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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Kearney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mishiev Ismailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Kearney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mishiev Ismailov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismailov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kearney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kearney lands a nice uppercut.
Kearney is looking to control Ismailov's arms but Ismailov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kearney has his back to the cage.
Kearney looking to slow down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Ismailov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ismailov.
Ismailov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kearney avoids it.
Kearney lands with a right to the head.
Ismailov misses with some punches.
Kearney is trying to maintain a safe position but Ismailov gets an underhook and turns Kearney into the cage.
Kearney letting Ismailov take a breather here.
Kearney misses with some punches.
Kearney misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kearney lands with a right to the head.
Kearney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kearney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kearney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ismailov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kearney avoids it.
Ismailov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kearney is defending well for now.
Ismailov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ismailov moves into the clinch.
Ismailov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ismailov throws the left hand but Kearney avoids the punch easily.
Ismailov misses with a double jab
and Kearney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ismailov takes the fight into the clinch.
Ismailov blocks an uppercut.
Kearney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ismailov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kearney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ismailov lands with a right to the head.
Kearney is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kearney misses with some punches.
Ismailov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kearney.
Ismailov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kearney blocks a body shot from Ismailov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ismailov trying to land knees to the body.
Kearney misses with a punch on the inside.
Kearney throws a punch but it's blocked by Ismailov.
Ismailov missing with knees to the body.
Ismailov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kearney has him pressed against the cage.
Ismailov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ismailov.
Ismailov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kearney avoids the damage to the body.
Kearney is working Ismailov over against the cage.
Ismailov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kearney avoids it.
Ismailov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kearney avoids it.
Ismailov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ismailov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kearney.
A right handed body shot lands from Kearney.
Kearney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ismailov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kearney avoids the damage to the body.
Ismailov trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov trying to land knees to the body.
Kearney managing to block the knees to the body from Ismailov.
A nice left hand lands by Kearney.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kearney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ismailov trying to land knees to the body.
Ismailov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kearney controls his hands.
Kearney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Kearney.
Kearney wants to get back to striking at distance but Ismailov won't allow it.
Kearney can't find room to land a body shot as Ismailov controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ismailov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kearney.
Kearney managing to block the knees to the body from Ismailov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ismailov.
Kearney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kearney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ismailov wants to stall.
Ismailov throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kearney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kearney tries to break the clinch but Ismailov is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Kearney.
Ismailov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kearney.
Ismailov throws a head punch that misses.
Kearney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ismailov's elbow.
Ismailov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ismailov breaks the clinch.
Kearney lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mishiev Ismailov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Ismailov misses.
Kearney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kearney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ismailov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ismailov tries to clinch but Kearney is having none of it.
Ismailov misses with a few strikes there.
Kearney connects with a body shot that sends Ismailov's belly button to the back.
Ismailov misses with a low kick.
Kearney lands a really nice looking cross but Ismailov seems unphased.
Ismailov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kearney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ismailov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kearney to score with a decent uppercut.
Ismailov needs to keep his hands up - Kearney had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Mishiev Ismailov has been cut.
Ismailov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ismailov is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Barry Kearney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mishiev Ismailov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kearney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ismailov tries to bum rush Kearney with a series of wild strikes but Kearney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kearney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
It looks like Kearney has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ismailov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kearney lands a jab.
Kearney scores with a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Kearney. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kearney.
Ismailov is still on wobbly legs! Can Kearney finish him?
Kearney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ismailov seems to have recovered his senses.
Kearney scores with a body shot.
Kearney lands a jab.
Ismailov needs to keep his hands up - Kearney had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Ismailov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ismailov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ismailov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kearney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ismailov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ismailov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ismailov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kearney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ismailov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kearney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismailov misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ismailov.
Mishiev Ismailov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kearney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kearney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ismailov can do to turn this around?
Kearney avoiding damage as Ismailov throws knees to the body.
Kearney creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ismailov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ismailov drops to his knees and Kearney pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Kearney!
Barry Kearney really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Arcticus University: London logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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