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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Barniani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ipod Apple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas Barniani !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ipod Apple!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apple tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Apple 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.
Barniani swats away the attempt to clinch by Apple.
Barniani works over Apple's head and body with a nice combination.
Apple rushes Barniani and presses him up against the cage.
Barniani is trying to force a seperation but Apple has the dominant position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Apple has eaten all the pies!
Apple works on Barniani 's body with a couple of short punches.
Apple breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Apple with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barniani misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Barniani . Those never looked like landing.
Apple has managed to clinch.
Apple tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Apple goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barniani prevents it.
Barniani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Apple working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barniani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barniani tries to land a knee to the head but Apple blocks with his arms.
Apple is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barniani gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Apple.
Apple makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Apple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barniani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Apple misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apple blocks an uppercut.
Barniani misses with a punch on the inside.
Apple lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Apple.
Apple has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barniani is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Andreas Barniani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ipod Apple.
Apple gets through Barniani 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Apple lands with a light punch inside.
Barniani takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Barniani .
Apple tries to throw a body punch but Barniani avoids it by throwing Apple back against the cage.
Apple blocking some punches.
Barniani swings wildly with an uppercut but Apple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apple goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apple blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barniani throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barniani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apple misses with a body punch.
Apple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Apple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apple goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barniani misses with some punches.
Barniani is trying to break free.
Apple trying to land knees to the body.
Barniani has a couple of punches blocked by Apple.
Apple lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Apple goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apple blocks an uppercut.
Barniani working aggressively here.
Barniani working aggressively here.
Apple lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Apple drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barniani gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barniani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apple pushes Barniani back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barniani working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barniani keeps control of Apple as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Apple.
Apple lands a shot to the body.
Apple breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Apple moves into the clinch successfully.
Barniani misses with the head strike.
Barniani prevents a body shot from Apple.
Apple misses with a body punch.
Apple working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Apple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apple tries a body shot but Barniani blocks it.
Apple lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apple.
Apple wants to break free but Barniani has control.
Apple wants a takedown.
Barniani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Apple presses Barniani against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Apple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barniani .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barniani prevents a body shot from Apple.
A right handed body shot lands from Apple.
Apple has had enough of the clinch but Barniani keeps him there for the moment.
Apple digs a right hand underneath Barniani 's ribcage. Barniani let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Apple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Apple works on Barniani 's body with a couple of short punches.
Apple lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Apple keeps control of Barniani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Apple working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barniani wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Apple is leaning against Barniani and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Apple lands a nice shot to the body.
Barniani keeps control of Apple as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Apple breaks from the clinch.
Barniani swats away the attempt to clinch by Apple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horrible takedown by Apple or perhaps it was just good defense by Barniani which made him look bad.
Barniani throws a solid leg kick but Apple takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barniani .
Apple lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barniani 's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ipod Apple dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barniani throws a right and a left that Apple avoids nicely.
Barniani wants to land a leg kick but Apple is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Barniani .
Barniani tries to keep at a distance but Apple has taken the fight into the clinch.
Apple lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barniani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apple lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barniani takes a shot to the head.
Apple is trying to drag Barniani to the mat but Barniani just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barniani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Apple is keeping busy.
Apple throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barniani blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Apple.
Apple avoids the elbow strike from Barniani , against the cage.
Barniani throws a punch but it's blocked by Apple.
Barniani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barniani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apple lands a shot to the body.
Ipod Apple seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Apple gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barniani lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barniani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apple is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barniani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Apple on the inside.
Apple working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barniani working aggressively here.
Barniani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barniani has a couple of punches blocked by Apple.
Apple tries to throw a body punch but Barniani avoids it by throwing Apple back against the cage.
Apple lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barniani .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Apple.
Apple lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barniani .
Apple can't find room to land a body shot as Barniani controls the action.
Apple misses with a body punch.
Barniani working aggressively here.
Apple lands a body punch in the clinch.
Apple works on Barniani 's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barniani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Apple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barniani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Apple tries a body shot but Barniani blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Apple.
Apple breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barniani throws a series of punches but Apple avoids them all with ease.
Barniani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Apple lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barniani or not.
Barniani keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Apple's efforts to push away.
Barniani throws a head punch that misses.
Apple breaks from the clinch.
Barniani just misses with a punch to the body.
Apple has taken the fight to the clinch.
Apple cracks Barniani with a nice body shot.
Apple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apple blocking some punches.
Apple throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barniani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barniani blocks a body shot from Apple.
Apple presses Barniani against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Apple lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barniani or not.
Barniani throws a head punch that misses.
Apple tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barniani 's elbow.
Apple lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Apple.
Barniani throws a punch but it's blocked by Apple.
Apple is working for takedown but Barniani is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barniani throws a head punch that misses.
Barniani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barniani misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barniani .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barniani throws an elbow but misses.
Apple changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barniani fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andreas Barniani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ipod Apple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barniani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barniani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barniani swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Apple counters by clinching up.
Barniani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barniani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Apple lands with a light punch inside.
Apple is working Barniani over against the cage.
Apple lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barniani .
Barniani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apple's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Apple has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apple works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barniani blocks a body shot from Apple.
Apple breaks from the clinch.
Barniani looks to land a combination but Apple avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ipod Apple showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Donk. Barniani catches Apple right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Barniani .
Barniani sizes up Apple with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barniani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Apple moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Barniani as Apple shoots in.
The crowd cheers as Barniani lands an impressive looking overhand right. Apple doesn't seem phased though.
Apple is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andreas Barniani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Apple moves into the clinch successfully.
Apple misses with a hook to the ribs.
Apple blocking some punches.
Apple tries a body shot but Barniani blocks it.
Apple blocks a body shot from Barniani .
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Apple creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barniani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barniani swings wildly with an uppercut but Apple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apple misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apple missing with knees to the body.
Barniani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barniani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barniani prevents a takedown attempt there.
Apple lands a body shot.
Apple has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barniani is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Andreas Barniani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ipod Apple.
Apple misses with a body punch.
Barniani misses with a punch on the inside.
Barniani misses with the head strike.
Barniani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apple is looking to take this one to the mat.
Apple throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barniani wants to break free but Apple has control.
Barniani is trying to break the clinch but Apple has him pressed against the cage.
Barniani misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Apple.
Apple misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apple is leaning against Barniani and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Apple goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barniani working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apple.
Apple misses with a punch to the body.
Apple can't find room to land a body shot as Barniani controls the action.
Apple blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Apple.
Apple struggles to land a body shot inside as Barniani controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Apple.
Barniani throws a head punch that misses.
Apple blocking some punches.
Barniani misses with the head strike.
Barniani working aggressively here.
Apple can't break the clinch.
Barniani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Apple lands with a light punch inside.
Barniani swings wildly with an uppercut but Apple uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barniani managing to block the knees to the body from Apple.
Apple digs a right hand into Barniani 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barniani 's gas tank.
Apple is pushing Barniani up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Apple lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Apple throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Apple works on Barniani 's body with a couple of short punches.
Barniani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apple tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barniani 's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Barniani fails to land.
Barniani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barniani tries to break the clinch but Apple is controlling the position.
Apple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Apple lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barniani .
Barniani throws a head punch that misses.
Apple lands with a short shot to the head.
Apple is trying to drag Barniani to the mat but Barniani just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apple tries a body shot but Barniani blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barniani .
Barniani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barniani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apple is defending well for now.
Apple tries to throw a body punch but Barniani avoids it by throwing Apple back against the cage.
Barniani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Apple wants to get back to striking at distance but Barniani won't allow it.
Apple presses Barniani against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Apple softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Apple goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barniani misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Apple.
Ipod Apple is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barniani throws a punch but it's blocked by Apple.
Apple blocking some punches.
Barniani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andreas Barniani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hand to the body from Apple.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ipod Apple.
I've got Apple 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ipod Apple!
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