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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Zharkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Zharkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zharkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barca thuds a left hand into Zharkov's body.
Barca tries to close the distance and clinch but Zharkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zharkov attempts a counter takedown but Barca avoids it well and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Barca.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barca.
Zharkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barca takes a swing at Zharkov's ribcage but misses.
Zharkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barca can pounce on him.
Zharkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zharkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barca scores with a jab to the body.
Barca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zharkov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zharkov scores with a one two! Barca had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from Barca does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Barca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zharkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Barca finds it's way through Zharkov's defenses.
Barca closes the distance and pushes Zharkov back into the cage.
Barca lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land.
Zharkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barca prevents Zharkov from breaking the clinch.
Zharkov blocks a body shot from Barca.
Zharkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca misses with a body punch.
Zharkov takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zharkov as Barca tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Barca.
Barca lands with a short shot to the head.
Barca has Zharkov pressed against the cage, preventing Zharkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zharkov backwards.
Barca lands a hook that snaps the head of Zharkov backwards.
Barca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zharkov working hard to break the clinch.
Zharkov takes a shot to the head.
Barca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zharkov's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Barca.
Barca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zharkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barca has him pressed against the cage.
Zharkov blocks an uppercut.
Barca keeps control of Zharkov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zharkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Barca.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land.
Barca misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Barca.
Barca lands a nice uppercut.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Zharkov.
Barca taking a breather.
Zharkov wants to break free but Barca has control.
Barca avoiding damage.
Barca receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Barca.
Barca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zharkov backwards.
Barca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zharkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Barca won't allow it.
Barca lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Barca dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barca throws out a powerful jab.
Zharkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barca tries a quick counter leg kick but Zharkov is wise to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barca, as that shot connected.
Hannibal Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zharkov swings for the body but Barca moves out of range.
Barca tries to clinch up but Zharkov circles away and keeps his distance.
Zharkov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barca lands a jab to the nose.
Barca lands a lovely overhand right.
Zharkov is rocked!
A slapping body kick lands there for Barca.
Oh Zharkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barca clinches up with Zharkov and pushes him back against the cage.
Hannibal Barca seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zharkov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barca misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Barca - that landed with a thud.
Zharkov seems to have got his legs back now.
Barca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zharkov wants to break free but Barca has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zharkov can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Barca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zharkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zharkov.
Barca leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zharkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barca.
Barca lands a body shot.
Barca lands a right hand.
Barca leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Barca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zharkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zharkov is trying to force a seperation but Barca has the dominant position.
Barca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zharkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land.
Zharkov is trying to break free.
Zharkov prevents a body shot from Barca.
Barca displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zharkov up against the cage.
Barca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
Zharkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zharkov working hard to break the clinch.
Barca cracks Zharkov with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zharkov.
Barca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barca taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zharkov tries to circle away but Barca has him pinned against the cage.
Zharkov working hard to break the clinch.
Barca tries a body shot but Zharkov blocks it.
Barca stalling in the clinch but Zharkov improves position.
Barca works on Zharkov's body with a couple of short punches.
Barca scores with a shot to the side of Zharkov's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Come on Barca - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zharkov working hard to break the clinch.
Barca tries to work over Zharkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barca is leaning against Zharkov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Barca.
Barca working aggressively here.
Barca prevents Zharkov from breaking the clinch.
Zharkov tries to break free but Barca pushes him back against the cage.
Barca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barca lands with a light punch inside.
Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Barca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barca scores with a punch to the head.
Barca throws a shot to the body.
Zharkov looks to land a combination but Barca avoids it well.
Barca tries to close the distance and clinch but Zharkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zharkov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barca lands a jab to Zharkov's midsection.
Zharkov throws a series of punches but Barca avoids them all with ease.
Barca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca tries to close the distance and clinch but Zharkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zharkov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barca connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zharkov scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Barca is predictable there
and Zharkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barca slips a jab and a cross from Zharkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zharkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barca connects with a nice looking jab.
Barca scores with a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Barca.
Barca circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Zharkov to the canvas! Zharkov doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Barca keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Barca!
Hannibal Barca was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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