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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Baran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baran comes to the cage accompanied by Beach Boys - Barbara Ann . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
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159 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Baran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Sotiropoulos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baran cracks Sotiropoulos with an open hand slap.
Sotiropoulos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Baran scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sotiropoulos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baran sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sotiropoulos throws a series of punches but Baran moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Baran there.
Sotiropoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sotiropoulos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sotiropoulos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sotiropoulos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baran ducks under a wild hook from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baran defends it nicely.
Sotiropoulos misses with a looping left.
Sotiropoulos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bob Baran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Sotiropoulos.
Baran lands a nice shot that snaps Sotiropoulos's head back.
Sotiropoulos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baran finds it's way round the side to connect with Sotiropoulos's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotiropoulos misses the body punch
and Baran counters with a body kick.
Sotiropoulos looks gassed!
Baran lands with a nice body kick.
Baran clobbers Sotiropoulos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sotiropoulos in his tracks.
Jab, jab by Baran - just one landing.
It looks like George Sotiropoulos has been cut.
Baran lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baran comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baran connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baran lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baran lands a head kick!
Sotiropoulos is rocked!
Sotiropoulos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Baran throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sotiropoulos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baran connects with the punch.
Baran feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sotiropouloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baran lands with a kick to the temple. Sotiropoulos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sotiropoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Baran finish him?
Sotiropoulos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baran is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice cross by Baran.
Baran lands a lovely overhand right.
Baran works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sotiropoulos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Baran scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sotiropoulos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baran lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baran feints and then cracks Sotiropoulos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sotiropoulos down.
Baran lands a brutal head kick. Sotiropoulos looks out on his feet and Baran throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Bob Baran!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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