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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 3292 p4p, 280 weight class) and Francesco Skrarez (ranked 1909 p4p, 190 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 cm
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150 lbs
3 - 6 - 1 |
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165 cm
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158 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannibal Barca! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Skrarez! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Skrarez tries to clinch and Barca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Barca tries to land a leg kick but Skrarez saw it coming and moves away.
Skrarez moves into the clinch successfully.
Skrarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it. Barca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Barca scores with a shot to the side of Skrarez's head. Skrarez lands a left hand.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrarez landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca. Barca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land. Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Barca avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage. Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Skrarez uses good head movement to avoid it. Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Barca controls his hands.
Barca lands on the inside with an uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Skrarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barca blocks a body shot from Skrarez. Skrarez digs a right hand into Barca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barca's gas tank. Skrarez missing with knees to the body.
Skrarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Barca definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Skrarez missing with knees to the body.
Skrarez blocking some punches.
Barca prevents a body shot from Skrarez. A short right from Barca. Skrarez misses with a short punch on the inside. Barca blocks an elbow strike. Skrarez lands with a short shot to the head. Barca pushes Skrarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Skrarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skrarez lands a nice uppercut. Skrarez tries to work over Barca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Barca avoids the damage to the body. Barca scores with a nice hook to the head. Barca gets through Skrarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Skrarez throws an elbow that misses.
Skrarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barca is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Skrarez fails to land. Barca lands an uppercut. Barca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Barca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barca struggles to land a body shot inside as Skrarez controls his hands.
Skrarez throws a head punch that misses. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skrarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Skrarez. Skrarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barca lands with a right to the head. Skrarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca misses with some punches.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barca avoids it. Barca managing to block the knees to the body from Skrarez.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skrarez's elbow. Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch. Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards. Barca tries a body shot but Skrarez blocks it.
Skrarez can't find room to land a body shot as Barca controls the action.
Barca misses with some punches.
Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skrarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Skrarez. Skrarez misses with a body punch.
Barca misses with the head strike.
Barca working aggressively here.
Skrarez throws a head punch that misses. Barca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skrarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Barca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skrarezs head. Barca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Barca.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Skrarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barca.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skrarez. Skrarez misses with a short punch on the inside. Skrarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barca.
Skrarez has a couple of punches blocked by Barca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A body shot lands from Barca.
Barca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Skrarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barca backwards. A short uppercut from Barca. Barca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Skrarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skrarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Skrarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Skrarez.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Skrarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it. Skrarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hannibal Barca will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skrarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Barca rushes Skrarez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Skrarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barca blocks an elbow strike. Barca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Barca scores with a leg kick.
Barca throws a quick inside leg kick. Francesco Skrarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Barca connects with a jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Skrarez tries to clinch up but Barca circles away and keeps his distance. Skrarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. A right handed body shot lands from Skrarez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca. Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Skrarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A head punch blocked on the inside by Skrarez. Skrarez misses with the head strike.
Skrarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barca.
Barca working aggressively here.
Skrarez misses with a punch to the body.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Skrarez.
Skrarez misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barca. Skrarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Skrarez lands a body shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Skrarez uses good head movement to avoid it. A nice right hand lands inside from Barca. Skrarez lands a body punch. Skrarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Barca. Skrarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Skrarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barcas head. Skrarez misses with a body punch.
Skrarez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Skrarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Barca throws a head punch that misses. Skrarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Skrarez misses with the head strike.
Francesco Skrarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Skrarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barca is defending well for now. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca. Barca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Barca controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Skrarez fails to land. Barca misses with a short punch on the inside. Skrarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Skrarez misses with a punch to the body.
Skrarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skrarez tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
Barca throws a head punch that misses. Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barca avoids it. Skrarez is leaning against Barca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barca misses with a hook from the clinch. Skrarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Barca. Skrarez pushes off an throws an elbow but Barca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Skrarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Barca avoids the damage to the body. Skrarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barca's elbow. A short right from Skrarez. Skrarez can't find room to land a body shot as Barca controls the action.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Skrarez.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skrarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Barca throws a head punch that misses. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca. Barca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barca.
Skrarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Barca blocking some punches.
Skrarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skrarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barca lands a nice uppercut. Barca working aggressively here.
Barca lands on the inside with an uppercut. Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Barca avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage. Barca prevents a body shot from Skrarez. Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Barca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. 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! Skrarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca. Skrarez misses with a knee to the head. Barca blocks a body shot from Skrarez. Skrarez lands a nice shot to the body. Barca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Skrarez looking to throw knees to the head but Barca is blocking nicely.
Barca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A shot in the inside from Skrarez. Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Skrarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Skrarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Skrarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Barca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barca tries to counter by clinching up but Skrarez breaks away and moves out of range. Skrarez tries to clinch up. As Skrarez backs away, Barca returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Skrarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Skrarez rushes Barca and presses him up against the cage. Skrarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Skrarez scores with a shoulder strike. Skrarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Barca scores with a nice short uppercut. Skrarez presses Barca against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Barca digs a right hand underneath Skrarez's ribcage. Skrarez let out a lung full of air as it connected. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Skrarez pushes Barca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Barca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards. Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Barca avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage. Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch. Barca throws a head punch that misses. Skrarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A short right from Barca on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barca blocks a body shot from Skrarez. Barca blocks a body shot from Skrarez. Skrarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barca lands with a short shot to the head. Skrarez digs a right hand into Barca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barca's gas tank. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skrarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Skrarez lands with a left to the head.
Barca is rocked! Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Barca controls his hands.
Skrarez blocking some punches.
Barca prevents a body shot from Skrarez. Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barca avoids it. Skrarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrarez misses with the head strike.
Skrarez misses with the head strike.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch. Skrarez misses with a punch to the body.
Barca misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Skrarez tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
Skrarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Skrarez.
Skrarez misses with a punch to the body.
Barca blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land. Skrarez digs a right hand into Barca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barca's gas tank. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Skrarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barca's face.
Oh Barca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Barca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barca seems to have got his legs back now. Skrarez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A short uppercut from Skrarez. Skrarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skrarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barca blocks the elbow strike.
Skrarez scores with an uppercut up the middle. Skrarez blocking some punches.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barca avoids it. Skrarez tries to work over Barca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Barca scores with a nice short uppercut. Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrarez tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
Barca lands on the inside with an uppercut. Barca blocks the elbow strike.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch. Skrarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skrarez tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
Skrarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Barca managing to block the knees to the body from Skrarez.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrarez tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
Skrarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barca blocks it with crossed arms. Skrarez has a couple of punches blocked by Barca.
Barca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrarez. Barca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Barca misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Barca misses with a short punch on the inside. Skrarez digs a right hand into Barca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barca's gas tank. A shot in the inside from Barca. Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch. Skrarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Barca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A nice right hand lands inside from Skrarez. Skrarez is working Barca over against the cage. Barca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barca lands with a right to the head. Barca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca. Skrarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barca takes a knee right on the jaw!
Skrarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Barca avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Francesco Skrarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Skrarez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29 Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francesco Skrarez! An out of breath Francesco Skrarez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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RATING
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