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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale comes to the cage accompanied by Three Six Mafia - Its A Fight . The crowd seem to be enjoying Tanner's choice of entrance music: Hooty Tooty. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18 - 13 - 1 |
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199 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Avon Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Barksdale catches Tanner right on the button with a cross.
Tanner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barksdale was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanner.
Tanner pushes Barksdale up against the cage in a clinch.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Barksdale is blocking nicely.
Tanner misses with a body punch.
Barksdale connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mark Tanner has been cut.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner throws a head punch that misses.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Barksdale.
Tanner has a couple of punches blocked by Barksdale.
Barksdale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barksdale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barksdale taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barksdale.
A head punch on the inside from Tanner fails to land.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barksdale lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barksdale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barksdale misses with an elbow strike.
Tanner working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner misses with some punches.
Barksdale is looking to control Tanner's arms but Tanner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barksdale has his back to the cage.
Tanner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barksdale seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tanner can turn it around.
Tanner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tanner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barksdale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tanner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tanner is trying to break the clinch but Barksdale is controlling him.
Tanner manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tanner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barksdale can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tanner looking for a guillotine here but Barksdale defends easily.
Barksdale showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Barksdale stacks Tanner on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Barksdale!
Barksdale working away.
Tanner is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Barksdale asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tanner is looking to regain half guard here but Barksdale keeps moving and retains side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to roll over but Barksdale keeps him under control.
Tanner actively working from the bottom here.
Barksdale prevents Tanner from improving his position.
Tanner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barksdale pulls his head out easily.
Barksdale works his way into full mount!
Tanner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Tanner slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tanner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tanner.
Tanner working for a triangle but Barksdale defends it easily.
Tanner wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barksdale sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Tanner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Tanner's cut.
That's time! Barksdale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tanner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mark Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanner throws a hook but Barksdale blocks it.
Barksdale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tanner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tanner.
Tanner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tanner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barksdale at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Barksdale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barksdale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tanner.
Barksdale jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tanner misses with a straight left.
Barksdale punishes Tanner's body with a nice straight punch.
Barksdale cracks Tanner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barksdale rushes Tanner and presses him up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Barksdale has been working on his elbows in the gym.
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!
Tanner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barksdale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale has Tanner pressed against the cage, preventing Tanner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Barksdale blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tanner takes an elbow to the temple.
Tanner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barksdale smiles and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Barksdale. Beautiful body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tanner, as that shot connected.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barksdale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tanner checks a leg kick.
Avon Barksdale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tanner throws out a leg kick but Barksdale moves out of range and Tanner only half commits.
Tanner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tanner misses with an elbow over the top.
Barksdale lands a damaging elbow.
Tanner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale pushes Tanner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barksdale is pushing Tanner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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!
Tanner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Avon Barksdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Tanner.
Tanner working aggressively here.
Tanner misses with the head strike.
Tanner is trying to break the clinch but Barksdale is controlling him.
Barksdale stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barksdale will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tanner up against the cage.
Barksdale prevents a body shot from Tanner.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Barksdale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Barksdale lands with a right to the head.
Tanner throws an elbow but it misses.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barksdale blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barksdale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tanner as Barksdale tries to tie him up.
Tanner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Barksdale.
Barksdale using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barksdale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barksdale avoids the elbow strike from Tanner, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barksdale throws an elbow but misses.
Avon Barksdale has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barksdale lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barksdale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barksdale lands an elbow inside that Tanner shrugs off.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tanner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barksdale lands an elbow just above Tanner 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barksdale throws an elbow that misses.
Barksdale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale blocks an uppercut.
Tanner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barksdale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barksdale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barksdale misses with a knee strike.
Barksdale throws an elbow but it misses.
Barksdale dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barksdale tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barksdale with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tanner misses with the head strike.
Tanner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tanner has a couple of punches blocked by Barksdale.
Barksdale lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barksdale lands an elbow that stopped Tanner in his tracks for a moment.
Barksdale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tanner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanner misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tanner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Barksdale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Tanner's cut.
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!
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barksdale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barksdale.
Barksdale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanner misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanner misses with a lunging right hand
and Barksdale counters with a nice body kick.
Tanner looks to land a right hand but Barksdale moved out of range.
Tanner slips under a jab from Barksdale.
Tanner checks the leg kick.
Barksdale looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range.
Barksdale takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barksdale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanner misses with a straight left.
Barksdale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tanner swings widly with a right hand
and Barksdale counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tanner thinking.
Tanner throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Tanner misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Barksdale does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barksdale. That's going to slow Tanner down.
Tanner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tanner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tanner.
Barksdale takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barksdale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tanner looks to land a combination but Barksdale avoids it well.
Tanner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good leg kick by Tanner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barksdale misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a wild body kick that Tanner sees coming a mile off.
Barksdale connects with a solid leg kick.
Tanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barksdale, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barksdale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanner's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barksdale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanner's defenses.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barksdale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barksdale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanner's defenses.
Tanner takes an elbow to the temple.
Barksdale lands an elbow that stopped Tanner in his tracks for a moment.
Barksdale lands an elbow inside.
Barksdale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Barksdale throws an elbow that misses.
Barksdale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barksdale lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tanner fails to land.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Barksdale.
Barksdale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner working aggressively here.
Barksdale scores with a shot to the side of Tanner's head.
Barksdale misses with a body punch.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barksdale trying to land knees to the body.
Barksdale throws an elbow that misses.
Barksdale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barksdale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barksdale gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tanner.
Barksdale blocking some punches.
Barksdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Barksdale blocking some punches.
Tanner avoiding damage as Barksdale throws knees to the body.
Barksdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Barksdale lands an elbow inside.
Barksdale throws an elbow that misses.
Barksdale lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Mark Tanner's cut even more.
Barksdale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barksdale.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner tries to pull guard but Barksdale holds him up against the cage and eventually Tanner drops back down to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barksdale tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanner avoids the damage to the body.
Tanner tries to work over Barksdale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barksdale lands an elbow inside.
Tanner pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barksdale trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avon Barksdale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barksdale has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avon Barksdale!
Avon Barksdale decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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