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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes to the ring accompanied by Alaj volim kad je pomalena. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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240 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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263 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Flores!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Flores.
It looks like Mirko Barnett has been cut.
Flores lands with a nice combination. Barnett backs away looking to recover.
Flores fails with the takedown.
Flores misses with a head kick.
Flores attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Flores misses the shot to the body.
Flores moves into range and connects with a jab.
Flores lands with a straight right. Barnett didn't see that one coming.
Barnett lands a leg kick that knocks Flores off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flores showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnett.
Barnett looks for the body kick but Flores saw that one coming.
Flores misses with a double jab
and Flores takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barnett sprawls well. Barnett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flores gets slowly back to his feet.
Flores scores with a jab to the head.
Barnett darts in trying to clinch
and Flores counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barnett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Flores misses with a hook. Barnett ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Barnett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnett fails to land with a series of punches.
Flores fails to land with a series of punches.
Flores swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flores scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Flores takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Flores looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett has managed to clinch.
Barnett misses with a knee to the head.
Flores drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Flores.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but Flores blocks with his arms.
Flores on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flores.
Barnett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flores has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but Flores blocks it.
Flores is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Flores pulls guard effortlessly.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Flores is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flores looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Flores being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mirko Barnett.
Barnett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flores.
Flores throws an off balance right hand
and Barnett counters by moving into the clinch.
Flores has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Barnett is trying to keep an underhook but Flores manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Barnett has hold of Flores's hands but Flores slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores is nestled in close to Barnett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnett preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Flores is looking for a kimura but Barnett is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Flores to get the leverage.
Flores trying to control from half guard but Barnett is working away.
Flores is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnett is just riding it out for now. Flores eventually gives up the hold.
Barnett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flores on the ground.
Barnett gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mirko Barnett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Barnett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnett slips under a jab from Flores.
Barnett misses with a body kick.
Barnett wants to clinch.
Flores explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barnett misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Barnett.
Barnett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barnett misses with a kick to the body
and Flores cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flores scores with a jab.
Flores tries for a takedown but Barnett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mirko Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flores throws a series of punches but Barnett moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Flores fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnett manages to avoid it.
Barnett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flores circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnett is looking to clinch but Flores is avoiding it.
Flores with a hook.
Flores fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnett avoids the body shot from Flores.
Flores connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnett's hands.
Gabriel Flores seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flores throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnett is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flores lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barnett will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flores throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barnett.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flores has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flores has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett trying to land knees to the body.
Flores managing to block the knees to the body from Barnett.
Barnett trying to land knees to the body.
Barnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flores.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flores has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flores jumps guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flores is trying to keep Barnett in close.
Flores manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnett manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to control the position.
Flores with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flores trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flores slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Flores is trying to get an arm triangle but Barnett is defending well.
Barnett parries the strikes from Flores easily there. Flores is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barnett to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barnett avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Flores.
Flores works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Flores is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barnett has escaped the position, nice work there.
Flores working the head with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnett is trying to control Flores's posture but Flores avoids it.
Flores scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Flores showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mirko Barnett's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Flores fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flores swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Flores counters with a three punch combo that has Barnett backing up. Barnett nods at Flores to acknowledge the strikes.
Flores lands with a slapping head kick.
Barnett closes the distance and clinches.
Barnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flores.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flores wants a takedown.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flores has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flores managing to block the knees to the body from Barnett.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flores managing to block the knees to the body from Barnett.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but Flores blocks it.
Barnett gets underhooks to prevent Flores's takedown attempt.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Flores.
Flores can't get the takedown.
Flores creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnett's defenses.
Flores lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnett or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores lands an elbow inside that Barnett shrugs off.
Barnett prevents a takedown attempt there.
Flores tries to score a body lock takedown but Barnett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Barnett working Flores over with knees to the body.
Barnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flores.
Barnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flores.
Barnett lands a knee to the head.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but Flores blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Barnett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Flores is working for takedown but Barnett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Flores escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flores.
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flores throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnett counters with an inside leg kick.
Barnett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flores.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to clinch up.
Barnett throws a head kick but Flores moves out of range.
Flores paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Flores jabs Barnett right on the nose. Barnett blinks but takes it well.
Flores lands the left hand.
Barnett slips a straight right by Flores.
Barnett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnett.
Flores blocks a low kick nicely.
Gabriel Flores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flores throws a right hand that Barnett ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnett also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Flores both land. Nice combination.
Barnett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett defending well as Flores loads up on a big left hand.
Barnett closes the distance and clinches.
Flores on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flores takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flores on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnett stops a takedown attempt from Flores.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett tries to land knees in the clinch but Flores avoids the damage to the body.
Flores throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barnetts head.
Barnett stalling in the clinch but Flores improves position.
Flores drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barnett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barnett looks to land a combination but Flores avoids it well.
Barnett slips under a jab.
Flores throws a combination that misses
and Barnett counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnett clinches.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flores has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flores.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett misses with a punch to the body.
Barnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flores has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barnett is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flores blocks it with crossed arms.
Flores lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Flores is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Barnett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Flores managing to block the knees to the body from Barnett.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnett stops a takedown attempt from Flores.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flores avoids it.
Barnett is pressed up against the ropes. Flores has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barnett down to the mat. Barnett avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barnett thuds his shin into the meat of Flores's side.
Barnett tries to clinch there but Flores circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mirko Barnett.
I think Barnett 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Barnett!
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