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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Lodano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qasim Barakat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Lodano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qasim Barakat!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barakat tries a head kick but it misses.
Lodano lunges at Barakat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barakat's hand.
It looks like Qasim Barakat has been cut.
Lodano misses with a low kick.
Barakat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barakat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lodano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barakat checks a low kick from Lodano.
Barakat tries a quick counter leg kick but Lodano is wise to it.
Barakat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barakat let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barakat connects with a right hand. Lodano shakes it off.
Barakat moves out of range of the strikes.
Barakat tries a head kick but it misses.
Lodano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barakat throws a right hand that misses
enabling Lodano to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been told by Lodano's head coaches at aLion's MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lodano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lodano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barakat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lodano moves forwards but Barakat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Qasim Barakat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barakat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lodano missing with a left hand there. Barakat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Qasim Barakat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barakat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lodano is looking to score with low kicks.
Lodano avoids the head kick by Barakat.
Barakat loads up on a big right hand but Lodano slips the punch.
Barakat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lodano connects with the punch.
Barakat scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barakat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barakat scores with a nice body kick.
Barakat misses with a wild combination.
Lodano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Barakat finds it's way through Lodano's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barakat lands with a right hand.
Barakat motions for Lodano to come forward. Barakat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakat cracks a nice hook into Lodano's ribs.
Barakat connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barakat. That's going to slow Lodano down.
Lodano ducks right into an uppercut from Barakat.
Barakat throws a good cross that connects.
Lodano tries to clinch but Barakat is having none of it.
Barakat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lodano.
Barakat just misses with a punch to the body.
Barakat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barakat lands a right hand.
Barakat trying to land knees to the body.
Barakat takes a shot to the head.
Barakat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lodano blocks it with crossed arms.
Barakat lands with a right to the head.
Lodano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Barakat.
Lodano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Lodano lands.
Barakat ducks under a wild hook from Lodano.
Lodano walks into a straight right hand from Barakat.
Barakat scoring well with a low kick there.
Lodano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barakat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Barakat.
Lodano cracks a nice hook into Barakat's ribs.
Barakat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lodano looks to land a right hand but Barakat moved out of range.
Barakat is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lodano had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barakat stuns Lodano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barakat avoids the body shot from Lodano.
Lodano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barakat was well out of range. Poor timing from Lodano.
Lodano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Lodano lands the left hand.
Barakat with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barakat connects with a right hand. Lodano shakes it off.
Lodano tries to move into range but Barakat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barakat's corner calls for a 1-2. Barakat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lodano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lodano throws out a loose jab but Barakat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barakat lands a front kick.
Barakat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lodano's sensitive parts.
Barakat throws a lazy body kick
and Lodano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barakat. Lodano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lodano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barakat scores with a spinning back kick!
Barakat lands a lovely overhand right.
Barakat throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Barakat is predictable there
and Lodano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qasim Barakat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Qasim Barakat's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barakat, as that shot connected.
Lodano throws a body punch but Barakat moves out of range.
Lodano looks to land a right hand but Barakat moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barakat. That's going to slow Lodano down.
Barakat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barakat lands a head kick. Lodano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lodano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lodano takes one on the button.
Lodano connects with a looping right hand.
Barakat delivers a nice body kick.
Barakat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lodano's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lodano closes the distance and pushes Barakat back into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Barakat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Barakat. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Barakat trying to land knees to the body.
Barakat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lodano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Barakat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barakat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lodano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Lodano misses the target.
Barakat staying out of range there.
Lodano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barakat lands the left hand.
Barakat connects with a high kick.
Barakat connects with a solid leg kick.
Barakat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barakat jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barakat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lodano misses with a body shot.
Barakat throws a fast counter high kick but Lodano manages to duck under it in time.
Barakat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lodano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barakat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lodano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barakat can't find room to land a body shot as Lodano controls the action.
Barakat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barakat lands a nice uppercut.
Barakat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lodano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lodano lands a shoulder strike.
Barakat scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Lucas Lodano has been cut.
Barakat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lodano.
Barakat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barakat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lodano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lodano just misses with a punch to the body.
Lodano lands with a hook. Barakat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodano throws an overhand right that lands on Barakat's shoulder, as Barakat tries to avoid the shot.
Lodano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lodano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lodano tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lodano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lodano misses with a straight left.
Lodano takes the fight into the clinch.
Barakat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barakat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lodano managing to block the knees to the body from Barakat.
A head punch on the inside from Barakat fails to land.
Lodano tries to break the clinch but Barakat is controlling the position.
Barakat blocks a body shot from Lodano.
Lodano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lodano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barakat blocks a body shot from Lodano.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barakat.
Lodano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Barakat on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lodano can't find room to land a body shot as Barakat controls the action.
Lodano avoiding damage as Barakat throws knees to the body.
Barakat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lodano blocks it with crossed arms.
Barakat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lodano is defending well for now.
Lodano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barakat backwards.
Lodano lands a shoulder strike.
Lodano working aggressively here.
Lodano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barakat backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barakat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barakat tries a knee to the head but Lodano blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Lodano fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qasim Barakat 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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Barakat throws a body punch but Lodano moves out of range.
Lodano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Barakat was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lodano misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barakat.
Barakat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barakat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lodano is looking to counter punch.
Lodano with a jab.
Lodano darts in and clinches Barakat up against the cage.
Barakat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Barakat fails to land.
Lodano misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodano misses with some punches.
Barakat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lodano swings wildly with an uppercut but Barakat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barakat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakat lands a nice shot to the body.
Lodano throws a punch but it's blocked by Barakat.
Lodano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barakat backwards.
Barakat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lodano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barakat lands a right hand.
Barakat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lodano.
Barakat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barakat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barakat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barakat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lodano takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Barakat.
Barakat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lodano working aggressively here.
Barakat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lucas Lodano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Qasim Barakat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Qasim Barakat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lodano.
Lodano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lodano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barakat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lodano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lodano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barakat. Lodano shrugs it off though.
Barakat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lodano.
A good leg kick by Barakat.
Barakat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lodano on the side of the head.
Barakat scoring well with a low kick there.
Lodano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barakat. That one must have hurt.
Lodano blocks a head kick by Barakat.
Lodano throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakat connects with a leg kick. Lodano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barakat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lodano.
Barakat throws a body punch but Lodano moves out of range.
Jab by Barakat.
Lodano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lodano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barakat moves away.
Barakat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barakat moves into the clinch successfully.
Lodano tries a body shot but Barakat blocks it.
Lodano working aggressively here.
Lodano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lodano misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Lodano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Qasim Barakat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barakat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barakat makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barakat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barakat.
Barakat connects with a body shot.
Barakat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lodano.
Barakat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barakat scores with a nice strike.
Barakat lands with a kick to the temple. Lodano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barakat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barakat avoids the body shot from Lodano.
Lodano will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A good leg kick by Barakat.
Barakat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barakat connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barakat lands a nice looking body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Qasim Barakat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barakat 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 George Francis scores the fight for Qasim Barakat!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Qasim Barakat!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Qasim Barakat!
Qasim Barakat wins by unanimous decision!
Qasim Barakat made sure to mention his sponsor, FORCEE in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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