Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: AEW 34
Date: Sep 14, 2019

#R1#
Barca misses with a right hand
and Benderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Benderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick from Barca lands but Benderson takes it in his stride.
Benderson takes a swing at Barca's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Barca misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Benderson misses the target.
We've been told by Benderson's head coaches at Westside Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barca throws a head kick but Benderson moves out of range. #CL#
Benderson clinches up with Barca and pushes him back against the cage.
Barca avoids the elbow strike from Benderson, against the cage.
Barca takes an elbow to the temple.
Barca lands with a light punch inside.
Barca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benderson.
Benderson digs a right hand into Barca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barca's gas tank.
A short right from Barca on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barca blocks a body shot from Benderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barca has Benderson pushed against the cage.#T1#
Barca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benderson misses with a knee to the head.
Barca misses with a body punch.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Benderson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barca.
Benderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benderson trying to land knees to the body.
Benderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barca is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barca lands a left hand.
Benderson lands a nice elbow.
Benderson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca.
Benderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Benderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
Barca blocks an elbow strike.
Barca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Benderson.
Benderson misses with the head strike. #T3#
Barca working aggressively here.
Benderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Barca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Benderson.
Barca missing with a left hand there. Benderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barca connects with a solid leg kick.
Benderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barca misses with a body punch
and Benderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Benderson misses.
Barca misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Benderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barca connects with a right hand. Benderson shakes it off.
Barca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benderson.
Barca throws a sloppy head kick and Benderson moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barca 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 Benderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barca connects with a leg kick. Benderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T4#
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 slow jab from Barca misses its intended target. #CL#
Benderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Benderson misses with a knee to the head.
Benderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benderson lands an elbow just above Barca 's eye.
Barca lands with a light punch inside.
Barca lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Barca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Barca is just out of range.
Barca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benderson manages to avoid it.
Benderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Benderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Barca blocks a jab.
Barca misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Barca dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Benderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barca.
Benderson stalks Barca and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barca's face. Barca staggers backwards, shaken.#ROC#
Barca is rocked!
Barca throws an off balance right hand
and Benderson counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Barca! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henson Benderson!
Henson Benderson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that IniTech Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: AEW 27
Date: Aug 24, 2019

#R1#
Pinea misses with a looping right.
Pinea misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pinea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pinea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barca as he jumps to the side.
Barca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Pinea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barca takes a shot to the head.
Barca throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinea.
Pinea lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Barca.
Pinea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barca is looking to control Pinea's arms but Pinea gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barca has his back to the cage.
Pinea lands an uppercut.
Pinea connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barca blocks a punch to the side of the head. #TD2#
Pinea works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Barca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pinea tries to free his leg and advance position but Barca is retaining full guard.
Barca will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pinea landing some decent shots from guard. #T1#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pinea's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #ROC2#
Barca is rocked!
Pinea trying to control the position from guard on top but Barca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinea preventing the sweep.
Pinea landing some decent shots from guard.
Pinea throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Barca is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Pinea rolls with it to try and escape but Barca cranks on the arm and Pinea is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hannibal Barca!
A very excited looking Hannibal Barca 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.

Event: AEW 22
Date: Aug 03, 2019

#R1#
Syndal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barca moves away.
Syndal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barca is out of range and Syndal settles back down.
Syndal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barca avoids the body shot from Syndal.
Barca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Syndal misses the shot to the body.
Syndal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Syndal lands with a nice body punch.
Syndal throws a looping overhand right but Barca ducks down to avoid it.
Barca appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Syndal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Syndal throws a jab when Barca was well out of range.
Barca misses with a hook.
Syndal misses with a body shot.
Barca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Syndal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barca rather than just go for the knockout.
Syndal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barca lands with a hook. Syndal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Syndal checks a leg kick.
Syndal misses with a wild body shot.
Barca lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barca dips to his left and cracks Syndal with an uppercut!
A big right from Syndal misses.
Barca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T1#
Syndal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barca manages to avoid it.
Syndal takes a swing at Barca's ribcage but misses.
Barca feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barca misses with a body kick.
Syndal misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Barca catches Syndal right on the button with a cross.
Barca fails to land with a series of punches.
Barca walks into a left hand.
Barca checks a leg kick.
We've been told by Barca's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Syndal scores with a decent looking hook.
Barca connects with a right hand. Syndal shakes it off.
Syndal throws a body punch but Barca moves out of range.
Barca throws the left hand but Syndal avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Syndal. Barca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Syndal throws a body punch but Barca moves out of range.
As Syndal looks to move away, Barca throws a big counter combo but Syndal just gets out of the way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barca.
Barca throws a chopping leg kick but Syndal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syndal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barca jabs Syndal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Syndal moves out of range of the strikes.
Syndal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Good leg kick by Barca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Syndal scores with a shot to the body.
Syndal looks to land a right hand but Barca moved out of range.
Syndal misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Syndal misses.
Barca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Syndal defending well as Barca loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Syndal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barca doesn't seem phased though.
Syndal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Syndal avoids the head kick by Barca.
Syndal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Syndal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Syndal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barca on the side of the head.#ROC2#
Barca is rocked!
Barca ducks under a wild hook from Syndal.
Barca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oh Barca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Syndal swings for the body but Barca moves out of range.
Good shot there by Barca.
Syndal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barca takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barca explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barca misses the shot to the body.
Barca lands a really nice looking cross but Syndal seems unphased. #T3#
Syndal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Syndal moves out of range of the strikes.
Barca misses with a leg kick
and Syndal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Syndal drops Barca with a straight right hand, right on the button! Syndal follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maverick Syndal!
Our winner, Maverick Syndal, 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.

Event: NSC 35: Filch vs Cha
Date: Jun 25, 2019

#R1#
Barca takes one to the side of the head.
Megalos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Megalos punishes Barca's body with a nice straight punch.
Barca throws a leg kick
and Megalos counters with a good, hard body kick but Barca shrugs it off.
Nice body kick there by Megalos.
Barca takes one to the side of the head.
Megalos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Megalos swings for the body but Barca moves out of range.
Megalos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Megalos scores with a jab. Barca acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Barca misses.
Megalos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Megalos looks to throw the jab but Barca is out of range.
Barca has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barca blocks a jab.
Megalos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barca slips a jab from Megalos.
Barca raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Megalos lands a nice hook to Barca's body. Barca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Megalos appears to be looking for a big counter.#T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Megalos, as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barca.
Megalos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Megalos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Megalos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Megalos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Megalos moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBarca.
Megalos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barca doesn't seem bothered though.
Megalos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megalos throws out a powerful jab.
Barca 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.
Barca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca throws an overhand right that lands on Megalos's shoulder, as Megalos tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Megalos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Megalos avoids the head kick by Barca.
Barca is looking to slow Megalos down with leg kicks.
Megalos throws an overhand right that lands on Barca's shoulder, as Barca tries to avoid the shot.
Megalos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T2#
Barca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Megalos misses with a kick to the body.
Megalos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barca.
Barca tries a quick counter leg kick but Megalos is wise to it.
Barca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Megalos throwing a counter right hand but Barca manages to avoid it.
Megalos misses with a hook
and Barca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barca throws out a loose jab but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Megalos blocks a low kick nicely.
Megalos throws a body punch but Barca moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Megalos blocks the leg kick.
Megalos throws a looping overhand right but Barca ducks down to avoid it.
Barca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megalos throws a body kick that misses.
Barca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Megalos finds it's way round the side to connect with Barca's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Megalos.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Barca is just out of range.
Barca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
That's time! Megalos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL#
Megalos closes the distance and pushes Barca back into the ropes.
Megalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land. #BC#
Megalos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Megalos with a hook.
Megalos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Megalos fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Barca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barca looks to score with a jab to the body but Megalos is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Megalos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barca takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Megalos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barca throws a leg kick but Megalos moved away.
Megalos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Megalos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barca's sensitive parts.
Barca is looking to score with low kicks.
Megalos lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megalos takes a swing at Barca's ribcage but misses.
Barca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #T1#
Barca swats away the attempt to clinch by Megalos.
Barca misses with a looping right.
Megalos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barca on the side of the head.
Barca misses with a low kick as Megalos jumps back.
Megalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barca can do to turn this around?
Megalos thuds his right hand into Barca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Megalos tests Barca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Megalos lands a jab to the nose.
Barca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Barca misses.
Nice shot lands for Megalos.
Barca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Megalos scores with a shot to the body.
Vasilios Megalos is winning the standup battle so far.
Megalos tries to clinch up but Barca circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Barca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Megalos checks it well.
Megalos slips a straight right by Barca.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barca throws out a leg kick but Megalos moves out of range and Barca only half commits.
Megalos blocks a head kick by Barca.
Barca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Megalos scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Megalos misses.
Barca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barca throws a front kick aimed at Megalos's knee but Megalos avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Megalos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barca misses with a body shot.
Megalos tries to clinch but Barca is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Megalos. That's going to slow Barca down.
Barca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barca cracks Megalos with a good jab.
Megalos lands a right hook to the body.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Barca is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Megalos dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Megalos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hannibal Barca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Megalos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barca.
Barca misses with an uppercut.
Megalos scores with a three punch combo!
Barca looks for the body kick but Megalos saw that one coming.
Barca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Megalos counter with a right hand.
Megalos scores with a jab to the head.
Megalos takes one on the button.
Barca has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barca throws a leg kick that misses.
Barca takes one to the chin there.
Megalos throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megalos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Barca misses the target.
Megalos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barca misses with a two punch combination. #T1#
Barca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barca thows a leg kick but Megalos checks it
and Megalos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Barca misses.
Barca is looking to clinch. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Megalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barca backwards.
Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Barca controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megalos. #BC#
Megalos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Megalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos connects with a crisp jab. #CL#
Megalos has closed the distance and engaged Barca in a clinch.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Megalos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barca tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Barca back against the ropes.
Megalos cracks Barca with a nice body shot.#T2#
Barca prevents a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barca.
Megalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barca backwards.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Barca.
Barca lands an uppercut.
Megalos lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Barca is rocked!
Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca is still on wobbly legs! Can Megalos finish him?
Vasilios Megalos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Megalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barca backwards.
Megalos tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megalos lands a nice uppercut.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megalos.
Megalos pushes Barca back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Barca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Megalos presses Barca against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Megalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barcas head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Megalos 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Vasilios Megalos!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Vasilios Megalos!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Vasilios Megalos!

Vasilios Megalos wins by unanimous decision!

Event: NSC 28: Hunt vs Bornholm
Date: Jun 04, 2019

#R1#
Barca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barca has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
An inside leg kick from Barca misses.
Barca throws a leg kick but Baertum checks it.
Baertum checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Baertum tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baertum scores with a nice right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baertum, as that shot connected. #ROC#
Barca is rocked!
Baertum moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barca is still on wobbly legs! Can Baertum finish him?
Baertum slips a jab and a cross from Barca.
Baertum with a hook.
Barca throws a sloppy head kick
and Baertum counters with a big right hand! Oh Barca is in trouble here! Baertum follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koala Baertum!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Koala Baertum made sure he mentioned Freebok (85% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: NSC 21: Nielsen vs Barca
Date: May 07, 2019

#R1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barca.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nielsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nielsen swings for the body but Barca moves out of range.
A low kick from Barca is predictable there
and Nielsen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barca takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barca tries to land a body kick
and Nielsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#
Barca is rocked!
Nielsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barca is still on wobbly legs! Can Nielsen finish him?
Nielsen drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Barca right on the button. Barca goes down! Nielsen follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Nielsen gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobo Nielsen!
Bobo Nielsen retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Bobo Nielsen gave a big smile as he said 'Felt the Power and couldn't handle it.'.

Event: NSC 14: Power vs McGuire
Date: Apr 16, 2019

#R1#
Barca misses with a low kick.#TD2#
Poohs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Poohs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Barca tries to improve position but can't.
Barca manages to work his way to half guard, despite Poohs's best efforts.
Poohs wants to stand up but Barca has a hold of him and won't allow it. #SUB#
Barca is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Poohs pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Poohs is trying to work for a kimura but Barca is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Barca looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Barca is defending against the submission attempts here by Poohs. #T1#
Barca tries to get to full guard but Poohs has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Poohs is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barca sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Barca looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barca tries to get to full guard but Poohs has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Barca is defending against the submission attempts here by Poohs. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Poohs is trying to work for a kimura but Barca is defending well.
Barca is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Poohs's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Poohs's back!#SUB#
Barca has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Poohs is in real trouble here. Barca gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Poohs is tapping out! Barca wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hannibal Barca!
An out of breath Hannibal Barca thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: NSC 8: Cadman vs Osinen
Date: Mar 19, 2019

#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Barca as Viv shoots in.
Viv looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barca is fending him off so far but Viv persists. Nope, Barca circles away and we're back to standing.
Viv has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barca 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.
Viv fails with the takedown.
Hannibal Barca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chosu Viv.
Barca thumps Viv with a low kick.#TD2#
Viv gets a takedown into half guard.
Barca moves into full guard.
Viv throwing strikes from guard but Barca blocks nicely.
Viv in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barca preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Viv looking to improve position, pressing down on Barca's thigh with his hand. Barca seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Viv paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Viv's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Barca picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hannibal Barca!
After winning the bout, Hannibal Barca thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: NSC 4 : Bear vs. Udovich
Date: Feb 26, 2019

#R1#
Hoyo throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoyo lands a slapping body shot.
Hoyo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barca connects with an inside leg kick.#CL#
Barca has Hoyo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barca is working Hoyo over against the ropes.
Barca lands a left hand.
Hoyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoyo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Hoyo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barca throws a leg kick
and Hoyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoyo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoyo misses with a straight right. #T1##CL#
Barca moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoyo blocking some punches.
Hoyo stalling.
Barca lands an uppercut.
Hoyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoyo.
Hoyo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Hoyo.
Barca working aggressively here.
Barca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoyo can't find room to land a body shot as Barca controls the action.
Hoyo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoyo lands with a right to the head.
Barca working aggressively here.
Hoyo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoyo blocks an uppercut.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoyo uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barca.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoyo. #BC#
Barca manages to break the clinch.
Barca has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barca. That's going to slow Hoyo down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barca throws out a leg kick but Hoyo moves out of range and Barca only half commits.
Hoyo punishes Barca's body with a nice straight punch.
Hoyo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoyo swings for the body but Barca moves out of range.
Barca is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hoyo misses with a body shot.
Barca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoyo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barca was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoyo.
Barca avoids the body shot from Hoyo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Froyo Hoyo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Barca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barca tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoyo misses with an uppercut. Barca saw that one coming.
Hoyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barca.
Barca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hoyo moves out of range as Barca strikes.
Hoyo moves out of range as Barca strikes.
The fighters circling - Barca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hoyo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Froyo Hoyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barca is looking to land body kicks.
Barca misses with a head kick. #T1#
Hoyo misses the shot to the body.
Hoyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barca.
Hoyo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL#
Barca has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hoyo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Hoyo.
Barca misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Hoyo breaks from the clinch.
Barca scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Hoyo misses its intended target.
Barca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hoyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2#
Barca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoyo cracks a nice hook into Barca's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoyo connects with a solid leg kick.
Hoyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Barca is just out of range.
Hoyo throws out a loose jab but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hoyo throws a body punch but Barca moves out of range.
Barca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoyo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Froyo Hoyo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Barca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoyo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hoyo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barca.
Some bone on bone action there as Barca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #CL#
Barca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hoyo cracks Barca with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Hoyo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hannibal Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoyo lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barca manages to avoid it.
Hoyo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hoyo misses with a body shot.
Barca slips under a jab.#T1#
A low kick from Barca misses
and Hoyo counters with a stiff right hand.
Hannibal Barca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barca.
Barca wants to clinch up but Hoyo keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Hoyo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hoyo avoids the head kick by Barca.
Hoyo misses the shot to the body.
Barca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hoyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barca.
Hoyo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barca 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.
Barca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T2#
Hoyo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hoyo lands a nice hook to Barca's body. Barca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barca misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barca.
Hoyo lands with a nice body punch.
Hoyo cracks Barca with a good jab.
Hoyo misses the shot to the body.
Hoyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barca was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoyo.
Barca misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Hoyo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Hoyo misses.
Barca fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hoyo just manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Froyo Hoyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hoyo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Froyo Hoyo!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Froyo Hoyo!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Froyo Hoyo!

Froyo Hoyo wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Froyo Hoyo 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.

Event: ABW 194 Meat Boy - Smith III
Date: Jan 29, 2019

#R1#
A lazy body kick from Barca #TD2#
and Alves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB2#
Alves is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barca has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Alves is trying to work for a kimura but Barca is defending well.
Barca is not content to let Alves control the position.#SUB#
Barca looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Alves is looking for a kimura here.
Barca wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Alves is trying to control the action in half guard but Barca is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Alves seems to be working for a kimura but Barca defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Barca looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Alves is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Alves is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barca is just riding it out for now. Alves eventually gives up the hold. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Alves is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barca is just riding it out for now. Alves eventually gives up the hold.
Barca tries to get to full guard but Alves has control of the leg.
Barca manages to get to full guard.
Alves trying to control but Barca is working from the bottom. #T3#
Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barca is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.#SUB#
Barca is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Barca looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Alves is defending well. Barca quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Alves has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Barca celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hannibal Barca!
Our winner, Hannibal Barca, 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.

Event: ABW 184 Reynold - Verygood
Date: Dec 18, 2018

#R1#
The Man moves out of range as Barca strikes.
The Man doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barca misses with a jab, cross combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that The Man has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barca counters with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Man.
Barca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD2#
The Man shoots in and bounces Barca off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Man wants to pass the guard but Barca is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Man is stalling in the full guard.
Barca will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Barca is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T1#
The Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Barca has wrist control.
The Man stays in close to Barca's body and controls the position.
The Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barca is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Barca had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Man defends it easily.
Barca tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Barca has his foot on The Man's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Man works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barca keeping moving, preventing The Man from controlling successfully.
The Man landing with the ground and pound.
The Man throws a strike but Barca rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
The Man working a defensive guard but Barca manages to pass into side control anyway. #SUB#
Barca swings around for an armbar but The Man sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Barca's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Man stands and throws Barca's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barca is looking for a sweep.
The Man lands an elbow. #T3#
The Man working the ground and pound from side control.
Barca tries to buck The Man off but The Man is having none of it.#SUB2#
The Man wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barca, who protects the arm well.
The Man lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #SUB2#
The Man has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Barca is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. The Man yanks on the arm and Barca is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by The Man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob The Man!

Event: ABW 176 Wolf - Meat Boy
Date: Nov 15, 2018

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
May checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barca with a nice cross.#ROC2#
May is rocked!
May tries to bum rush Barca with a series of wild strikes but Barca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barca throws a low kick, looking for May's leg but May calmly moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and May tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but May checks it well.
Barca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T1#
Barca throws a jab but it's blocked by May.
Barca throws the left hand but May avoids the punch easily.
May throws a big counter combination but Barca scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
May slips under a jab from Barca.
May is looking to counter punch.
May throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and Barca counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barca.
May really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by May.
May lands an elbow inside that Barca shrugs off.
May gets through Barca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by May.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, May just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barca's brow. #T2#
Still in the clinch, May scores with a nice short uppercut.
May blocking some punches.
Barca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by May.
May throws an elbow but it misses.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Barca.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barca dodges an elbow strike from May.
Barca lands with a short shot to the head.
May tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, May throws an elbow but misses.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
May throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by May.
May tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Barca.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, May just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barca's brow.
May misses with a knee strike.
May missing with knees to the body.
May throws an elbow that misses.
May pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
May using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T3#
Barca avoids the elbow strike from May, against the cage.
Barca struggles to land a body shot inside as May controls his hands.
May tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barca avoids it.
May pushes Barca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
May missing with knees to the body.
Barca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that May has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by May.
May blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barca blocks an elbow strike from May.
May misses with an elbow over the top.
May lands an elbow that stopped Barca in his tracks for a moment.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
May lands a damaging elbow.
Barca blocks an elbow strike from May. #BC2#
Barca manages to break the clinch.
May is looking to clinch but Barca is avoiding it. #CL#
May moves into range and clinches up with Barca.#T4#
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by May.
May pushes off an throws an elbow but Barca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
May is leaning against Barca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barca takes an elbow to the temple.
Barca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of May backwards.
Barca lands with a light punch inside.
May lands an elbow just above Barca 's eye.
May lands an elbow inside.
Barca lands a left hand.
Barca avoids the elbow strike from May, against the cage.
May looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barca blocks an elbow strike.
May scores with a knee to the head.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
May throws an elbow but it misses.
May takes a shot to the head.
May creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Barca manages to break the clinch.
May is looking to clinch.
Barca raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
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 Dan May will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Barca misses with a leg kick
and May counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
May slips under a jab from Barca.
Nice uppercut lands for May. That snapped Barca's head back.
Barca throws a leg kick that is checked
and May counters with a series of strikes. Barca will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barca. Barca obviously looking to wear him down.
May blocks a jab.#T1#
May tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barca steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
May tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Barca gets off balance looking for a body kick
and May makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barca keeps the fight on the outside.
Barca feints a counter leg kick.
Barca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barca unleashes a big counter combination but May bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
May tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barca raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
May throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barca keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
May takes the fight into the clinch.
Barca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
May lands with a right to the head.
May creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barca blocks an elbow strike from May.
May pushes off an throws an elbow but Barca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dan May has scored more points in the clinch so far.
May comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T3#
Barca misses with some punches.
May looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by May.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, May just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barca's brow.
Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from May.
May with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
May lands an elbow inside that Barca shrugs off.
Barca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barca.
May blocks a punch to the side of the head.
May swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barca scores with a shot to the side of May's head.
May throws an elbow that misses.
Barca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh May is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
May blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
May seems to have got his legs back now.
Barca misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land. #T4#
Barca avoiding damage as May throws knees to the body.
Barca lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barca.
May misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barca.
Barca blocks an elbow strike from May.
Barca throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barca.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca.
May swings wildly with an uppercut but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca lands an uppercut.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by May.
May unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barca lands a left hand that snaps the head of May backwards.
May creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barca digs a right hand into May's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on May's gas tank.
May missing with knees to the body.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
May swings wildly with an uppercut but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with May's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hannibal Barca will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Barca keeps the fight on the outside.
Barca tries to bum rush May with a series of wild strikes but May uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
May was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL#
May clinches.
May misses with the head strike.
Barca takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC2#
Barca breaks the clinch.
Hannibal Barca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
May throws a big counter combination but Barca scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
May tries to clinch there but Barca circles away.
Barca throws a fast counter high kick but May manages to duck under it in time.#T1#
May fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barca was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
May tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
May closes the distance but Barca moves to the side
and Barca counters with a lovely shot to the body.
May pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barca back to the cage. May follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
May moves in looking to clinch but Barca pushes him off.
Barca tries a quick counter leg kick but May is wise to it.#T2#
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Barca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
May is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
May works Barca's body with a nice hook.
May slips a jab and a cross from Barca.
May is looking for a counter combo.#T3#
Barca connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Barca misses.
May went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
May wants to clinch#KD2#
and Barca counters with a crisp right hand that drops May! Barca lets May back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT2#
It looks like Dan May has been cut.#CL#
May forces Barca back against the cage and clinches.#T4#
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by May.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
May pushes off an throws an elbow but Barca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barca working aggressively here.
May lands with a left to the head.
May throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barca blocks it with crossed arms.
May throws an elbow that misses.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by May.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by May.
Barca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of May backwards.
May misses with an elbow over the top.
Barca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
May throws an elbow that misses.
Barca blocks the elbow strike.
Barca lands a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Barca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barca has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Barca!
A relieved looking Hannibal Barca thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: ABW 169 Arendse - Osinen
Date: Oct 23, 2018

#R1#
Palonesess changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barca tries to avoid it but Palonesess manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barca to the ground. Barca escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barca appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#TD#
Palonesess closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Palonesess in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barca sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Barca is trying to get back to full guard.
Palonesess tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Barca.
Barca moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Palonesess's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Palonesess is looking for a triangle but Barca pushes his legs off easily.
Barca is looking to advance position but Palonesess has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR##T1#
Palonesess wants to control the pace but Barca is squirming around nicely.
Palonesess tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barca is trying desperately to improve position.
Barca holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Palonesess tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barca is desperately trying to improve his position but Palonesess has a good base and remains in mount.
Barca regains half guard.#T2#
Palonesess prevents Barca from improving his position.
Barca is refusing to be controlled, as Palonesess sits in half guard.
Barca moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Palonesess knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barca on the ground.
Barca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Palonesess trying to control but Barca is working from the bottom.
Palonesess is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Barca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Palonesess doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Palonesess manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Barca looking for a guillotine here but Palonesess defends easily. #T3##SUB2#
Barca throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Palonesess trying to control the position from guard on top but Barca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palonesess content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Palonesess wants to control from the top but Barca keeps moving.
Palonesess content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Barca has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Palonesess can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Palonesess has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Barca working for a triangle but Palonesess defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hannibal Barca will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Palonesess is looking to clinch but Barca is avoiding it.
Barca only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Palonesess shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barca as he avoids it easily.
Palonesess with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Palonesess looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Altintop Palonesess overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Barca looking for submissions off his back.
Palonesess is looking to take a break and control but Barca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barca manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barca controls Palonesess momentarily but Palonesess frees himself. #T1##SUB2#
Barca is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Barca looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Palonesess wants to control from the top but Barca keeps moving. #SUB2#
Barca looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Palonesess is defending well. Barca quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Palonesess has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Barca celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hannibal Barca!
Our winner, Hannibal Barca, 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.
In defeat, Altintop Palonesess stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shit happends!!! '.

Event: ABW 162 Perez - Gustafson
Date: Sep 20, 2018

#R1#
Skrarez tries to clinch
and Barca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barca tries to land a leg kick but Skrarez saw it coming and moves away. #CL2#
Skrarez moves into the clinch successfully.
Skrarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barca scores with a shot to the side of Skrarez's head.
Skrarez lands a left hand.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrarez landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca.
Barca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land.
Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Barca avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Skrarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Barca controls his hands.
Barca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skrarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Barca blocks a body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez digs a right hand into Barca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barca's gas tank.
Skrarez missing with knees to the body.
Skrarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barca definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Skrarez missing with knees to the body.
Skrarez blocking some punches.
Barca prevents a body shot from Skrarez.
A short right from Barca.
Skrarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barca blocks an elbow strike.
Skrarez lands with a short shot to the head.
Barca pushes Skrarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skrarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skrarez lands a nice uppercut.
Skrarez tries to work over Barca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Barca avoids the damage to the body.
Barca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barca gets through Skrarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrarez throws an elbow that misses.
Skrarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barca is defending well for now.#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Skrarez fails to land.
Barca lands an uppercut.
Barca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barca struggles to land a body shot inside as Skrarez controls his hands.
Skrarez throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skrarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Skrarez.
Skrarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barca lands with a right to the head.
Skrarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca misses with some punches.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barca avoids it.
Barca managing to block the knees to the body from Skrarez.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skrarez's elbow.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T3#
Barca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards.
Barca tries a body shot but Skrarez blocks it.
Skrarez can't find room to land a body shot as Barca controls the action.
Barca misses with some punches.
Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skrarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Skrarez.
Skrarez misses with a body punch.
Barca misses with the head strike.
Barca working aggressively here.
Skrarez throws a head punch that misses.
Barca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skrarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skrarezs head.
Barca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Barca.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skrarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barca. #T4#
Barca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skrarez.
Skrarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skrarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barca.
Skrarez has a couple of punches blocked by Barca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Barca.
Barca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skrarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barca backwards.
A short uppercut from Barca.
Barca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skrarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skrarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skrarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Skrarez.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skrarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skrarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hannibal Barca will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Skrarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Barca rushes Skrarez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Skrarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barca blocks an elbow strike.#BC#
Barca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barca scores with a leg kick.
Barca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Francesco Skrarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barca connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrarez tries to clinch up but Barca circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Skrarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Skrarez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca.
Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Skrarez uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Barca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skrarez.
Skrarez misses with the head strike.
Skrarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barca.
Barca working aggressively here.
Skrarez misses with a punch to the body.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Skrarez.
Skrarez misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barca.
Skrarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Skrarez lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Skrarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barca.
Skrarez lands a body punch.
Skrarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Barca.
Skrarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skrarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barcas head.
Skrarez misses with a body punch.
Skrarez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skrarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
Skrarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skrarez misses with the head strike.
Francesco Skrarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Skrarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barca is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca.
Barca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Barca controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Skrarez fails to land.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skrarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Skrarez misses with a punch to the body.
Skrarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skrarez tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barca avoids it.
Skrarez is leaning against Barca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skrarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Barca.
Skrarez pushes off an throws an elbow but Barca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skrarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Barca avoids the damage to the body.
Skrarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barca's elbow.
A short right from Skrarez.
Skrarez can't find room to land a body shot as Barca controls the action.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Skrarez.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skrarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca.
Barca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barca.
Skrarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Barca blocking some punches.
Skrarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skrarez misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Barca lands a nice uppercut.
Barca working aggressively here.
Barca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Barca avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage.
Barca prevents a body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Barca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skrarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca.
Skrarez misses with a knee to the head.
Barca blocks a body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Barca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skrarez looking to throw knees to the head but Barca is blocking nicely.
Barca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Skrarez.
Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Skrarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francesco Skrarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Skrarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barca tries to counter by clinching up but Skrarez breaks away and moves out of range.
Skrarez tries to clinch up.
As Skrarez backs away, Barca returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Skrarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Skrarez rushes Barca and presses him up against the cage.
Skrarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skrarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Skrarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Barca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skrarez presses Barca against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barca digs a right hand underneath Skrarez's ribcage. Skrarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrarez pushes Barca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards.
Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Barca avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage.
Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
Skrarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Barca on the inside. #T1#
Barca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barca blocks a body shot from Skrarez.
Barca blocks a body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barca lands with a short shot to the head.
Skrarez digs a right hand into Barca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barca's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skrarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skrarez lands with a left to the head. #ROC2#
Barca is rocked!
Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Barca controls his hands.
Skrarez blocking some punches.
Barca prevents a body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barca avoids it.
Skrarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrarez misses with the head strike.
Skrarez misses with the head strike.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skrarez misses with a punch to the body.
Barca misses with the head strike. #T2#
Skrarez tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
Skrarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Skrarez.
Skrarez misses with a punch to the body.
Barca blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land.
Skrarez digs a right hand into Barca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barca's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skrarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barca's face.
Oh Barca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barca seems to have got his legs back now.
Skrarez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Skrarez.
Skrarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skrarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barca blocks the elbow strike.
Skrarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skrarez blocking some punches.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barca avoids it.
Skrarez tries to work over Barca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Still in the clinch, Barca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrarez tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
Barca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barca blocks the elbow strike.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skrarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skrarez tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
Skrarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barca managing to block the knees to the body from Skrarez.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrarez tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
Skrarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barca blocks it with crossed arms.
Skrarez has a couple of punches blocked by Barca.
Barca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrarez.
Barca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barca misses with the head strike. #T4#
Barca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skrarez digs a right hand into Barca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barca's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Barca.
Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skrarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skrarez.
Skrarez is working Barca over against the cage.
Barca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barca lands with a right to the head.
Barca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca.
Skrarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barca takes a knee right on the jaw!
Skrarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Barca avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francesco Skrarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Skrarez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francesco Skrarez!
An out of breath Francesco Skrarez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: ABW 156 Gonza - Bhullar
Date: Aug 28, 2018

#R1#
Barca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hannibal Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chance tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Chance closes the distance and clinches.
Barca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chance lands an uppercut.
Chance misses with a knee strike.
Barca can't find room to land a body shot as Chance controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barca.
Chance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barca avoids it.
Chance blocking some punches.
Barca misses with the head strike.
Barca tries to throw a body punch but Chance avoids it by throwing Barca back against the cage.
Chance trying to stall but Barca improves his position.
Chance has a couple of punches blocked by Barca. #BC2#
Chance's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Chance rushes Barca and presses him up against the cage.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Chance.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chance blocking some punches. #T1#
Barca misses with some punches.
Chance blocks an uppercut.
Chance lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chance throws a head punch that misses.
Chance looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#BC2#
Chance breaks the clinch.
Chance tries a low kick but Barca avoids it.
Chance goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barca takes a swing at Chance's ribcage but misses.
Chance counters with a body kick.
Barca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL2#
Barca tries to keep at a distance but Chance has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chance landing knees to the head.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
Barca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chance backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Zero Chance has been cut.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Chance.
Barca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
Chance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T2#
Chance prevents a body shot from Barca.
Barca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Chance.
Barca digs a right hand into Chance's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chance's gas tank.
Chance lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chance tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chance lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chance misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chance.
Chance misses with a punch on the inside.
Barca tries a body shot but Chance blocks it.
Chance lands a body punch.
Barca misses with the head strike.
A short left from Chance.
A short left from Barca.
Barca pushes Chance back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chance misses with the head strike.
Chance blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Chance working aggressively here.
Chance lands with a light punch inside.
Chance looking to throw knees to the head but Barca is blocking nicely.
Chance throws a punch but it's blocked by Barca.
Chance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chance blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Chance manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Barca gets tackled into the cage by Chance. Chance maintains the clinch.
Chance has Barca pressed against the cage.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Chance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barca tries to throw a body punch but Chance avoids it by throwing Barca back against the cage.
Chance misses with a punch on the inside.
Barca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chances head.
Chance misses with the head strike.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
Chance misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chance is trying to maintain a safe position but Barca gets an underhook and turns Chance into the cage.
Barca lands a body shot.
Chance misses with the head strike.
Barca avoiding damage as Chance throws knees to the body.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chance lands a left hand.
Barca definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barca pushes Chance back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barca blocking some punches.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Chance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chance backwards.
A short right from Barca on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC#
Chance is rocked!
Chance misses with some punches.
Chance is still on wobbly legs! Can Barca finish him?
Chance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barca.
Chance looking to slow down the pace here.
Chance misses with some punches.
Chance seems to have recovered his senses.
Barca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hannibal Barca will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zero Chance'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#
Chance tries to work over Barca's front leg with a kick but Barca checks it.
Chance misses with a head kick.
Barca thuds a left hand into Chance's body.#CL#
Barca clinches up with Chance and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chance creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barca.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Chance. #BC2#
Chance breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barca takes one on the button.#CL#
Barca clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Barca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chance throws a shot to the body.
Chance tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Barca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chance checks the leg kick.
Barca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chance. Chance obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T1#
Chance tries to close the distance and clinch but Barca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barca misses the jab.
Barca misses with a kick to the body.
Hannibal Barca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chance pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chance will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chance avoids the head kick by Barca.
Barca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chance.
Barca stuns Chance with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chance connects with a solid leg kick.
Chance throws the left hand but Barca avoids the punch easily.
Chance tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chance is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Barca swings for the body but Chance moves out of range.
Barca throws a push kick but Chance slaps the foot to one side. #T2#
Barca ducks under a wild hook from Chance.
Chance throws the left hand but Barca avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barca. Chance does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barca slips under a jab from Chance.
Barca is looking to counter the offense by Chance and move into the clinch.#KD2#
Chance throws a left that rocks Barca and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Chance dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Barca regain composure! #ROC2#
Barca is rocked!
Chance is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Oh Barca is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chance lands a strong strike to the head of Barca. That's dazed him! Chance looking to finish here. Barca is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Chance lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zero Chance!
An out of breath Zero Chance thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: ABW 149 Lopez - Jackson
Date: Jul 31, 2018

#R1#
A low kick from Qiang is predictable there #CL#
and Barca counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barca definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Qiang backwards.
Qiang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barca is defending well for now.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Qiang.
Qiang blocking some punches.
Barca lands a nice uppercut.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Qiang.
Qiang pressing his opponent against the cage.
Qiang blocks a body shot from Barca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qiang blocks an uppercut.
Barca pushes Qiang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Qiang blocking some punches.
Barca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Qiang backwards.
Qiang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T1#
Nice body punch from Barca.
Barca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barca is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barca working aggressively here.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Qiang.
Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Barca scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Barca on the inside.
Qiang wants to break free but Barca has control.
Qiang blocks an uppercut.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Qiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qiang can't get the takedown.
Barca throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Barca lands a left hand.
Barca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qiang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barca just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hannibal Barca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wang Qiang.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Qiang.
Qiang is trying to break free.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Qiang is trying to break free.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Qiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barca lands a left hand.
Qiang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barca prevents it.
Qiang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Qiang trying to land knees to the body.
Qiang blocks an uppercut.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
Still in the clinch, Barca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barca has Qiang pressed against the cage, preventing Qiang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Qiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barca misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Qiang.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qiang blocks an uppercut.
Barca working aggressively here.
Barca misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Barca.
Qiang is trying to break free.
Qiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Barca.
Barca prevents the takedown attempt.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Barca lands a nice uppercut.
Qiang wants a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Qiang tries to score a body lock takedown but Barca shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Barca as the two fighters clinch.
Barca working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qiang looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Qiang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barca lands a jab.
Barca missing with a left hand there. Qiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barca catches Qiang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Qiang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barca.
Qiang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barca checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Barca dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Barca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barca connects with a jab.
Barca throws a lazy head kick
and Qiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hannibal Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barca throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Qiang misses.
Barca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Qiang.
A quick step to the side and Barca tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Barca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barca tries to clinch there but Qiang circles away.
Qiang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Qiang wants to land a leg kick but Barca is out of range.
Barca 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.
Barca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL2#
Qiang closes the distance and pushes Barca back into the cage.
Qiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barca lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barca misses with a body punch.
Barca lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T1#
Qiang has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barca after a bit of a struggle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barca as Qiang tries to tie him up.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Barca. #BC2#
Qiang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barca lands a nice shot that snaps Qiang's head back.
Qiang tried to score with a low kick but Barca checks it.
Barca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hannibal Barca is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Qiang gets tackled into the cage by Barca. Barca maintains the clinch.
Qiang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barca lands a body punch in the clinch.
Qiang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barca smiles and moves away.
Qiang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barca.
Barca staying out of range there.
Barca is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Qiang misses the target. #T2#
Qiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barca was well out of range. Poor timing from Qiang.
Barca lands with a good body shot.
Barca lands with an uppercut that bounces Qiang off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qiang throws a leg kick but Barca moved away.
Barca 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.
Barca checks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Barca.
Barca lands a body shot.
Qiang throws a push kick but Barca slaps the foot to one side.
Qiang walks into a jab.
Barca stuns Qiang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barca lands a jab.
Qiang scores with a nice strike.
Barca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barca tries to counter by clinching up but Qiang breaks away and moves out of range.
Barca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qiang swings for the body but Barca moves out of range. #T3#
Barca tries to bum rush Qiang with a series of wild strikes but Qiang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Qiang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That kick from Barca tenderised Qiang's leg. Qiang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Qiang misses with a kick to the body.
Barca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Qiang.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barca, right into the meat.
Barca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Qiang 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.
Barca lands a leg kick that knocks Qiang off balance momentarily.
Barca lands a nice hook to Qiang's body. Qiang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barca stuns Qiang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Qiang misses with a body kick.
Qiang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Qiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Qiang throws a push kick but Barca slaps the foot to one side.
Barca seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Barca takes a swing at Qiang's ribcage but misses.
Barca misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Barca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca throws a hook but Qiang avoids it easily.
Good work by Barca as he checks the leg kick.
Qiang wants to slow Barca down by chopping away at his legs.
Barca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Qiang's calf.
Barca lands a leg kick that knocks Qiang off balance momentarily.
Barca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Qiang checks a leg kick.
Barca avoids the head kick by Qiang.
Qiang slips a straight right by Barca.
Qiang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barca throws a head kick but Qiang moves out of range.
Qiang throws a hook to the side of Barca's head but Barca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Barca was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Qiang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Barca dominated that second round.
That's time! Barca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Jab from Barca.
Qiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barca moves away.
Barca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barca wants to clinch.
Barca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qiang moves away.
A little jabbing left from Qiang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Qiang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Qiang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Qiang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barca connects with a jab.
Barca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Qiang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Qiang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Qiang can do to turn this around?
Nice body kick there by Barca.
Barca fails to land with a series of punches.
Qiang misses with a hook. Barca ducked under it nicely.
Qiang swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Barca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barca scores with a shot to the body.
Barca lands an overhand right.
Barca lands with a cross.
Barca lands a front kick.
Barca throws a body shot but no joy.
Qiang lands a lovely overhand right.
Barca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Qiang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barca punishes Qiang's body with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qiang takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barca.
Barca digs a good hook to Qiang's body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barca!
Qiang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wang Qiang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A jab lands there for Barca.
Barca jabs at Qiang's body.
Barca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Qiang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Qiang throws out a loose jab but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qiang was well out of range. Poor timing from Barca.
Qiang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barca with a body shot.
Qiang lands a nice shot to the body.
Qiang walks into a stiff left hand from Barca.
Barca avoids the head kick by Qiang.
Barca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Qiang if he has to take too many more of those.
Barca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qiang was well out of range. Poor timing from Barca.
Qiang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big right from Qiang misses.
Qiang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barca. Barca obviously looking to wear him down.
Qiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Barca tried to counter with a leg kick but Qiang avoided it.
Barca lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T3##CL#
Barca has managed to clinch.
Qiang tries to throw a body punch but Barca avoids it by throwing Qiang back against the cage.
Barca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Qiang backwards.
Barca misses with some punches.
Hannibal Barca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Qiang.
Qiang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barca gets underhooks to prevent Qiang's takedown attempt.
Barca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Qiang blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Barca.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land.
Qiang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Qiang. #BC#
Barca breaks from the clinch.
Qiang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T4#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Qiang 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 Barca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qiang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barca lands with a good body shot.#CL#
Barca moves into the clinch successfully. #TD2#
Qiang gets control of Barca's arms and successfully pulls guard. Qiang will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Qiang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barca passes Qiang's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Barca is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Barca is working for a kimura but Qiang is defending it quite comfortably.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Barca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barca 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Barca!
An out of breath Hannibal Barca thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: ORC 15: Unholy
Date: Jun 23, 2018

#R1#
Barca uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Machine has time to react.
Barca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machine moves away.
Barca takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Machine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barca scrambles back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machine, as that shot connected.
Barca throws a one two combo.
Barca fakes the leg kick and cracks Machine in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barca takes one to the side of the head.
Machine clobbers Barca with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barca throws a leg kick but Machine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barca throws a body punch but Machine moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machine, as that shot connected.
Machine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barca slips a jab and a cross from Machine.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Machine.
Barca moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barca staying out of range there.
Jab by Machine.
Barca cracks Machine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barca tries to clinch but Machine moves out of range.
Barca misses with an attempted mid kick. #T1#
Barca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Machine throws a jab but it's blocked by Barca.
Machine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barca.
Machine loads up on a big right hand but Barca slips the punch.
Barca steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Machine.
Machine looks to land a combination but Barca avoids it well.
Barca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barca misses with a wild body shot.
Machine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barca's head.
A big left from Barca misses.
Machine throws the kick towards the body but Barca avoids it.
Machine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machine misses with a series of wild punches.
Barca is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Machine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barca is able to avoid easily.
Machine throws a nice looking combination but Barca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barca, right into the meat. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machine throws a right hand that Barca ducks under and follows up with a left that Barca also avoids with ease.
Barca misses with a leg kick.
Barca drops his hands momentarily and Machine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Barca.
Machine swinging wildly here.
We've been informed that Barca has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barca scores with a leg kick.
Barca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Machine doesn't seem bothered though.
Machine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machine.
Barca throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barca misses with a kick to the body
and Machine counters with a straight right hand.
Machine throws a right and a left that Barca avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machine misses with a wild combination.
Barca slips under a jab.
Barca steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Machine.
Machine throws a lazy uppercut
letting Barca counter with a right hand.
Machine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Machine dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Machine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Machine throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fighters circling - Barca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Machine is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Barca lands a head kick!
Machine throws a series of punches but Barca moves out of range.
Barca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barca feints and then cracks Machine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Machine down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barca scores with a body shot.
Machine throws a series of punches but Barca moves out of range.
Barca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machine manages to avoid it.
Barca lands the left hand.
Barca looks to land a combination. Machine sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Machine misses with a looping left.
Barca tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barca swings for the body but Machine moves out of range.
Machine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barca.
A jab lands there for Barca.
Barca thows a body kick. Machine tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T1#
Barca throws a nice head kick!
Machine misses with a double jab.
Machine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Barca.
Machine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Machine lands a front kick.
Machine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barca works Machine's body with a nice hook.
Barca misses with a body shot.
Machine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Barca.
Rock Machine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barca tries to clinch but Machine is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barca. That's going to slow Machine down.
Sloppy strikes from Machine. Those never looked like landing.
Machine jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Barca closes the distance and clinches.
Barca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Barca scores with a shot to the side of Machine's head.
Machine blocks an uppercut.
Barca misses with the head strike. #BC#
Machine manages to break the clinch.
Barca fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Barca finds it's way through Machine's defenses.
Barca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machine.
A shot to the liver by Barca. Beautiful body shot.
Machine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice cross by Machine.
Jab by Machine.
A big left from Machine misses.
Barca lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Barca.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barca throws a sloppy head kick and Machine moves out of range easily.
Machine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Machine throws a low kick but Barca avoids it.
Barca ducks under a wild hook from Machine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Barca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Machine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Machine pushes Barca away with a front kick.
Machine throws an overhand right that lands on Barca's shoulder, as Barca tries to avoid the shot.
As Machine backs off Barca throws a huge counter combo but Machine manages to avoid it all.
Barca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machine circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Barca. Those never looked like landing.
Machine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machine throws out the jab.
Barca tries to counter with a clinch but Machine shakes him off and moves away.
Barca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machine throws out the jab.
Barca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hannibal Barca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barca tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barca throws a head kick that misses.
Machine moves out of range of the body kick.
Barca avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machine.
Machine swats away the attempt to clinch by Barca.
Barca moves out of range of the body kick.
Machine loads up on a big right hand but Barca slips the punch.#T1#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machine checks a leg kick.
As Barca tries to get set, Machine tries to push him back and clinch up but Barca manages to avoid the attempt.#CL2#
Barca fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Machine, pushing him back against the ropes.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Machine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machine throws a punch but it's blocked by Barca.
A body shot lands from Barca.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
Machine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barca lands an uppercut.#BC#
Machine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machine throws a series of strikes that have Barca backpedaling.
Barca lands a nice shot that snaps Machine's head back.
Machine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machine throws a right hand that Barca ducks under and follows up with a left that Barca also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machine looks to land a body kick but Barca moved away.
Barca steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Machine.#T2#
Barca delivers a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Barca misses.
Barca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Machine misses with a looping left.
Barca is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Machine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Machine.
Machine sets himself, and Barca steps forward looking for the clinch! Machine avoids it this time.
Machine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barca.
Barca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barca.
Barca throws a shot from downtown. Machine moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Barca. That snapped Machine's head back.
Barca misses with a lunging right hand
letting Machine counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Machine throws a hook but Barca blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hannibal Barca.
Well Barca has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Rock Machine!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Hannibal Barca!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Hannibal Barca!

Hannibal Barca wins by split decision!

Event: ORC 11: Exile
Date: May 27, 2018

#R1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Barca. #CL2#
Santos darts in and clinches Barca up against the ropes.
Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos's coach down at MM's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Santos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barca lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barca.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos. #ROC2#
Barca is rocked!
Barca working aggressively here.
Oh Barca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barca definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santos pushes Barca back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Barca seems to have got his legs back now.
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barca working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barca.
Good body shot from Santos.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Barca shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos lands a damaging elbow.
Barca is breathing heavily.
Santos breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Barca with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Barca looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Barca get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Neymar Santos!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Neymar Santos made sure he mentioned Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200), along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: ORC 7: Uproar
Date: May 02, 2018

#R1#
Barca throws a body punch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Barca throws a sloppy body shot
and Schmidt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been informed that Barca has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Schmidt tries to bum rush Barca with a series of wild strikes but Barca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schmidt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmidt moves away.
Schmidt is looking to counter punch.
Barca throws an off balance right hand
and Schmidt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barca thinking.
Schmidt is looking to land body kicks.#CL2#
Schmidt gets tackled into the ropes by Barca. Barca maintains the clinch.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca lands with a light punch inside.
Schmidt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schmidt.
Schmidt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Schmidt is stalling here. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca.
Barca can't find room to land a body shot as Schmidt controls the action.
Schmidt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Slawomir Schmidt.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice combination there by Schmidt.
Barca swats away the attempt to clinch by Schmidt.
Schmidt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schmidt at a distance.
Barca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schmidt finds it's way round the side to connect with Barca's head.
Barca throws a body punch but Schmidt moves out of range. #CL#
Schmidt moves into range and clinches up with Barca.#T2#
Schmidt just leaning against Barca, taking a breather.
Barca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schmidt tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmidt's elbow.
Come on Schmidt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schmidt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Schmidt blocking some punches.
Schmidt is trying to maintain a safe position but Barca gets an underhook and turns Schmidt into the ropes.
Schmidt stalling in the clinch but Barca improves position.
Schmidt can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Schmidt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schmidt has Barca pushed against the ropes.
Barca misses with some punches.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Schmidt.
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 Slawomir Schmidt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barca throws out the jab.
Schmidt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barca fails to land with a series of punches.
Schmidt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Slawomir Schmidt is winning the standup battle so far.
Barca lands a jab to the nose.
Barca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Barca.
Barca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schmidt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Schmidt rushes Barca and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schmidt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barca working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt tries to land a knee to the head but Barca blocks with his arms.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schmidt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
Barca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barca tries a body shot but Schmidt blocks it.
Schmidt leaning against his opponent.
Barca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
Barca misses with the head strike.
Barca scores with a shot to the side of Schmidt's head.
A nice left hand lands by Barca.
Schmidt working Barca over with knees to the body.
Barca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barca can't find room to land a body shot as Schmidt controls the action.
Barca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schmidt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schmidt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barca is keeping busy.
Schmidt scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
Hannibal Barca seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land.
Schmidt leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Schmidt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schmidt blocking some punches.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Schmidt to work.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmidt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barca avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Barca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Barca throws an off balance right hand
and Schmidt counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schmidt. Barca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schmidt to score with a decent uppercut.
Schmidt lands with a shot to the body.
Schmidt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schmidt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Schmidt has managed to clinch.
Schmidt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barca dodges an elbow strike from Schmidt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barca.
Schmidt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barca.
Barca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmidt trying to stall but Barca improves his position.
Barca working aggressively here. #T1#
Schmidt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barca backwards.
Schmidt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barca is keeping busy.
Barca works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmidt.
Schmidt gets through Barca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schmidt trying to control the position but instead, Barca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schmidt into the ropes.
Schmidt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barca avoids it.
Schmidt wants to stall.
Barca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee calls for Schmidt to work.
Schmidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Schmidt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barca misses with the head strike.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from Barca.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Schmidt throws an elbow but misses.
Barca tries to throw a body punch but Schmidt avoids it by throwing Barca back against the ropes.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
Schmidt looking to slow down the pace here.
Schmidt throws an elbow but it misses.
Schmidt is trying to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slawomir Schmidt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schmidt 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Slawomir Schmidt!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Hannibal Barca!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 30, 2017

#R1#
No joy there for Barca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Fighter.
Barca throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Fighter does no damage.
Fighter tries to clinch but Barca is having none of it.
Barca's coach down at Cozad MMA Amsterdam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barca's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Fighter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fighter.
Barca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barca tests Fighter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Barca.
Fighter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fighter throws a series of strikes that have Barca backpedaling.
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!
Barca lands a front kick.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barca misses with a body shot.
Nameless Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #CL#
Fighter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Fighter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barca misses with a looping right.#T1##CL#
Fighter takes the fight into the clinch.
Fighter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fighter blocking some punches. #BC#
Fighter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barca tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fighter misses with a series of wild punches.
Barca misses with a looping left.
Fighter lands a two punch combo. #CL2#
Barca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fighter lands a nice shot to the body.
Fighter tries to work over Barca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Fighter.
Fighter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Fighter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Fighter scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barca tests Fighter's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Fighter closes the distance and pushes Barca back into the cage.#T2#
Nice body punch from Fighter.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Fighter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fighter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Fighter throws a right and a left that Barca avoids nicely.
Fighter ducks right into an uppercut from Barca.
Barca dodges the punch combination from Fighter.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barca throws a leg kick but Fighter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Fighter. Those never looked like landing.
Fighter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fighter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and Barca counters by moving into the clinch.
Fighter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barca prevents a body shot from Fighter.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Fighter is trying to break the clinch but Barca has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Barca controls his hands.
Barca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fighter backwards. #BC#
Fighter breaks from the clinch.
Barca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fighter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barca throws a body punch but Fighter moves out of range. #CL#
Fighter moves into the clinch.
Fighter is trying to break the clinch but Barca is controlling him.
Barca can't find room to land a body shot as Fighter controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Fighter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barca keeps Fighter at a distance using the push kick. #T4#
Fighter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barca is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slow jab from Barca misses its intended target.
Fighter tries to clinch up but Barca circles away and keeps his distance.
Barca lands a leg kick that knocks Fighter off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fighter looks to land a combination but Barca avoids it well.
Fighter fails to land with a series of punches.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barca.
Barca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Fighter does no damage.
A nice side step and Barca releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barca just misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter slips a jab from Barca.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Fighter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barca finds it's way round the side to connect with Fighter's head.
Barca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nameless Fighter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Fighter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barca misses with a body shot.
Nameless Fighter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Barca.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Barca moves out of range.
Fighter avoids a kick to the body.
Fighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barca.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barca.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Barca looks to land a combination but Fighter avoids it well.
Fighter misses with a wild combination. #CL2#
Barca closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Fighter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barca swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good work by Fighter as he checks the leg kick.
Fighter throws a big counter combination but Barca scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fighter.
Barca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fighter.#T1#
No joy there for Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barca dips to his left and cracks Fighter with an uppercut!
Fighter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barca circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Barca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barca scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fighter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barca! #CL#
Fighter closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barca.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Barca working aggressively here. #BC#
Fighter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barca throws a body punch but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barca misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Barca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Fighter. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Barca. Those never looked like landing.
Fighter slips a jab from Barca.
Sloppy strikes from Fighter. Those never looked like landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fighter.
A nice combination there by Fighter.
Fighter throws a left and a right that both miss #CL2#
and Barca holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Barca.
Fighter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC#
Fighter breaks from the clinch.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Barca keeps it at a distance.
Barca misses with a kick to the body.
Fighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fighter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barca tries to clinch but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barca lands a jab to the nose.
Fighter avoids a punch combination nicely. #T3#
Barca throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barca connects with a leg kick. Fighter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fighter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fighter.
Barca moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barca steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fighter.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Barca moves out of range.
Barca slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Barca wants to counter the offense by Fighter and move into the clinch position.
Barca misses with a looping right.
Barca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fighter's calf.
Barca lands a body shot.
Barca misses with a looping right.
Barca swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL#
Fighter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Barca breaks from the clinch.
Barca stalks Fighter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fighter's face. Fighter staggers backwards, shaken.
Fighter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and Barca counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Barca controls his hands. #T4#
Fighter is trying to break the clinch but Barca has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter is looking to break free of the clinch but Barca has double underhooks. #BC#
Fighter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Barca lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barca connects with a body shot that sends Fighter's belly button to the back.
Barca looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
Barca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fighter manages to avoid it.
Barca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fighter moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barca. Fighter does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Fighter moves into range and clinches up with Barca.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barca misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Fighter manages to break the clinch.
Barca fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fighter on the side of the head.
Fighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barca.
Fighter slips a jab from Barca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Barca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Fighter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barca cracks a nice hook into Fighter's ribs.
Barca lands a right hook to the body.
Barca misses with a body kick.
Fighter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barca plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CL#
Fighter has managed to clinch.
Barca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Fighter presses Barca against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Fighter breaks from the clinch.
Barca looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighter is just out of range.
Fighter appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barca tries a low kick but Fighter avoids it.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fighter tries to clinch up but Barca circles away and keeps his distance.
Barca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fighter stalks Barca and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barca's face. Barca staggers backwards, shaken.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barca lands with an uppercut that bounces Fighter off the cage and back into range.#T1#
Barca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Barca avoids them all with ease.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barca slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Fighter scores with a one two! Barca had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barca throws a leg kick but Fighter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fighter throws a big counter combination but Barca scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barca tries to clinch there but Fighter circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barca. Fighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Fighter. Those never looked like landing.
Barca tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fighter swinging wildly here.
Barca thuds his right hand into Fighter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T2#
Fighter tries to bum rush Barca with a series of wild strikes but Barca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barca swinging wildly here.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fighter throws a right hand that Barca ducks under and follows up with a left that Barca also avoids with ease.
Barca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Barca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barca cracks Fighter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fighter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL2#
Barca drives through and clinches with Fighter against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barca.
Barca lands with a light punch inside.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter can't find room to land a body shot as Barca controls the action.
Barca misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barca lands a left hand.
Barca working aggressively here.
Fighter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T3#
Barca misses with some punches. #BC#
Fighter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barca throws a shot from downtown. Fighter moves away and avoids it.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barca slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nameless Fighter is winning the standup battle so far.
Fighter avoids the body shot from Barca.
Barca dodges the punch combination from Fighter.
A combination from Fighter does no damage. #CL#
Fighter drives through and clinches with Barca against the cage. #BC#
Fighter manages to break the clinch.
Barca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fighter manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Barca misses the target.
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barca.
Barca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Fighter fails to land with a series of punches.
Barca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fighter's calf.
Fighter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fighter swinging wildly here.
Barca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fighter under the eye.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barca misses with a hook.
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barca scores with a decent looking hook.
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barca scores with a head kick. Fighter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fighter moves out of range of the body kick from Barca.
Barca tries to bum rush Fighter with a series of wild strikes but Fighter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barca dodges the punch combination from Fighter.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nameless Fighter.
I think Fighter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nameless Fighter!
Nameless Fighter took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 20, 2017

#R1#
Barca scores with a hook to the body. VeryHard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hannibal Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
VeryHard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barca connects with a high kick.
Barca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barca lands with an overhand left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barca, as that shot connected.
A left lands for Barca.
Barca cracks a nice hook into VeryHard's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barca scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Barca.
A head kick from Barca lands but VeryHard takes it in his stride. #T1#
Barca connects with a body shot that sends VeryHard's belly button to the back.
Barca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
VeryHard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barca digs a good body shot into VeryHard's ribs.
Barca lands with a straight right. VeryHard didn't see that one coming.
Barca is looking to wear down VeryHard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
VeryHard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barca works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barca works VeryHard's body with a nice hook.
VeryHard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
VeryHard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barca.
Barca jabs VeryHard to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T2#
VeryHard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barca. Barca obviously looking to wear him down.
Barca pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces VeryHard back to the cage. Barca follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
VeryHard takes a jab right on the kisser.
VeryHard looks winded!
VeryHard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barca lands a shoulder strike.
Barca lands a hook to the side of the head.
VeryHard wants to take the fight to the mat but Barca manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
I was talking to Barca's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barca prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Barca on the inside.
Barca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of VeryHards head.
Barca lands a shot to the body.#T3#
Barca gets through VeryHard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
VeryHard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barca prevents it.
Hannibal Barca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of YouWillDie VeryHard.
A short left from Barca.
Barca lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Barca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Barca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barca with a nice cross.#ROC#
VeryHard is rocked!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh VeryHard got wobbled bad by a big combination! Barca presses forward with punches and knees until VeryHard stumbles to the ground! The ref watches VeryHard closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Barca!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 23, 2017

#R1#
Barca lands a right hook to the body. #TD#
Barca gets caught flat footed, as Gustafson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gustafson trying to control but Barca is working from the bottom.
Gustafson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barca is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Gustafson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barca knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca is not content to let Gustafson control the position. #T1#
Barca tries to bench press Gustafson off him but Gustafson keeps the position. #SUB#
Gustafson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Gustafson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barca manages to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Gustafson is working for a submission of some sort. #T2##SUB#
Gustafson is trying to work for a kimura but Barca is defending well. #SUB#
Gustafson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Gustafson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barca is just riding it out for now. Gustafson eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Barca actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB#
Gustafson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barca tries to get to full guard but Gustafson has control of the leg. #SUB#
Gustafson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barca defends it well.
Barca felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SUB2#
Barca actively working from the bottom here.
Gustafson moves nicely into side control. #T4##SUB#
Gustafson is working to tighten his grip on Barca's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Barca has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gustafson is really squeezing tight and eventually Barca passes out! Gustafson breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Davy Gustafson!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 30, 2017

#R1#
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Barca both land. Nice combination. #CL#
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Barca in a clinch.
Diaz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barca jumps guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barca is trying to pull guard but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Barca pulls guard.
Diaz controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Barca is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diaz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diaz controlling the position. #T1#
Barca manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #SUB2#
Barca looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Barca looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Diaz pushes past his half guard into mount!
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diaz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barca tries to improve his position but instead Diaz has taken his back!
I really don't envy Barca right now. #SUB#
Diaz working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Barca is doing well to defend. Diaz seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Barca is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Genki Diaz!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 07, 2017

#R1##TD#
Von Trappenhof scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB#
Von Trappenhof is trying to get an arm triangle but Barca is defending well. #SUB#
Von Trappenhof is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Barca looks calm but he's in trouble here. Von Trappenhof gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Barca is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Von Trappenhof lets go of the hold and Barca can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gustav Von Trappenhof!

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