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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qasim Barakat (ranked 1329 p4p, 40 weight class) and Kevin Shinnie (ranked 1272 p4p, 62 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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250 lbs
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275 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Qasim Barakat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Shinnie!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinnie swings widly with a right hand
and Barakat counters with a straight right hand.
Barakat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barakat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barakat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shinnie. Shinnie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shinnie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shinnie looks to land a right hand but Barakat moved out of range.
Barakat misses with a wild body shot.
Shinnie throws a right and a left that Barakat avoids nicely.
Shinnie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shinnie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barakat throws the kick towards the body but Shinnie avoids it.
Barakat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A right-left combo lands from Barakat.
Qasim Barakat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barakat throws a solid leg kick but Shinnie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barakat.
Shinnie misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Barakat misses the target.
Barakat connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barakat throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barakat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shinnie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barakat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinnie checks a leg kick.
Barakat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shinnie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barakat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barakat looks for the body kick but Shinnie saw that one coming.
Barakat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shinnie misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Barakat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Barakat misses.
Barakat lands with a right hand.
Shinnie misses with a hook.
Shinnie misses with a looping left.
Barakat is looking to counter punch.
Shinnie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shinnie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barakat avoids the head kick by Shinnie.
A head kick misses from Barakat.
Barakat scores with a hook to the body. Shinnie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shinnie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barakat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barakat avoids the body shot from Shinnie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shinnie on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barakat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barakat throws a nice head kick!
Shinnie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barakat moves away.
Shinnie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shinnie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shinnie looks to land a right hand but Barakat moved out of range.
Barakat misses with a straight left.
Barakat throws a nice head kick!
Barakat drops his hands momentarily and Shinnie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shinnie is looking to land body kicks.
A solid body kick from Barakat.
Barakat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinnie moves away.
Shinnie looks to score with a jab to the body but Barakat is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Barakat.
Shinnie lands with a cross.
Shinnie is looking to slow Barakat down with leg kicks.
A leg kick checked by Barakat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barakat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shinnie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barakat.
Shinnie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barakat.
Shinnie is looking to land body kicks.
Barakat lunges at Shinnie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shinnie's hand.
Nice straight punches there by Barakat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barakat.
A shot to the body from Barakat misses
and Shinnie counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Barakat tenderised Shinnie's leg. Shinnie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barakat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shinnie.
Barakat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shinnie.
Barakat ducks under a wild hook from Shinnie.
Shinnie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Barakat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barakat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shinnie.
Barakat misses with a shot to the body
and Shinnie counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barakat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barakat ducks under a wild hook from Shinnie.
Barakat throws a body punch but Shinnie moves out of range.
Barakat just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Barakat. Beautiful body shot.
Barakat connects with a crisp jab.
Shinnie throws a series of punches but Barakat avoids them all with ease.
Barakat scores with a head kick. Shinnie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shinnie misses with an uppercut. Barakat saw that one coming.
Barakat throws a right and a left that Shinnie avoids nicely.
Shinnie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barakat explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barakat bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinnie misses with a hook.
Shinnie slips under a jab.
Shinnie scores with a nice head shot.
Shinnie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qasim Barakat dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shinnie is looking to score with low kicks.
Barakat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barakat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinnie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barakat manages to avoid it.
Barakat feints and then cracks Shinnie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shinnie down.
Barakat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shinnie can do to turn this around?
Barakat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barakat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shinnie throws the left hand but Barakat avoids the punch easily.
Shinnie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barakat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barakat connects with an inside leg kick.
Shinnie scores with a hook to the body. Barakat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab by Shinnie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barakat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shinnie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barakat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shinnie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shinnie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barakat.
Shinnie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Shinnie - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakat tries to land a front kick but Shinnie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barakat just misses with a punch to the body.
Barakat slips a straight right by Shinnie.
Shinnie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barakat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shinnie.
Barakat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barakat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barakat fails to land with a series of punches.
Shinnie misses with a looping left.
Barakat lands with a shot to the body.
Barakat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shinnie. Shinnie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barakat thumps Shinnie with a low kick.
Barakat delivers a nice body kick.
Barakat just misses with a punch to the body.
Shinnie thinks about the counter body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Shinnie misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barakat misses with a kick to the body.
Qasim Barakat is winning the standup battle so far.
Shinnie scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shinnie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barakat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big left from Shinnie misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barakat, right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barakat, as that shot connected.
Shinnie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barakat thinks about countering with a body kick.
Barakat throws a leg kick but Shinnie moved away.
Shinnie misses with a wild body shot.
Shinnie looks to score with a jab to the body but Barakat is just out of range.
A big right from Barakat misses.
A nice side step and Shinnie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shinnie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shinnie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shinnie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shinnie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barakat lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakat stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barakat tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Barakat finds it's target.
Barakat lands a head shot.
Shinnie misses with a double jab.
Barakat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barakat lands with a hook. Shinnie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barakat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shinnie misses with a straight right.
Shinnie looks to throw the jab but Barakat is out of range.
Good exchange - Shinnie coming out on top.
Shinnie misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Barakat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinnie throws an overhand right that lands on Barakat's shoulder, as Barakat tries to avoid the shot.
Barakat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinnie manages to avoid it.
Shinnie checks a low kick from Barakat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie swinging wildly here.
Shinnie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barakat.
Barakat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shinnie throws a body punch but Barakat moves out of range.
Shinnie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barakat. Barakat obviously looking to wear him down.
Shinnie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barakat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barakat cracks Shinnie with a right hand to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shinnie.
Shinnie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barakat jabs at Shinnie's body.
Barakat throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barakat lands a jab to Shinnie's midsection.
Shinnie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barakat misses with a kick to the body.
Shinnie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barakat was well out of range. Poor timing from Shinnie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qasim Barakat dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shinnie misses with a shot to the body
and Barakat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barakat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barakat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinnie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barakat.
Barakat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barakat moves away from the strike by Shinnie.
Barakat scores with a push kick.
Barakat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barakat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barakat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barakat slips a jab from Shinnie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barakat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barakat throws a low kick, looking for Shinnie's leg but Shinnie calmly moves out of range.
Barakat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shinnies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barakat explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinnie misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakat misses with a hook. Shinnie ducked under it nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shinnie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barakat has got the better of the exchanges.
Barakat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barakat avoids the body shot from Shinnie.
Good exchange - Barakat coming out on top.
Barakat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barakat scores with a push kick.
Barakat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shinnie.
Shinnie swings for the body but Barakat moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shinnie.
Shinnie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barakat.
Barakat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shinnie takes a swing at Barakat's ribcage but misses.
Barakat lands with a nice body punch.
Barakat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinnie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Qasim Barakat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie throws a lazy right hand but Barakat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shinnie misses with a shot to the body
and Barakat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Barakat tenderised Shinnie's leg. Shinnie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shinnie throws a looping overhand right but Barakat ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Barakat.
Shinnie misses with a body kick.
Barakat misses with a two punch combination.
Shinnie connects with a body shot.
Barakat cracks Shinnie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shinnie throws the left hand but Barakat avoids the punch easily.
Barakat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barakat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shinnie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barakat connects with a crisp jab.
Shinnie misses with a few strikes there.
Barakat scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Barakat as he connects with a hook.
Shinnie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barakat.
Barakat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barakat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barakat misses with an uppercut.
Shinnie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barakat throws a big shot that misses.
Barakat moves out of range as Shinnie throws a body kick.
Shinnie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barakat.
Shinnie throws a right and a left that Barakat avoids nicely.
Shinnie avoids the head kick by Barakat.
Barakat misses the jab.
Shinnie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barakat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shinnie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shinnie throws a nice looking combination but Barakat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barakat is looking to land body kicks.
Shinnie misses with an uppercut. Barakat saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie connects with a looping right hand.
Barakat lands with an uppercut that bounces Shinnie off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Barakat. Those never looked like landing.
Barakat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shinnie throws a hook but Barakat blocks it.
Shinnie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shinnie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barakat throws a head kick but Shinnie moves out of range.
Shinnie throws an off balance right hand
and Barakat counters with a thumping low kick.
Shinnie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barakat tests Shinnie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shinnie misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barakat.
Barakat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shinnie lands a jab to the nose.
Kevin Shinnie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barakat lands with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Shinnie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Qasim Barakat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barakat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qasim Barakat!
An out of breath and clearly excited Qasim Barakat thanked FORCEE for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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