarley working aggressively here.
McBarley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iqbal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McBarley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McBarley gets through Iqbal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Iqbal tries to land knees in the clinch but McBarley avoids the damage to the body.
Iqbal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sheamus McBarley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sheamus McBarley'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. This is the final round!
McBarley is looking to clinch but Iqbal is avoiding it.
Iqbal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iqbal moves into range and clinches up with McBarley.
A knee to the head by Iqbal.
McBarley misses with a punch on the inside.
Iqbal connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBarley's face.
McBarley misses with the head strike.
Iqbal misses with a knee strike.
Iqbal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iqbal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McBarley avoids it.
McBarley working aggressively here.
McBarley misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBarley.
McBarley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBarley swings wildly with an uppercut but Iqbal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from McBarley fails to land.
McBarley working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iqbal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBarley.
McBarley misses with a punch on the inside.
McBarley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iqbal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBarley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iqbal.
McBarley misses with the head strike.
Iqbal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBarley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McBarley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iqbal connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBarley's face.
Iqbal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBarley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Iqbal working McBarley over with knees to the body.
McBarley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Iqbal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Iqbal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Iqbal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iqbal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McBarley pushes Iqbal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iqbal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McBarley misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBarley.
McBarley swings wildly with an uppercut but Iqbal uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBarley misses with a short punch on the inside.
McBarley misses with a hook from the clinch.
McBarley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iqbal looking to throw knees to the head but McBarley is blocking nicely.
Iqbal blocks an uppercut.
Iqbal looking to throw knees to the head but McBarley is blocking nicely.
Iqbal lands a knee to the body.
McBarley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McBarley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iqbal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McBarley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McBarley misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McBarley throws a punch but it's blocked by Iqbal.
Iqbal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iqbal tries to land knees in the clinch but McBarley avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Iqbal.
McBarley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Iqbal backwards.
McBarley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBarley.
McBarley throws a punch but it's blocked by Iqbal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBarley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iqbal.
McBarley has a couple of punches blocked by Iqbal.
Iqbal landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Iqbal.
McBarley throws a head punch that misses.
Iqbal blocks an uppercut.
Iqbal connects with a knee to the head.
McBarley working aggressively here.
Iqbal lands a knee to the head.
McBarley swings wildly with an uppercut but Iqbal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iqbal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Iqbal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McBarley misses with some punches.
Iqbal misses with a knee strike.
Iqbal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBarley.
Iqbal scores with a knee to the head.
McBarley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Iqbal misses with a knee strike.
McBarley misses with the head strike.
McBarley misses with a hook from the clinch.
McBarley letting Iqbal take a breather here.
McBarley throws a punch but it's blocked by Iqbal.
Iqbal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iqbal.
McBarley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McBarley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iqbal lands a knee to the head.
Iqbal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Iqbal looking to throw knees to the head but McBarley is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from McBarley fails to land.
McBarley swings wildly with an uppercut but Iqbal uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBarley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBarley.
McBarley lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from McBarley fails to land.
Iqbal tries a knee to the head but McBarley blocks it.
Iqbal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iqbal blocking some punches.
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.
Iqbal scores with a knee to the head.
McBarley scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBarley.
Iqbal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBarley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McBarley misses with some punches.
Iqbal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McBarley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iqbal misses with a knee to the head.
Iqbal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McBarley throws a punch but it's blocked by Iqbal.
Iqbal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McBarley misses with a punch on the inside.
Iqbal tries to land knees in the clinch but McBarley avoids the damage to the body.
Iqbal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iqbal blocking some punches.
McBarley misses with some punches.
Iqbal tries to land a knee to the head but McBarley blocks with his arms.
Iqbal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBarley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McBarley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Iqbal backwards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Iqbal looking to throw knees to the head but McBarley is blocking nicely.
McBarley misses with a punch on the inside.
McBarley misses with a short punch on the inside.
McBarley lands a left hand.
Iqbal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iqbal scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ummer Iqbal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Iqbal 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ummer Iqbal!
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