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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nic Barroga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nic Barroga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harvey Glenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nic Barroga!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barroga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glenn throws a head kick but Barroga moves out of range.
Barroga lands a head kick. Glenn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Harvey Glenn has been cut.
Glenn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barroga tries to avoid it but Glenn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barroga to the ground. Barroga escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Glenn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barroga tries a head kick but it misses.
Barroga doesn't manage to clinch there - Glenn circles away.
Barroga scores with a spinning back kick!
Barroga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glenn tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glenn has Barroga up against the cage in a clinch.
Glenn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barroga ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Barroga no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Glenn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Glenn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barroga is looking to stand up but Glenn isn't so interested in that idea.
Glenn lands a couple of elbows.
Glenn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Glenn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Glenn throws a big right hand that misses.
Barroga can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Glenn controls the pace.
Barroga has momentary wrist control but Glenn slips an elbow through the middle.
Barroga looks winded!
Glenn stands and steps away. Barroga gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barroga moves to clinch but Glenn breaks away
and Glenn counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barroga tries to sprawl but Glenn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Glenn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Glenn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barroga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Glenn is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Glenn throwing shots but Barroga is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Glenn seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Harvey Glenn wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barroga lands with a kick to the temple. Glenn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Glenn tries to clinch there but Barroga circles away.
Nic Barroga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barroga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glenn avoids the head kick by Barroga.
Glenn throws a sloppy head kick and Barroga moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Glenn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harvey Glenn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Barroga.
Barroga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glenn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barroga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Barroga.
Barroga tries to land a front kick but Glenn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Glenn misses the shot to the body.
Glenn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glenn avoids the head kick by Barroga.
Barroga misses with a kick to the body.
Barroga is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barroga throws a head kick that misses.
Barroga tries to keep at a distance but Glenn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Glenn has Barroga pushed against the cage.
Barroga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barroga has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Glenn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Glenn cracks Barroga with a nice body shot.
Glenn stalling.
Barroga tries to stall but Glenn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glenn is trying to pull guard but Barroga has him pressed against the cage.
Glenn managing to block the knees to the body from Barroga.
Glenn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Glenn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barroga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Glenn is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Glenn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Glenn gets control of Barroga's arms and successfully pulls guard. Glenn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Glenn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Glenn landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Glenn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Glenn is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Barroga to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Barroga shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn controlling the position easily from mount.
Glenn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barroga's face.
Glenn 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.
Glenn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Glenn controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glenn landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Glenn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harvey Glenn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Barroga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glenn.
Barroga looks for the body kick but Glenn saw that one coming.
Barroga throws a head kick but Glenn moves out of range.
Glenn moves into the clinch successfully.
Barroga wants to stall.
Glenn stalling.
Glenn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glenn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barroga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glenn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barroga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barroga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barroga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barroga throws a head kick that misses
and Glenn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Glenn.
Barroga tries to clinch but Glenn is having none of it.
Barroga throws a head kick that misses.
Glenn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barroga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barroga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Glenn counters with a left to the body.
Glenn throws a sloppy head kick and Barroga moves out of range easily.
Barroga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nic Barroga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barroga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glenn dives in and grabs Barroga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barroga pushes down on Glenn's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn blocks a head kick by Barroga.
Glenn throws a head kick but Barroga moves out of range.
Glenn manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barroga on his heels. He'll look to pass Barroga's guard now, I'm sure.
Glenn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Glenn with a nice head shot there.
Glenn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Glenn scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Glenn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Glenn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barroga's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glenn stands up over Barroga, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glenn cracks Barroga with a solid left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glenn landing some decent shots from guard.
Glenn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harvey Glenn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Glenn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harvey Glenn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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