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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward has chosen People are strange by The Doors as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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212 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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193 cm
25
263 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Barton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kerry Ward!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ward lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barton circles away quickly and effectively.
Ward lands with a right hand.
Barton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barton looks to score with a jab to the body but Ward is just out of range.
Barton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barton scores with a spinning back kick!
Barton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ward looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ward is looking to control Barton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ward avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barton controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Barton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ward pushes Barton off looking to stand but Barton dives back in and keeps control.
Barton trying to control from half guard but Ward is working away.
Barton stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Barton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barton tries to keep at a distance but Ward has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ward wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ward working hard to break the clinch.
Ward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barton's elbow.
Ward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ward is defending well.
Barton digs a right hand into Ward's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ward's gas tank.
Barton prevents Ward from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Barton.
Barton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barton misses with a punch on the inside.
Barton lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barton is leaning against Ward and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ward looks gassed!
Barton manages to break the clinch.
Ward keeps the fight on the outside.
Ward throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barton throws a wild body kick that Ward sees coming a mile off.
Barton pushes Ward up against the cage in a clinch.
Barton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ward's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ward takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ward lands with a kick to the temple. Barton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ward takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barton scores with a leg kick.
Barton connects with an inside leg kick.
Barton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ward on his heels. He'll look to pass Ward's guard now, I'm sure.
Barton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Barton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barton cracks Ward with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barton slips under a jab from Ward.
Ward thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ward gets a clinch.
Barton stalling the fight.
Barton tries to pull guard but Ward won't allow it.
Barton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ward is trying to trip Barton. He has hold of a leg but Barton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ward persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ward throws a strike but Barton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barton wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ward working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barton.
Barton wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
Barton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barton throwing strikes from guard but Ward blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton throws a big right hand that misses.
Ward working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barton advances to half guard.
Barton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ward's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton winds up and cracks Ward with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ward avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barton.
Barton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ward with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ward is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Barton there.
Ward blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barton trying to control the action but Ward is working from the bottom.
Barton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ward's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Barton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barton connects with a jab.
Barton scoring well with a low kick there.
Barton fails to land the takedown.
Barton avoids the body shot from Ward.
A swing and a miss from Ward.
Ward instigates a clinch.
Barton lands with a left to the head.
Ward is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Barton.
Ward is trying to force a seperation but Barton has the dominant position.
Barton tries a body shot but Ward blocks it.
Barton is trying to trip Ward. He has hold of a leg but Ward is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Barton persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Barton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ward wants to get back to his feet but Barton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barton looking to sit in guard and control but Ward gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ward wants to stand but Barton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barton seems keen to control Ward's posture.
Kerry Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward wants to stand but Barton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Barton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barton managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kerry Ward.
Barton looks to score with a jab to the body but Ward is just out of range.
Barton looks to land a combination but Ward avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton scores with a nice body kick.
Barton blocks a head kick by Ward.
Ward throws a head kick that misses.
Ward just misses with a punch to the body.
Barton connects with a single shot there.
Barton dodges the punch combination from Ward.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ward takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barton lands a jab to Ward's midsection.
Barton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ward can do to turn this around?
Barton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barton moves into the clinch.
Ward breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Ward does no damage.
Ward scores with a jab.
Jack Barton is winning the standup battle so far.
Ward lands with a nice combination. Barton backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barton thows a body kick. Ward tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ward doesn't seem bothered though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barton!
Barton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barton lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Barton thows a huge punch but Ward dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barton lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Barton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barton 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Barton!
After the fight, Jack Barton was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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