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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vronsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Game-360 Bars kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vronsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Harrison Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes looks to land a body kick but Vronsky moved away.
Barnes throws a front kick that sends Vronsky stumbling back into the cage.
Barnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vronsky throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Vronsky.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Vronsky.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vronsky.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vronsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vronsky staying out of range there.
Vronsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes throws a head kick but Vronsky moves out of range.
Barnes lands a head kick. Vronsky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Vronsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Vronsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vronsky is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes throws a body punch but Vronsky moves out of range.
Vronsky lands with a right hand.
Vronsky works the jab nicely.
Vronsky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vronsky takes one to the side of the head.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vronsky looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Vronsky down.
Barnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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!
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Harrison Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Vronsky.
Barnes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Vronsky takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barnes feints and then cracks Vronsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vronsky down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Jab by Vronsky.
Vronsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Vronsky avoids a kick to the body.
Harrison Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Vronsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes misses with a right hand
so Vronsky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Barnes keeping full guard, as Vronsky tries to pass.
Vronsky wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Vronsky cracks Barnes with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Vronsky wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes keeping full guard, as Vronsky tries to pass.
Vronsky wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Vronsky stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky throws a big right hand that misses.
Vronsky passes Barnes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barnes won't allow Vronsky to pass to mount.
Barnes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vronsky's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vronsky's back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vronsky trying to control the hands but Barnes won't let him.
Barnes is trying to stick to Vronsky's back but Vronsky is turning into Barnes. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Barnes's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Vronsky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Barnes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vronsky lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vronsky moves away.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Vronsky's defenses.
Barnes connects with a high kick.
Vronsky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vronsky looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vronsky wants to free his trapped foot but Barnes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
Vronsky is looking to advance position but Barnes won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vronsky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes trying to hold on to Vronsky's head to control him but Vronsky postures up.
Vronsky trying to pass the guard but Barnes defending well.
Barnes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barnes.
Vronsky is stalling in the full guard.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Vronsky from controlling successfully.
Michael Vronsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vronsky sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barnes's guard.
Barnes punching from the bottom.
Vronsky lands with a punch from half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Vronsky's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vronsky.
Vronsky passes the guard and advances to mount!
Barnes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky trying to control but Barnes is having none of it.
The referee warns Barnes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vronsky wants to control the pace but Barnes is squirming around nicely.
Barnes is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky tries to control but Barnes wriggling away.
Vronsky lands a big elbow.
Vronsky controlling from mount.
Vronsky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barnes is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vronsky controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vronsky dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vronsky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Barnes throws a wild body kick that Vronsky sees coming a mile off.
Vronsky scores with the left hand. Barnes knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Barnes. That snapped Vronsky's head back.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes moves out of range as Vronsky strikes.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vronsky.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vronsky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vronsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vronsky.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vronsky crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barnes - the referee stops the clock and Vronsky gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barnes. Vronsky manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Vronsky scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes fakes the leg kick and cracks Vronsky in the body.
Barnes cracks Vronsky with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vronsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vronsky doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes thuds his right hand into Vronsky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vronsky shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Barnes lands a lovely overhand right.
Vronsky moves out of range as Barnes throws a body kick.
Vronsky scores with the left hand. Barnes knows he should have avoided that one.
Vronsky moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Vronsky avoids it well.
Barnes cracks Vronsky with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch lands to the side of Vronsky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Donk. Barnes catches Vronsky right on the button with a cross.
Barnes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vronsky avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vronsky dips to his left and cracks Barnes with an uppercut!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
Vronsky gets a double leg takedown into Barnes's guard.
Vronsky trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Vronsky preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeps trying to improve his position.
Vronsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vronsky postures up.
Vronsky postures up and lands a big shot to Barnes's brow.
Vronsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
Vronsky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky pushes down on Barnes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barnes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vronsky's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vronsky's back!
Barnes avoiding Vronsky 's attempts to control his hands.
Vronsky tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vronsky trying to control the action but Barnes just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Barnes really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vronsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vronsky throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vronsky.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vronsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Vronsky.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vronsky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vronsky moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a right hand
and Vronsky counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vronsky.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vronsky looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky content to stall in guard here.
Barnes keeping full guard, as Vronsky tries to pass.
Vronsky is working hard here to advance position.
Vronsky throws a big right hand that misses.
Vronsky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vronsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vronsky is one step ahead there.
Vronsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnes has wrist control.
Vronsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes is looking to stand up but Vronsky isn't so interested in that idea.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Vronsky slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vronsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vronsky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vronsky's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes controls Vronsky momentarily but Vronsky frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vronsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Vronsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vronsky moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab by Barnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vronsky. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vronsky.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vronsky scores with a nice strike.
Good exchange - Vronsky coming out on top.
Barnes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vronsky had his way with Harrison Barnes in that round.
That's time! Vronsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Barnes gets caught flat footed, as Vronsky shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
Vronsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vronsky trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Vronsky.
Barnes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Harrison Barnes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vronsky lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Vronsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vronsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
Vronsky 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.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Vronsky moved out of range nicely.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Vronsky avoids it well.
Barnes feints and then cracks Vronsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vronsky down.
Barnes throws a front kick that sends Vronsky stumbling back into the cage.
Barnes throws a hook but Vronsky avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vronsky. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vronsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
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!
Vronsky misses with a straight left.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vronsky manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Vronsky blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Vronsky blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Vronsky throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vronsky scores with a hook.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vronsky throws out the jab.
Vronsky loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Vronsky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vronsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vronsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Barnes gets caught napping as Vronsky dives in and scores a takedown. Barnes manages to retain guard.
Vronsky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barnes keeping full guard, as Vronsky tries to pass.
Vronsky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vronsky trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Vronsky throws a strike but Barnes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Harrison Barnes.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harrison Barnes.
I think Barnes 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Barnes!
Harrison Barnes is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Harrison Barnes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Firebird Designs - 10% Laundry commission and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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