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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abbe Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faria has chosen Toni Montano - 10 Godina live as his entrance music. Abbe Faria is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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245 lbs
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Barrett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abbe Faria!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faria takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Faria walks into a straight right hand from Barrett.
Faria on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barrett. Barrett obviously looking to wear him down.
Faria misses with a takedown
and Barrett counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Faria goes for a double leg but Barrett avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barrett continues to drive forward.
Good standup being displayed there by Barrett as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Abbe Faria has been cut.
Barrett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barrett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barrett, right into the meat.
Barrett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barrett misses with a hook. Faria ducked under it nicely.
Barrett tests Faria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett stuffs the takedown attempt from Faria. Faria gets slowly back to his feet.
Jeremy Barrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abbe Faria.
Barrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faria was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrett.
Faria swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Faria fails with a takedown attempt.
Barrett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Faria lands a nice shot to the body.
Barrett just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Faria counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barrett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barrett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Faria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barrett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Faria checks a leg kick.
Barrett misses with a double jab.
A low kick from Barrett misses
and Faria counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barrett.
Faria tries to clinch up but Barrett circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett slips a straight right by Faria.
Faria tries for a takedown but Barrett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barrett lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barrett tries to land a front kick but Faria steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Faria now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slow jab from Barrett misses its intended target.
Faria swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barrett throws a leg kick which misses Faria's front leg but catches the back leg as Faria tries to avoid it.
Faria misses with an uppercut.
Barrett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Faria appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Faria tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barrett misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Barrett misses.
Faria closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Barrett's guard.
Faria working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Faria accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barrett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Faria.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faria working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Faria loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Faria works over Barrett with some ground and pound from guard.
Faria throwing strikes from guard but Barrett blocks nicely.
Faria throwing strikes from guard but Barrett blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Barrett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abbe Faria's cut.
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.
A big left from Barrett misses.
Faria closes the distance and clinches.
Barrett lands a shoulder strike.
Faria scores a nice knee to the body.
Faria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Faria lands a shoulder strike.
Faria prevents a body shot from Barrett.
Faria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Faria lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Faria.
Barrett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jeremy Barrett has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Faria.
Barrett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Faria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Faria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Faria.
Barrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barrett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Faria stalling in the clinch but Barrett improves position.
Faria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barrett throws a head punch that misses.
Faria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barrett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Faria lands with a left to the head.
Faria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Faria has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barrett seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Faria can turn it around.
Faria pushes Barrett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faria misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Barrett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrett can't find room to land a body shot as Faria controls the action.
Nice body punch from Barrett - that landed with a thud.
Faria tries a body shot but Barrett blocks it.
Barrett is trying to force a seperation but Faria has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Faria - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Faria has a couple of punches blocked by Barrett.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faria.
Barrett misses with a punch to the body.
Abbe Faria seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Faria lands a nice knee to the body.
Faria turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Faria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Faria in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Faria wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barrett keeps working.
Faria tries to score with some ground and pound. Barrett controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett parries the strikes from Faria easily there. Faria is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barrett to escape.
Barrett parries the strikes from Faria easily there. Faria is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barrett to escape.
Faria lands some shots froms side control.
Faria working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Faria are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Faria content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Barrett tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria trying to control the position but Barrett is working away.
Faria misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Faria landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Faria creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Faria working the head and body with strikes.
Faria happy to just control the position for now.
Abbe Faria has got the better of the ground game so far.
Faria is looking to take a break and control but Barrett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barrett takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abbe Faria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Barrett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faria.
It looked like Barrett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barrett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barrett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barrett thuds a left hand into Faria's body.
Faria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barrett.
Barrett circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Barrett to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faria let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Faria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barrett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Barrett misses the target.
Faria wants to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barrett.
Faria is looking to clinch but Barrett is avoiding it.
Barrett throws out a leg kick but Faria moves out of range and Barrett only half commits.
A countering left hand to the body from Faria misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barrett throws a lazy right hand but Faria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Faria moves in looking to clinch but Barrett pushes him off.
Barrett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Faria tries to clinch up.
Faria is looking to clinch.
Faria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faria scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Faria thows a huge punch but Barrett dodges it nicely.
Barrett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barrett tries to get out of the position.
Barrett wants to improve his position but Faria is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria trying to pass the guard but Barrett defending well.
Faria is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barrett is looking to control Faria's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barrett avoid being mounted?
Barrett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Faria is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Faria wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barrett keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Faria is looking to advance position but Barrett won't allow it.
Faria content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Faria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jeremy Barrett is winning the standup battle so far.
Faria fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barrett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barrett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jeremy Barrett did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Barrett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Faria tries to clinch but Barrett moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Barrett.
Faria dives in and grabs Barrett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barrett pushes down on Faria's head and hops out.
Faria tries to clinch but Barrett is having none of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Barrett misses its target.
Faria shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barrett eats them both and turns towards Faria to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Barrett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faria turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Faria manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faria works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett struggling a bit here.
Barrett is looking to reverse the position.
Faria works to advance to full mount. Barrett defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Faria unloading with bombs!
Faria looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Barrett covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abbe Faria!
Abbe Faria is the new heavyweight champion!
Abbe Faria decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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