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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kj Barakus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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200 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good low kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kj Barakus!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver shoots and misses
and Barakus counters with a one-two to the body.
Silver darts in looking for a takedown but Barakus gets double underhooks and turns Silver into the cage.
Silver closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silver lands in his opponent's guard.
Silver looking to pass the guard.
Silver won't allow Barakus to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barakus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barakus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barakus keeping moving, preventing Silver from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barakus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barakus controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barakus forces Silver back against the cage and clinches.
Barakus prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barakus gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to control but can't.
Barakus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silver doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barakus.
Silver makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silver.
Barakus trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Silver has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silver lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to control from the top but Barakus keeps moving.
Barakus keeping full guard, as Silver tries to pass.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Barakus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver is looking to advance position but Barakus has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakus tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Silver bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silver wants to control from the top but Barakus keeps moving.
Barakus looking to control.
Silver forces his way into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silver is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Silver trying to control but Barakus is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kj Barakus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silver shoots in but no luck this time.
Barakus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silver.
Barakus tries to counter with a clinch but Silver shakes him off and moves away.
Silver feints and as Barakus raises his hands in defense, Silver changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barakus seems keen to control Silver's posture.
Terry Silver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barakus 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.
Silver tries to free his leg and advance position but Barakus is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver controlling the position from side mount.
Silver working away.
Silver happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silver is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barakus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silver is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Barakus will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Silver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barakus keeps working.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Barakus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barakus.
Barakus tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Silver is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Barakus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Barakus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silver has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barakus is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barakus is thwarting Silver's attempts to control the position.
Silver manages to get to full guard.
Barakus trying to move into half guard but instead Silver has managed to sweep!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silver tries to advance to mount but Barakus denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Silver dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silver shoots in and gets a takedown into Barakus's guard.
Silver is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barakus is looking to stand up but Silver isn't so interested in that idea.
Silver trying to control but Barakus is working from the bottom.
Silver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barakus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver is pushing down on Barakus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barakus is fighting to maintain full guard but Silver has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silver is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is keen to just control but Barakus is a slippery customer.
Silver wants to advance to full mount but Barakus doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Silver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barakus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silver looking to sit in guard and control but Barakus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barakus wanted to stand there but Silver had control of the position.
Silver keeping moving, preventing Barakus from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver looking to control.
Silver is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barakus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Barakus throwing strikes from guard but Silver blocks nicely.
Barakus throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silver shoots in for a double leg but Barakus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barakus is fending him off so far but Silver persists. Nope, Barakus circles away and we're back to standing.
Barakus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silver defends it well.
Barakus closes the distance and clinches.
Barakus has picked Silver up - he's going for a ride! Barakus dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Silver keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barakus.
Silver won't allow Barakus to pass to mount.
Silver is trying to maintain the position but Barakus is very close to passing his half guard.
Barakus tries to pass to full mount but Silver defends it.
Barakus prevents Silver from improving his position.
Barakus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silver's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silver tries to get to full guard but Barakus has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silver manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silver working a defensive guard here.
Barakus trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver controls Barakus momentarily but Barakus frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barakus manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silver on his heels. He'll look to pass Silver's guard now, I'm sure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silver looking for a guillotine here but Barakus defends easily.
Silver lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kj Barakus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barakus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kj Barakus!
Kj Barakus took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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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
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