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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Pollock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen The Game-360 Bars as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent 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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Pollock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harrison Barnes!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Pollock.
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pollock counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pollock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pollock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pollock. That did some damage!
Barnes scores a takedown into full mount!
Pollock tries to hold on but Barnes postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes trying to control but Pollock is having none of it.
Pollock working to try and regain half guard.
Pollock is squirming around, avoiding Barnes's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Barnes is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Pollock is defending well though. Barnes let's go of the attempt for now.
Barnes trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Pollock doesn't escape.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Barnes's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Pollock tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Pollock can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pollock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pollock regains half guard.
Barnes wants to take a breather but Pollock is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pollock trying to control from the bottom.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Pollock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pollock is trying to get back to full guard.
Pollock gets back to full guard.
Pollock seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnes postures up.
Pollock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barnes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pollock controlling Barnes's posture.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Pollock keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barnes scores with a nice body kick.
Pollock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pollock.
Pollock blocks the body kick.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pollock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pollock tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pollock walks into a straight right hand from Barnes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes throws a nice head kick!
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pollock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harrison Barnes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pollock fails with a takedown attempt.
Pollock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pollock shoots in and bounces Barnes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Pollock controlling him for the moment.
Pollock slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jackson Pollock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pollock is trying to ground and pound but Barnes uses the momentary lack of control by Pollock to regain half guard.
Barnes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pollock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pollock's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tightening his grip on Pollock, looking for the choke.
Barnes is hanging on to Pollock's back as he tries to escape.
Pollock fending off the submission attempt from Barnes.
Pollock tries to roll but Barnes sticks to his back.
Barnes tries to keep control of the position but Pollock is staying busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeps control of the position easily here as Pollock tries to buck him off.
Pollock turns into Barnes and is now in his guard.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pollock works over Barnes with some ground and pound from guard.
Pollock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollock throws an elbow that misses. Barnes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pollock's guard. Nice move by Barnes!
Pollock keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pollock controlling Barnes's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pollock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pollock is on top in guard.
Pollock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Pollock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pollock is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Barnes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Barnes has escaped and now he's on top!
Barnes stops Pollock from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barnes trying to control but Pollock is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Harrison Barnes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Pollock's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pollock throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Pollock dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Pollock walks into a straight right hand from Barnes.
Pollock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pollock just misses with a punch to the body.
Pollock scores with a leg kick.
Harrison Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Pollock misses.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Pollock checks it.
Pollock just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pollock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes keeps Pollock at a distance using the push kick.
Barnes cracks the inside of Pollock's front leg.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Pollock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Pollock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pollock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Pollock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Pollock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pollock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnes. Barnes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barnes tries to land a body kick
and Pollock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Pollock down.
Barnes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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!
Barnes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pollock's guard.
Pollock keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Barnes is pushing down on Pollock's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pollock is fighting to maintain full guard but Barnes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pollock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pollock moves into full guard.
Pollock looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock controlling Barnes's posture.
Pollock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pollock keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes slips nicely into half guard.
Pollock is looking to control Barnes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pollock avoid being mounted?
Pollock is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pollock is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barnes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barnes's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollock lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Barnes.
Pollock thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Barnes rolls, trying to escape but Pollock keeps control of the position.
Pollock is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Barnes has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Pollock misses with an elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pollock lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Pollock.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jackson Pollock.
I think Pollock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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