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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barac comes to the cage accompanied by Connected. Jan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Judgment night by Biohazard&Onyx kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Jan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jan was well out of range. Poor timing from Barac.
Jan digs a good hook to Barac's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jan.
Jan lands a front kick.
Barac is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jan misses with a body shot.
Jan lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Jan. Beautiful body shot.
Jan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barac.
Jan cracks Barac with an uppercut from hell and Barac crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Jan's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
It looks like Ivan Barac has been cut.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jan 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jan chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan wanted to stand there but Barac had control of the position.
Jan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barac's guard.
Jan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barac is doing well to control the position and prevent Jan from advancing to side control.
Jan throwing shots but Barac is blocking nicely.
Jan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Barac!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac wants to hold on but Jan pushes him away.
Barac is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barac is looking to escape.
Barac wants to hold on but Jan pushes him away.
Jan trying to control but Barac is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barac looks a forlorn figure.
Jan prevents Barac from getting the reversal.
Barac is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barac is looking to improve his position but Jan isn't that keen on the idea.
Barac is squirming around, avoiding Jan's attempts to control the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jan unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barac is trying to escape the mount.
Jan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barac hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Barac'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.
Jan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barac takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jan manages to avoid it.
Barac scores with a shot to the body.
Jan wants to slow Barac down by chopping away at his legs.
Jan missing with a left hand there. Barac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jan ducks under a wild hook from Barac.
Barac slips a jab from Jan.
Jan stuns Barac with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Jan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barac is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jan.
John Jan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barac misses with a wild body shot.
Jan scores with the left hand. Barac knows he should have avoided that one.
Barac tries to clinch there but Jan circles away.
Jan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barac. Barac circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jan connects with a right hand. Barac shakes it off.
Barac blocks the body kick.
Jan misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jan manages to avoid it.
Barac jabs Jan right on the nose. Jan blinks but takes it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barac.
Barac feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jan's calf.
Barac throws the kick towards the body but Jan avoids it.
Jan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jan throws the kick towards the body but Barac avoids it.
Jan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barac digs a good hook to Jan's body.
Barac is looking to wear down Jan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barac wants to slow Jan down by chopping away at his legs.
Barac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barac with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jan to score with a decent uppercut.
Jan looks to score with a jab to the body but Barac is just out of range.
Barac ducks under a wild hook from Jan.
Jan moves away from the strike by Barac.
Barac lands a really nice looking cross but Jan seems unphased.
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!
A jab from Jan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barac misses with a low kick.
Jan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jan - that will leave a mark!
Jan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barac has time to react.
Jan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jan checks a low kick from Barac.
Barac scores with a body shot.
Jan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barac.
Barac looks to score with a jab to the body but Jan is just out of range.
Barac misses with a body shot.
A jab from Jan does it's job there.
Jan throws the left hand but Barac avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Jan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jan manages to avoid it.
Barac misses with a body punch
and Jan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barac manages to avoid it.
Jan slips a jab from Barac.
Jan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barac.
Jan blocks a head kick by Barac.
Jan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good shot there by Jan.
Jan takes a swing at Barac's ribcage but misses.
Jan jabs Barac right on the nose. Barac blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jan scores with a hook to the body. Barac takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jan moves away.
Jan cracks Barac with a good jab.
Barac moves out of range of the body kick.
Jan takes a swing at Barac's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jan slips under a jab.
Barac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jan.
Jan dips to his left and cracks Barac with an uppercut!
Jan lands a lovely overhand right.
Jan throws a right hand that Barac ducks under and follows up with a left that Barac also avoids with ease.
Jan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jan.
Barac scoring well with a low kick there.
Jan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ivan Barac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barac to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Jan as he checks the leg kick.
Barac throws out a loose jab but Jan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Barac's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Barac thows a body shot but no joy.
Barac lands a nice looking body shot.
Jan misses the jab.
Barac's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barac scrambles back to his feet.
Barac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jan.
Jan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barac moves away.
Jan throws a hook but Barac blocks it.
Barac lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barac works the jab nicely.
Jan scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab by Jan.
Barac misses with a body shot.
Barac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barac throws a front kick aimed at Jan's knee but Jan avoids it well.
Barac throws a jab when Jan was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barac.
A bone on bone clash there as Barac blocks the leg kick.
Jan ducks under a wild hook from Barac.
Jan misses with a wild body shot.
Barac looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jan was well out of range. Poor timing from Barac.
Jan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barac. That one must have hurt.
Barac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barac avoids the head kick by Jan.
Jan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barac fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barac digs a good body shot into Jan's ribs.
Ivan Barac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the 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 throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barac scores with a nice strike.
Barac jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barac fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jan, pushing him back against the cage.
Jan lands a shot to the body.
Jan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jan.
Barac tries to work over Jan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barac.
Jan misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barac.
Barac swings wildly with an uppercut but Jan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jan breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barac. Barac obviously looking to wear him down.
Jan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barac checks a leg kick nicely.
Jan scores with the left hand. Barac knows he should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barac 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 Jan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jan digs a good body shot into Barac's ribs.
Jan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barac.
Jan throws a solid leg kick but Barac takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jan.
Jan misses with a straight left.
Barac swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barac throws the kick towards the body but Jan avoids it.
Jan misses the jab.
Jan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barac takes a swing at Jan's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barac takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barac moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barac takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barac swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barac slips a straight right by Jan.
A swing and a miss from Jan.
Jan slips a jab from Barac.
Jan scores with a push kick.
Barac misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jan jabs Barac to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John Jan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jan.
Jan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Jan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jan!
Post fight, John Jan took to the microphone: 'Thanks for a fine fight.'.
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