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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Barrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Fishborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Barrows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bjorn Fishborn!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Barrows.
A combination from Barrows does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barrows. That's going to slow Fishborn down.
Barrows throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fishborn tries for a takedown but Barrows circles away easily
and Barrows counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barrows tries to bum rush Fishborn with a series of wild strikes but Fishborn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barrows misses with a wild combination.
Fishborn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Barrows.
Barrows gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fishborn postures up in Barrows's guard and throws a big left but Barrows blocks it.
Barrows bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fishborn's guard.
Fishborn managing to control the position.
Barrows preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fishborn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barrows. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barrows accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barrows is looking to work some ground and pound but Fishborn has wrist control.
Barrows lands a couple of elbows.
Barrows postures up in Fishborn's guard and throws a big left but Fishborn blocks it.
Fishborn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fishborn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrows with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fishborn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barrows trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fishborn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fishborn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barrows lands a couple of elbows.
Fishborn is trying to control the position but Barrows postures up.
Fishborn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrows throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fishborn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrows postures up.
Barrows throwing strikes but missing.
Barrows has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fishborn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fishborn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Barrows dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fishborn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barrows throws a right hand that Fishborn ducks under and follows up with a left that Fishborn also avoids with ease.
Fishborn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fishborn shoots in for a double leg but Barrows sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barrows pushes Fishborn up against the cage in a clinch.
Barrows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tom Barrows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fishborn is defended easily by Barrows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fishborn shoots in for a takedown but Barrows shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tom Barrows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Fishborn.
Barrows moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Barrows as Fishborn shoots in.
Barrows lands a nice looking body shot.
Barrows's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fishborn under the eye.
Fishborn dodges the punch combination from Barrows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrows stalks Fishborn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fishborn's face. Fishborn staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrows misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fishborn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fishborn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barrows fails to land with a series of punches.
Fishborn dodges the punch combination from Barrows.
Fishborn dives in and scores a takedown into Barrows's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrows is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barrows lands with a punch from half guard.
Fishborn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barrows.
Fishborn is trying to control but Barrows passes into side control!
Fishborn dodges the ground and pound from Barrows.
Fishborn is looking to regain half guard here but Barrows keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrows lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fishborn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barrows's best efforts.
Ground and pound from Barrows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrows is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barrows looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fishborn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrows thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fishborn's head.
Fishborn is looking for a sweep. Barrows is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fishborn won't allow Barrows to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Barrows dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Barrows misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fishborn is defended easily by Barrows.
Tom Barrows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrows throws a series of punches but Fishborn moves out of range.
Barrows looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fishborn shoots in and drives through. Barrows sprawls well.
Fishborn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tom Barrows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Fishborn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrows dips to his left and cracks Fishborn with an uppercut!
Barrows scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barrows rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fishborn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barrows misses with a double jab.
Barrows lands with a good body shot.
Fishborn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barrows swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Barrows does no damage.
Barrows throws a right hand that Fishborn ducks under and follows up with a left that Fishborn also avoids with ease.
Barrows displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fishborn.
Fishborn moves out of range as Barrows throws a body kick.
Barrows looks to land a combination but Fishborn avoids it well.
Fishborn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barrows pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tom Barrows is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrows misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrows looks to land a combination but Fishborn avoids it well.
Barrows tries to clinch up.
Fishborn looks for a takedown but Barrows sprawls well.
Barrows scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bjorn Fishborn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrows turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barrows stuffs the takedown attempt from Fishborn. Fishborn gets slowly back to his feet.
Fishborn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barrows as he jumps to the side.
Barrows closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barrows tries to bum rush Fishborn with a series of wild strikes but Fishborn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Barrows showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barrows has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Barrows!
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FIGHT
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