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Event:
TBD#19 DALI vs. BARAKUS
Date: Jan 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Dali connects with a crisp jab. #CUT#
It looks like RJ Barakus has been cut.
Dali lunges at Barakus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barakus's hand.
Barakus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barakus ducks right into an uppercut from Dali.
Dali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barakus misses with a takedown attempt
and Dali scores with a counter punch that sends Barakus to the canvas! Dali smells blood - he's punishing Barakus with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Barakus has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arany Dali!
Arany Dali is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Event:
TBD#18 ANDERSON vs. ROMERO
Date: Dec 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Barakus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Barakus looks to move away, Wolfe throws a big counter combo but Barakus just gets out of the way.
Barakus throws a jab when Wolfe was well out of range.
Wolfe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wolfe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barakus throws a hook but Wolfe avoids it easily.
Wolfe slips under a jab.#CL#
Wolfe rushes Barakus and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
Wolfe has clasped his hands together around Barakus's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wolfe cracks Barakus with a big right hand but Barakus just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barakus gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wolfe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barakus on the ground.
Ground and pound from Wolfe.
Wolfe is thwarting Barakus's attempts to control the position.
Wolfe slips a nice elbow through Barakus's hands, connecting with Barakus's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barakus wants to improve his position but Wolfe is controlling well.
#T1#
Wolfe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wolfe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wolfe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Wolfe.
Wolfe working over Barakus with some ground and pound. Barakus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wolfe working the head and body with strikes.
Wolfe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barakus's head.
Wolfe is nestled in close to Barakus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wolfe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wolfe thows a huge punch but Barakus dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barakus is pressing down on Wolfe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wolfe working some strikes from top position.
Wolfe postures up.
Wolfe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barakus looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolfe throws a strike but Barakus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Barakus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolfe swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Barakus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barakus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barakus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolfe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barakus slips nicely into half guard.#SUB2#
Barakus is looking for submissions but instead, Wolfe has regained full guard.
Barakus passes into half guard. #T3##SUB2#
Barakus is working for a submission of some sort.
Barakus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Barakus in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Wolfe tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Barakus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). RJ Barakus!
A relieved looking RJ Barakus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Ivan Wolfe had this to say: 'He's 4 years older than me people. What do you expect to see?!'.
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Event:
TBD#15 COCO vs. WOLFF
Date: Dec 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Barakus shoots and misses
and Wallace counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wallace lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wallace.#CUT#
It looks like RJ Barakus has been cut.
Barakus throws an off balance right hand
and Wallace counters with a left right combination that sends Barakus crashing to the mat - Wallace wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Barakus out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Wallace!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ben Wallace made sure he mentioned Vikai Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
TBD#11 ROY vs. COCO
Date: Nov 11, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Barakus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
Barakus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rider, who protects the arm well.
Rider is pushing Barakus's head away, looking to escape. Barakus manages to hold on to the position though.
Barakus advances to mount.
Rider is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
#SUB#
Barakus working for a guillotine from mount but Rider is in no mood to give up.
Barakus is looking to work his way around to Rider's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rider is trying to stand up.#SUB#
Barakus working for a submission but Rider is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barakus wants to take Rider's back but he can't do it this time.
Rider trying desperately to get to his feet.
#T1##SUB#
Barakus goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rider turns into him and now he's in Barakus's guard.
#SU2#
Rider stands up and waves to Barakus to follow him.
Barakus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No luck for Barakus with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rider! But no joy.
Rider lands the left hand.
RJ Barakus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barakus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rider sprawls well. Rider wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barakus gets slowly back to his feet.
Rider swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barakus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barakus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rider to score with a decent uppercut.
Midnight Rider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Barakus closes the distance and clinches up with Rider, looking for a takedown. Barakus pushes Rider against the cage but Rider circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RJ Barakus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rider misses with a hook. Barakus ducked under it nicely.
Barakus fails with the takedown.
Rider looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Rider tries to sprawl but Barakus drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barakus is looking to pass Rider's guard but actually Rider recovers to full guard. #ES2#
Rider is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Barakus presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Barakus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rider walks away with a smile on his face. Barakus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rider scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barakus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rider avoids it really well and circles away.
Rider throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CUT2#
It looks like RJ Barakus has been cut.#T3#
Horrible takedown attempt by Barakus or perhaps it was just good defense by Rider, which made it look bad.
Rider swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rider checks a leg kick nicely.
Rider scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barakus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rider sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rider lands with a cross.
Rider throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barakus.
Rider swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rider feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barakuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barakus walks into a jab.#ROC2#
Barakus is rocked!
Barakus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rider finds it's way round the side to connect with Barakus's head.
Oh Barakus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rider connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barakus's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rider pounces like a tiger and cracks Barakus with a vicious hook! Barakus is down but not out! Rider follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Midnight Rider!
Midnight Rider very nearly forgot to thank Freebok (85% Laundry) 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:
WW#5 VIEIRA vs. ODLA
Date: Oct 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Barakus fails with a takedown attempt.
Wolfe stuffs the takedown attempt from Barakus. Barakus gets slowly back to his feet.
Wolfe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barakus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolfe but Wolfe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wolfe is looking for a counter combo.
Ivan Wolfe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RJ Barakus.
Barakus fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barakus shoots and misses #TD#
and Wolfe counters with a single leg into guard. Barakus didn't expect that.
Wolfe connects with a couple of short punches.
Wolfe landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Barakus is looking for a triangle but Wolfe pushes his legs off easily.
#T1#
Wolfe stands up over Barakus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wolfe is looking to work some ground and pound but Barakus has wrist control.
Wolfe wants to pass the guard but Barakus is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Barakus working for a triangle but Wolfe defends it easily.
Wolfe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wolfe stands up over Barakus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barakus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barakus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wolfe works over Barakus with some ground and pound from guard.
Wolfe postures up and lands a big shot to Barakus's brow.
Wolfe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wolfe is in close to Barakus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wolfe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wolfe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wolfe distracts Barakus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wolfe lands a couple of elbows.#T2##SUB2#
Barakus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wolfe works over Barakus with some ground and pound from guard.#ROC#
Barakus is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Barakus looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Wolfe is defending well. Barakus quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Wolfe has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Barakus celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). RJ Barakus!
RJ Barakus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Ivan Wolfe was interviewed post fight and said 'He's 4 years older than me people. What do you expect to see?!'.
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Event:
WW#2 CARTER vs. RAMON 3
Date: Sep 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Dali explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#CL#
Dali moves into the clinch.
Dali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Dali.
A short right from Dali.
Dali scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barakus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dali smiles and moves away.
Dali cracks Barakus with an open hand slap.
A jab lands there for Dali.
Barakus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barakus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arany Dali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RJ Barakus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dali dips to his left and cracks Barakus with an uppercut!
Barakus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T1#
Barakus ducks right into an uppercut from Dali.
Dali throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barakus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barakus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dali with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dali, right into the meat.
Nice shot by Dali.
Dali scores with a kick to the body.
We've been told by Dali's head coaches at Frenzied Rainbows Multi-Combat that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dali ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dali lands with an overhand left.#CL#
Dali closes the distance and pushes Barakus back into the cage.
Barakus takes a shot to the head. #T2#
Dali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Dali.
Nice body punch from Dali - that landed with a thud.
Barakus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barakus is looking for a takedown.
Dali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dali cracks Barakus with a nice body shot.
Dali pushes Barakus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dali lands a left hand.
Dali pushes Barakus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dali pushes Barakus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#
Barakus is rocked!
Dali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barakus is still on wobbly legs! Can Dali finish him?
A body shot lands from Dali.
Barakus looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Dali as the two fighters clinch.
Barakus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
A short body shot lands from Dali as the two fighters clinch.
Dali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barakus backwards.
Dali digs a right hand into Barakus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barakus's gas tank.
Dali lands with a right to the head.
Dali pushes Barakus against the cage. Dali is working some dirty boxing. Dali pushes off with a quick right hook! Barakus goes down! Barakus tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Dali moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arany Dali!
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Event:
The Beatdown: SEMIS
Date: Jul 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Nilsen with a nice cross.#CUT#
It looks like RJ Barakus has been cut.
Nilsen cracks Barakus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nilsen lands a right hook to the body.
Nilsen cracks a nice hook into Barakus's ribs.
Nilsen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nilsen knocks out Barakus with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Nilsen before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Nilsen picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yacob Nilsen!
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Event:
The Beatdown: (LHW/WW) Round 2
Date: Jul 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Wallace scores with the left hand. Barakus knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT2#
It looks like RJ Barakus has been cut.#CL2#
Wallace has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Barakus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wallace prevents a takedown attempt there.
#TD#
Barakus gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wallace wants to sweep but Barakus has passed to side control!#SUB#
Barakus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Barakus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barakus is looking to take a break and control but Wallace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1##SUB#
Barakus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wallace, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Barakus has hold of Wallace's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Wallace seems comfortable defending it but Barakus has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Wallace is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Wallace is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Barakus couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). RJ Barakus!
A victorious RJ Barakus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
The Beatdown: (LW-MW) Round 1
Date: Jun 26, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Barakus drives through and clinches with Devil against the cage.
Barakus goes for a takedown attempt but Devil pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Devil connects with a body shot that sends Barakus's belly button to the back.#CL2#
Devil rushes Barakus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Barakus breaks from the clinch.
#TD2#
Devil closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barakus did well to prevent Devil getting side control.
Devil trying to control from half guard but Barakus is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barakus is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barakus works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Devil has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Barakus to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Devil is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Barakus pulls down on the head and he's put Devil to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). RJ Barakus!
An out of breath RJ Barakus 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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