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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio comes to the cage accompanied by Massive Attack - Angel. Barac has chosen Connected as his entrance music. Ivan Barac has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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193 cm
28
262 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
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195 cm
28
250 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Victorio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. A shot to the liver by Barac. Beautiful body shot. Barac jabs at Victorio's body. Jonny Victorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Victorio misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Victorio. Barac does a little dance to reset his feet. Victorio lands with a right hand. Victorio throws a combination that misses and Barac counters with a lovely straight right hand! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Victorio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Barac takes a swing at Victorio's ribcage but misses. Barac throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Victorio misses with the combination.
Barac misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barac closes the distance but Victorio moves to the side and Victorio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Barac takes a swing at Victorio's ribcage but misses. Victorio has his takedown stuffed and Barac counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jonny Victorio has been cut. Barac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Victorio throws a jab but it's blocked by Barac. Barac tries to clinch up and Victorio counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Victorio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Barac misses with a body punch
and Victorio counters with a thumping low kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Victorio throws a lazy right hand but Barac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Victorio just misses with a punch to the body.
Victorio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barac on the side of the head. Barac moves in looking to clinch but Victorio pushes him off. Victorio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Victorio throws a leg kick that is checked and Barac counters with a nice leg kick. Barac is looking to take this fight into the clinch. A nice inside leg kick there by Victorio. That's going to slow Barac down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barac throws a shot from downtown. Victorio moves away and avoids it. Some bone on bone action there as Barac checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Victorio tries to land a body kick and Barac counters with a lovely straight right hand! Victorio throws a poor cross that misses
and Barac counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Victorio thinking. Barac throws a jab when Victorio was well out of range. Barac throws a body punch but Victorio moves out of range. Barac tries to close the distance and clinch but Victorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Victorio.
Barac lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Barac scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Victorio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barac sees it coming and avoids it easily. Barac lands a nice looking body shot.
Barac throws a body punch but Victorio moves out of range. Barac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ivan Barac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Victorio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barac checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Victorio misses with a low kick. Barac connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Victorio momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Barac thumps Victorio with a low kick. Barac is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Victorio rather than just go for the knockout. Barac avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Victorio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Barac dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jonny Victorio's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Barac misses with a double jab
and Victorio counters with a stiff right hand. Barac stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Victorio. Victorio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barac.
Victorio throws an overhand right that lands on Barac's shoulder, as Barac tries to avoid the shot. Victorio wants to slow Barac down by chopping away at his legs. A looping hook to the body misses from Barac. Victorio does a little dance to reset his feet. Barac throws a shot to the body.
Barac tries to close the distance and clinch but Victorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Barac swings for the body but Victorio moves out of range.
Victorio misses with a takedown attempt - Barac sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barac moves in looking to clinch but Victorio pushes him off. An inside leg kick from Victorio misses. Barac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Victorio.
Victorio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barac. Victorio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Victorio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victorio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barac is able to avoid easily. Victorio moves away from the strike by Barac. Barac throws a series of punches but Victorio avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Victorio works Barac's body with a nice hook. Victorio throws a hook to the side of Barac's head but Barac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Barac tries to clinch up. Victorio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Victorio misses with a leg kick and Barac counters with a nice body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Barac staying out of range there. A head kick by Victorio misses enabling Barac to counter with a crisp jab. A head kick from Victorio lands but Barac takes it in his stride. Barac throws a nice outside leg kick. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Barac misses with a wild body shot. Ivan Barac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barac throws a head kick that misses. Barac throws the left hand but Victorio avoids the punch easily. Barac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Victorio paws at him with a jab and circles away. Victorio slips under a jab from Barac. Barac throws a right and a left that both miss. Barac misses the shot to the body. Victorio loads up on a big right hand but Barac slips the punch. Barac moves out of range as Victorio strikes. Victorio works Barac's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Victorio scores with a kick to the body.
Barac on the wrong end of a nice jab. Good work by Barac as he checks the leg kick. Victorio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Victorio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barac. Barac stuffs the takedown. Barac dips down and scores with a jab to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Victorio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barac is able to avoid easily. Victorio avoids the head kick by Barac.
Victorio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barac stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Barac will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Jonny Victorio'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barac is looking to chop away at Victorio's legs. Victorio looks to land a combination. Barac sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Victorio scores with a leg kick.
Barac scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Nice shot by Victorio. That kick from Barac tenderised Victorio's leg. Victorio is trying to keep his angry face on. Victorio throws a body punch but Barac moves out of range. Barac's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Victorio lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Victorio sizes up Barac with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barac tries to score with a low kick but Victorio moves his leg out of the way. Victorio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barac's head backwards. Barac misses with an uppercut. Victorio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barac. Barac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Victorio. Victorio misses with an uppercut
and Barac counters with a straight right hand. Decent striking displayed by Victorio there. Barac has taken the fight to the clinch.
Victorio is trying to stall.
Barac prevents Victorio from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barac misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barac. Victorio manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Victorio throws out a loose jab but Barac uses good head movement to avoid it. Barac takes one to the side of the head.
Victorio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barac circles away quickly and effectively. Barac scores with a jab. Victorio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Victorio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jonny Victorio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Victorio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Victorio tries to work over Barac's front leg with a kick but Barac checks it. Victorio misses with an uppercut. Barac saw that one coming. Victorio looks to score with a jab to the body but Barac is just out of range. A lazy body kick from Victorio and Barac makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Victorio walks into a left hand. Victorio looks to throw a body kick enabling Barac to counter with a crisp jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Victorio misses with a lunging right hand
and Barac counters with a left to the body. Victorio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Barac throws a leg kick which misses Victorio's front leg but catches the back leg as Victorio tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barac swings for the body but Victorio moves out of range.
Barac jabs Victorio right on the nose. Victorio blinks but takes it well. Donk. Barac catches Victorio right on the button with a cross. Barac lands a big uppercut and Victorio crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Victorio looks OK. Barac waves Victorio back to his feet!
Victorio is rocked!
Jonny Victorio's cut is getting worse. Barac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Victorio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Barac catches Victorio with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Victorio forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivan Barac! Ivan Barac tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
80% |
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