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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barron comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Satani. The crowd seem to be enjoying Soprano's choice of entrance music: Got Yourself a Gun . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Colin Barron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soprano.
Soprano motions for Barron to come forward. Soprano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Barron.
Barron stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Soprano thuds his shin into the meat of Barron's side.
Barron with a hook.
Soprano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barron.
Barron buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Colin Barron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano wants to slow Barron down by chopping away at his legs.
Soprano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Soprano tries to work over Barron's front leg with a kick but Barron checks it.
Soprano misses with a kick to the body.
Barron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soprano, right into the meat.
Barron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barron throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano scoring well with a low kick there.
Barron checks a low kick from Soprano.
Barron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soprano.
Soprano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barron.
Barron on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soprano.
Soprano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barron.
Barron connects with a high kick.
Soprano misses with a left hand
enabling Barron to counter with a crisp jab.
Barron feints and then cracks Soprano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soprano down.
Barron scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barron throws out a leg kick but Soprano moves out of range and Barron only half commits.
Soprano throws a low kick but Barron moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano throws a body kick that misses.
Soprano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soprano.
Barron misses with a low kick.
Barron checks a leg kick nicely.
Soprano throws the kick towards the body but Barron avoids it.
Soprano throws a jab when Barron was well out of range.
Soprano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barron is out of range.
Barron misses with a low kick as Soprano jumps back.
Barron takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Soprano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soprano, as that shot connected.
Soprano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Soprano misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soprano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barron's head backwards.
Barron throws a leg kick
and Soprano counters with a stiff right hand.
Soprano misses with a looping left.
Soprano cracks the inside of Barron's front leg.
Decent striking displayed by Soprano there.
Soprano missing with a left hand there. Barron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barron tries a low kick but Soprano avoids it.
Barron lands an overhand right.
Soprano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barron tries a head kick but it misses.
Barron lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soprano's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Soprano as he connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barron. That's going to slow Soprano down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Soprano jabs at Barron's body.
Soprano tries to land a leg kick but Barron saw it coming and moves away.
Barron ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
A head kick by Soprano misses
and Barron counters with a thumping low kick.
Barron lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tony Soprano has been cut.
Soprano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barron.
Barron moves out of range of the strikes.
Barron lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Soprano loads up on a big right hand but Barron slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano sizes up Barron with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Soprano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barron defending well as Soprano loads up on a big left hand.
Soprano throws a leg kick but Barron moved away.
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 Colin Barron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Soprano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Soprano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soprano lands with a straight right. Barron didn't see that one coming.
Soprano throws a low kick but Barron moves out of range easily.
That kick from Barron tenderised Soprano's leg. Soprano is trying to keep his angry face on.
A clash of legs there as Soprano blocks the low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Soprano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Soprano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barron. Barron obviously looking to wear him down.
Barron swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barron, right into the meat.
Barron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barron blocks a leg kick.
Barron has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soprano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Colin Barron is winning the standup battle so far.
Barron throws the kick towards the body but Soprano avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano tries a low kick but Barron avoids it.
Soprano moves away from the strike by Barron.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soprano, right into the meat.
Barron looks to land a right hand but Soprano moved out of range.
A solid body kick from Soprano.
Soprano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barron takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soprano looks to throw the jab but Barron is out of range.
A head kick misses from Soprano.
Barron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barron throws a hook but Soprano avoids it easily.
Barron takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barron is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Soprano moves away from the strike by Barron.
Barron scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barron works the jab nicely.
Barron is looking to score with low kicks.
Barron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soprano checks a leg kick.
Soprano misses with an uppercut.
Soprano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barron.
Barron scores with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Barron lands an impressive looking overhand right. Soprano doesn't seem phased though.
Barron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barron is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barron connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barron.
Soprano misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Barron.
Soprano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soprano throws an overhand right that lands on Barron's shoulder, as Barron tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Barron lands.
Soprano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soprano throws a shot to the body.
Barron moves out of range of the body kick from Soprano.
Soprano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barron.
Barron takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soprano checks the leg kick.
Soprano tries to land a front kick but Barron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soprano 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 Barron has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barron and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano throws a hook but Barron avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Soprano.
Barron throws a low kick but it's checked well by Soprano.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Soprano - that will leave a mark!
Barron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barron blocks a leg kick.
Soprano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barron throws a jab when Soprano was well out of range.
Soprano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barron. Barron obviously looking to wear him down.
Barron fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soprano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barron lands with an uppercut that bounces Soprano off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Barron misses.
Barron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barron connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Barron dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Soprano's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soprano.
Soprano cracks a nice hook into Barron's ribs.
Soprano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barron just misses with a punch to the body.
Barron tries a head kick but it misses.
Soprano misses with a body kick.
Barron throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barron throws a leg kick but Soprano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barron thows a leg kick but Soprano checks it
and Soprano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barron chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soprano can pounce on him.
Soprano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron misses with a low kick.
Soprano throws a series of punches but Barron moves out of range.
Soprano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soprano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Soprano avoids the head kick by Barron.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barron.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barron.
Barron takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Soprano motions for Barron to come forward. Soprano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soprano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barron dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soprano. That did some damage!
Soprano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soprano scores with a jab.
Barron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barron misses with a head kick.
Barron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soprano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barron's calf.
Barron scores with a nice right hand.
Barron blocks a low kick nicely.
Soprano lands a leg kick that knocks Barron off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barron.
Barron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barron tries a head kick but it misses.
Barron tries a head kick but it misses.
Barron thumps Soprano with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soprano. Barron does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano lands with a shot to the body.
Barron throws a leg kick but Soprano checks it.
A shot to the liver by Soprano. Beautiful body shot.
Barron connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barron throws a leg kick but Soprano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barron takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barron just misses with a punch to the body.
Soprano lands a front kick.
Soprano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Soprano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soprano connects with a nice looking jab.
Soprano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Soprano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Barron is predictable there
and Soprano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barron thuds his shin into the meat of Soprano's side.
Barron thumps Soprano with a low kick.
Barron will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Soprano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barron tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soprano is able to avoid easily.
Soprano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barron.
Barron throws a hook but Soprano blocks it.
Barron throws a head kick that misses.
Barron missing with a left hand there. Soprano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soprano connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano lands a jab to Barron's midsection.
Soprano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soprano blocks a head kick by Barron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Colin Barron did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tony Soprano's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Soprano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barron throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Soprano misses its intended target.
Barron walks forward, straight into a front kick from Soprano.
A big left from Soprano misses.
Barron wants to slow Soprano down by chopping away at his legs.
Barron checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barron misses the shot to the body.
Soprano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soprano wants to slow Barron down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soprano checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron is looking to score with low kicks.
Barron lands a head kick. Soprano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barron defending well as Soprano loads up on a big left hand.
Barron throws a sloppy head kick and Soprano moves out of range easily.
Soprano throws a shot from downtown. Barron moves away and avoids it.
Soprano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soprano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barron.
Barron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soprano scores with a nice right hand.
Soprano avoids the head kick by Barron.
Barron connects with a body shot.
Soprano jabs Barron to the body, keeping him at a distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Barron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soprano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barron has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soprano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barron manages to avoid it.
Soprano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soprano dodges the punch combination from Barron.
Barron misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barron throws a sloppy head kick
and Soprano counters with a straight right hand.
Soprano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barron throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Soprano misses.
Soprano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barron counters with a straight right hand.
Soprano scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barron throws a combination that misses
and Soprano counters with a nice leg kick.
Soprano throws a jab when Barron was well out of range.
A cross from Soprano lands.
Barron throws a sloppy head kick and Soprano moves out of range easily.
Barron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soprano.
Soprano throws a hook but Barron avoids it easily.
Barron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Soprano connects with an inside leg kick.
Barron tries to land a front kick but Soprano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barron throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barron throws a leg kick but Soprano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barron avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Soprano misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano misses the jab.
Barron feints and then cracks Soprano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soprano down.
Soprano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soprano looks to land a body kick but Barron moved away.
A leg kick checked by Soprano.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barron fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soprano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barron slips under a jab from Soprano.
Barron takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barron looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A low kick from Barron is predictable there
and Soprano counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soprano looks to land a left hand but Barron moved out of range nicely.
Barron misses with a low kick.
Barron wants to slow Soprano down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tony Soprano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tony Soprano's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Soprano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barron swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barron scores with a punch to the head.
Barron throws a body kick the misses
and Soprano counters with a nice uppercut.
Soprano misses with a straight right.
Soprano throws a leg kick which misses Barron's front leg but catches the back leg as Barron tries to avoid it.
Soprano scores with a nice head shot.
Barron ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
Soprano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barron at a distance.
Barron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soprano was well out of range. Poor timing from Barron.
Barron scoring well with a low kick there.
Soprano tried to score with a low kick but Barron checks it.
Soprano checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron misses the jab.
Barron throws a low kick but Soprano moves out of range easily.
Barron avoids the head kick by Soprano.
Barron takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barron throws a leg kick
and Soprano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barron checks a leg kick nicely.
Barron ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
Barron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barron blocks a head kick by Soprano.
Barron swings for the body but Soprano moves out of range.
Barron scores with a head kick.
Barron throws a head kick that misses.
Tony Soprano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Soprano cracks the inside of Barron's front leg.
Barron will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Soprano misses with a kick to the body.
Barron throws a leg kick but Soprano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Soprano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soprano jabs Barron to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Soprano slips under a jab from Barron.
Soprano throws a sloppy head kick
and Barron counters with a slapping leg kick.
Soprano moves out of range of the leg kick from Barron.
Soprano misses with an uppercut
and Barron counters with a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Soprano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Colin Barron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barron 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.
Soprano avoids the head kick by Barron.
Barron lands a glancing blow to the side of Soprano's head.
Soprano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soprano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soprano.
Barron turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soprano throws the left hand but Barron avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soprano.
Barron throws a chopping leg kick but Soprano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soprano missing with a left hand there. Barron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Soprano misses.
Soprano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barron counters with a nice kick to the body.
Soprano checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soprano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soprano.
Barron lands an overhand right.
Soprano throws a lazy uppercut
and Barron counters with a big head kick but Soprano shrugs it off.
Soprano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soprano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barron.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barron checks a leg kick.
Soprano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soprano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barron.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Soprano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barron 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Colin Barron!
Colin Barron retains his light heavyweight title!
Colin Barron decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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