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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robin Yount (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barca has chosen Carthage as his entrance music. Robin Yount has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Robin Yount!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yount has closed the distance and engaged Barca in a clinch.
Yount gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yount gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barca.
Barca is trying to drag Yount to the mat but Yount just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yount misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barca is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yount is defending well.
Robin Yount has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Barca.
Yount pushes off an throws an elbow but Barca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yount scores with a shot to the side of Barca's head.
Yount lands with a left to the head.
Barca has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yount after a bit of a struggle.
Barca is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yount gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yount lands a nice knee to the body.
Yount really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barca avoids the elbow strike from Yount, against the cage.
Yount is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barca drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yount gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yount misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barca.
Yount tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barca wants a takedown but no success here.
Barca wants a takedown.
Yount scores with a shoulder strike.
Yount gets underhooks to prevent Barca's takedown attempt.
Barca looks winded!
Yount lands an elbow inside that Barca shrugs off.
It looks like Hannibal Barca has been cut.
Barca has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yount avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yount gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barca is trying to drag Yount to the mat but Yount just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yount lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barca has Yount pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yount manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yount connects with a knee to the head.
Yount missing with knees to the body.
Yount with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barca is working for takedown but Yount is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca wants a takedown.
Yount with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yount lands a good knee to the midsection. Barca won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yount takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yount creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barca's defenses.
Yount lands a nice elbow.
Yount lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barca or not.
Yount lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yount lands an elbow inside that Barca shrugs off.
Barca looking for a takedown.
Yount throws an elbow but it misses.
Barca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barca wants to take the fight to the mat but Yount manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yount throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barcas head.
Yount lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yount lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yount lands an elbow that stopped Barca in his tracks for a moment.
Yount digs a right hand underneath Barca's ribcage. Barca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yount lands an elbow just above Barca 's eye.
Yount connects with a knee to the head.
Yount softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yount scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barca is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yount is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca can't get the takedown.
Yount lands a damaging elbow.
Yount with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yount.
Yount is pressed up against the cage. Barca has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yount down to the mat. Yount avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yount throws a sloppy head kick and Barca moves out of range easily.
Yount throws a right hand that Barca ducks under and follows up with a left that Barca also avoids with ease.
Barca shoots for a double leg takedown but Yount sprawls well. He's pushed Barca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barca loads up on a big right hand but Yount slips the punch.
A shot to the liver by Yount. Beautiful body shot.
Barca swats away the attempt to clinch by Yount.
Yount lands with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Yount as he connects with a hook.
Yount fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barca on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Yount as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yount stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yount wants it to stay on the feet.
Robin Yount is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Yount.
A jab from Yount does it's job there.
Yount throws a sloppy head kick and Barca moves out of range easily.
Yount misses with a double jab.
Robin Yount seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yount swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yount misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barca throws a hook to the side of Yount's head but Yount sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yount fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yount.
Yount misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barca.
Barca throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yount showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barca.
Yount punishes Barca's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Yount dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barca's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barca throws a lazy right hand but Yount sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yount throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head kick from Yount lands but Barca takes it in his stride.
Barca closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barca throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barca throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Yount is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yount isn't going anywhere.
Yount sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca is looking to take a break and control but Yount is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barca wants to pass to mount but Yount is defending the position.
Yount is holding on to half guard well.
Yount taking some punishment here, with Barca in his half guard.
Yount is pressing down on Barca's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yount will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yount looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Barca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barca throws an elbow that misses. Yount uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barca's guard. Nice move by Yount!
Yount content to stall in guard here.
Barca is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yount defends well.
Yount controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barca looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barca looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yount passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yount trying to control the position but Barca is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca is looking for a sweep.
Yount is looking to take a break and control but Barca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yount controls the position.
Barca tries to bench press Yount off him but Yount keeps the position.
Yount throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barca is looking for a sweep.
Yount wants to control but Barca is keeping him busy.
Barca struggling a bit here.
Barca tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barca regains half guard.
Barca is looking to improve his position.
Yount not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barca looking for submissions off his back.
Yount looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Barca looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yount keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barca looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Yount there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robin Yount will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barca'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barca fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yount avoids it really well and circles away.
Yount throws a body shot but no joy.
Barca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yount moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yount.
Yount moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yount looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barca shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yount as he avoids it easily.
Yount is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barca can do to turn this around?
Barca shoots in for a takedown but Yount shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Robin Yount has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Barca.
Yount tries to close the distance and clinch but Barca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yount is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca lands a really nice looking cross but Yount seems unphased.
Barca misses with a looping left.
As Barca backs away, Yount returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yount tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barca was well out of range. Poor timing from Yount.
Yount throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barca slips a straight right by Yount.
Barca shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barca showed some decent athleticism there.
Barca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca 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.
Yount gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yount is on top in guard.
Yount stays in close to Barca's body and controls the position.
Hannibal Barca has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two 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.
Yount avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yount sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yount wants to control from the top but Barca keeps moving.
Yount is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barca escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yount gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barca is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barca looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yount is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yount continues to stall.
Barca looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yount showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barca trying to keep a closed guard but Yount is proving a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yount is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hannibal Barca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barca is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Barca looks to land a right hand but Yount moved out of range.
Robin Yount is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yount moves away.
Barca misses with a hook. Yount ducked under it nicely.
Yount scores with a head kick.
Barca shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yount sprawls well. Yount wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barca gets slowly back to his feet.
Yount tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yount ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yount lands a head kick!
Barca drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yount has control of Barca's left arm, preventing Barca from doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Yount's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Barca throwing strikes from guard but Yount blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Yount showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yount, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Yount!
During a confident post fight interview, Robin Yount thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Hannibal Barca had this to say: 'I will either find a way, or make one.'.
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