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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Scorpion (ranked 1066 p4p, 157 weight class) and Peter Barnkvist (ranked 1838 p4p, 237 weight class). Anderson Scorpion had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Barnkvist!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Barnkvist misses.
Barnkvist clinches with his opponent.
Barnkvist is working for takedown but Scorpion is calmly controlling the position for now.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnkvist looking for a takedown.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnkvist wants a takedown.
Anderson Scorpion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
Barnkvist drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Scorpion gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Scorpion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnkvist tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnkvist backwards.
Scorpion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scorpion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnkvist. That did some damage!
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!
Barnkvist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scorpion throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick. Barnkvist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scorpion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnkvist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scorpion.
Scorpion just misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barnkvist throws a jab but it's blocked by Scorpion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnkvist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnkvist connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Scorpion fails to land with a series of punches.
Scorpion connects with a body shot that sends Barnkvist's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Scorpion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a leg kick which misses Barnkvist's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnkvist tries to avoid it.
Barnkvist looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Scorpion is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnkvist throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scorpion makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Scorpion lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnkvist scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Scorpion lands with a cross.
Barnkvist darts in trying to clinch
and Scorpion counters with a nice body shot.
Barnkvist throws a lazy right hand but Scorpion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scorpion throws a hook but Barnkvist avoids it easily.
Barnkvist swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Barnkvist.
Scorpion is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist throws a lazy uppercut
and Scorpion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Scorpion tenderised Barnkvist's leg. Barnkvist is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice straight punches there by Barnkvist. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnkvist.
Barnkvist rushes Scorpion and presses him up against the cage.
Barnkvist is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Scorpion.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Barnkvist has Scorpion pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Scorpion manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barnkvist changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Scorpion fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Scorpion slips under a jab from Barnkvist.
Peter Barnkvist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnkvist doesn't manage to clinch there - Scorpion circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Scorpion!
A nice inside leg kick there by Scorpion. That's going to slow Barnkvist down.
Barnkvist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scorpion. Scorpion obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnkvist swings for the body but Scorpion moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a leg kick that knocks Barnkvist off balance momentarily.
Scorpion jabs at Barnkvist's body.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Barnkvist moves out of range.
Barnkvist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnkvist fails with the takedown.
Scorpion throws a leg kick which misses Barnkvist's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnkvist tries to avoid it.
Barnkvist has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Scorpion.
Scorpion fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barnkvist's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scorpion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnkvist scrambles back to his feet.
Barnkvist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnkvist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Scorpion is fending him off so far but Barnkvist persists. Nope, Scorpion circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnkvist scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Scorpion manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Barnkvist keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Scorpion dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barnkvist slips a jab from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a nice body kick.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnkvist throws the left hand but Scorpion avoids the punch easily.
Scorpion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scorpion lands a nice hook to Barnkvist's body. Barnkvist takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnkvist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looks like Scorpion has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Barnkvist feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scorpions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnkvist shoots in looking for a takedown but Scorpion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barnkvist's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Scorpion clinches with his opponent.
Scorpion breaks from the clinch.
Barnkvist 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnkvist shoots for a double leg takedown but Scorpion sprawls well. He's pushed Barnkvist's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scorpion tried to counter with a leg kick but Barnkvist avoided it.
Barnkvist misses with a looping left.
Scorpion throwing a counter right hand but Barnkvist manages to avoid it.
Barnkvist misses with an uppercut. Scorpion saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Scorpion.
Barnkvist's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scorpion lands with a shot to the body.
Barnkvist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnkvist checks a low kick from Scorpion.
Barnkvist throws a big shot that misses.
Scorpion connects with a body shot that sends Barnkvist's belly button to the back.
Barnkvist takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scorpion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnkvist can do to turn this around?
Barnkvist shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scorpion sprawls well. Scorpion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barnkvist gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson Scorpion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
Scorpion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scorpion connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson Scorpion is winning the standup battle so far.
Scorpion stalks Barnkvist and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barnkvist's face. Barnkvist staggers backwards, shaken.
Scorpion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist wants to clinch up but Scorpion keeps it at a distance.
Barnkvist pushes Scorpion up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnkvist drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scorpion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barnkvists head.
Scorpion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scorpion pushes Barnkvist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnkvist misses with a punch to the body.
Barnkvist lands a shot to the body.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnkvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnkvist has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Scorpion after a bit of a struggle.
Barnkvist digs a right hand underneath Scorpion's ribcage. Scorpion let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Barnkvist blocks it.
Barnkvist is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barnkvist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnkvist controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scorpion is keeping busy.
Scorpion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnkvist changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Scorpion fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Barnkvist shoots in but no luck this time.
Scorpion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barnkvist.
Nice body punch from Scorpion.
Scorpion scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barnkvist misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scorpion.
Scorpion with a nice cross.
Scorpion gets tackled into the cage by Barnkvist. Barnkvist maintains the clinch.
A short left from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnkvist gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Scorpion kicks Barnkvist off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorpion keeps Barnkvist at a distance using the push kick.
Scorpion scores with a punch to the head.
Scorpion scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Scorpion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnkvist takes a step back to recover.
Scorpion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scorpion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnkvist throws a shot from downtown. Scorpion moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnkvist takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnkvist.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnkvist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Scorpion dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Scorpion does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scorpion. Barnkvist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnkvist lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnkvist throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion is looking to counter punch.
Scorpion misses with a low kick.
Scorpion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scorpion throws a big shot that misses.
Scorpion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnkvist.
Scorpion throws a wild body kick that Barnkvist sees coming a mile off.
Barnkvist misses with a lunging right hand
and Scorpion counters with a left to the body.
Barnkvist checks a low kick from Scorpion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion misses with the combination.
It seemed like Barnkvist was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Scorpion throws a big shot that misses.
Scorpion thumps Barnkvist with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnkvist needs to keep his hands up - Scorpion had a free shot at his head there.
Scorpion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnkvist.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scorpion.
Barnkvist throws a lazy right hand but Scorpion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
Scorpion lands with a nice combination. Barnkvist backs away looking to recover.
Barnkvist has his takedown stuffed
letting Scorpion counter with a right hand.
Barnkvist scores with a jab. Scorpion acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Scorpion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Scorpion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnkvist manages to avoid it.
Barnkvist appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Scorpion cracks a nice hook into Barnkvist's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnkvist misses the shot to the body.
Scorpion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Scorpion lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnkvist off the cage and back into range.
Scorpion with a nice cross.
Crunch! Scorpion slams his shin into Barnkvist's torso.
Scorpion misses with a straight left.
Scorpion moves away from the strike by Barnkvist.
Scorpion stalks Barnkvist and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barnkvist's face. Barnkvist staggers backwards, shaken.
Barnkvist goes for a double leg but Scorpion avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Scorpion continues to drive forward.
Barnkvist tries to clinch up.
Barnkvist pushes Scorpion up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnkvist wants a takedown.
Anderson Scorpion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scorpion.
Scorpion pushes Barnkvist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Scorpion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnkvist backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Scorpion is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barnkvist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnkvist blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Barnkvist.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnkvist has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnkvist has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Scorpion is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A hook to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
Scorpion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson Scorpion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scorpion is pressed up against the cage. Barnkvist has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Scorpion down to the mat. Scorpion avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Scorpion connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scorpion thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barnkvist if he has to take too many more of those.
Barnkvist needs to keep his hands up - Scorpion had a free shot at his head there.
Scorpion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice side step and Barnkvist releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Scorpion clobbers Barnkvist with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorpion scores with a nice body kick.
Peter Barnkvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnkvist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scorpion connects with a nice looking jab.
Scorpion comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scorpion feints a jab promting Barnkvist to slip. Scorpion then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barnkvist slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Scorpion lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnkvist off the cage and back into range.
Scorpion scores with the left hand. Barnkvist knows he should have avoided that one.
Scorpion lands with a nice body punch.
Barnkvist has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Scorpion.
Barnkvist swings for the body but Scorpion moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnkvist throws a combination that misses
and Scorpion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnkvist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Scorpion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scorpion 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 Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Scorpion!
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