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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kj Barakus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Fresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
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185 cm
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215 lbs
15 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kj Barakus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Fresh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Fresh.
Sloppy strikes from Fresh. Those never looked like landing.
Barakus tries to clinch but Fresh is having none of it.
Barakus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fresh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barakus manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Fresh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barakus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fresh takes a swing at Barakus's ribcage but misses.
Fresh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barakus has a takedown stuffed.
Fresh tests Barakus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fresh misses with a wild body shot.
Barakus darts in looking for a takedown but Fresh gets double underhooks and turns Barakus into the cage.
Fresh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fresh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barakus blocks a body shot from Fresh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fresh.
Fresh letting Barakus take a breather here.
Fresh misses with a punch on the inside.
Barakus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kj Barakus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Fresh.
Barakus blocks a body shot from Fresh.
Fresh is stalling here.
Fresh tries to stall but Barakus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fresh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barakus up against the cage.
Barakus is looking for a takedown.
Fresh digs a right hand underneath Barakus's ribcage. Barakus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakus tightens his grip and picks Fresh up, before dumping him to the ground. Fresh manages to land in guard.
Barakus scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barakus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fresh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barakus distracts Fresh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barakus is looking to work some ground and pound but Fresh has wrist control.
Barakus throwing strikes but missing.
Barakus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fresh's guard.
Barakus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fresh's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh is concentrating on defense, preventing Barakus from advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barakus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fresh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fresh is trying to stand back up but Barakus is controlling him
Barakus is looking for a kimura here.
Barakus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fresh defends it well.
Barakus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fresh's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barakus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barakus 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.
Nice strikes from Barakus there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barakus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kj Barakus 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.
Fresh throws a combination. Barakus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Kj Barakus has been cut.
Fresh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barakus fails to land the takedown.
Barakus slips under a jab from Fresh.
Vlad Fresh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fresh tests Barakus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fresh scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Fresh does no damage.
Barakus moves in looking to clinch but Fresh pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Fresh finds it's target.
Fresh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fresh keeping moving, preventing Barakus from controlling successfully.
Fresh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barakus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fresh controls Barakus momentarily but Barakus frees himself.
Barakus trying to control the position from guard on top but Fresh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fresh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barakus is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barakus engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kj Barakus.
Fresh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barakus if he has to take too many more of those.
A combination from Fresh does no damage.
Vlad Fresh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fresh scores with a nice right hand.
Vlad Fresh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fresh lunges at Barakus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barakus's hand.
Fresh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakus moves into range and clinches up with Fresh.
Fresh with a knee to the head.
Fresh misses with the head strike.
Fresh misses with the head strike.
Fresh misses with the head strike.
Barakus wants to take the fight to the mat but Fresh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Barakus avoiding damage as Fresh throws knees to the body.
Barakus wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kj Barakus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fresh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barakus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fresh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fresh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fresh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barakuss head.
Barakus has hold of one of Fresh's legs. Fresh is fighting the takedown attempt but Barakus gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Barakus trying to control the position from guard on top but Fresh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fresh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barakus looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fresh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barakus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barakus wants to get up but he can't break Fresh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barakus scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barakus pushing down on Fresh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barakus is keen to just control but Fresh is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Fresh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kj Barakus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Barakus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fresh.
Fresh throws a one two combo.
Fresh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barakus.
Barakus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fresh finds it's way round the side to connect with Barakus's head.
Barakus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fresh is fending him off so far but Barakus persists. Nope, Fresh circles away and we're back to standing.
Barakus tries to clinch up but Fresh circles away and keeps his distance.
Fresh lands a two punch combo.
Barakus tries to close the distance and clinch but Fresh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fresh looks to land a combination. Barakus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barakus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fresh regains half guard.
Barakus seems to be working for a kimura but Fresh defends the submission attempt.
Barakus is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakus is looking for a kimura but Fresh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barakus to get the leverage.
Barakus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fresh is just riding it out for now. Barakus eventually gives up the hold.
Fresh trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fresh is staying active underneath Barakus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fresh is defending against the submission attempts here by Barakus.
Barakus is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fresh's head.
Fresh is not content to let Barakus control the position.
Barakus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fresh is just riding it out for now. Barakus eventually gives up the hold.
Barakus wants to take a breather but Fresh is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fresh has hold of Barakus's hands but Barakus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kj Barakus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barakus 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Kj Barakus!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Kj Barakus!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Kj Barakus!
Kj Barakus wins by unanimous decision!
Kj Barakus opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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