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Event:
CEC 483
Date: Nov 18, 2016 |
#R1#
DaCoca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Barrett misses.
Barrett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barrett tries to land a leg kick but DaCoca saw it coming and moves away.
Barrett misses with a hook
and DaCoca counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barrett misses with a right hand
and DaCoca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DaCoca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
DaCoca lands a really nice looking cross but Barrett seems unphased.
#CUT#
It looks like Jeremy Barrett has been cut.
Barrett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from DaCoca. That one must have hurt.
Barrett looks winded!
DaCoca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barrett at a distance.
Barrett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DaCoca can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DaCoca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barrett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
DaCoca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
DaCoca takes a swing at Barrett's ribcage but misses.
Barrett is trying to counter with his kicks.
DaCoca lands a nice looking body shot.
DaCoca is looking to wear down Barrett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
DaCoca lands a nice looking body kick.
DaCoca lands with a kick to the temple. Barrett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
DaCoca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barrett.
Barrett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
DaCoca throws a push kick but Barrett slaps the foot to one side. #T1#
Barrett misses with a leg kick
and DaCoca counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barrett thinking.
DaCoca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
DaCoca defending well as Barrett loads up on a big left hand.
DaCoca scores with a body shot.
DaCoca moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
#CL#
DaCoca forces Barrett back against the cage and clinches.
DaCoca scores with a hook to the body.
DaCoca misses with a body punch.
DaCoca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DaCoca lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barrett or not.
DaCoca scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DaCoca.
Barrett is trying to push DaCoca away but DaCoca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
DaCoca lands on the inside with 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!
DaCoca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barrett misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
DaCoca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
DaCoca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
DaCoca lands with a left to the head.
DaCoca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Nice body punch from DaCoca - that landed with a thud.
DaCoca leaning his opponent against the cage.
DaCoca lands with a right to the head.
DaCoca lands with a short shot to the head.
Barrett misses with the head strike.
DaCoca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrett blocks a body shot from DaCoca.
DaCoca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DaCoca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barrett.
A body shot lands from DaCoca.
A shot in the inside from DaCoca.
DaCoca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
DaCoca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barretts head.
DaCoca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, DaCoca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
DaCoca gets through Barrett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
DaCoca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DaCoca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrett moves away.
DaCoca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
DaCoca connects with a body shot that sends Barrett's belly button to the back.
Barrett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barrett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from DaCoca. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! DaCoca throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Barrett is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charles DaCoca!
Charles DaCoca very nearly forgot to thank HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
CEC 474
Date: Sep 30, 2016 |
#R1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Barrett.
Barrett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hume stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hume on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barrett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barrett is looking to score with low kicks.
Barrett lands a leg kick that knocks Hume off balance momentarily.
Barrett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hume.
Hume tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barrett is able to avoid easily.
Hume avoids the body shot from Barrett.
Barrett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barrett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hume has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hume has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barrett.
Barrett tries to clinch but Hume is having none of it.
Barrett scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hume tries to work over Barrett's front leg with a kick but Barrett checks it.
Barrett tries to work over Hume's front leg with a kick but Hume checks it.
Hume throws a counter high kick but Barrett was just alert enough to avoid it.
Barrett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hume's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Sawyer Hume has been cut.
Barrett throws a sloppy head kick and Hume moves out of range easily.
Jeremy Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Hume there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barrett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hume looks to land a left hand but Barrett moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Hume misses with a body kick.
Barrett cracks the inside of Hume's front leg.
Hume avoids the head kick by Barrett.
Barrett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#KD2#
Barrett lands a big head kick that sends Hume tumbling to the mat! Barrett takes a step backwards and waves Hume back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Hume is rocked!
A head kick by Barrett misses
and Hume counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Hume there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hume swings for the body but Barrett moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Barrett misses.
Hume cracks Barrett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT#
It looks like Jeremy Barrett has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hume misses the target.
Barrett tries to clinch up.
Hume checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Hume on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hume blocks a head kick by Barrett.
Barrett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hume throws a series of punches but Barrett moves out of range.
Hume on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hume pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hume misses with a low kick.
#T2##CL#
Hume moves into the clinch.
Hume is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barrett tries to throw a body punch but Hume avoids it by throwing Barrett back against the cage.
Hume leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hume swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hume.
Hume tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrett's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hume fails to land.
Barrett tries to circle away but Hume has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Barrett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrett. Hume does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barrett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hume in his tracks.
Hume has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barrett.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hume looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barrett lands a head shot.
Barrett swings for the body but Hume moves out of range.
#T3#
Hume tries to clinch there but Barrett circles away.
Barrett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barrett takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barrett connects with the punch.
Barrett moves out of range as Hume throws a body kick.
Barrett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hume is able to avoid easily.
Barrett misses with a head kick.
Barrett throws a body kick that misses.
Hume misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hume displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barrett throws out the jab.
Barrett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hume.
Nice defenses there by Barrett.
As Hume backs off Barrett throws a huge counter combo but Hume manages to avoid it all.
Barrett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hume.
Barrett has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#CL2#
Barrett closes the distance and clinches.
Barrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hume's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Barrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Hume controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Hume as the two fighters clinch.
Barrett tries a body shot but Hume blocks it.
Hume lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hume. #T4#
Hume struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrett controls his hands.
Hume is working Barrett over against the cage.
Barrett looks winded!
Hume missing with knees to the body.
Barrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Hume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hume lands with a light punch inside.
Hume scores with a hook to the body.
Hume lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Barrett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hume lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hume digs a right hand into Barrett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barrett's gas tank.
Hume tries to land knees in the clinch but Barrett avoids the damage to the body.
Hume works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hume is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barrett is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hume controlling the action here for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Hume.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeremy Barrett will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Hume throws a head kick but Barrett moves out of range.
Barrett throws a right hand that misses
and Hume counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barrett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barrett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hume can pounce on him.
Barrett misses with a head kick.
Barrett misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Hume.
Hume ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.#CL#
Hume moves into range and clinches up with Barrett.
Hume goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hume blocks a body shot from Barrett.
Hume lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hume scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hume content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hume tries to land knees in the clinch but Barrett avoids the damage to the body.
Hume lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barrett is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hume tries to work over Barrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Hume.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hume working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
Hume scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hume tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Hume.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hume lands with a short shot to the head.
Hume prevents a body shot from Barrett.
Hume throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hume blocking some punches.
Hume blocking some punches.
Barrett throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hume - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hume blocking some punches.
Barrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Hume.
Hume lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
The referee calls for Hume to work.
A body shot lands from Hume.
Hume throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of stalling here from Hume.
Hume comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hume lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hume.
Barrett dodges an elbow strike from Hume.
Barrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Hume.
Hume lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hume avoiding damage.
Hume is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hume lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Hume lands a nice uppercut.#T3#
Barrett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hume has him pressed against the cage.
Sawyer Hume has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hume lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barrett being controlled against the cage.
Hume can't find room to land a body shot as Barrett controls the action.
A hook to the body from Hume.
Hume is struggling to control the position.
Barrett working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barrett.
Still in the clinch, Hume scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hume.
Nice elbow from Hume.
Hume tries to throw a body punch but Barrett avoids it by throwing Hume back against the cage.
Hume struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrett controls his hands.
Hume prevents Barrett from breaking the clinch.
Hume lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barrett backwards. #T4#
Hume stalling in the clinch.
Hume lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hume softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barrett takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD#
Hume drops Barrett onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Barrett is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Barrett is rocked!
A bit of stalling here from Hume.
Barrett is still on wobbly legs! Can Hume finish him?
Barrett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hume lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barrett or not.
Hume lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barrett.
Hume is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #KD#
Hume drops Barrett onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Barrett is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hume works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hume working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hume dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#KD#
Hume drops Barrett onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Barrett is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hume leaning against his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hume.
Hume dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barrett is trying to break the clinch but Hume has him pressed against the cage.
Barrett managing to block the knees to the body from Hume.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sawyer Hume dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
A head kick misses from Hume.
Barrett seems to have recovered his senses.
Hume steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
Barrett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barrett misses with a looping right.
Barrett tries a head kick but it misses.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Hume! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sawyer Hume!
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Event:
CEC 470
Date: Sep 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Barrett looks to throw a body kick
and Rastila counters with a solid body kick.
Rastila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rastila has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rastila there as he acknowledges the shot.#CUT#
It looks like Veikko Rastila has been cut.
Rastila throws a body kick that misses.
Jeremy Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Barrett misses its intended target.
Rastila moves out of range as Barrett throws a body kick.
Rastila fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barrett checks it well.
Barrett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rastila checks it well.
Rastila checks a low kick from Barrett.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rastila.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rastila, right into the meat.
Barrett misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rastila checks a leg kick.
A jab from Barrett misses.
Barrett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barrett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rastila steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rastila keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rastila misses with a kick to the body.
Barrett misses with an uppercut.
Barrett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rastila.
Rastila misses with a kick to the body.
#T1#
Barrett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rastila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barrett.
Barrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Rastila counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barrett misses with a looping right.
Rastila flicks out a counter leg kick but Barrett steps away.
Barrett throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Rastila counter with a right hand.
Barrett scores with a kick to the body.
Barrett is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rastila's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Barrett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rastila throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrett.
Rastila throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Barrett misses.
Barrett connects with a solid leg kick.
Barrett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barrett misses with a leg kick.
Rastila lands with an uppercut that bounces Barrett off the cage and back into range.
Rastila checks a low kick from Barrett.
A little jabbing left from Rastila on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Barrett closes the distance and pushes Rastila back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Rastila - that landed with a thud.
Barrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Rastila controls his hands.
Barrett has a couple of punches blocked by Rastila.
#T2#
Barrett lands with a left to the head.
Barrett scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Rastila breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Barrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barrett walks into a left hand.
Barrett lands with a straight right. Rastila didn't see that one coming.
Rastila moves away from the strike by Barrett.
Rastila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrett moves away.
Barrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rastila counters with a right hand to the body.
Barrett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rastila.
Barrett throws a leg kick but Rastila sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rastila misses with a looping right.
Barrett misses with a body kick.
Rastila throws a leg kick which misses Barrett's front leg but catches the back leg as Barrett tries to avoid it.
Rastila scores with a kick to the body.
Barrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rastila.
Barrett wants to clinch up but Rastila keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rastila! But no joy.
Barrett moves out of range as Rastila throws a body kick.
#T3#
Rastila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Rastila.
Rastila checks a leg kick.
Rastila misses with a two punch combination.
Rastila walks into a left hand.
Barrett thows a leg kick but Rastila checks it
and Rastila counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rastila lands a head shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Rastila checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rastila works Barrett's body with a nice hook.
Rastila takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barrett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rastila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rastila shapes to counter with a head kick.
Barrett misses with a hook. Rastila ducked under it nicely.
Rastila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrett swings widly with a right hand
and Rastila counters with a good low kick that Barrett was not able to check.
Barrett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barrett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rastila thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barrett if he has to take too many more of those.
Rastila has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rastila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrett.#T4#
Rastila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rastila looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rastila moves out of range of the body kick from Barrett.
Barrett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barrett looks to land a left hand but Rastila moved out of range nicely.
Barrett lands a glancing blow to the side of Rastila's head.
Barrett looks to land a left hand but Rastila moved out of range nicely.
Rastila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrett.
Barrett throws a leg kick which misses Rastila's front leg but catches the back leg as Rastila tries to avoid it.
Rastila checks the leg kick nicely there.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barrett working aggressively here.
Barrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Rastila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rastila shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barrett misses with a wild body shot.
Rastila lands a head shot.
Barrett tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Veikko Rastila will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veikko Rastila's cut.
That's time! Barrett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Barrett misses with a leg kick
and Rastila counters with a thumping low kick.
Rastila has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rastila misses with an uppercut.
Barrett throws a chopping leg kick but Rastila manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#CL#
Barrett has closed the distance and engaged Rastila in a clinch.
Barrett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rastila backwards.
Barrett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rastila avoids it.#BC2#
Rastila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Veikko Rastila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rastila connects with a solid leg kick.
Rastila takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barrett wants to slow Rastila down by chopping away at his legs.
A good leg kick by Rastila.
Rastila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrett.
Barrett feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rastila misses with a hook. Barrett ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barrett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rastila has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rastila and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rastila looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barrett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barrett walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Barrett. That's going to slow Rastila down.
Rastila avoids the head kick by Barrett.
#T1#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barrett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rastila - the referee stops the clock and Barrett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rastila. Barrett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barrett throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Rastila to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Barrett misses
and Rastila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barrett wants to slow Rastila down by chopping away at his legs.
Barrett throws the left hand but Rastila avoids the punch easily.
Rastila looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrett is just out of range.
Barrett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barrett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rastila is able to avoid easily.
Barrett throws out a leg kick but Rastila moves out of range and Barrett only half commits.
An inside leg kick lands from Rastila.
Rastila throws a low kick, looking for Barrett's leg but Barrett calmly moves out of range.
Rastila on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL#
Barrett instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rastila fails to land.
Rastila is trying to drag Barrett to the mat but Barrett just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right hook to the body lands for Barrett.
Barrett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Rastila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Rastila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rastila.
Barrett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barrett misses the jab.
That kick from Barrett tenderised Rastila's leg. Rastila is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barrett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rastila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rastila moves out of range as Barrett throws a body kick.
Rastila is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rastila looks to land a right hand but Barrett moved out of range.
Rastila takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barrett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrett throws a leg kick
and Rastila counters with a body kick that stops Barrett in his tracks momentarily.
Barrett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A leg kick checked by Rastila.
A countering left hand to the body from Rastila misses.
Barrett misses with an uppercut.
Rastila staying out of range there.
Barrett misses with a body shot.
Barrett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T3#
Rastila moves forwards but Barrett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barrett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barrett looks to throw the jab but Rastila is out of range.
Rastila scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rastila lands the left hand.
Barrett looks to clinch
and Rastila counters with an outside leg kick.
Rastila missing with a left hand there. Barrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Barrett closes the distance and clinches.
Rastila lands a hook that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Barrett misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rastila throws an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Rastila breaks the clinch.
Barrett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barrett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rastila's sensitive parts.
Rastila lands a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barrett!
Rastila gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T4#
Barrett looks to throw a body kick
and Rastila counters with a lovely straight right hand!#KD#
Barrett lands a left and a right that send Rastila crashing to the mat, dazed. Barrett thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Barrett cracks the inside of Rastila's front leg. #KD#
Barrett cracks Rastila with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Barrett has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rastila to stand back up!#ROC#
Rastila is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Veikko Rastila's cut even more.
Rastila does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rastila is still on wobbly legs! Can Barrett finish him?
Rastila checks a low kick from Barrett.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barrett. That's going to slow Rastila down.
Barrett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barrett tries a low kick but Rastila avoids it.
Barrett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barrett misses the jab.
Barrett misses with an uppercut. Rastila saw that one coming.
Rastila seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rastila throws a body punch but Barrett moves out of range.
Rastila thuds a left hand into Barrett's body.
Barrett circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Rastila to the canvas! Rastila doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Barrett keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Barrett!
Our winner, Jeremy Barrett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
CEC 461
Date: Jul 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Curry looks for the body kick but Barrett saw that one coming.
Curry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Curry swinging wildly here.
Curry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bjorn's Elite Team in the buildup to the fight.
Barrett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Curry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
Barrett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice uppercut there from Barrett.#CUT2#
It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut.
Barrett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Curry checks it well. #CL2#
Barrett closes the distance and clinches.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Barrett avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
Curry blocking some punches.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Barrett.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Curry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Barrett. #BC#
Curry breaks from the clinch.
Barrett misses with a double jab
and Curry counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Barrett connects with an inside leg kick.
Barrett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barrett tries a head kick but it misses.
Jeremy Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barrett's head.
Curry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Curry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrett manages to avoid it.
Curry needs to keep his hands up - Barrett had a free shot at his head there.
Barrett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Curry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Curry avoids a kick to the body.
Barrett throws out a leg kick but Curry moves out of range and Barrett only half commits.
Barrett throws a solid leg kick but Curry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barrett.
Barrett misses with a kick to the body.
Curry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrett tries to land a leg kick but Curry saw it coming and moves away.
Barrett misses with a hook
letting Curry counter with a right hand.
Curry staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for Curry.
Crunch! Curry slams his shin into Barrett's torso.
Curry on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T2#
Barrett misses with an uppercut. Curry saw that one coming.
Barrett misses with a straight right.
Curry lands a nice shot to the body.
Barrett misses with a hook
and Curry counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Curry.
#CL2#
Barrett instigates a clinch.
Barrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barrett tries to work over Curry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Curry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Curry loads up on a big right hand but Barrett slips the punch.
Barrett throws a sloppy head kick and Curry moves out of range easily.
Barrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Curry counters with a quick kick to the body but Barrett blocks it.
Barrett is looking to slow Curry down with leg kicks.
Curry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barrett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barrett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T3#
Nice body punch from Curry.
Curry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Curry works Barrett's body with a nice hook.
Curry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Curry checks a low kick from Barrett.
Barrett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Curry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Curry keeps Barrett at a distance using the push kick.
Curry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
Curry lands with a cross.
Curry moves out of range as Barrett strikes.
Curry tried to counter with a leg kick but Barrett avoided it.
Curry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barrett throws a leg kick that misses.
Curry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A lazy left from Curry finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrett misses the target.
Barrett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Curry delivers a nice body kick.#T4#
Decent striking displayed by Curry there.
Curry lands a leg kick that knocks Barrett off balance momentarily.
Barrett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Curry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barrett misses the body punch
and Curry counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Curry.
Barrett misses with a body shot.
Curry feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Curry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barrett looks winded!
Barrett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CUT#
It looks like Jeremy Barrett has been cut.
Curry scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Barrett misses its intended target. #KD#
Curry lands a big head kick that sends Barrett tumbling to the mat! Curry takes a step backwards and waves Barrett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barrett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#KD#
Curry cracks Barrett with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Barrett looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Curry finish him?
#ROC#
Barrett is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curry scores with a spinning back kick!
Barrett is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?
Curry throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Barrett crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arthur Curry!
In his post fight interview, Arthur Curry started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
CEC 453
Date: Jun 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Barrett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CUT2#
It looks like Matt Hunt has been cut.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Barrett.
Barrett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barrett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barrett doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Hunt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Barrett throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrett.
Hunt cracks Barrett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barrett throws out the jab.
Hunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Barrett just manages to avoid it.
Hunt walks into a jab.
Barrett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Hunt finds it's target.
Barrett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#KD2#
Barrett drops Hunt with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hunt looks back up at him and smiles so Barrett waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#
Hunt is rocked!
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barrett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.#CUT#
It looks like Jeremy Barrett has been cut.
Barrett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#
Matt Hunt's cut is getting worse.
Barrett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunt seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt lands with an overhand left.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Barrett circles away.
#T1#
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barrett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barrett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A leg kick checked by Hunt.
Barrett misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.#KD2#
Barrett sends Hunt crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Barrett is motioning to the referee to let Hunt up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Barrett throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Barrett throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
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 Barrett misses.
Barrett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Hunt stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Barrett runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeremy Barrett!
Jeremy Barrett thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
EVO 246: Hess vs Turpin
Date: May 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Barrett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jenova's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Holy Jenova has been cut.
Barrett has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jenova is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Barrett staying out of range there.#CL2#
Barrett moves into the clinch.
Barrett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jenova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrett blocks a body shot from Jenova.
Jenova lands a nice uppercut.
Jenova gets through Barrett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barrett misses with the head strike.
Jenova lands a nice shot to the body. #BC2#
Barrett breaks the clinch.
Barrett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jenova ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
Barrett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barrett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barrett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jenova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barrett throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Jenova.
Barrett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jenova.
Barrett throws a big shot that misses.
Jenova thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barrett if he has to take too many more of those.
Barrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jenova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Jeremy Barrett has been cut.
Barrett ducks right into an uppercut from Jenova. #T1#
Jenova avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barrett takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrett misses the target.
Jenova is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice straight punches there by Barrett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barrett.
Barrett swinging wildly here.
Jenova tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenova throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jenova looks to land a body kick but Barrett moved away.
Jenova dodges the punch combination from Barrett.
Jenova scores with a kick to the body.
Jenova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barrett.
Barrett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jenova misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barrett motions for Jenova to come forward. Barrett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenova fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barrett on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Barrett misses.
Jenova is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T2#
A jab from Barrett misses.
Barrett misses with a low kick as Jenova jumps back.
Jenova misses with a looping left.
Jenova backing away here, and Barrett unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barrett misses with a right hand
and Jenova counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenova. Barrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenova lands a front kick.
Barrett looks to land a left hand but Jenova moved out of range nicely.
Jenova throws a hook but Barrett blocks it.#CL#
Jenova rushes Barrett and presses him up against the cage.
Barrett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jenova misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrett blocks an uppercut.
Jenova misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Barrett.
Barrett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jenova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barrett lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Barrett lands a shoulder strike.
Barrett misses with a punch to the body.
Barrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jenova.
Jenova swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrett has a couple of punches blocked by Jenova.
Barrett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jenova backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barrett.
Jenova blocking some punches.
Barrett blocking some punches.
Barrett tries to work over Jenova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barrett blocking some punches.
Jenova blocks an uppercut.
Jenova lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrett lands with a short shot to the head. #T4#
Jenova misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barrett lands a nice shot to the body.
Jenova working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Barrett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenova gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barrett.
Barrett misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Barrett.
Barrett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jenova just misses with a punch to the body.
Jeremy Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenova moves out of range of the strikes.
Barrett blocks a jab.
Barrett is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenova swats away the attempt to clinch by Barrett.
Barrett throws a jab when Jenova was well out of range.
Barrett tries to work over Jenova's front leg with a kick but Jenova checks it.
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 Holy Jenova will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Barrett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jenova takes a shot to the head.
Barrett throws a head punch that misses.
Barrett wants to break free but Jenova has control.
Barrett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jenova throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barretts head.
Barrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenova has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short right from Barrett.
Jenova prevents Barrett from breaking the clinch.
Jenova blocks a body shot from Barrett.
Jenova lands a shoulder strike.
Barrett tries to land knees in the clinch but Jenova avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Jenova on the inside.
Jenova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrett scores with a shot to the side of Jenova's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrett works on Jenova's body with a couple of short punches.
Jenova scores with a shot to the side of Barrett's head.
Barrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenova.
Jenova working aggressively here.
#T1#
Barrett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barrett tries to land knees in the clinch but Jenova avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jenova.
Jenova lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Barrett blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Barrett on the inside.
Jenova prevents a body shot from Barrett.
Nice body punch from Jenova - that landed with a thud.
Jenova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barrett is breathing heavily.
Barrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barrett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jenova lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jeremy Barrett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jenova working aggressively here.
Jenova lands with a light punch inside.
Barrett working aggressively here.
Jenova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jenova throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Barrett misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenova. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Jenova fails to land.
Barrett working aggressively here.
Barrett throws a head punch that misses.
Barrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenova.
Barrett working aggressively here.
Barrett misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jenova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenova misses with a body punch.
Jenova misses with some punches.
Jenova has a couple of punches blocked by Barrett.
Barrett blocking some punches.
Barrett scores with a shoulder strike.
Jenova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jenova pushes Barrett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenova misses with a body punch.
Jenova can't find room to land a body shot as Barrett controls the action.
Barrett tries to break free but Jenova pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Jenova lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Barrett misses with some punches.
Barrett misses with some punches.
Barrett lands a hook that snaps the head of Jenova backwards.
Jenova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barrett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jenova keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barrett's efforts to push away.
Jenova throws a head punch that misses.
Jenova has a couple of punches blocked by Barrett.
Barrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenova's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenova.
Barrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrett pushes Jenova back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jenova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrett's elbow.
Barrett throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrett. #BC2#
Barrett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T4#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jenova.
Barrett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrett lands with a cross. #CUT2#
Holy Jenova's cut is getting worse.
Jenova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrett.
Barrett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jenova moves out of range of the body kick from Barrett.
Jenova dodges the punch combination from Barrett.
Jenova is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Jenova gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barrett wants to break free but Jenova has control.
Jenova swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrett uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Barrett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barrett blocks the body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenova scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Holy Jenova will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
A cross from Jenova lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jenova.
Barrett defending well as Jenova loads up on a big left hand.
Barrett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barrett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jenova, as that shot connected.
Jenova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenova.
Barrett tries to land a leg kick but Jenova saw it coming and moves away.
Jenova throws a quick counter kick to the body but Barrett avoids it.
Barrett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barrett tries to clinch but Jenova moves out of range.
Barrett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barrett thumps Jenova with a low kick.
Barrett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barrett tries to clinch but Jenova moves out of range.
Holy Jenova is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Jenova there.
An inside leg kick from Barrett misses.
Barrett cracks Jenova with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrett throws a hook to the side of Jenova's head but Jenova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jenova swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jenova bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barrett's head backwards.#T1#
Barrett misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jenova.
Barrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenova connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barrett. Barrett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barrett walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jenova.
Barrett avoids the body shot from Jenova.
Jenova really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jenova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jenova misses the target.
Jenova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jenova looks to land a combination. Barrett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barrett works Jenova's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
Barrett has closed the distance and engaged Jenova in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrett.
Jenova 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!
Jenova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenova.
Jeremy Barrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holy Jenova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Jenova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barrett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenova blocks an uppercut.
Jenova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barrett or not.
Barrett is trying to push Jenova away but Jenova has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jenova working aggressively here.
Barrett has a couple of punches blocked by Jenova.
Barrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenova.
Jenova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenova lands a shoulder strike.
Jenova tries to work over Barrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T3#
Barrett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barrett missing with knees to the body.
Jenova misses with the head strike.
Barrett misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jenova creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jenova misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrett blocks an uppercut.
Jenova cracks Barrett with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Barrett breaks the clinch.
Jenova bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barrett's head.
Jenova uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barrett ducks right into an uppercut from Jenova.
Barrett misses the jab.
Barrett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jenova counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barrett misses with a right hand
and Jenova counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenova scores with a one two! Barrett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jenova with a jab.#T4#
Barrett takes one to the chin there.
Jenova tests Barrett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenova lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barrett looks to land a combination but Jenova avoids it well.
Barrett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barrett throws a low kick, looking for Jenova's leg but Jenova calmly moves out of range.
Jenova clobbers Barrett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jenova misses with a straight right.
Barrett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jenova.
Barrett throws a nice looking combination but Jenova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barrett wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenova connects with a right hand. Barrett shakes it off.
A slow jab from Barrett misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holy Jenova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jenova 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holy Jenova!
In his post fight interview, Holy Jenova started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
EVO 243: Tires vs Hess
Date: May 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Knight throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Knight connects with a looping right hand.
Knight feints and then cracks Barrett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barrett down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barrett, right into the meat.
Knight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barrett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barrett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knight's calf.
Barrett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick lands from Knight. #CL#
Barrett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barrett looking to throw knees to the head but Knight is blocking nicely.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Knight takes a shot to the head.
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!
Barrett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Knight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knight.
A short right from Barrett.
Knight lands a hook that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Knight tries a body shot but Barrett blocks it.
Barrett misses with a knee strike.
Barrett has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Barrett takes a shot to the head. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Barrett fails to land. #BC2#
Knight breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barrett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Knight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Barrett.
Barrett tried to counter with a leg kick but Knight avoided it.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Barrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight takes a swing at Barrett's ribcage but misses.
Barrett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knight is out of range.
Barrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrett loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Jeremy Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barrett throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Barrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Barrett tries to clinch
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrett catches Knight with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CUT#
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Knight checks the leg kick.
Knight slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knight has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Barrett misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knight! But no joy.
Barrett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Knight swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Barrett misses.
Barrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barrett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Knight 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knight throws the kick towards the body but Barrett avoids it.
Barrett blocks a leg kick.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barrett scores with a sloppy right hand. Knight should have avoided that one. #T3#
Barrett throws a push kick but Knight slaps the foot to one side.
Barrett slips a jab from Knight.
Donk. Knight catches Barrett right on the button with a cross.
Barrett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Knight counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knight looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Barrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Barrett moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Barrett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barrett digs a good hook to Knight's body.
Knight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knight slips under a jab.
Knight swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barrett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrett.
Barrett looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.#T4#
Barrett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barrett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barrett throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barrett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knight's head backwards.
Knight moves out of range as Barrett strikes.
Knight blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by Barrett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barrett lands a jab to the head.
Barrett misses with a head kick.
Barrett avoids a kick to the body.
Knight scores with a punch to the head.#CL#
Barrett darts in and clinches Knight up against the cage.
Knight lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Knight.
Barrett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrett's elbow.
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 Jeremy Barrett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rockford Knight's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Knight slips a jab from Barrett.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Knight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knight checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barrett defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Barrett misses its target.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Barrett cracks Knight with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barrett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
Barrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Knight misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Knight slips a jab from Barrett.
Knight finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barrett tries to land a leg kick but Knight saw it coming and moves away.
Barrett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knight's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barrett has time to react.#T1#
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrett.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight punishes Barrett's body with a nice straight punch.
Knight explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat.
Barrett wants to slow Knight down by chopping away at his legs.
Knight slips a jab from Barrett.
Barrett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knight.
Knight works Barrett's body with a nice hook.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
Barrett backing away here, and Knight unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barrett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knight at a distance.
Barrett throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Barrett moves out of range of the body kick.
Knight lands a head kick!
#CUT2#
It looks like Jeremy Barrett has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight lands a head kick. Barrett smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Barrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barrett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barrett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Knight jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knight takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Barrett.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knight. That's going to slow Barrett down.
Barrett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knight lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barrett misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Barrett lands a jab to Knight's midsection.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Barrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrett scores with the left hand. Knight knows he should have avoided that one.
Knight cracks Barrett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T3#
Barrett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barrett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barrett tries to clinch up.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrett backing away here, and Knight unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barrett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Barrett moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Knight cracks Barrett with a good jab.#CL#
Barrett forces Knight back against the cage and clinches.
Barrett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Barrett.
Barrett has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
#BC2#
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barrett misses with an uppercut.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot by Knight.
Knight lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrett throws a hook but Knight blocks it.#T4#
Knight fakes the leg kick and cracks Barrett in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrett tries to clinch
and Knight counters with a solid body kick.
Knight scores with a spinning back kick!
Barrett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knight.
Rockford Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knight is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barrett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knight scores with a nice head shot.
Knight scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knight works Barrett's body with a nice hook.
Knight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barrett's head backwards.
Barrett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheers as Knight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barrett doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barrett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knight.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Barrett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockford Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Barrett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barrett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knight.
Knight cracks Barrett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barrett throws an off balance right hand
#KD2#
and Knight counters with a crisp right hand that drops Barrett! Knight lets Barrett back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#
Barrett is rocked!
Knight lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Barrett falls backwards - clearly groggy! Knight dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rockford Knight!
A very excited looking Rockford Knight 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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Event:
EVO 239: Seia vs Deck
Date: Apr 17, 2016 |
#R1#
A big right from Barrett misses.
Barrett scores with a nice body kick.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
Maldini throws a body punch but Barrett moves out of range.
Barrett scores with a jab to the body.
Barrett throws a looping overhand right but Maldini ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Barrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barrett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Barrett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldini.
Maldini slips under a jab.
Barrett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barrett thuds his right hand into Maldini's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maldini throws a hook to the side of Barrett's head but Barrett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barrett is looking for a counter combo.#T1#
Barrett throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
Barrett throws the left hand but Maldini avoids the punch easily.
Maldini feints a counter leg kick.
Barrett misses with a straight right.
Maldini drops his hands momentarily and Barrett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barrett scores with a nice head shot.
Barrett connects with the punch.
Barrett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maldini looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barrett digs a good hook to Maldini's body.
Maldini blocks a jab.
Maldini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barrett throws a looping overhand right but Maldini ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maldini momentarily.
Barrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Maldini.
Maldini is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Barrett is looking to land body kicks.
Barrett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Barrett lands a jab-cross combination.
Barrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldini manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Barrett.
Maldini blocks a jab.
Maldini avoids the head kick by Barrett.
Maldini looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Maldini moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barrett throws a right hand that misses
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Jeremy Barrett has been cut.
Maldini blocks a jab.
Barrett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barrett tests Maldini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maldini ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
Maldini misses with a looping left.
Maldini jabs Barrett to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T3#
Maldini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrett.
Maldini has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barrett connects with a single shot there.
Maldini attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maldini misses with a looping left.
Jeremy Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldini lands a high kick!
Maldini scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barrett in his tracks.
Barrett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barrett tests Maldini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barrett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Maldini takes one to the chin there.
Barrett misses with a hook. Maldini ducked under it nicely.
Barrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maldini takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrett misses with a hook
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Maldini looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrett is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Barrett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maldini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
Maldini steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barrett.
Barrett takes a swing at Maldini's ribcage but misses.
Maldini just misses with a punch to the body.
Barrett throws a looping overhand right but Maldini ducks down to avoid it.
Maldini misses with a head kick.
Maldini on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barrett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maldini misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maldini ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
A head kick misses from Barrett.
Nice defenses there by Maldini.
Maldini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Barrett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Barrett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Some wild striking there from Barrett.
Barrett misses with a low kick.
Barrett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maldini on the side of the head.
Barrett throws a chopping leg kick but Maldini manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
Maldini connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maldini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
Maldini blocks a leg kick.
Jeremy Barrett is winning the standup battle so far.
Barrett throws a hook but Maldini avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini takes one to the chin there.
Maldini takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barrett misses with a lunging right hand
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldini throws a body shot but no joy.
Barrett is looking to clinch but Maldini is avoiding it.
#T1#
Barrett looks to land a right hand but Maldini moved out of range.
Barrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Maldini counters with a right hand to the body.
Barrett throws a looping overhand right but Maldini ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maldini.
Maldini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
Maldini connects with a leg kick. Barrett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maldini connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barrett misses the body punch
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Maldini connects with an inside leg kick.
Barrett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maldini can do to turn this around?
A jab lands there for Barrett.
Maldini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Barrett there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldini digs a good hook to Barrett's body.
#T2#
Barrett misses with a low kick.
Barrett throws a right hand that Maldini ducks under and follows up with a left that Maldini also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barrett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maldini has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maldini is looking to clinch.
Barrett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barrett throws the left hand but Maldini avoids the punch easily.
Barrett throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maldini in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Barrett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barrett lands with an uppercut that bounces Maldini off the cage and back into range.
Barrett misses the jab.
Barrett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barrett tests Maldini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maldini cracks the inside of Barrett's front leg. #T3#
Maldini throws a body punch but Barrett moves out of range.
Barrett scores with a three punch combo!
Maldini on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barrett works the jab nicely.#KD#
Barrett cracks Maldini with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Maldini looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Barrett finish him?
#ROC#
Maldini is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrett.
An inside leg kick from Maldini misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maldini might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barrett has got the better of the exchanges.
A big right from Barrett misses.
Maldini unleashes a big counter combination but Barrett bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maldini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barrett checks a low kick from Maldini.
Nice straight punches there by Barrett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barrett.#T4#
Barrett throws out a loose jab but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barrett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#
Jeremy Barrett's cut is getting worse.
Barrett lands a two punch combo.
Barrett throws a low kick but Maldini avoids it.
Maldini throws a fast counter high kick but Barrett manages to duck under it in time.
Maldini slips under a jab from Barrett.
Barrett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, jab by Barrett - just one landing.
Barrett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maldini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Barrett - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Barrett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Barrett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
A slow jab from Barrett misses its intended target.
Maldini wants to land a leg kick but Barrett is out of range.
Maldini scoring well with a low kick there.
Barrett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maldini moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrett misses the target.
Barrett sizes up Maldini with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barrett connects with an inside leg kick.
Maldini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldini.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Barrett misses
and Maldini counters with an inside leg kick.
Barrett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#KD2#
Maldini drops Barrett with a beautiful combination! Barrett stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Maldini is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrett looks to land a body kick but Maldini moved away.#T1#
Maldini slips a jab from Barrett.
Maldini throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maldini.
No joy there for Maldini, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barrett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barrett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maldini slips a straight right by Barrett.
Maldini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrett manages to avoid it.
Barrett lands a head shot.
Barrett lands with a right hand.
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!
Barrett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maldini ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.#T2#
Barrett throws a combination that misses
and Maldini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maldini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
A low kick from Barrett misses
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Barrett misses with a double jab
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Barrett misses with a looping left.
Maldini takes a swing at Barrett's ribcage but misses.
Barrett throws a right hand that misses
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Maldini.
Barrett misses with a left hand
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Barrett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maldini checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maldini on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barrett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Maldini slips a straight right by Barrett.
Maldini steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barrett.
Maldini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrett swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
Barrett misses with an uppercut.
Barrett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barrett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barrett lands with a nice combination. Maldini backs away looking to recover.
Maldini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maldini blocks a jab.
Maldini is looking to clinch but Barrett is avoiding it.
Maldini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrett.
Maldini throws a counter combo.#T4#
Maldini avoids the head kick by Barrett.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrett misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Maldini.
Barrett throws a big shot that misses.
Maldini throws a head kick that misses.
Barrett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrett misses with a straight left.
Maldini let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barrett throws a solid leg kick but Maldini takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barrett.
Maldini misses with a looping right.
Barrett lands with an overhand left.
Barrett throws a right hand that misses
and Maldini counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldini.
Barrett throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jeremy Barrett did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Barrett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
A shot to the liver by Maldini. Beautiful body shot.
Maldini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
Maldini motions for Barrett to come forward. Maldini throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barrett throws a head kick that misses.
Barrett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maldini scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barrett doesn't seem bothered though.
Maldini lands with a nice combination. Barrett backs away looking to recover.
Barrett throws a right hand that misses
and Maldini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barrett throws a jab when Maldini was well out of range.
Maldini feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barrett throws a solid leg kick but Maldini takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barrett.
Barrett throws a low kick but Maldini avoids it.
Barrett misses with a straight left. #T1#
Maldini dodges the punch combination from Barrett.
Maldini doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL2#
Maldini closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barrett prevents a body shot from Maldini.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barrett.
Barrett blocks an uppercut.
Barrett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldini.
Barrett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maldini has him pressed against the cage.
Maldini tries to throw a body punch but Barrett avoids it by throwing Maldini back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Maldini.
Maldini misses with a punch to the body.
Maldini cracks Barrett with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.#T2#
Maldini effectively controlling the action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maldini.
Barrett prevents a body shot from Maldini.
Barrett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maldini tries a body shot but Barrett blocks it.
Maldini can't find room to land a body shot as Barrett controls the action.
Barrett misses with some punches.
Barrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrett prevents a body shot from Maldini.
Barrett lands an uppercut.
Maldini holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maldini misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Maldini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldini.
Maldini slows down the pace here.
Barrett tries to land a knee to the head but Maldini blocks with his arms.
Maldini misses with the head strike.
Maldini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrett prevents a body shot from Maldini.
Barrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barrett.
Barrett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maldini blocks an uppercut.
Maldini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Maldini lands with a right to the head.
Maldini lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Barrett is looking to break free of the clinch but Maldini has double underhooks.
Maldini tries to work over Barrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maldini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barrett blocks an uppercut.
Barrett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Giuseppe Maldini seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maldini tries to work over Barrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maldini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrett's elbow.
Maldini swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldini controlling the action here for a moment.
Barrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Maldini dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Barrett's cut.
That's time! Barrett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
Barrett throws a solid leg kick but Maldini takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barrett.
Barrett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maldini's sensitive parts.
Maldini lands with an overhand left.
Barrett throws an off balance right hand
and Maldini counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barrett keeps the fight on the outside.
Barrett throws a poor cross that misses
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Barrett misses.
Maldini scoring well with a low kick there.
Maldini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barrett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett misses with a hook. Maldini ducked under it nicely.
Barrett looks to land a left hand but Maldini moved out of range nicely.
Maldini moves out of range of the strikes.
Maldini is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A cross from Maldini lands.
Barrett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T1#
Barrett throws a lazy head kick
and Maldini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
Jeremy Barrett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Maldini throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Barrett is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Giuseppe Maldini!
An out of breath Giuseppe Maldini 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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