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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Genaro Barraza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandalay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genaro Barraza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Art Vandalay!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Barraza coming out on top.
Vandalay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barraza to score with a decent uppercut.
Barraza throws the left hand but Vandalay avoids the punch easily.
Vandalay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barraza was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandalay.
A swing and a miss from Barraza.
Vandalay throws out a loose jab but Barraza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Barraza - just one landing.
Vandalay's coach down at HEADHUNTERS FIGHT CLUB***$65p.w*** SPARRING GYM//w was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vandalay's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barraza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vandalay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barraza drops his hands momentarily and Vandalay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barraza misses with a looping left.
Barraza missing with a left hand there. Vandalay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barraza lands a right hook to the body.
Barraza connects with the punch.
Vandalay throws a body kick that misses.
Vandalay thuds his right hand into Barraza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraza scores with a nice strike.
Vandalay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vandalay misses with an uppercut. Barraza saw that one coming.
Barraza misses with a body shot.
Vandalay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barraza manages to avoid it.
Barraza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vandalay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barraza. Vandalay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Genaro Barraza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vandalay walks into a straight right hand from Barraza.
Vandalay ducks under a wild hook from Barraza.
Vandalay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barraza.
Barraza throws a lazy right hand but Vandalay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vandalay wants to clinch
and Barraza counters with a left to the body.
Barraza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraza lands a glancing blow to the side of Vandalay's head.
Barraza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vandalay moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vandalay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Barraza.
Barraza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vandalay was well out of range. Poor timing from Barraza.
Vandalay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vandalay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barraza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barraza thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Barraza.
Vandalay misses with a low kick.
Barraza avoids a kick to the body.
Barraza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vandalay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barraza throws out the jab.
Vandalay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vandalay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay throws the left hand but Barraza avoids the punch easily.
Vandalay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barraza swings for the body but Vandalay moves out of range.
Barraza slips a jab from Vandalay.
A big left from Barraza misses.
Vandalay tries to clinch but Barraza moves away
and Barraza counters with a right hand to the body.
Vandalay slips a jab from Barraza.
Barraza looks to land a right hand but Vandalay moved out of range.
Vandalay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barraza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barraza throws a sloppy body shot
and Vandalay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vandalay throws a shot from downtown. Barraza moves away and avoids it.
Vandalay dodges the punch combination from Barraza.
Vandalay lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barraza scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barraza. Vandalay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barraza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barraza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vandalay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vandalay misses with a body kick.
Vandalay cracks Barraza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barraza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vandalay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vandalay fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vandalay takes a swing at Barraza's ribcage but misses.
Barraza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vandalay misses with a hook. Barraza ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Art Vandalay will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vandalay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barraza on the side of the head.
Vandalay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vandalay throws a body punch but Barraza moves out of range.
Barraza misses with a looping left.
Barraza with a hook.
Vandalay is looking to score with low kicks.
Vandalay misses the body punch
and Barraza counters with a stiff right hand.
Vandalay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vandalay darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barraza moves out of range as Vandalay throws a body kick.
Barraza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vandalay on the side of the head.
Barraza catches Vandalay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barraza throws a hook to the side of Vandalay's head but Vandalay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barraza lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barraza misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Vandalay misses.
Barraza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barraza throws a body punch but Vandalay moves out of range.
Barraza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vandalay's head backwards.
Barraza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vandalay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barraza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vandalay circles away quickly and effectively.
Barraza thows a body shot but no joy.
Barraza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vandalay.
Vandalay ducks right into an uppercut from Barraza.
A jab from Barraza misses.
Vandalay instigates a clinch.
Vandalay throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraza stalling in the clinch but Vandalay improves position.
Vandalay prevents a body shot from Barraza.
Barraza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barraza tries to break the clinch but Vandalay is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Vandalay.
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!
Barraza misses with some punches.
Barraza wants to break free but Vandalay has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barraza leaning against his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Barraza.
A short right from Vandalay on the inside.
Vandalay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barraza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vandalay tries to throw a body punch but Barraza avoids it by throwing Vandalay back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraza tries to work over Vandalay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Vandalay as the two fighters clinch.
Vandalay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barraza misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Vandalay.
Vandalay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vandalay is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A left hand lands to the body for Barraza.
Vandalay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vandalay.
Barraza stalling in the clinch but Vandalay improves position.
Vandalay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vandalay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay blocks a body shot from Barraza.
Barraza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vandalay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barraza.
Barraza working hard to break the clinch.
Vandalay lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vandalay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vandalay lands a body shot.
Barraza looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barraza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barraza throws a punch but it's blocked by Vandalay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Art Vandalay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barraza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vandalay blocks a jab.
Barraza misses with a wild body shot.
Barraza throws out a loose jab but Vandalay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vandalay throws a hook but Barraza avoids it easily.
Genaro Barraza is winning the standup battle so far.
Vandalay works over Barraza's head and body with a nice combination.
Vandalay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vandalay scores with the left hand. Barraza knows he should have avoided that one.
Barraza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vandalay.
Vandalay looks to score with a jab to the body but Barraza is just out of range.
Vandalay closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Barraza.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barraza struggles to land a body shot inside as Vandalay controls his hands.
Barraza struggles to land a body shot inside as Vandalay controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vandalay has him pressed against the cage.
Barraza tries to break the clinch but Vandalay is controlling the position.
Barraza trying to control the position but instead, Vandalay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barraza into the cage.
Barraza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barraza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vandalay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barraza can't find room to land a body shot as Vandalay controls the action.
Barraza leaning against his opponent.
Barraza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vandalay misses with an uppercut.
Vandalay closes the distance and clinches.
Art Vandalay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vandalay throws a head punch that misses.
Vandalay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barraza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barraza prevents a body shot from Vandalay.
Barraza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barraza tries to stall but Vandalay uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Vandalay on the inside.
Vandalay's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barraza taking a breather.
Barraza is trying to break the clinch but Vandalay has him pressed against the cage.
Barraza working hard to break the clinch.
Vandalay lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Vandalay.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vandalay.
Vandalay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Genaro Barraza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barraza tries to break free but Vandalay pushes him back against the cage.
Vandalay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barraza backwards.
Barraza tries to circle away but Vandalay has him pinned against the cage.
Vandalay lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vandalay cracks Barraza with a nice body shot.
Vandalay is leaning against Barraza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vandalay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vandalay scores with a shoulder strike.
Vandalay lands a right hand.
Barraza tries to throw a body punch but Vandalay avoids it by throwing Barraza back against the cage.
Vandalay lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vandalay.
Vandalay has Barraza pushed against the cage.
Art Vandalay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Still in the clinch, Vandalay scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barraza throws a jab but it's blocked by Vandalay.
Barraza takes a swing at Vandalay's ribcage but misses.
Vandalay connects with a body shot.
Vandalay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vandalay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barraza misses the body punch
and Vandalay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barraza throws a lazy right hand but Vandalay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vandalay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barraza misses the jab.
Vandalay throws a shot to the body.
Barraza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Art Vandalay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vandalay has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Art Vandalay!
Our winner, Art Vandalay, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Genaro Barraza spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time Folks. '.
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