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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrie Van Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominik Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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270 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harrie Van Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominik Young!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Barry throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Dominik Young has been cut.
Van Barry throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Young should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Van Barry throws a head kick that Young semi-blocks.
Young drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young working the head and body with strikes.
Van Barry wants to get back to his feet but Young is dominant here and he's now got Van Barry's back!
Van Barry tries to roll but Young sticks to his back.
Van Barry looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Van Barry is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Young has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Barry trying to control the position but Young manages to sink in the hooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Barry holding both Young 's hands and preventing any damage.
Van Barry is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Young tries to get the hooks in deep but Van Barry pushed the leg off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Barry covering up well under a series of strikes from Young.
Young is trying to stick to Van Barry's back but Van Barry is turning into Young. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Young's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Van Barry.
Van Barry wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Van Barry won't allow Young to sweep him here.
Van Barry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young working a defensive guard here.
Van Barry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Young avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Young checks the leg kick.
Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Van Barry is trying to maintain the position but Young is very close to passing his half guard.
Van Barry is trying to stand up here but Young is controlling him well.
Young wants to take a breather but Van Barry is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young is just content to waste time from the top position. Van Barry takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Van Barry is trying to keep Young in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to control but Van Barry is working from the bottom.
Young looks gassed!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dominik Young wasn't active enough on the ground.
Van Barry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Barry thumps Young with a low kick.
Young keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Young checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Barry.
Van Barry throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harrie Van Barry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Barry scores with a head kick.
Young is looking to land body kicks.
Van Barry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Young takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Young is rocked!
Van Barry is looking to slow Young down with leg kicks.
Van Barry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Barry throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Van Barry keeps Young at a distance using the push kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Young checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Barry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
Van Barry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
Van Barry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrie Van Barry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominik Young's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Van Barry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Barry misses with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Young crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Barry - the referee stops the clock and Young gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Barry. Young manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Young 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.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Barry throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Young's head.
Van Barry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Young checks it well.
Van Barry tries a head kick but it misses.
Young feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Barry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Young has managed to get both his arms back between Van Barry's legs - danger averted.
Van Barry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Barry has his foot on Young's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Young works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Young is breathing heavily.
Van Barry has his foot on Young's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Young works his way back into a safe position though.
Young not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Van Barry trying to control the position.
Young got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Barry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Young has managed to get both his arms back between Van Barry's legs - danger averted.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Barry wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Barry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dominik Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Barry working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Barry is on top in guard.
Van Barry looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young is trying to control the position but Van Barry postures up.
Van Barry wanted to stand there but Young had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young keeping moving, preventing Van Barry from controlling successfully.
Van Barry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Van Barry trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Harrie Van Barry wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Van Barry tries to work over Young's front leg with a kick but Young checks it.
Young blocks a leg kick.
Young shoots in and bounces Van Barry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Van Barry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Barry working for a triangle but Young defends it easily.
Young trying to control but Van Barry is working from the bottom.
Van Barry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Young doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Young manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Van Barry working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrie Van Barry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominik Young's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Barry misses with a low kick.
Van Barry tried to score with a low kick but Young checks it.
Van Barry throws a leg kick but Young sees it coming and moves out of range.
Young throws a low kick but Van Barry moves out of range easily.
Young clinches up against the cage.
Young tightens his grip and picks Van Barry up, before dumping him to the ground. Van Barry manages to land in guard.
Van Barry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Young doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Young manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Barry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Barry controls Young momentarily but Young frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Barry wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Barry keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young stands up and waves to Van Barry to follow him.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Van Barry looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Van Barry wants to get back to his feet but Young drags him back down.
Young trying to control the position but Van Barry is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Barry is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Van Barry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van Barry is looking to regain half guard here but Young keeps moving and retains side control.
Van Barry is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Young working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to take a break and control but Van Barry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Van Barry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Young shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van Barry is trying to defend but Young finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Young is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Barry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Van Barry trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Barry is looking to improve his position.
Van Barry gets back to full guard.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Barry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Barry looking for a guillotine here but Young defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Barry manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dominik Young.
I think Van Barry 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrie Van Barry!
Harrie Van Barry managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75, into his post fight interview.
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RATING
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