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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henrique De Lucivone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrique De Lucivone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Lucivone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barkley is in De Lucivone's guard.
Barkley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Lucivone is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barkley won't allow De Lucivone to get back to his feet.
Barkley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barkley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barkley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Lucivone's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barkley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barkley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Lucivone is keeping the position for now.
De Lucivone wants to stand and escape but Barkley is having none of it.
Barkley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barkley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barkley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barkley throwing strikes but missing.
Barkley stopping the sweep attempt from De Lucivone.
De Lucivone wants to stand and escape but Barkley is having none of it.
De Lucivone is breathing heavily.
De Lucivone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barkley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Lucivone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barkley.
Barkley scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley with a nice head shot there.
Barkley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Barkley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Lucivone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barkley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barkley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barkley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barkley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barkley tries to free his leg and advance position but De Lucivone is retaining full guard.
De Lucivone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barkley.
De Lucivone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barkley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barkley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barkley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barkley thows a big elbow that misses.
De Lucivone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barkley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
De Lucivone wants to get back to his feet but Barkley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barkley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barkley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Lucivone's head.
Barkley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Lucivone's head.
Barkley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like Barkley might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Barkley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barkley shoots in looking for a takedown but De Lucivone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barkley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Lucivone checks a low kick from Barkley.
Barkley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown by Barkley or perhaps it was just good defense by De Lucivone which made him look bad.
Henrique De Lucivone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Barkley.
Barkley avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Lucivone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barkley doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley tries to land a leg kick but De Lucivone saw it coming and moves away.
Barkley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barkley blocks a head kick by De Lucivone.
De Lucivone lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Lucivone but De Lucivone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henrique De Lucivone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barkley shoots in looking for a takedown. De Lucivone tries to sprawl out of it but Barkley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Lucivone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barkley is breathing heavily.
Barkley slips a jab and a cross from De Lucivone.
De Lucivone lands a head kick. Barkley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Lucivone throws a sloppy head kick and Barkley moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by De Lucivone.
De Lucivone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Lucivone scores with a jab to the head.
De Lucivone throws a big shot that misses.
Barkley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Lucivone lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barkley blocks a head kick by De Lucivone.
De Lucivone lands a nice looking body kick.
Barkley misses with a takedown attempt
and De Lucivone counters with a big head kick but Barkley shrugs it off.
Henrique De Lucivone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barkley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barkley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
De Lucivone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barkley blocks a head kick by De Lucivone.
De Lucivone is looking to land body kicks.
Barkley shoots in but no luck this time.
De Lucivone doesn't manage to clinch there - Barkley circles away.
De Lucivone connects with a high kick.
Barkley fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lucivone plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Henrique De Lucivone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barkley shoots in looking for a takedown. De Lucivone tries to sprawl out of it but Barkley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Lucivone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barkley closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Lucivone circles away.
Barkley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barkley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Barkley landing a few strikes.
Barkley controlling from side mount.
Barkley throws a strike aimed at the side of De Lucivone's head but De Lucivone avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley controls the position.
Barkley is trying to get an arm triangle but De Lucivone is defending well.
Barkley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Barkley is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt De Lucivone will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Barkley lands a few punches from side control.
Barkley slows the pace down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rick Barkley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Barkley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Lucivone manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
De Lucivone controls Barkley momentarily but Barkley frees himself.
Barkley thows a big elbow that misses.
Barkley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barkley with a nice head shot there.
Barkley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barkley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Lucivone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barkley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Lucivone's guard.
Barkley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barkley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Let's hope that Barkley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barkley working the head and body with strikes.
Barkley is taking a breather. De Lucivone says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rick Barkley hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Barkley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rick Barkley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barkley working over De Lucivone with some ground and pound. De Lucivone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley wants to pass the guard but De Lucivone is defending well.
Barkley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
De Lucivone won't allow Barkley to pass to mount.
De Lucivone taking some punishment here, with Barkley in his half guard.
Barkley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barkley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barkley is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
BOOM! Barkley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Barkley content just to control the position here.
Henrique De Lucivone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barkley landing strikes from the mount and De Lucivone is in trouble!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Barkley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barkley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Barkley!
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FIGHT
RATING
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