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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Qissi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammed Qissi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen clinches with his opponent.
Allen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Allen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Qissi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Qissi pulls guard effortlessly.
Allen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Allen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Qissi's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Qissi is keeping the position.
Allen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Qissi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Qissi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Allen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Qissi, up you get!
Allen fails with a takedown attempt.
Qissi gets a clinch.
Qissi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Qissi is looking to break free of the clinch but Allen has double underhooks.
Qissi is trying to break the clinch but Allen is controlling him.
Allen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Allen wants to free his trapped foot but Qissi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Allen wants to control but Qissi is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qissi is trying to get back to full guard.
Allen is trying to control the action in half guard but Qissi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Allen there.
Allen not doing much here.
Qissi wants to control but Allen is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Qissi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Allen content to control rather than advance.
Allen stands up from half guard.
Qissi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Qissi quickly recovers to half guard.
Qissi tries to kick Allen off in order to stand up. Allen Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Qissi looks winded!
Allen controlling the position.
Allen in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Allen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
A lull in the action here.
Allen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Allen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Allen controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allen scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen dominated that round.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Allen takes the fight into the clinch.
Qissi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Allen.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Qissi as he jumps to the side.
Allen forces Qissi back against the cage and clinches.
Qissi manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qissi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Allen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Qissi counters with a series of strikes. Allen will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Qissi to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen gets control of Qissi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Allen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Allen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qissi gets to his feet - Allen follows without any prompting.
Allen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Qissi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Qissi keeping full guard, as Allen tries to pass.
Allen wants to control from the top but Qissi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Qissi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Allen controls the pace.
Allen stands up and waves to Qissi to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qissi misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Allen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Qissi, pushing him back against the cage.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Our sources have told us that Allen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Qissi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Qissi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Allen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Qissi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Qissi wants to break free but Allen has control.
Allen looking to throw knees to the head but Qissi is blocking nicely.
Allen cracks Qissi with a nice body shot.
Qissi is breathing heavily.
Allen controlling the action here for a moment.
Allen wants to take the fight to the mat but Qissi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to score a body lock takedown but Qissi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Qissi can do to turn this around?
Qissi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Qissi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Allen regains guard.
Allen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!
Allen breaks the clinch.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Qissi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Qissi as he jumps to the side.
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 Barry Allen 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. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Qissi misses.
Qissi throws a combination that misses
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Qissi.
A head kick misses from Allen.
Barry Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Qissi as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Qissi finds it's way through Allen's defenses.
Allen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Qissi breaks from the clinch.
Qissi misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qissi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Qissi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allen has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qissi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Qissi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Allen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Qissi effectively controlling the action here.
Allen jumps into guard, dragging Qissi to the mat.
Allen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Allen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Qissi wants to stand but Allen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Allen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Qissi is one step ahead there.
Allen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Qissi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Qissi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen looking for a guillotine here but Qissi defends easily.
Allen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Qissi tries to stand but Allen is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen pushes Qissi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Allen forces Qissi back against the cage and clinches.
Allen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Qissi to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Qissi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Allen counters by clinching up.
Allen blocks a body shot from Qissi.
Allen has Qissi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Allen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Qissi tumbling to the mat - Allen dives into Qissi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen gets to his feet - Qissi follows without any prompting.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt - Qissi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Allen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Barry Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qissi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mohammed Qissi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barry Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Qissi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Barry Allen!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Barry Allen!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Barry Allen!
Barry Allen wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Barry Allen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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