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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Pat Barry (ranked 3115 p4p, 372 weight class) and Bornas Lopette (ranked 12248 p4p, 733 weight class). Barry comes to the ring accompanied by Sweet Dreams. Lopette has chosen Root Of All Evil as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
34 - 17 - 1 |
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183 lbs
31 - 18 - 3 |
World class boxer
Very quick
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pat Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopette avoids the head kick by Barry.
Barry tries to clinch there but Lopette circles away.
Barry tries to clinch up but Lopette circles away and keeps his distance.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lopette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopette chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lopette blocks a head kick by Barry.
Barry tries to clinch but Lopette is having none of it.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lopette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Barry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopette tries to move into range but Barry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lopette connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopette getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barry throws a wild body kick that Lopette sees coming a mile off.
Lopette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barry lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Lopette misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lopette tries to throw a body punch but Barry avoids it by throwing Lopette back against the ropes.
Lopette tries a body shot but Barry blocks it.
Lopette landing knees to the body.
Lopette comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lopette manages to break the clinch.
Lopette lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lopette's calf.
Lopette looks for the body kick but Barry saw that one coming.
Lopette slips a jab and a cross from Barry.
Barry fails to land with a series of punches.
Barry forces Lopette back against the ropes and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barry tries a knee to the head but Lopette blocks it.
Barry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lopette has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lopette lands a body punch.
Barry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barry is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Barry throws an elbow but misses.
Lopette softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Barry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Barry takes a shot to the head.
Lopette misses with a knee strike.
Lopette lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barry backwards.
Barry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lopette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopette explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lopette scores with a leg kick.
Barry misses with an uppercut.
Lopette connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barry doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopette circles away.
Barry doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopette circles away.
Lopette looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lopette lands with a nice body punch.
Lopette lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bornas Lopette dominated that round.
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.
Barry tries to clinch there but Lopette circles away.
Lopette defending well as Barry loads up on a big left hand.
Barry walks into a straight right hand from Lopette.
Barry misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lopette lands with a straight right. Barry didn't see that one coming.
Lopette tries to move into range but Barry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barry drives through and clinches with Lopette against the ropes.
Lopette makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lopette lands a damaging elbow.
Barry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barry misses with an elbow strike.
Barry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A knee to the head by Barry.
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!
Barry blocks the elbow strike.
Lopette cracks Barry with a nice body shot.
Lopette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Lopette on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lopette tries a body shot but Barry blocks it.
Bornas Lopette seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barry looking to throw knees to the head but Lopette is blocking nicely.
Barry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lopette stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopette working Barry over with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Lopette.
Lopette lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lopette scores with a hook to the body.
Lopette scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopette lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barry.
Lopette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopette scores with a decent looking hook.
Barry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barry takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopette throws a right and a left that Barry avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Lopette.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lopette.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry walks into a straight right hand from Lopette.
Lopette misses with a wild body shot.
Lopette has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lopette throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lopette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopette connects with a jab.
Lopette swats away the attempt to clinch by Barry.
Lopette avoids the head kick by Barry.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lopette.
Pat Barry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barry looks to land a body kick but Lopette moved away.
Lopette keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopette appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barry tries to clinch there but Lopette circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopette only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopette throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lopette lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bornas Lopette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A solid body kick from Lopette.
Lopette pushes Barry away with a front kick.
A shot to the liver by Lopette. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Lopette.
Barry connects with a body shot that sends Lopette's belly button to the back.
Barry moves in looking to clinch but Lopette pushes him off.
Lopette tries a quick counter leg kick but Barry is wise to it.
Lopette connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pat Barry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barry needs to keep his hands up - Lopette had a free shot at his head there.
Barry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopette misses with a head kick.
Barry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lopette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barry looks to land a left hand but Lopette moved out of range nicely.
Barry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopette scores with a nice strike.
Lopette has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lopette scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopette.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lopette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopette.
Barry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopette.
Pat Barry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopette cracks Barry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopette.
Barry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lopette. Barry shrugs it off though.
Barry misses with a low kick.
Barry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Lopette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lopette dodges the punch combination from Barry.
A jab from Barry misses.
Barry takes one to the side of the head.
Barry takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lopette gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lopette fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barry.
Barry tries to clinch up but Lopette circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barry instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but Lopette blocks with his arms.
Lopette scores with a hook to the body.
Lopette lands a knee to the head.
Lopette lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Lopette.
Lopette lands a left hand.
Lopette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopette.
Lopette throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lopette lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lopette lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Lopette.
Lopette jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Lopette. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopette.
Lopette lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barry at a distance.
Lopette punishes Barry's body with a nice straight punch.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bornas Lopette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopette 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bornas Lopette!
A very excited looking Bornas Lopette made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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RATING
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