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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Desperado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Way of the Fist - Five Finger Death Punch. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Desperado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Barker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barker.
Nice body punch from Barker.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barker.
Desperado takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barker throws a leg kick
and Desperado counters with a good low kick that Barker was not able to check.
Barker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barker lands with a nice body punch.
Barker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Desperado quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barker wants to take a breather but Desperado is having none of it.
Barker prevents Desperado from improving his position.
Barker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Desperado with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Desperado knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Desperado is trying to maintain the position but Barker is very close to passing his half guard.
Barker stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Desperado's head.
Desperado wants to control but Barker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Desperado wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Desperado is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barker throws a big elbow that misses.
Barker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Desperado works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barker throwing strikes but missing.
Barker trying to control the position from guard on top but Desperado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Desperado's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Desperado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barker.
Barker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barker trying to control but Desperado is working from the bottom.
Barker throwing strikes but missing.
Barker tries to free his leg and advance position but Desperado is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barker trying to control but Desperado is working from the bottom.
Desperado wants to stand and escape but Barker is having none of it.
Desperado has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Desperado has momentary wrist control but Barker slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barker drops back looking for a leg! Desperado is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Desperado manages to kick Barker off! Barker jumps back into Desperado's guard.
Barker trying to control but Desperado is working from the bottom.
Barker passes Desperado's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperado is staying active underneath Barker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Desperado wants to get back to full guard.
Barker lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desperado trying to control from the bottom.
Barker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Desperado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desperado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barker is trying to control the action in half guard but Desperado is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Desperado is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Barker dominated that round.
That's time! Desperado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Desperado loads up on a big right hand but Barker slips the punch.
Barker scores with a punch to the head.
Barker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Desperado scores with the left hand. Barker knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like William Barker has been cut.
Barker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barker misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Desperado.
Barker misses with a wild body shot.
Desperado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barker avoids the body shot from Desperado.
Desperado misses with a low kick.
Barker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Desperado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Desperado takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barker throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker scores with a leg kick.
Barker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barker checks a low kick from Desperado.
The fight stays on the outside here - Desperado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Desperado looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barker happy to just control the position for now.
Desperado struggling a bit here.
Barker lands some shots froms side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Barker.
Barker cracks Desperado with a big elbow.
William Barker has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Desperado knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Desperado is trying to get back to half guard.
Desperado is not content to let Barker control the position.
The ground and pound from Barker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Barker scores with punches from side control.
Barker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barker trying to control the action but Desperado is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperado can't do much from the bottom here.
Barker trying to control the position but Desperado is working away.
Barker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barker misses with the ground and pound.
Desperado is not content to let Barker control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Desperado is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Barker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Barker tries for a kimura but Desperado is defending well.
The ground and pound from Barker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Barker trying to control the position but Desperado is working away.
Desperado taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barker is trying to ground and pound but Desperado uses the momentary lack of control by Barker to regain half guard.
Desperado works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Barker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Barker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Desperado throws a push kick but Barker slaps the foot to one side.
Desperado tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barker is able to avoid easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barker. That's going to slow Desperado down.
Desperado throws a big shot that misses.
Desperado slips a jab from Barker.
Jab, jab by Desperado - just one landing.
Barker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Desperado scores with a punch to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barker.
Desperado misses with a left hand
and Barker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Desperado needs to keep his hands up - Barker had a free shot at his head there.
Barker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barker throws a head kick that misses.
Desperado avoids the body shot from Barker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barker. That did some damage!
Barker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Desperado blocks the body kick.
Desperado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Desperado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barker. Barker obviously looking to wear him down.
Desperado is looking to chop away at Barker's legs.
Barker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Desperado.
Barker throws a good cross that connects.
Desperado throws a push kick but Barker slaps the foot to one side.
Desperado defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barker.
Barker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Desperado thumps Barker with a low kick.
Barker scores with a sloppy right hand. Desperado should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperado is looking to slow Barker down with leg kicks.
Barker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Desperado.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barker lands a nice looking body shot.
Desperado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Desperado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Desperado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Desperado shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Desperado looks to score with a jab to the body but Barker is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Barker.
William Barker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Desperado momentarily.
Desperado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Desperado misses with a double jab.
William Barker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Desperado blocks a head kick by Barker.
Barker thumps Desperado with a low kick.
Desperado throws a leg kick but Barker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barker scores with a hook to the body. Desperado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Desperado misses.
Desperado misses with a low kick.
Barker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Desperado leaves Barker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anthony Desperado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Desperado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Barker.
Barker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barker.
Desperado misses with a looping left.
Anthony Desperado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barker feints and as Desperado raises his hands in defense, Barker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Desperado keeping moving, preventing Barker from controlling successfully.
Desperado wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Desperado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
Barker tries to free his leg and advance position but Desperado is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desperado wants to sweep here but Barker controlling him for the moment.
Barker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Barker.
Well Barker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Barker!
William Barker was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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