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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Squireson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barca Carthage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barry Squireson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Barca Carthage!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carthage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A left and a right from Carthage both land. Nice combination.
Carthage digs a good hook to Squireson's body.
Carthage misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Squireson misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carthage.
Carthage misses with a wild body shot.
Carthage throws a hook to the side of Squireson's head but Squireson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Squireson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A left and a right from Carthage both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Barry Squireson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Squireson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carthage connects with a body shot.
Squireson throws a body punch but Carthage moves out of range.
Carthage is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Squireson rather than just go for the knockout.
Squireson lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carthage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carthage avoids the body shot from Squireson.
The crowd cheers as Carthage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Squireson doesn't seem phased though.
Squireson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Carthage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carthage looks to land a left hand but Squireson moved out of range nicely.
Squireson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carthage throws a looping overhand right but Squireson ducks down to avoid it.
Squireson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Squireson sizes up Carthage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carthage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Squireson moves away.
Squireson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carthage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carthage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carthage misses with a left hand
and Squireson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carthage throws a body punch but Squireson moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Squireson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Squireson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carthage.
Squireson is looking to counter punch.
Carthage with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carthage misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Carthage misses the target.
Squireson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Squireson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Squireson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Squireson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carthage throws a shot to the body.
Carthage looks to score with a jab to the body but Squireson is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Squireson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carthage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carthage lands with a straight right. Squireson didn't see that one coming.
Carthage looks to throw the jab but Squireson is out of range.
Carthage clobbers Squireson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carthage.
Carthage just misses with a punch to the body.
Carthage is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Squireson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Carthage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carthage punishes Squireson's body with a nice straight punch.
Squireson moves out of range as Carthage strikes.
A punch combination from Carthage misses.
Squireson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carthage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squireson throws a shot from downtown. Carthage moves away and avoids it.
Carthage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Squireson at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carthage misses with a hook
letting Squireson counter with a right hand.
It looks like Barca Carthage has been cut.
Squireson misses with a hook. Carthage ducked under it nicely.
Carthage shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Squireson eats them both and turns towards Carthage to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Carthage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Squireson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carthage throws a right hand that Squireson ducks under and follows up with a left that Squireson also avoids with ease.
A big right from Carthage misses.
Carthage looks to throw the jab but Squireson is out of range.
Carthage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Squireson's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barca Carthage dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Squireson looks to land a left hand but Carthage moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Carthage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Squireson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice jab there from Carthage.
Carthage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Squireson.
Carthage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Squireson was well out of range. Poor timing from Carthage.
Carthage misses the jab.
Squireson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carthage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Squireson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squireson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carthage looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carthage misses with a right hand
and Squireson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Squireson thuds his right hand into Carthage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Squireson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squireson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barca Carthage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Carthage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Squireson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carthage lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Carthage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Squireson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Squireson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carthage throws a poor cross that misses
and Squireson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Squireson moves into range and connects with a jab.
That has opened up Barca Carthage's cut even more.
Squireson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Squireson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Squireson needs to keep his hands up - Carthage had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carthage thuds a left hand into Squireson's body.
Carthage throws a series of punches but Squireson moves out of range.
Carthage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Squireson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carthage misses with a hook
and Squireson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Squireson misses with an uppercut.
Carthage misses with a right hand
enabling Squireson to counter with a crisp jab.
Carthage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Squireson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Squireson throws an off balance right hand
and Carthage counters with a left to the body.
Carthage throws a one two combo.
Carthage throws a jab but it's blocked by Squireson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carthage moves out of range of the strikes.
Carthage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carthage scores with a nice strike.
Carthage scores with a shot to the body.
Carthage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Squireson was well out of range. Poor timing from Carthage.
It looked like Squireson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Squireson throws a lazy right hand but Carthage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Carthage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carthage cracks a nice hook into Squireson's ribs.
Squireson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carthage.
Squireson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Squireson defending well as Carthage loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Squireson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squireson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Squireson.
It looked like Squireson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Squireson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Squireson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Squireson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carthage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Squireson.
Squireson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carthage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Squireson throwing a counter right hand but Carthage manages to avoid it.
Carthage jabs Squireson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carthage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Squireson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carthage scores with the left hand. Squireson knows he should have avoided that one.
Carthage tests Squireson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barca Carthage 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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Carthage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Squireson to counter with a crisp jab.
Carthage misses with a two punch combination.
Carthage lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Squireson backs up against the cage.
Carthage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Squireson moves away.
Carthage connects with the punch.
Squireson is rocked!
Carthage throws a shot from downtown. Squireson moves away and avoids it.
Squireson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carthage throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carthage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Squireson circles away quickly and effectively.
Squireson ducks under a wild hook from Carthage.
Squireson throwing a counter right hand but Carthage manages to avoid it.
Carthage misses with a hook.
Squireson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squireson throws a poor cross that misses
and Carthage counters with a nice uppercut.
Squireson moves out of range of the strikes.
Squireson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carthage just misses with a punch to the body.
Squireson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Squireson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carthage.
Jab, jab by Carthage - just one landing.
Carthage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carthage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carthage lands a jab to the nose.
Carthage misses with a hook. Squireson ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Squireson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carthage misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Squireson to counter with a crisp jab.
Carthage throws an overhand right that lands on Squireson's shoulder, as Squireson tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Squireson misses its target.
Barca Carthage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carthage lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carthage lands a jab to the nose.
Squireson ducks under a wild hook from Carthage.
Carthage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Squireson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Squireson swings for the body but Carthage moves out of range.
Carthage throws a shot from downtown. Squireson moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Squireson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carthage throws a shot to the body.
Squireson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barry Squireson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Carthage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Squireson staying out of range there.
Squireson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Carthage throws a shot to the body.
Carthage throws a jab when Squireson was well out of range.
Barca Carthage is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carthage loads up on a big right hand but Squireson slips the punch.
Squireson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carthage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Squireson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carthage avoids the body shot from Squireson.
Carthage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Squireson throws an off balance right hand
and Carthage counters with a series of strikes. Squireson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carthage cracks Squireson with a good jab.
Carthage stalks Squireson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Squireson's face. Squireson staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Squireson misses with a looping right.
Squireson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carthage.
Nice defenses there by Carthage.
Carthage lands a jab to Squireson's midsection.
Carthage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Squireson's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barca Carthage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carthage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barca Carthage!
Barca Carthage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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