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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aerials. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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187 cm
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180 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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178 cm
34
184 lbs
27 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Allen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holden James! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Allen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Allen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target. Allen misses with a wild combination.
Allen throws a wild body kick that James sees coming a mile off. James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily. Allen lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James. James thows a body shot but no joy. A jab from Allen misses. Allen misses with a hook. Allen misses with a hook. Allen misses with a straight left. Donk. Allen catches James right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round. Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily. Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing. James defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand. James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allen paws at him with a jab and circles away. James takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Allen swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Allen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Barry Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Allen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Allen.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily. James checks a leg kick. James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen. James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Allen misses with a straight right. James 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. Allen misses with a straight left. Allen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Allen. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. James looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen throws a leg kick but James checks it. Allen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight. James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Allen throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Allen tries a low kick but James avoids it. Allen blocks a low kick nicely. James throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it. Allen misses with a looping right. James takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Allen throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it. Allen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Allen throws a jab when James was well out of range. Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James. Allen throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it. Allen misses with a body shot
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Allen misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely. Allen tries to land a leg kick but James saw it coming and moves away.
Allen moves out of range of the strikes. James misses with a combination
and Allen counters with a right hand to the body. A bone on bone clash there as James blocks the leg kick.
James digs a good body shot into Allen's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Allen with a hook. Allen blocks a low kick nicely. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Allen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
Allen lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot. James fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. James bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allen's head. Allen lands a two punch combo.
Allen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! James 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. Allen throws a low kick but it's checked well by James. Allen connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Allen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen connects with a high kick. Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it. Allen throws a right hand that misses
and James counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Allen connects with a crisp jab. Allen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. James throws a chopping leg kick but Allen manages to avoid taking any serious damage. A bone on bone clash there as Allen blocks the leg kick.
Barry Allen is winning the standup battle so far. Allen jabbing away but nothing is landing. Allen slips under a jab. Allen circles away from the clinch attempt.
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! James throws a right hand that misses
and Allen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Allen thows a left - swing and a miss! James throws out a token jab with nothing on it. James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Allen misses with a looping right. Allen stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Allen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. James checks the leg kick. Allen swats away the attempt to clinch by James. James throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Allen throws a jab when James was well out of range. James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Allen misses with a right hand and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Allen thinking. Allen missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Allen misses with a left hand and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Allen thumps James with a low kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! James ducks under a wild hook from Allen. James slips under a jab from Allen. James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
James's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Allen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! James scrambles back to his feet. James moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Allen scores with a nice head shot. James missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. James throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it. Allen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jamess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! A slow jab from James misses its intended target. James has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allen. James takes one on the button. A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. James does a little dance to reset his feet. Allen digs a good body shot into James's ribs. James defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand. James clobbers Allen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Allen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and James counters with a straight right hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab. James blocks a head kick by Allen.
A punch lands to the side of James 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Allen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively. Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Allen circles away.
James works over Allen's head and body with a nice combination. James fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from James does it's job there. Allen moves out of range of the leg kick from James. Allen cracks James with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Allen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! James fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Allen. Allen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
James is rocked! James switches off momentarily and Allen cracks him with a monster right hand! James topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Allen dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Allen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barry Allen! After winning the bout, Barry Allen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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