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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baraka Obamacare (ranked 1385 p4p, 207 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 315 p4p, 50 weight class). Obamacare comes to the cage accompanied by Etnoscope - Odin's Kraft. Locke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. What Makes a Good Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Baraka Obamacare has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
29
176 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
183 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Baraka Obamacare! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Obamacare throws a right and a left that Locke avoids nicely. A kick lands to the mid section there for Locke. Baraka Obamacare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Obamacare misses with a two punch combination.
Locke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Obamacare with a body shot. Both fighters circling a little - Locke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Locke scores with the left hand. Obamacare knows he should have avoided that one. Obamacare throws a hook but Locke avoids it easily. Locke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Obamacare with a body shot. Locke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Obamacare misses with a few strikes there.
Locke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obamacare.
Obamacare throws a body shot but no joy. Obamacare falls off balance throwing a combination
and Locke counters with a lovely shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Obamacare throws a combination that misses and Locke counters with a straight right hand. Decent striking displayed by Obamacare there. Donk. Obamacare catches Locke right on the button with a cross. Locke cracks Obamacare with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Locke lands with a nice body punch. Obamacare throws a big shot that misses. Locke raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Locke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Obamacare has a couple of punches blocked by Locke.
Locke lands with a light punch inside. Obamacare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Locke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Obamacare tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Locke scores with an uppercut up the middle. Obamacare lands an uppercut. Locke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Locke lands a hook that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards. Locke blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Obamacare.
Locke scores with a nice hook to the head. Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke. 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! Locke blocks a body shot from Obamacare. Locke working some nice short punches in the clinch. Obamacare's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Obamacare takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obamacare misses with the combination.
Locke throws out a counter right but Obamacare avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Locke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obamacare. Obamacare throws a body punch but Locke moves out of range. Some wild striking there from Obamacare.
Obamacare throws a jab but it's blocked by Locke. Locke keeps Obamacare at a distance using the push kick. Obamacare misses with a series of wild punches.
Obamacare throws a left and a right that both miss
and Locke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Obamacare thinking. Locke rushes Obamacare and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Locke lands a nice shot to the body. Obamacare is breathing heavily. Obamacare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Locke's elbow. Obamacare tries to throw a body punch but Locke avoids it by throwing Obamacare back against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Locke.
Obamacare throws a punch but it's blocked by Locke. Locke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Locke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Obamacare eats them both and turns towards Locke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Baraka Obamacare has been cut. A combination from Obamacare does no damage. Locke throws out a counter right but Obamacare avoids it with no problem. Locke scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Locke lands a leg kick that knocks Obamacare off balance momentarily. Obamacare swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Locke counters with a left and a right that stings Obamacare. Obamacare swings widly with a right hand
and Locke counters with a solid body kick. Locke lands with a shot to the body. Locke thuds a left hand into Obamacare's body. Obamacare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Locke thumps Obamacare with a low kick. Locke digs a good hook to Obamacare's body.
A shot to the liver by Locke. Beautiful body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Obamacare moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Both fighters circling a little - Locke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Locke scores with a jab. A shot to the body from Obamacare misses and Locke counters with a straight right hand. Locke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Obamacare. Those never looked like landing. Locke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A short body shot lands from Locke as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Locke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Locke works on Obamacare's body with a couple of short punches. Locke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obamacare or not. Locke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Locke lands a jab to Obamacare's midsection. Locke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Locke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Obamacare swinging wildly here.
Obamacare will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Locke forces Obamacare back against the cage and clinches. Obamacare tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Locke lands a right hand. Locke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Obamacare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obamacare throws a head punch that misses. Obamacare manages to break the clinch.
Obamacare misses with a double jab
and Locke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Obamacare's knee momentarily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that round. The cut man is working on Baraka Obamacare's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Obamacare misses with a combination
and Locke counters with a nice leg kick. Obamacare just misses with a punch to the body.
Obamacare tries to keep at a distance but Locke has taken the fight into the clinch. Locke tries to work over Obamacare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Locke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Locke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Obamacare is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Obamacare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obamacare throws a series of punches but Locke avoids them all with ease. Locke is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Locke works over Obamacare's head and body with a nice combination. Locke connects with the punch. Locke thuds his shin into the meat of Obamacare's side. Obamacare throws a left and a right that both miss
and Locke counters with a stiff right hand. This has been an exciting period of action! Locke rushes Obamacare and presses him up against the cage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Locke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Obamacare. Locke scores with a hook to the body. Locke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards. A right handed body shot lands from Locke.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Locke. Locke digs a right hand into Obamacare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Obamacare's gas tank. Locke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Locke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obamacare is rocked! A right hook to the body lands for Locke.
Locke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Locke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards. Oh Obamacare is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Locke lands a nice uppercut. Obamacare seems to have got his legs back now. Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Locke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards. A quick uppercut on the inside from Locke. Locke works on Obamacare's body with a couple of short punches. Locke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! Locke lands an uppercut. Locke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Locke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obamacare or not. Locke lands a nice shot to the body. Locke working some nice short punches in the clinch. Locke lands a hook that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Locke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. John Locke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Locke lands a nice shot to the body. Locke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Obamacare. Locke drops Obamacare onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Obamacare is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Baraka Obamacare's cut is getting worse. Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Locke lands a slapping body shot.
Locke takes the fight into the clinch. Locke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Obamacare working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Locke. Obamacare misses with a hook from the clinch. Locke tries to work over Obamacare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Locke lands an uppercut. Obamacare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obamacare throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Locke counters with a straight right hand. Locke clinches. A short body shot lands from Locke as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Good body shot from Obamacare.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obamacare. Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obamacare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obamacare misses with a combination
and Locke counters with a right hand to the body. Nice cross by Locke. Obamacare on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Locke. Locke obviously looking to wear him down.
Obamacare misses with the combination.
Locke clinches. Locke breaks from the clinch.
Locke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Locke feints and then cracks Obamacare's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obamacare down. John Locke seems to be getting the better of the standup. Locke forces Obamacare back against the cage and clinches. A right hand to the body from Locke.
Locke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Locke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards. Locke scores with a nice hook to the head. Locke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Obamacare throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Locke counters with a leg kick. Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
Locke lands a head kick!
Obamacare throws a poor cross that misses
and Locke counters with a low kick, right behind Obamacare 's knee. Jab from Locke. Obamacare takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Obamacare throws a combination that misses and Locke counters with a thumping low kick. Locke lands an overhand right. Obamacare misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Obamacare misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Locke misses. Baraka Obamacare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Obamacare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obamacare misses with a right hand and Locke counters with an inside leg kick. Obamacare on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Baraka Obamacare's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Whack! Locke lands a heavy head kick that drops Obamacare. The ref tackles Locke to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Obamacare was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). John Locke! After the big win, John Locke made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors King of Clothes and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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