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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonkei Oloishona (ranked 470 p4p, 61 weight class) and Ross Barkley (ranked 684 p4p, 82 weight class). Oloishona comes to the cage accompanied by Keleya. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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3 - 1 - 0 |
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277 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tonkei Oloishona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley staying out of range there.
Oloishona lands a body shot.
A left lands for Barkley.
A big left from Oloishona misses.
Oloishona on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barkley misses with a left hand
and Oloishona counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oloishona misses with a straight right.
Oloishona slips a jab from Barkley.
Oloishona throws a lazy right hand but Barkley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barkley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oloishona is able to avoid easily.
Oloishona jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Barkley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oloishona managing to control the position.
Barkley trying to control but Oloishona is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley won't allow Oloishona to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barkley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oloishona has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Oloishona is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Oloishona is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barkley looking to sit in guard and control but Oloishona gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barkley trying to keep a closed guard but Oloishona is proving a slippery customer.
Barkley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oloishona forces his way into half guard.
Oloishona keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barkley is looking to control Oloishona's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barkley avoid being mounted?
Barkley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Oloishona haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Barkley is looking for a sweep. Oloishona is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oloishona content to control rather than advance.
Barkley is trying to maintain the position but Oloishona is very close to passing his half guard.
Oloishona wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barkley keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oloishona sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barkley tries to get to full guard but Oloishona has control of the leg.
Oloishona keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Oloishona swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barkley lands a head kick. Oloishona smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barkley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oloishona throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Barkley misses
and Oloishona counters with a thumping low kick.
Oloishona checks a leg kick nicely.
Barkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oloishona.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oloishona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barkley is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oloishona throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barkley misses with a kick to the body.
Barkley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barkley is looking to score with low kicks.
Barkley misses the shot to the body.
Oloishona went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oloishona throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oloishona lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oloishona dodges the punch combination from Barkley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkley misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barkley.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oloishona.
Barkley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barkley moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Barkley.
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 Tonkei Oloishona will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Left hook, right uppercut from Barkley.
Barkley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barkley moves away from the strike by Oloishona.
Oloishona slips a straight right by Barkley.
Barkley just misses with a punch to the body.
Barkley with a nice cross.
Oloishona throws a leg kick but Barkley moved away.
Barkley misses with a looping left.
Barkley throws out a leg kick but Oloishona moves out of range and Barkley only half commits.
Oloishona throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Oloishona as Barkley shoots in.
It looked like Oloishona wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barkley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barkley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oloishona lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barkley's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barkley moves in looking to clinch but Oloishona pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley is looking to clinch but Oloishona is avoiding it.
Oloishona was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oloishona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oloishona has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barkley misses the jab.
Oloishona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barkley.
Oloishona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barkley.
Oloishona fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barkley is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Barkley.
Barkley is looking for the big counter here.
Oloishona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barkley.
Barkley misses with a hook. Oloishona ducked under it nicely.
Oloishona was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barkley slips a jab from Oloishona.
Oloishona with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barkley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oloishona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Oloishona misses the target.
Nice shot by Oloishona.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oloishona ducks under a wild hook from Barkley.
Oloishona swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Oloishona takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Barkley.
Barkley misses with a takedown attempt
and Oloishona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barkley is breathing heavily.
Oloishona lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barkley will feel that in the morning.
Oloishona turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oloishona slips under a jab from Barkley.
An attempted straight right counter from Oloishona misses the target.
Barkley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barkley throws a lazy uppercut
and Oloishona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oloishona listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oloishona throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oloishona.
Barkley throws a lazy uppercut
and Oloishona counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Oloishona misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley misses with a combination
enabling Oloishona to counter with a crisp jab.
Barkley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barkley throws a right hand that Oloishona ducks under and follows up with a left that Oloishona also avoids with ease.
Barkley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oloishona.
Oloishona ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oloishona lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oloishona lands a nice hook to Barkley's body. Barkley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tonkei Oloishona is winning the standup battle so far.
Oloishona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkley manages to avoid it.
Oloishona scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oloishona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barkley can do to turn this around?
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Oloishona.
Tonkei Oloishona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick there by Oloishona.
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!
A jab from Oloishona does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oloishona. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oloishona fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oloishona connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ross Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oloishona throws a wild body kick that Barkley sees coming a mile off.
Barkley missing with a left hand there. Oloishona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barkley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barkley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barkley wants to clinch up but Oloishona keeps it at a distance.
Oloishona keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barkley misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oloishona moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oloishona.
Barkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oloishona.
Oloishona lunges at Barkley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barkley's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonkei Oloishona dominated that second round.
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!
Oloishona lands a slapping body shot.
Barkley throws a jab but it's blocked by Oloishona.
Barkley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Oloishona 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barkley clinches up against the cage.
Barkley misses with some punches.
Barkley scores with a shot to the side of Oloishona's head.
Oloishona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barkley's elbow.
A short right from Oloishona.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
Oloishona throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barkleys head.
Oloishona lands a hook that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
Oloishona scores with a hook to the body.
Barkley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barkley pushes Oloishona back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barkley.
Oloishona can't find room to land a body shot as Barkley controls the action.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Oloishona.
Oloishona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oloishona.
Oloishona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oloishona misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oloishona misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oloishona misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Oloishona.
Oloishona tries a body shot but Barkley blocks it.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
Oloishona tries to work over Barkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oloishona lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Oloishona.
Oloishona makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oloishona lands a nice shot to the body.
Barkley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oloishona creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barkley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barkley is trying to maintain a safe position but Oloishona gets an underhook and turns Barkley into the cage.
Oloishona breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley swings for the body but Oloishona moves out of range.
Oloishona ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oloishona dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barkley. That did some damage!
Barkley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oloishona avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barkley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oloishona takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oloishona's corner calls for a 1-2. Oloishona obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oloishona connects with a leg kick. Barkley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oloishona checks a low kick from Barkley.
Barkley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barkley fails to land with a series of punches.
Oloishona takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barkley throws a poor cross that misses
and Oloishona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ross Barkley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkley tries for a takedown but Oloishona circles away easily
enabling Oloishona to counter with a crisp jab.
Oloishona scores with a leg kick.
Oloishona slips a straight right by Barkley.
Barkley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oloishona at a distance.
Oloishona avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oloishona lands a nice hook to Barkley's body. Barkley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oloishona lands a jab to the nose.
A slapping body kick lands there for Oloishona.
Oloishona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barkley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oloishona circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Oloishona was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barkley.
Barkley misses with a looping left.
Oloishona appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oloishona lands a front kick.
Oloishona looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oloishona thows a body kick. Barkley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oloishona displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barkley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Oloishona.
Oloishona lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oloishona thumps Barkley with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oloishona.
Barkley tries to clinch but Oloishona moves away
and Oloishona counters with a stiff right hand.
Barkley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oloishona counters with a nice leg kick.
Barkley misses with a wild combination.
Ross Barkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barkley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oloishona.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tonkei Oloishona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oloishona 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonkei Oloishona!
A victorious Tonkei Oloishona thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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