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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Gumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lazaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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270 lbs
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250 lbs
19 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Gumble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Lazaro!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gumble takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Barney Gumble has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Lazaro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lazaro.
Gumble has been working on his boxing with his coaches at X Training Academy in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lazaro. Gumble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gumble is looking for a counter combo.
Lazaro moves in looking to clinch but Gumble pushes him off.
Lazaro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lazaro's coach down at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lazaro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lazaro tries to clinch but Gumble moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gumble walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gumble misses.
Lazaro moves out of range as Gumble strikes.
A combination from Gumble does no damage.
Lazaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gumble throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lazaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lazaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gumble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Gumble misses the target.
Gumble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumble misses with a double jab.
Lazaro slips under a jab.
Lazaro moves into range and clinches up with Gumble.
Gumble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lazaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gumble prevents a body shot from Lazaro.
Lazaro misses with a body punch.
Gumble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gumble pushes Lazaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lazaro.
Lazaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lazaro stalling.
Gumble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gumble presses Lazaro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro tries a body shot but Gumble blocks it.
Gumble blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lazaro blocks a body shot from Gumble.
Lazaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lazaro can't find room to land a body shot as Gumble controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gumble.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gumble.
Lazaro trying to stall but Gumble improves his position.
Gumble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lazaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gumble misses with the head strike.
Gumble misses with a punch on the inside.
Gumble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lazaro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gumble misses with a punch to the body.
Gumble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lazaro or not.
A head punch on the inside from Gumble fails to land.
Lazaro prevents a body shot from Gumble.
Gumble lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lazaro backwards.
Gumble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Gumble controls his hands.
Gumble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lazaro prevents a body shot from Gumble.
Gumble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lazaro blocking some punches.
Gumble lands a hook that snaps the head of Lazaro backwards.
Gumble misses with a body punch.
Gumble misses with the head strike.
Gumble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lazaro blocking some punches.
Gumble throws a head punch that misses.
Lazaro tries to work over Gumble's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lazaro tries to work over Gumble's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gumble lands a nice shot to the body.
Gumble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lazaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lazaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gumble backwards.
Gumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Gumble.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gumble.
Gumble misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Gumble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Gumble's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lazaro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gumble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gumble is looking to counter punch.
Lazaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gumble.
Lazaro tries to counter with a clinch but Gumble shakes him off and moves away.
Lazaro wants to clinch up but Gumble keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumble throws a poor cross that misses
and Lazaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lazaro tries to clinch but Gumble is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lazaro.
A little feinted left hand from Gumble on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lazaro tries to clinch
and Gumble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Pedro Lazaro has been cut.
Gumble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lazaro can do to turn this around?
Lazaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gumble.
A jab from Gumble misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lazaro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gumble takes a swing at Lazaro's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gumble avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gumble swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gumble jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gumble fails to land with a series of punches.
Lazaro tries to close the distance and clinch but Gumble swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lazaro moves in looking to clinch but Gumble pushes him off.
Gumble seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumble with a nice cross.
Lazaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gumble misses with a straight left.
Lazaro tries to clinch but Gumble is having none of it.
Gumble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gumble is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lazaro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gumble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Gumble circles away.
Good exchange - Gumble coming out on top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lazaro tries to clinch there but Gumble circles away.
Lazaro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice jab there from Gumble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Gumble dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gumble looks to land a left hand but Lazaro moved out of range nicely.
Lazaro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lazaro misses with a body shot.
Lazaro tries to clinch there but Gumble circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Gumble misses the target.
Lazaro tries to counter with a clinch but Gumble shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumble throws a hook but Lazaro avoids it easily.
Lazaro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gumble manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazaro tries to clinch up but Gumble circles away and keeps his distance.
Gumble went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gumble listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lazaro lands with a shot to the body.
Lazaro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lazaro just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumble circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gumble counters with a straight right hand.
Gumble throws a big shot that misses.
Gumble throws a hook but Lazaro blocks it.
Lazaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Gumble.
Lazaro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gumble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gumble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lazaro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lazaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Gumble circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Gumble misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lazaro.
Lazaro lands a jab to the nose.
Lazaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lazaro moves away.
Lazaro tries to counter with a clinch but Gumble shakes him off and moves away.
Gumble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lazaro.
Gumble swats away the attempt to clinch by Lazaro.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big right from Gumble misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Gumble clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gumble misses with a straight left.
Lazaro wants to counter the offense by Gumble and move into the clinch position.
Lazaro ducks under a wild hook from Gumble.
Lazaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lazaro tries to counter with a clinch but Gumble shakes him off and moves away.
Lazaro works Gumble's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Lazaro there.
Lazaro works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumble needs to keep his hands up - Lazaro had a free shot at his head there.
Lazaro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gumble has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lazaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Gumble's head.
Lazaro tries to clinch but Gumble moves out of range.
Lazaro slips a jab from Gumble.
Lazaro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gumble on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumble scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gumble with a hook.
Gumble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lazaro moves away.
Lazaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Gumble.
Lazaro tries to counter with a clinch but Gumble shakes him off and moves away.
Gumble throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lazaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gumble misses.
Lazaro tries to counter with a clinch but Gumble shakes him off and moves away.
Lazaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gumble.
Lazaro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gumble takes one on the button.
Lazaro lands a lovely overhand right.
Gumble throws a hook to the side of Lazaro's head but Lazaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumble drops his hands momentarily and Lazaro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lazaro tries to clinch there but Gumble circles away.
Gumble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lazaro manages to avoid it.
Lazaro wants to clinch but Gumble slips to the side
and Gumble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice jab there from Lazaro.
Lazaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Gumble misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Lazaro dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Lazaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gumble.
Gumble gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lazaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gumble.
Gumble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lazaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazaro is looking to clinch but Gumble is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lazaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Gumble was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lazaro.
Gumble looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumble misses the shot to the body.
Lazaro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gumble throws a looping overhand right but Lazaro ducks down to avoid it.
Gumble looks to score with a jab to the body but Lazaro is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gumble.
Lazaro wants to counter the offense by Gumble and move into the clinch position.
Barney Gumble is winning the standup battle so far.
Gumble takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumble throws out a loose jab but Lazaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lazaro is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lazaro.
Lazaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lazaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gumble.
Lazaro tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gumble rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lazaro counters by clinching up.
A short body shot lands from Gumble as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Lazaro.
Gumble misses with the head strike.
Gumble blocks an uppercut.
Gumble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gumble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gumble blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Gumble.
Lazaro is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short uppercut from Gumble.
Gumble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gumble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lazaro's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gumble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gumble blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumble throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gumble.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gumble.
A left hand lands to the body for Gumble.
Gumble throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazaro blocks a body shot from Gumble.
Gumble swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lazaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lazaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gumble fails to land.
Lazaro tries to throw a body punch but Gumble avoids it by throwing Lazaro back against the cage.
Gumble blocks a body shot from Lazaro.
Gumble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gumble gets through Lazaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lazaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lazaro lands a right hand.
Gumble lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pedro Lazaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gumble swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gumble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Gumble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gumble has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:46
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Gumble!
Barney Gumble retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Barney Gumble thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Pedro Lazaro was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm not done yet!'.
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