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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barac comes to the cage accompanied by Connected. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hull!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull looks for the body kick but Barac saw that one coming.
Barac throws a looping overhand right but Hull ducks down to avoid it.
Barac moves out of range as Hull throws a body kick.
Hull misses with a low kick.
Barac misses with a body shot.
Barac paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hull moves away.
Barac just misses with a punch to the body.
Hull looks to land a body kick but Barac moved away.
Hull connects with a leg kick. Barac looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barac tried to score with a low kick but Hull checks it.
Barac throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hull.
A head kick misses from Hull.
Hull motions for Barac to come forward. Hull throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hull dodges the punch combination from Barac.
Ivan Barac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hull tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull tries a low kick but Barac avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barac.
Barac throws a body punch but Hull moves out of range.
Hull throws a leg kick but Barac moved away.
Hull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barac.
Barac misses with a body shot.
Barac pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barac is looking to wear down Hull with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barac throws a front kick that sends Hull stumbling back into the cage.
Barac scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hull doesn't seem bothered though.
Barac wants to slow Hull down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice body kick from Hull.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hull throws a front kick that sends Barac stumbling back into the cage.
Hull tries to land a leg kick but Barac saw it coming and moves away.
Hull throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barac.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac misses with a body shot.
Hull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barac checks a low kick from Hull.
Hull throws a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Barac misses
and Hull counters with a head kick.
Barac misses with a low kick.
Hull moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Hull.
Barac misses with a hook. Hull ducked under it nicely.
Barac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barac looks to score with a jab to the body but Hull is just out of range.
Hull lands with a nice body kick.
Hull lands a head kick!
Hull keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barac misses with a body shot.
Hull looks to land a body kick but Barac moved away.
Hull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barac throws out the jab.
Hull moves out of range of the strikes.
Barac cracks Hull with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Barac.
Hull takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barac misses with a body shot.
Barac throws an overhand right that lands on Hull's shoulder, as Hull tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hull explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters circling a little - Hull finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hull throws a body kick that misses.
Barac misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hull there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hull wants to slow Barac down by chopping away at his legs.
Hull fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barac is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Hull finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barac throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hull.
Hull throws a leg kick but Barac moved away.
A head kick misses from Hull.
Barac stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hull.
Hull throws a head kick but Barac moves out of range.
Barac misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barac misses with an uppercut. Hull saw that one coming.
Hull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barac.
A slow jab from Barac misses its intended target.
Hull fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barac is out of range.
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 Ivan Barac will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barac looks to score with a jab to the body but Hull is just out of range.
Hull throws a push kick but Barac slaps the foot to one side.
Hull fakes the leg kick and cracks Barac in the body.
Hull lands a head kick!
Hull blocks a head kick by Barac.
Barac misses with an uppercut.
Barac lands a lovely overhand right.
Hull does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barac listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barac checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hull manages to avoid it.
Barac misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hull connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barac uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Barac blocks the low kick.
Hull scores with a nice body kick.
Barac chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hull can pounce on him.
Hull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barac.
Barac thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barac dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barac moves out of range of the body kick from Hull.
Hull throws a wild body kick that Barac sees coming a mile off.
Barac jabs Hull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barac throws a jab but it's blocked by Hull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac looks to land a left hand but Hull moved out of range nicely.
Barac misses with a series of wild punches.
Hull ducks under a wild hook from Barac.
Barac scores with a nice strike.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hull!
Barac takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barac with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barac.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barac. Hull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barac misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barac misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barac misses with an uppercut. Hull saw that one coming.
Barac connects with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Barac there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hull is breathing heavily.
Barac lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hull!
Barac just misses with a punch to the body.
Hull thows a leg kick but Barac checks it
and Barac makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hull takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hull misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barac.
Barac takes a swing at Hull's ribcage but misses.
Barac lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hull slips a jab and a cross from Barac.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barac throws a shot from downtown. Hull moves away and avoids it.
Barac misses the jab.
Barac thows a body shot but no joy.
Hull blocks a jab.
Barac misses with a hook.
Barac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barac here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Barac scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hull doesn't seem bothered though.
Barac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barac cracks a nice hook into Hull's ribs.
Barac scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Barac there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hull throws a leg kick but Barac moved away.
Barac loads up on a big right hand but Hull slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Barac dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hull tries to score with a low kick but Barac moves his leg out of the way.
Hull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barac.
Barac thows a body shot but no joy.
Barac misses the shot to the body.
Barac scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ivan Barac is winning the standup battle so far.
Hull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barac.
Hull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hull lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barac has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barac and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hull throws a low kick but Barac moves out of range easily.
Hull avoids the body shot from Barac.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hull.
Barac lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hull takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barac misses the shot to the body.
Barac looks to score with a jab to the body but Hull is just out of range.
Barac connects with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barac.
Hull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barac throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hull avoids the head kick by Barac.
Hull slips under a jab from Barac.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hull.
Barac will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hull might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barac has got the better of the exchanges.
Barac throws a lazy right hand but Hull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barac lands a right hook to the body.
Barac missing with a left hand there. Hull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mike Hull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barac.
Barac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barac is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barac pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barac connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hull. Hull circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barac shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hull.
Barac listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barac looks to throw the jab but Hull is out of range.
Hull scoring well with a low kick there.
Hull avoids the body shot from Barac.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hull, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Hull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barac throws an overhand right that lands on Hull's shoulder, as Hull tries to avoid the shot.
Barac misses with a wild body shot.
Barac throws a chopping leg kick but Hull manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barac misses with the combination.
Hull scores with a spinning back kick!
Barac takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hull lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hull. That's going to slow Barac down.
Hull throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barac's head.
Hull scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hull.
Hull connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull scoring well with a low kick there.
Hull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barac has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hull.
Barac takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Barac misses.
Barac tried to score with a low kick but Hull checks it.
Barac misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Barac.
Hull misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barac fails to land with a series of punches.
Hull throws a low kick, looking for Barac's leg but Barac calmly moves out of range.
Barac moves out of range as Hull throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barac 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Barac!
An intense looking Ivan Barac took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Been cranking nuts since 1993! C'mon in boy, the water is fiineee.'.
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