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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pat Barry enters the cage!
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261 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good low kicks
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Barry!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barry throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barry misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Barry is looking to chop away at Hunt's legs.
Barry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt lands a jab to the head.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Barry.
Barry scores with a jab to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barry.
Barry throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Barry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt defending well as Barry loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barry looks winded!
Hunt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barry connects with a high kick.
Barry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pat Barry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Barry.
Barry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry misses with the combination.
Barry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hunt.
Barry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Barry.
Hunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barry is out of range.
Barry throws a combination that misses
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barry.
Hunt works on Barry's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Barry avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barry or not.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barry backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Barry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt is leaning against Barry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barry missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is working Barry over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Hunt is stalling here.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt is struggling to control the position.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hunt has Barry pressed against the cage, preventing Barry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt digs a right hand into Barry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barry's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hunt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hunt throws out a powerful jab.
Pat Barry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barry throws a head kick that misses.
Barry misses with a head kick.
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barry throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pat Barry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt gets a double leg takedown into Barry's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barry is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hunt is aware though and is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hunt lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to work some ground and pound but Barry has wrist control.
Barry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
Hunt lands a couple of digs.
Hunt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunt drops back looking for a leg! Barry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barry manages to kick Hunt off! Hunt jumps back into Barry's guard.
Hunt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hunt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing.
Barry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hunt defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hunt postures up in Barry's guard and throws a big left but Barry blocks it.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunt scoring with punches to the head and body.
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!
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Barry.
Hunt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barry has momentary wrist control but Hunt slips an elbow through the middle.
Barry trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
Barry trying to keep a closed guard but Hunt is proving a slippery customer.
Hunt landing some decent shots from guard.
Hunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barry's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Barry keeps moving.
Hunt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hunt distracts Barry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt is in close to Barry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hunt lands a couple of digs.
Hunt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barry working a defensive guard here.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barry keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Hunt with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunt throws a big right hand that misses.
Hunt working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hunt dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barry misses with a double jab
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pat Barry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barry looks to land a body kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Barry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Barry off the cage and back into range.
Donk. Hunt catches Barry right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Barry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barry throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barry misses the shot to the body.
Hunt lands a really nice looking cross but Barry seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mark Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hunt.
Barry throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Barry.
Barry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barry misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Barry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunt clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barry backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barry blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Barry controls the action.
Barry is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Pat Barry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barry is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Barry.
Hunt is pushing Barry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good body shot from Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barry misses with a head kick.
Barry checks a leg kick.
Barry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barry can do to turn this around?
A frustrated look appears on Barry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mark Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Hunt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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