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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spurro Sparre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sexy and I Know It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spurro Sparre!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparre cracks Barry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barry tries to clinch but Sparre moves out of range.
Sparre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sparre moves out of range of the body kick.
Barry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barry throws a body punch but Sparre moves out of range.
Sparre blocks the body kick.
Sparre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab by Barry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barry throws a head kick but Sparre moves out of range.
Barry throws a jab when Sparre was well out of range.
Barry misses with a body kick.
Sparre misses with a straight left.
Barry looks to land a body kick but Sparre moved away.
Barry tries to clinch
and Sparre counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sparre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barry.
Barry misses with a right hand
and Sparre counters with a nice uppercut.
Barry takes one to the chin there.
Sparre throws an overhand right that lands on Barry's shoulder, as Barry tries to avoid the shot.
Barry moves away from the strike by Sparre.
Barry punishes Sparre's body with a nice straight punch.
Barry lands a slapping body shot.
Sparre lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barry misses with a wild body shot.
Barry looks for the body kick but Sparre saw that one coming.
Barry scores with a leg kick.
Sparre misses with a hook.
Sparre thows a body shot but no joy.
Sparre throws a hook but Barry blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry swinging wildly here.
A solid body kick from Barry.
Sparre misses with a straight right.
Barry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sparre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barry manages to avoid it.
Barry throws a sloppy head kick
and Sparre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barry's knee momentarily.
Sparre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sparre counters with a two punch combo.
Barry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sparre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barry misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparre dodges the punch combination from Barry.
Sparre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sparre wants to slow Barry down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spurro Sparre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sparre misses the body punch
letting Barry counter with a right hand.
Barry tries to clinch there but Sparre circles away.
Sparre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barry cracks Sparre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barry avoids the body shot from Sparre.
Barry clinches.
Sparre prevents a body shot from Barry.
Barry lands a right hand.
Sparre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sparre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparre.
Barry lands an elbow inside that Sparre shrugs off.
Sparre scores with a shoulder strike.
Sparre misses with a body punch.
Barry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sparre backwards.
Sparre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barry loads up on a big right hand but Sparre slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry misses with a series of wild punches.
Sparre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barry.
Sparre avoids a kick to the body.
Barry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sparre takes one to the chin there.
Spurro Sparre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barry tries to clinch up.
Sparre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sparre throws a body kick that misses.
Sparre is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barry connects with a solid leg kick.
Barry tests Sparre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sparre.
Barry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sparre. That did some damage!
Barry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparre looks to throw the jab but Barry is out of range.
Sparre misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Sparre finds it's target.
Barry blocks a low kick nicely.
Barry throws a wild body kick that Sparre sees coming a mile off.
Barry ducks under a wild hook from Sparre.
Sparre moves out of range of the body kick.
A good leg kick by Sparre.
Barry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Barry as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sparre throws an overhand right that lands on Barry's shoulder, as Barry tries to avoid the shot.
Barry swings for the body but Sparre moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pat Barry will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barry staying out of range there.
Barry throws a body kick that misses.
Barry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparre.
Sparre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sparre throws a right and a left that Barry avoids nicely.
Barry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sparre throws the left hand but Barry avoids the punch easily.
Barry thuds his right hand into Sparre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sparre misses with an uppercut.
Barry misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Sparre misses.
Barry throws a jab when Sparre was well out of range.
Sparre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sparre scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barry throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sparre thows a body shot but no joy.
Sparre misses with a looping left.
Sparre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barry throws the kick towards the body but Sparre avoids it.
Sparre misses with an uppercut.
Sparre throws a body punch but Barry moves out of range.
Sparre works Barry's body with a nice hook.
Sparre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barry throws an overhand right that lands on Sparre's shoulder, as Sparre tries to avoid the shot.
Sparre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barry scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barry misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Barry.
Sparre scores with a shot to the body.
Barry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sparre.
Some wild striking there from Sparre.
Sparre misses with a lunging right hand
and Barry counters with a left to the body.
Barry throws a shot from downtown. Sparre moves away and avoids it.
Sparre checks a low kick from Barry.
A jab from Sparre misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparre 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.
Sparre looks to land a left hand but Barry moved out of range nicely.
Barry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sparre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spurro Sparre really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sparre tries to bum rush Barry with a series of wild strikes but Barry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Barry blocks the low kick.
Sparre slips under a jab from Barry.
A jab from Barry finds it's way through Sparre's defenses.
Barry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sparre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barry lands a nice looking body shot.
Barry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barry misses with a series of wild punches.
Sparre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barry loads up on a big right hand but Sparre slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barry. Sparre does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Barry.
Barry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sparre has time to react.
Sparre scores with a jab. Barry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sparre throws a combination. Barry tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barry looks to throw the jab but Sparre is out of range.
Barry scores with a spinning back kick!
Sparre blocks a head kick by Barry.
Sparre thuds a left hand into Barry's body.
Sparre checks a leg kick nicely.
Sparre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparre looks to score with a jab to the body but Barry is just out of range.
Barry looks for the body kick but Sparre saw that one coming.
Sparre tries to keep at a distance but Barry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sparre has a couple of punches blocked by Barry.
Sparre pushes Barry back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sparre.
Barry tries a knee to the head but Sparre blocks it.
Sparre breaks from the clinch.
Sparre lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barry looks for the body kick but Sparre saw that one coming.
Barry throws the left hand but Sparre avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Spurro Sparre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Barry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sparre finds it's way round the side to connect with Barry's head.
Barry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sparre misses with a hook.
Barry misses with a wild combination.
Barry throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sparre misses with a leg kick
and Barry counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sparre throws a body punch but Barry moves out of range.
Barry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparre.
Barry misses with a body kick.
Sparre misses with a low kick.
Sparre throws a series of punches but Barry moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sparre.
Sparre scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sparre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barry lands with an uppercut that bounces Sparre off the ropes and back into range.
Barry throws a chopping leg kick but Sparre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sparre 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.
Barry fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Barry.
Barry misses with a head kick.
Barry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparre.
Barry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparre was well out of range. Poor timing from Barry.
Barry feints and then cracks Sparre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sparre down.
Barry is looking to clinch.
Sparre throws an overhand right that lands on Barry's shoulder, as Barry tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Barry finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sparre has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barry.
Good leg kick by Barry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sparre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pat Barry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Barry throws a leg kick that misses.
Sparre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparre.
Barry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Sparre coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparre moves out of range of the body kick from Barry.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sparre 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 Barry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sparre throws out a powerful jab.
Sparre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Spurro Sparre.
I think Sparre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spurro Sparre!
Spurro Sparre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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