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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into a darkened arena with his song building. We Want The Funk by George Clinton & the P-Funk Allstars kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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189 lbs
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193 lbs
19 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Constantine Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy James!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barca blocks a head kick by James.
Barca tries to land a front kick but James steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
James misses with a hook to the body
and Barca counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
Barca checks a low kick from James.
James fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barca.
Barca tries a head kick but it misses.
Barca throws a lazy head kick
and James counters with a series of strikes. Barca will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barca misses with a head kick.
Barca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barca throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
Barca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barca looks to throw a body kick
and James counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Freddy James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barca shoots for a double leg takedown but James sprawls well. He's pushed Barca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice uppercut lands for James. That snapped Barca's head back.
Barca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca throws a head kick that misses
and James counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
James misses the shot to the body.
Barca plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barca throws a push kick but James slaps the foot to one side.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barca manages to avoid it.
Barca looks to throw a body kick
and James counters with a lovely shot to the body.
James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Barca.
James tries to circle away but Barca has him pinned against the cage.
James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
James tries to break free but Barca pushes him back against the cage.
Barca taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barca misses with an elbow strike.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barca missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca misses with a head kick.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barca throws a leg kick
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
James throws a lazy right hand but Barca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James moves in looking to clinch but Barca pushes him off.
Barca ducks under a wild hook from James.
James lands a jab-cross combination.
James on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
James throws a right and a left that Barca avoids nicely.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James misses with a wild combination.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barca.
Barca lands a glancing blow to the side of James's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
James moves into the clinch.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barca backwards.
Still in the clinch, Barca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barca prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Barca can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from James.
Barca gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca is pushing James up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barca tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca prevents a body shot from James.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barca is looking to control James's arms but James gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barca has his back to the cage.
Barca is pushing James up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice left hand lands by James.
James misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barca obliges.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Barca won't allow it.
James tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
James throws an elbow but it misses.
James lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barca leaning his opponent against the cage.
James blocks a body shot from Barca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy James dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Barca has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
James lands a lovely overhand right.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Barca looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
James takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barca.
Barca on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barca closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick lands from James.
Freddy James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
James misses with a kick to the body
and Barca counters with a shoot takedown. James fights it but they end up in guard.
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.
Barca is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barca won't allow James to get back to his feet.
Barca 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.
Barca wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Barca looking to pass the guard.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barca stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James keeping moving, preventing Barca from controlling successfully.
Barca stops James from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barca shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
James throws the left hand but Barca avoids the punch easily.
James avoids a kick to the body.
Barca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
James misses with a looping left.
Barca misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from James misses.
James is looking to slow Barca down with leg kicks.
Barca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt James.
James misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to clinch but Barca is having none of it.
Barca looks for the body kick but James saw that one coming.
James moves out of range as Barca throws a body kick.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barca.
James throws a jab when Barca was well out of range.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barca will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
James tries to clinch but Barca is having none of it.
Barca throws a push kick but James slaps the foot to one side.
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
James tries to clinch up.
Barca scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Barca.
Barca misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Barca throws a front kick aimed at James's knee but James avoids it well.
James attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Barca is just out of range.
James throws a shot from downtown. Barca moves away and avoids it.
James moves in looking to clinch but Barca pushes him off.
Barca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
James smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Barca should have avoided that one.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barca lands a nice shot that snaps James's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Constantine Barca will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Barca 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.
Barca throws a low kick but James moves out of range easily.
Barca scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Freddy James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick there by Barca.
Barca's corner calls for a 1-2. Barca obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barca misses with a low kick.
James throws a right hand that Barca ducks under and follows up with a left that Barca also avoids with ease.
Barca throws a low kick but James avoids it.
Barca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt James.
James looks to clinch
and Barca counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Barca.
Barca thuds his right hand into James's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barca connects with a leg kick. James looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barca tries a head kick but it misses.
James tries a low kick but Barca avoids it.
Barca throws a head kick that half lands.
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
James can't break the clinch.
James breaks from the clinch.
James lands a jab to the nose.
James throws a looping overhand right but Barca ducks down to avoid it.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Barca.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barca attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James connects with a leg kick. Barca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
Barca swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Barca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
Barca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barca tries to move into range but James moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
James misses with an attempted mid kick.
James misses with a low kick.
Barca scores with a head kick.
Barca on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as James checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barca tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barca circles away from the clinch attempt.
James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James throws a right hand that misses
and Barca counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. James is lucky that one didn't land flush.
James lands with a cross.
James lands a leg kick that knocks Barca off balance momentarily.
Barca swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Barca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barca moves out of range of the body kick.
Barca tries a head kick but it misses.
James lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James throws a half hearted mid kick.
James throws out a loose jab but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it.
James scores with a jab.
A head kick misses from Barca.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Freddy James.
I think James has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Freddy James!
Freddy James seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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