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Event:
SMASH: Railio vs Drake
Date: Apr 28, 2024 |
#R1#
MacLeod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacLeod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrels was well out of range. Poor timing from MacLeod.
A slow jab from Barrels misses its intended target.
MacLeod scores with a hook.
Barrels scores with a leg kick.
MacLeod connects with a looping right hand.
MacLeod lands with a nice combination. Barrels backs away looking to recover.#CUT#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Barrels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacLeod.
Barrels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacLeod swings for the body but Barrels moves out of range.
Barrels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacLeod.
MacLeod tries to clinch but Barrels moves out of range.
MacLeod takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barrels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1#
MacLeod misses with a lunging right hand
and Barrels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barrels misses with a body kick.
MacLeod tries to clinch up
enabling Barrels to counter with a crisp jab.
Barrels is looking to land body kicks.
MacLeod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barrels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barrels throws a nice head kick!
#TD2#
Barrels shoots in and gets a takedown into MacLeod's guard.
MacLeod keeping full guard, as Barrels tries to pass.
Barrels working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of MacLeod's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barrels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barrels postures up in MacLeod's guard and throws a big left but MacLeod blocks it. #SUB#
MacLeod escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barrels gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
Barrels postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barrels is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
MacLeod is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrels scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
MacLeod working for a triangle but Barrels defends it easily.
#SUB#
Barrels content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because MacLeod has locked up a guillotine! MacLeod's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Barrels is holding on here and MacLeod must be using up a lot of energy. Barrels has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! MacLeod gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Panda MacLeod! |
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Event:
SMASH: Railio vs Frewin
Date: Mar 31, 2024 |
#R1#
Barrels tries to score with a low kick but Face moves his leg out of the way.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD#
Barrels scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Face has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Face wants to get back to his feet.
Barrels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Face keeps working.
Barrels throws an elbow but Face slips to the side and avoids it well.
Face is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barrels is controlling him well.
Barrels takes a little break here. Face wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Barrels looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Face is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Barrels connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#T1#
Barrels lands a big elbow.
Face is squirming around, avoiding Barrels's attempts to control the action.
Barrels postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Face looks a forlorn figure.
Face squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Barrels throwing strikes but Face uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Barrels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Face is looking to escape.#SUB#
Barrels is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Face doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barrels.
Barrels sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Face defending well though. #T2#
Barrels controlling the action here.
Barrels wants to control but Face is keeping him busy.
Barrels prevents Face from standing back up.
Barrels is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Face reverses the position - he's now on top in Barrels's guard.
Face wants to control from the top but Barrels keeps moving.
Barrels wants to hit a sweep here but Face passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Barrels there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Face wants to stand but Barrels is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Barrels wants to hold on but Face pushes him away.
Face content just to control the position here.
Barrels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barrels is squirming around, avoiding Face's attempts to control the action.
Barrels can't escape the position.
#SU2#
Face get's back to his feet.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A head kick misses from Barrels.
Barrels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barrels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Barrels.
Face moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Face feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barrelss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face looks to land a left hand but Barrels moved out of range nicely.
Face walks into a jab.
Face takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrels. Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barrels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barrels has his takedown stuffed
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Barrels shoots in and bounces Face off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##TD#
Face gets caught napping as Barrels dives in and scores a takedown. Face manages to retain guard.
Barrels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrels is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Face keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Face wants to stand but Barrels is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barrels looking to pass the guard.
Face is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T1#
Barrels lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barrels trying to control but Face is working from the bottom.
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Face swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barrels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barrels looking to sit in guard and control but Face gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Face won't allow Barrels to sweep him here.
Face sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barrels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Face can do to turn this around?#T2#
Barrels is adopting a defensive guard.
Barrels's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Barrels looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrels, not yet.
Barrels trying to control the position here.
Barrels is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Barrels slips a straight right by Face.
A shot to the body from Barrels misses
and Face counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut lands for Barrels. That snapped Face's head back.
Face misses with a series of wild punches.
Face tests Barrels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Face lands a nice shot that snaps Barrels's head back.
Face misses with a few strikes there.
Face throws a nice looking combination but Barrels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Face throws a series of punches but Barrels moves out of range. #T4#
A swing and a miss from Face.
Face moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Barrels shoots for a takedown but Face saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barrels misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Face ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrels moves away.
Barrels swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Face to counter with a crisp jab. #TD#
Barrels decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barrels not doing much here.
#ES2#
Face manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Barrels keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Barrels jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Face walks away with a smile on his face. Barrels gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch combination from Face misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puncher Face 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#
Barrels misses with a straight right.
Barrels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Face.
Face's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Face duly obliges.
Face takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Face takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Face keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels misses with a hook.
Face thuds a left hand into Barrels's body.
Face lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barrels circles away quickly and effectively.#T1#
Face bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puncher Face is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Face takes a jab right on the kisser.
Face throws a right and a left that Barrels avoids nicely.
Puncher Face seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrels.
Puncher Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barrels needs to keep his hands up - Face had a free shot at his head there.
Face connects with a jab.
Barrels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Face missing with a left hand there. Barrels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Face.
Barrels ducks under a wild hook from Face.
Barrels dives in and grabs Face's left leg, looking for a takedown. Face pushes down on Barrels's head and hops out.
Face throws out a counter right but Barrels avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrels. Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Face looks to land a left hand but Barrels moved out of range nicely.
Barrels shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Face sprawls well. Face wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barrels gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tu Barrels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Face.
Barrels was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Face avoids the head kick by Barrels.
Barrels closes this distance looking for a takedown but Face circles away.
Barrels scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Face scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Face.
Barrels shoots in looking for a takedown. Face tries to sprawl out of it but Barrels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Face manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Face fails to land with a series of punches.
Face lands a nice hook to Barrels's body. Barrels takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barrels misses with a straight left.
Barrels lands a jab to the head.
Barrels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Face moves away.
Barrels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Face misses with a double jab.
Barrels misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T4#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barrels.
Face scores with a body shot.
Face lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab from Barrels.
Barrels misses with a straight right.
Barrels slips under a jab.
Face misses with a hook
and Barrels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Face uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barrels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barrels appears to be looking for a big counter.
Face misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Puncher Face comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Face 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puncher Face!
An out of breath Puncher Face thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
SMASH: Prescott vs Thai 2
Date: Mar 02, 2024 |
#R1#
Allu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barrels misses with a straight left.
Allu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Allu backs away, Barrels returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barrels lands a jab to Allu's midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barrels swats away the attempt to clinch by Allu.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Allu.
We've been informed that Allu 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.
Allu tries to clinch but Barrels moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barrels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barrels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrels lands a head kick. Allu smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT#It looks like Juki Allu has been cut.#CL2#
Allu moves into the clinch successfully.
Allu misses with a punch on the inside.
Allu misses with the head strike.
Barrels throws a punch but it's blocked by Allu. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrels.
Barrels has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Barrels blocks an uppercut.
Barrels taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Allu.
#BC2#
Allu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barrels will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL2#
Allu closes the distance and pushes Barrels back into the cage.
Barrels is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allu.
Barrels blocking some punches.
Allu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allu is working Barrels over against the cage.
Barrels is breathing heavily.
Allu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Allu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Allu lands a nice uppercut.
Allu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allu. #T2#
Allu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allu lands a body shot.
Allu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Allu misses with a punch on the inside.
Allu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barrels or not.
Allu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Allu lands a body shot.
Allu misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barrels tries to pull guard but Allu won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Allu.
Allu struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrels controls his hands.
#T3#
Allu misses with a body punch.
Allu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrels's elbow.
Allu scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Allu.
Allu works on Barrels's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Allu.
Allu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Allu pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC2#
Allu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juki Allu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Allu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Allu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrels's elbow.
Barrels tries to break free but Allu pushes him back against the cage.
Allu scores with a hook to the body.
Allu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allu.
A short body shot lands from Allu as the two fighters clinch.
#T4#
Barrels takes a shot to the head.
Allu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Allu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrels's elbow.
Come on Allu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allu. #ROC2#Barrels is rocked!
Allu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Barrels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Allu creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Barrels with a big uppercut! Barrels tries to clinch up but Allu pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Barrels to the mat! Barrels covers up and Allu unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Juki Allu!
After the fight, Juki Allu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
SMASH: Rocksaw vs Khan
Date: Feb 04, 2024 |
#R1#
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Barrels ducks down to avoid it.
Drago comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrels.
It looked like Barrels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barrels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drago throws out the jab.
Barrels looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Drago. Beautiful body shot.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrels is breathing heavily.
Drago misses the shot to the body. #KD2#
Drago cracks Barrels with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Barrels looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Drago finish him?
#CUT2#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago lands an uppercut, right on the button! Barrels tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drago!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ivan Drago made sure he mentioned Furnace Performance 🔥, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
SMASH: Tryastsyn vs Barrels
Date: Jan 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Barrels misses with a wild body shot.
Tryastsyn takes a swing at Barrels's ribcage but misses.
Tryastsyn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Barrels misses. #TD#
Tryastsyn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tryastsyn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barrels's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tryastsyn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tryastsyn throws a strike but Barrels rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Tryastsyn has his foot on Barrels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barrels works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Barrels got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tryastsyn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barrels has managed to get both his arms back between Tryastsyn's legs - danger averted.
Tryastsyn keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Tryastsyn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barrels gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T1#
Barrels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tryastsyn is trying to control the position but Barrels postures up. #SUB#
Tryastsyn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tryastsyn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barrels postures up in Tryastsyn's guard and throws a big left but Tryastsyn blocks it. #SUB#
Tryastsyn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barrels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Tryastsyn is tightening it up a little... Barrels has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Barrels reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Barrels taps out! Nice BJJ there by Tryastsyn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
A victorious Eugeniy Tryastsyn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
SMASH: Dankovic vs Barrels
Date: Dec 17, 2023 |
#R1#
Barrels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dankovich can pounce on him.
Dankovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrels.
Dankovich throws a body punch but Barrels moves out of range.
We've been told by Dankovich's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dankovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrels.#TD2#
Barrels drives through with a takedown into Dankovich's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dankovich controlling the position.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Dankovich keeps moving.
Barrels passes Dankovich's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dankovich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dankovich preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Barrels takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Barrels is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dankovich reverses the position - he's now on top in Barrels's guard. #T1##SUB2#
Barrels looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Barrels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barrels looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrels, not yet.
Barrels being controlled here, momentarily.
Barrels looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrels, not yet. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barrels is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Dankovich managing to control the position.
Barrels looking to pass the guard.
Dankovich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barrels controls the pace.
Barrels stands and throws Dankovich's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T3#
Barrels in side control, throwing shots but Dankovich defends. #SUB2#
Barrels working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barrels tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The referee asks Barrels politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Barrels prefers to stall for the moment though.
Barrels wants to control but Dankovich is keeping him busy.
Barrels throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Barrels crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
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.
Dankovich managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barrels.
Barrels in side control, just content to control the action for now. #SUB2#
Barrels thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barrels landing strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dankovich is not content to let Barrels control the position.
Barrels misses with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Barrels fails with a takedown attempt.
Dankovich went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#TD2#
Dankovich gets caught flat footed, as Barrels shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barrels is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barrels postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Dankovich keeps moving.
Dankovich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barrels on the ground.#T1#
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Dankovich has wrist control.
Barrels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barrels engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dankovich keeping full guard, as Barrels tries to pass.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tu Barrels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barrels is stalling in the full guard.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dankovich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dankovich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrels. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrels. Dankovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barrels misses with a combination
and Dankovich makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Barrels really felt that one!
Barrels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Barrels there.
Barrels darts in looking for a takedown but Dankovich gets double underhooks and turns Barrels into the cage.
Anzor Dankovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tu Barrels.
Barrels misses with a body shot.
Dankovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Barrels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Barrels throws an off balance right hand
#KD#
and Dankovich counters with a crisp right hand that drops Barrels! Dankovich lets Barrels back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Barrels is rocked!
Dankovich stuns Barrels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anzor Dankovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Barrels is breathing heavily.
Dankovich lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Barrels crumples to the floor! Dankovich milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anzor Dankovich!
Anzor Dankovich retains his heavyweight title!
Anzor Dankovich bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
SMASH: Barrels vs Frewin
Date: Dec 03, 2023 |
#R1#
Barrels lands with a shot to the body.
Barrels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frewin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frewin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Frewin gets caught flat footed, as Barrels shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barrels forces his way into half guard.
Frewin pushes Barrels off looking to stand but Barrels dives back in and keeps control.
Barrels drops an elbow to the side of Frewin's head.
Barrels takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Frewin is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barrels lands a nice short elbow.
Frewin is trying to stand back up but Barrels is controlling him
Barrels is nestled in close to Frewin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barrels working Frewin over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frewin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Barrels wants to pass to mount but Frewin is defending the position.
Frewin is trying to stand up here but Barrels is controlling him well.
Barrels wants to take a breather but Frewin is having none of it. #T1#
Barrels is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Frewin!
Barrels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Frewin is squirming around, avoiding Barrels's attempts to control the action.
Frewin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Barrels lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Barrels fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Barrels wants to finish this one by submission but Frewin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Barrels.
Barrels tries to control but Frewin wriggling away.
Barrels in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Frewin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrels landing strikes from the mount.
Frewin tries to buck Barrels off but he can't manage it. #T2#
Barrels with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frewin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Frewin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barrels looking to control but Frewin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barrels has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Frewin's face.
Frewin really wants to buck Barrels off and get back to his feet.
Barrels lands a big shot to the head and Frewin winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tu Barrels!
Tu Barrels seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Butch Frewin was interviewed post fight and said 'What in tarnation!'. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 182
Date: Nov 10, 2023 |
#R1#
Carioni throws a jab when Barrels was well out of range.
Carioni slips under a jab.
Carioni doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carioni misses with a body shot.
Carioni misses with a straight right.
Barrels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carioni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barrels counters with a right hand to the body.
Carioni throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrels.
Carioni connects with a jab.
Barrels misses with a low kick.
Carioni misses with an uppercut.
Barrels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carioni.
Carioni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrels moves away.
Rodrigo Carioni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barrels, as that shot connected.
A big left from Carioni misses.
Carioni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barrels misses with a takedown attempt - Carioni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T1#
Carioni throws a hook to the side of Barrels's head but Barrels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Barrels was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carioni.
A big right from Carioni misses.
Barrels was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#TD#
Barrels shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barrels throwing shots but Carioni is blocking nicely.
Carioni is trying to stand.
Barrels is keen to just control but Carioni is a slippery customer.
Barrels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barrels trying to control the action but Carioni is working from the bottom.
Barrels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barrels not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carioni is trying to stand up here but Barrels is controlling him well. #T2#
Barrels is just content to waste time from the top position. Carioni takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Barrels throws a big right hand that misses.
Barrels throws a big right hand that misses.
Carioni keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Carioni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carioni wants to stand but Barrels is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carioni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrels.
Barrels controlling from the top position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carioni throws a hook but Barrels avoids it easily.
Carioni misses with a looping right.#T3#
Barrels takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carioni throws a hook to the side of Barrels's head but Barrels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carioni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barrelss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carioni misses with a straight right.
Barrels slips under a jab from Carioni.
Barrels misses with a body shot.
Barrels takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carioni misses with a left hand
and Barrels counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carioni misses the jab.
Barrels ducks under a wild hook from Carioni.
Barrels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carioni.
Carioni misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Carioni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carioni misses with a looping left.
Barrels changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barrels looks to land a left hand but Carioni moved out of range nicely.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carioni thuds a left hand into Barrels's body.
Carioni stuffs the takedown attempt from Barrels. Barrels gets slowly back to his feet.
Barrels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carioni scores with a hook to the body. Barrels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carioni looks to land a right hand but Barrels moved out of range.
As Carioni backs away, Barrels returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rodrigo Carioni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carioni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrels was well out of range. Poor timing from Carioni.
Carioni scores with a punch to the head.
Carioni connects with a body shot that sends Barrels's belly button to the back.
Carioni throws a hook but Barrels avoids it easily.
Barrels scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barrels moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Carioni dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Barrels smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barrels has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barrels there as he acknowledges the shot.#KD2#
Carioni feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Barrels sprawling to the canvas! Barrels rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Carioni finish him?!
#ROC2#Barrels is rocked!
Carioni keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oh Barrels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barrels scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Barrels shoots in and gets a takedown into Carioni's guard.
Barrels seems to have got his legs back now.
Barrels won't allow Carioni to get back to his feet.
Carioni keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Barrels controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carioni wants to stand and escape but Barrels is having none of it.
Barrels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Barrels trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Carioni manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barrels holds on and takes a little breather.
Barrels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carioni manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Carioni has wrist control.
Barrels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barrels's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T2#
Carioni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barrels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Carioni keeps moving.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barrels tries to free his leg and advance position but Carioni is retaining full guard.
Carioni keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Carioni is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carioni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Carioni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carioni might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barrels defending well as Carioni loads up on a big left hand.
Carioni throws the left hand but Barrels avoids the punch easily.
Carioni lands a slapping body shot.
Carioni misses with an uppercut. Barrels saw that one coming.
Carioni throws a poor cross that misses
and Barrels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barrels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carioni.
Carioni lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Carioni misses.
Carioni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carioni throws a hook but Barrels blocks it.
Jab by Barrels.#CUT#It looks like Rodrigo Carioni has been cut.#T4#
Barrels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carioni.
Carioni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barrels.
Barrels is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carioni throws a hook but Barrels blocks it.
Barrels takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carioni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barrels throws out the jab.
Barrels looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A combination from Carioni does no damage.
Barrels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carioni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carioni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barrels under the eye.
Barrels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carioni.
It looked like Barrels was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carioni.
Carioni misses with a hook.
Carioni missing with a left hand there. Barrels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carioni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Carioni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Carioni's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Carioni 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.
Carioni misses with an uppercut
and Barrels counters with a nice body shot.
Carioni clobbers Barrels with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Carioni misses.
Barrels gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#TD#
Carioni gets caught napping as Barrels dives in and scores a takedown. Carioni manages to retain guard.
Carioni is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barrels passes into half guard.
Barrels trying to control from half guard but Carioni is working away. #T1#
Barrels trying to control the pace.
Barrels is trying to control. Carioni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barrels seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carioni blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barrels.
Carioni wants to get back to his feet.
Carioni 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.
Barrels wants to pass to mount but Carioni is defending the position.
Barrels working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Carioni's thigh. Carioni counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Carioni keeps moving. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barrels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carioni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barrels lands a couple of digs.
Barrels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barrels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barrels trying to control the position but Carioni is working away.
A lull in the action here as Barrels stalls from top position.#T3#
Barrels is putting a hurting on Carioni here, landing some big shots from side control.
Barrels is working Carioni over with some ground and pound from side control.
Barrels tries to advance to mount but Carioni instead regains half guard.
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carioni to regain full guard.
Carioni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrels.
Barrels trying to control but Carioni is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrels seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T4#
Carioni keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully. #ES2#
Carioni wriggles free and stands up.
Rodrigo Carioni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barrels lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barrels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carioni but Carioni pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carioni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barrels throws a push kick but Carioni slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Carioni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carioni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tu Barrels did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Carioni's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R4#
Carioni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carioni misses the jab.
Carioni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barrels's head.
Carioni throws an off balance right hand
and Barrels counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Carioni finds it's target.
A jab from Carioni finds it's way through Barrels's defenses. #CUT2#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Carioni looks to land a left hand but Barrels moved out of range nicely.#TD#
Barrels closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Carioni's guard.
Barrels controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carioni is looking to stand up but Barrels isn't so interested in that idea.
Carioni is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Barrels trying to control but Carioni is working from the bottom. #T1#
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carioni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carioni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barrels's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barrels wants to pass the guard but Carioni is keeping the position.
Carioni is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barrels lands a couple of digs.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Carioni keeps moving.
Barrels lands a couple of digs.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barrels throwing strikes from guard but Carioni blocks nicely.
Barrels pushes down on Carioni's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barrels passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Carioni!
Barrels sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carioni wants to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Barrels there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
#T3#
Barrels landing strikes from the mount.
Barrels lands a big shot there that rocks Carioni but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Barrels connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#ROC#Carioni is rocked!
Barrels unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Carioni wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Barrels celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tu Barrels!
In his post fight interview, Tu Barrels started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 181
Date: Oct 22, 2023 |
#R1#
Barrels misses with an uppercut. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Oquendo enables Barrels to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Oquendo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Barrels's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barrels working some strikes from top position.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oquendo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oquendo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barrels is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oquendo keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Barrels slips nicely into half guard.
Barrels trying to control from half guard but Oquendo is working away.
Barrels thows a huge punch but Oquendo dodges it nicely.
Barrels misses with a head shot. Oquendo uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrels with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barrels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oquendo keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully. #T2#
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Barrels working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Barrels throws a big right hand that misses.
Oquendo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oquendo tries to get out of the position.
Barrels pushing down on Oquendo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Oquendo's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Oquendo has hold of Barrels's hands but Barrels slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oquendo won't allow Barrels to pass to mount.
Barrels passes the guard and advances to mount!
Barrels misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Barrels putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barrels controlling from mount. #T3#
Barrels scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oquendo?
Barrels scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oquendo?
Barrels pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barrels content just to control the position here.
Oquendo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barrels on the ground.
Oquendo is bucking up trying to escape but Barrels cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barrels lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Oquendo hang on?#ROC2#Oquendo is rocked!
Barrels loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Oquendo scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Barrels land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Barrels stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tu Barrels!
Tu Barrels is the new super heavyweight champion!
Tu Barrels decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 180
Date: Oct 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Barrels changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Magomedov tries to avoid it but Barrels manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Magomedov to the ground. Magomedov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD#
Barrels gets a double leg takedown into Magomedov's guard.
Barrels lands a couple of elbows.
Barrels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barrels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barrels stops Magomedov from standing up.
Barrels throwing strikes from guard but Magomedov blocks nicely.
Barrels lands a couple of elbows.
Magomedov wants to get back to his feet but Barrels passes into half guard.
Barrels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Barrels trying to work for an americana but Magomedov has managed to regain full guard.
Barrels won't allow Magomedov to get back to his feet.
Barrels postures up in Magomedov's guard and throws a big left but Magomedov blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Magomedov wants to get back to his feet but Barrels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magomedov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barrels looking to pass the guard.
Barrels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Magomedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barrels prevents Magomedov from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Magomedov.#T2#
A combination from Magomedov does no damage.
Barrels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD#
Barrels closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Magomedov's guard.
Barrels is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Magomedov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Magomedov has wrist control.
Magomedov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barrels is controlling him.
Barrels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've been hearing that Barrels has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Magomedov wants to stand up but Barrels is controlling him.
Barrels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magomedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magomedov is looking to stand up but Barrels isn't so interested in that idea.
Barrels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Magomedov wants to get back to his feet but Barrels is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Barrels closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Magomedov did well to prevent Barrels getting side control.
Magomedov is looking to escape.
Magomedov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barrels.
Barrels lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Magomedov looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T4#
Magomedov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barrels.
Barrels with the ground and pound but Magomedov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Barrels is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barrels wants to pass the guard but Magomedov is keeping the position.
Magomedov wants to stand but Barrels is controlling the position.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magomedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrels.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Barrels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barrels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barrels moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL2#
Magomedov forces Barrels back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barrels.#BC2#
Magomedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barrels swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barrels lands with an overhand left.
Barrels misses with a takedown
and Magomedov counters with a left to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magomedov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov fails with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Barrels tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomedov misses with the combination.
Magomedov throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Magomedov cracks Barrels with a right hand to the side of the head.
Magomedov misses with a hook. Barrels ducked under it nicely.
Magomedov throws a hook but Barrels blocks it.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrels.
Magomedov misses with a hook. Barrels ducked under it nicely.
Barrels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
Barrels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magomedov as he jumps to the side.
Magomedov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barrels with a body shot.
Maksud Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Barrels gets a takedown into half guard.
Barrels prevents Magomedov from standing back up.
Barrels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Magomedov is trying to stand up here but Barrels is controlling him well. #T2#
Barrels landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barrels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barrels lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barrels lands strikes from half guard.
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!
Barrels misses with a head shot. Magomedov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Barrels pushes down on Magomedov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barrels missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T3#
Magomedov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barrels.
Barrels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Magomedov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Barrels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barrels misses with a head shot. Magomedov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magomedov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magomedov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Magomedov keeping full guard, as Barrels tries to pass. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Magomedov has wrist control.
Barrels chips away with some ground and pound.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Magomedov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barrels takes one to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Magomedov.#CUT2#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Barrels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magomedov.
Barrels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrels.
Barrels slips a straight right by Magomedov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tu Barrels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
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#
Magomedov is looking to clinch but Barrels is avoiding it.
It looked like Barrels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magomedov throws a hook but Barrels blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Magomedov.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barrels is defended easily by Magomedov.
Barrels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magomedov throws a jab when Barrels was well out of range.
Maksud Magomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barrelss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Magomedov with a poor takedown
and Barrels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Barrels looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Magomedov!#T1#
Magomedov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Magomedov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Barrels asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Barrels scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Magomedov to see if he's OK.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tu Barrels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barrels scoring with punches and elbows.
Barrels lands some shots froms side control.
Maksud Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomedov wants to get back to his feet but Barrels drags him back down.
Sloppy strikes there by Barrels.
Barrels working the ground and pound from side control.
Magomedov is pushing Barrels's head away, looking to escape. Barrels manages to hold on to the position though.#T2#
Barrels is looking to take a break and control but Magomedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Barrels crashes against the mat.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Magomedov is trying to buck Barrels off.
Barrels working the head and body with strikes.
Barrels misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Barrels working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Barrels laying and praying for a moment but Magomedov takes advantage and regains half guard. #T3#
Barrels prevents Magomedov from standing back up.
Magomedov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barrels.
Magomedov is trying to stand.
Barrels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barrels trying to control the action but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Barrels sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Magomedov defending well though.
Magomedov taking some punishment here, with Barrels in his half guard.
Barrels is nestled in close to Magomedov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barrels is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barrels looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T4##SUB2#
Magomedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barrels pulls his head out easily.
Barrels slips a nice elbow through Magomedov's hands, connecting with Magomedov's forehead.
Barrels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tu Barrels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB2#
Magomedov actively working from the bottom here.
Magomedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magomedov is refusing to be controlled, as Barrels sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barrels is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barrels seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tu Barrels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barrels, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tu Barrels!
After winning the bout, Tu Barrels thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CFC 580
Date: Aug 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Williams misses with a hook
and Barrels counters with a stiff right hand.
Barrels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barrels dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Barrels's head and hops out.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Barrels in the body.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Barrels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Barrels counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrels. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams with a jab.
Barrels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#TD2#
Barrels looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#T1#
Barrels working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Williams pulls Barrels in close to his closed guard and prevents Barrels from doing any damage or advancing position.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barrels is one step ahead there.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barrels postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Williams is trying to keep Barrels in close.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Barrels working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barrels slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Barrels.
Barrels looks up at the clock and then as Williams takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Barrels smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Williams parries the strikes from Barrels easily there. Barrels is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Williams to escape.
Williams avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barrels. #SUB2#
Barrels wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Williams takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
#T3#
Barrels cracks Williams with a big right hand but Williams just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barrels creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Barrels in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
Williams is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Barrels's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Williams to regain full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barrels's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses.
Barrels postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barrels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams trying to control the position here.
Barrels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Barrels working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barrels has control of Williams's left arm, preventing Williams from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barrels 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 Williams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barrels fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrels.
Barrels will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams tries to land a body kick#TD2#
and Barrels counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Barrels stands up over Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Barrels drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Williams dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Williams stays in close to Barrels's body and controls the position. #T1#
Barrels working a defensive guard here.
Barrels wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barrels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Barrels.
Barrels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barrels looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrels, not yet. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barrels holds on and takes a little breather.
Barrels's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Barrels working a defensive guard but Williams passes into half guard.
Barrels is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!#SUB2#
Barrels is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Barrels not allowing Williams to control his hands.
Barrels is trying to stick to Williams's back but Williams is turning into Barrels. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Barrels's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Williams.
Tu Barrels has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Barrels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrels trying to control the position.
Barrels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Barrels is retaining full guard.
Barrels is trying to keep Williams in close.
Barrels is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barrels is still trying to improve position.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tu Barrels will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Barrels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barrels's head.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Barrels tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barrels fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barrels slips under a jab from Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there #TD2#
and Barrels counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Barrels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
Barrels postures up.
Barrels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barrels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrels.
Barrels stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrels advances position into side control!
Barrels working the ground and pound from side control.
Barrels misses with the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Barrels's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#T2#
Barrels trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Barrels working away.
Barrels throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barrels in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
Barrels working the ground and pound from side control.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Barrels throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Williams works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Barrels stalling away here and it's allowed Williams to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T3#
Barrels throws a big right hand that misses.
Barrels tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barrels is working Williams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barrels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
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.
Barrels throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Barrels counters with a nice body shot. #TD2#
Barrels looking to score a takedown here. Williams is defending well but Barrels drives through and ends up in Williams's guard.
Williams controls Barrels momentarily but Barrels frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Barrels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barrels tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Barrels trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Barrels closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Barrels pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barrels finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Barrels moves away and avoids it.
Barrels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barrels cracks Williams with a good jab.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barrels momentarily.
Williams lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels staying out of range there.
Barrels changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barrels throws a good cross that connects.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Barrels throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barrels.
Barrels fails with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
Barrels is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams swings for the body but Barrels moves out of range.
Barrels with a poor takedown
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Larry Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tu Barrels.
Barrels is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrels.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barrels shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.#T2#
Barrels ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barrels shoots in but no luck this time.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Good shot there by Williams.#ROC#Barrels is rocked!
Larry Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barrels takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barrels is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Barrels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrels shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Williams darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Barrels's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Williams before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Larry Williams!
Larry Williams is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Larry Williams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
CFC 572
Date: Jul 22, 2023 |
#R1#
Barrels closes the distance and clinches up with Abner, looking for a takedown. Barrels pushes Abner against the cage but Abner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Abner missing with a left hand there. Barrels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Barrels tries to counter it with a takedown but Abner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Abner tries a low kick but Barrels avoids it.
Abner scores with a punch to the head.
Abner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barrels swats him away and circles back towards the center. #KD#
Abner catches Barrels napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Barrels to the canvas!
#CUT#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abner postures up in Barrels's guard and throws a big left but Barrels blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barrels lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Abner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barrels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barrels is one step ahead there. #T1#
Barrels connects with a couple of short punches.
Barrels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Abner keeps moving.
Barrels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barrels scoring with some ground and pound.
Abner looking for a sweep. Not yet Abner, not yet.
Abner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrels.
Abner wants to sweep but no luck.
Abner keeping full guard, as Barrels tries to pass.
Barrels stands up over Abner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Abner keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully. #T2#
Barrels preventing the sweep.
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Abner has wrist control.
Barrels postures up.
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Abner has wrist control.
Abner looking for a sweep. Not yet Abner, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barrels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barrels lands a jab.
Barrels misses with a straight right.
Barrels shoots in and drives through. Abner sprawls well.
Barrels throws a predictable looking body shot
#CL#
and Abner counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD2#
Barrels turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Barrels scores with a couple of short elbows.#T3#
Barrels working the body and head with strikes.
Abner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Barrels is working Abner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Barrels lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Abner down.
Abner regains half guard.
Barrels scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Abner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barrels is working away from the top position though.
Barrels trying to control the action but Abner is working from the bottom.
Abner keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Barrels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barrels sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abner defending well though. #T4#
Barrels wants to control but Abner is keeping him busy.
Abner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Abner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barrels preventing the sweep.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Abner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrels looking to pass the guard.
Abner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abner is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Barrels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tu Barrels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Abner throws a leg kick but Barrels sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Barrels on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barrels misses with a takedown attempt - Abner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barrels walks into a stiff left hand from Abner.
Barrels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Abner counter with a right hand.
Barrels slips a straight right by Abner.
Barrels feints the counter takedown.
Beau Abner is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Abner misses.
Barrels drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Abner defends it well.
Barrels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #KD#
Abner lands a left and a right that sends Barrels crashing to the canvas! Abner dives into mount looking to finish!#ROC#Barrels is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Barrels is still in real trouble! Can Abner finish him?
Barrels manages to regain half guard. Good work. #T1#
Abner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barrels's head.
Barrels seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB2#
Barrels actively working from the bottom here.
Barrels is staying active underneath Abner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barrels works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barrels keeping moving, preventing Abner from controlling successfully.
Our spies down at at Point Blanc inform us that Barrels has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Abner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abner throws a big right hand that misses.
Abner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barrels keeping moving, preventing Abner from controlling successfully.
Abner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barrels can do to turn this around?
Barrels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Abner throws a big elbow that misses.
Abner throws a big right hand that misses.
Abner throws a strike but Barrels rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Barrels working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abner trying to control the position.
Abner pulls Barrels in close to prevent any damage.
Barrels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barrels trying to control but Abner is working from the bottom.
Abner wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Abner looking for a sweep. Not yet Abner, not yet. #T3#
Abner pulls Barrels in close to prevent any damage.
Barrels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abner is keeping the position for now.
Barrels won't allow Abner to sweep him here.
Barrels landing with the ground and pound.
Barrels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Abner struggling a bit here.#T4#
Barrels works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Barrels's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Abner tries to improve position but can't.
Abner wants to control but Barrels postures up.
Abner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tu Barrels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abner is trying to control but can't.
Abner is pressing down on Barrels's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Abner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3##TD2#
Barrels feints and as Abner raises his hands in defense, Barrels changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Abner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barrels is one step ahead there.
Barrels with a nice head shot there.
Barrels keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abner's head.
Barrels keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abner's head.
Barrels tries to free his leg and advance position but Abner is retaining full guard.
Abner keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Barrels scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Abner seems keen to control Barrels's posture.
Abner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Barrels scoring with some ground and pound.
Barrels looking to pass the guard.
Abner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Barrels has his hands clasped together around Abner's back. He's all about the action.
Abner thows a huge punch but Barrels dodges it nicely.
Abner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barrels's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barrels manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Abner stopping the sweep attempt from Barrels.#T2#
Barrels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barrels lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Barrels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abner is keeping the position for now.
Barrels is working Abner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abner holds on and takes a little breather.
Barrels lands a couple of elbows.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Barrels with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barrels is working Abner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abner pulls Barrels in close to prevent any damage.
Abner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrels.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Abner keeps moving.
Abner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abner managing to control the position.
Barrels pushes down on Abner's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Abner trying to hold on to Barrels's head to control him but Barrels postures up.
Abner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barrels is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barrels works his way into full mount!
Abner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4##TD2#
Abner tries to sprawl but Barrels drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Barrels wants to pass to mount but Abner is defending the position.
Abner keeping control of the position. #SUB#
Abner looking for submissions off his back.
Abner wants to improve his position but Barrels is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Barrels seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Abner is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tu Barrels!
Tu Barrels is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Tu Barrels thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
CFC 565
Date: Jun 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Barrels shows good takedown defense.
Jab by Adams.
Adams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Barrels releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barrels throws a head kick that misses.
Adams changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barrels avoids the body shot from Adams.
Grizzley Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CUT2#It looks like Grizzley Adams has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barrels. That's going to slow Adams down.
Adams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barrels counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams looks to land a right hand but Barrels moved out of range.
Adams staying out of range there.
Adams looks to land a left hand but Barrels moved out of range nicely.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Adams misses. #T1#
Adams misses with a combination
enabling Barrels to counter with a crisp jab.
Barrels moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barrels but Barrels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barrels looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grizzley Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams misses with a hook.
Adams shoots in and drives through. Barrels sprawls well.
Barrels looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adams swings widly with a right hand
and Barrels counters with a left to the body.
Barrels lands with a nice body punch.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Barrels scores with a nice strike.
Barrels looks to throw the jab but Adams is out of range.
Barrels lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#ROC2#Adams is rocked!
Barrels throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barrels has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crack! Barrels connects with the perfect overhand right and Adams falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Barrels!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tu Barrels!
A very excited looking Tu Barrels made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
CFC contenders 1 NY
Date: Jun 03, 2023 |
#R1#
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weismuller misses with a takedown attempt
letting Barrels counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Tommy Weismuller has been cut.
Barrels throws a shot from downtown. Weismuller moves away and avoids it.
Weismuller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barrels's head.
Weismuller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CUT2#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Weismuller throws a lazy head kick
and Weismuller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Weismuller enables Barrels to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Weismuller manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Barrels working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Weismuller's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrels advances position into side control!
We've been hearing that Barrels has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Barrels throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#SUB#
Barrels wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Weismuller, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Weismuller's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barrels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1#
Barrels sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Weismuller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Weismuller takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Barrels scoring with punches from side control.
Weismuller wants to control but Barrels postures up.#SUB#
Barrels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barrels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Weismuller has one of Barrels's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Weismuller struggling a bit here.
Weismuller gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T2#
Weismuller wants to control but Barrels is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Weismuller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barrels lands with a punch from half guard. #CUT#That has opened up Tommy Weismuller's cut even more.
Barrels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #CUT#The cut above Tommy Weismuller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barrels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #CUT#Tommy Weismuller's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Weismuller's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tu Barrels!
Tu Barrels seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
C161: Taneyev vs Kahn III
Date: Jan 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Barrels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrels.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt. #TD#
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barrels is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barrels is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Barrels's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Barrels missing with strikes.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Barrels's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Barrels lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrels throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrels trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Barrels is punishing Gracie with strikes - can he finish him?!
Gracie staying busy and making it hard for Barrels to control.
Barrels is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Gracie up.
#CUT2#It looks like Chozen Gracie has been cut.
Barrels tries to keep control of the position but Gracie is staying busy.
Gracie just trying to survive but Barrels is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Barrels is raining down hard shots and and Gracie has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tu Barrels!
Tu Barrels decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
C133: Magnus vs. Panda
Date: Oct 02, 2022 |
#R1#
McGuire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McGuire ducks right into an uppercut from Barrels.
Barrels slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL2#
McGuire moves into the clinch.
McGuire working aggressively here.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire misses with some punches.
McGuire is stalling here.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrels uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Our sources have told us that Barrels has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Barrels misses with some punches.
McGuire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barrels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrels looking to throw knees to the head but McGuire is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barrels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T1#
Barrels misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuire blocks an elbow strike from Barrels.
Barrels misses with an elbow strike.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
Barrels is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrels's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McGuire working aggressively here.
#TD#
Barrels gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
McGuire is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barrels postures up in McGuire's guard and throws a big left but McGuire blocks it. #SUB2#
McGuire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGuire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barrels forces his way into half guard.#T2#
Barrels seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McGuire does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McGuire blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barrels.
Barrels missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McGuire avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barrels.
Barrels with the ground and pound but McGuire uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Barrels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barrels connects with a couple of short punches.
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!#SUB2#
McGuire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barrels defends well.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barrels's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McGuire keeping full guard, as Barrels tries to pass.
Barrels passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T3#
McGuire tries to improve position but can't.
Barrels tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
McGuire tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barrels wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McGuire can't do much from the bottom here.
McGuire is not content to let Barrels control the position.
McGuire gets back to half guard.
Barrels working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T4#
McGuire is trying to maintain the position but Barrels is very close to passing his half guard.
Barrels trying to mount his opponent but McGuire defends it.
McGuire avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barrels.
Barrels trying to control the action but McGuire is working from the bottom.
Barrels passes to side control.
McGuire stops Barrels from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuire is trying to get back to half guard.
McGuire is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Barrels misses with a looping left.
McGuire delivers a nice body kick.
Barrels blocks a jab.
McGuire shoots in looking for a takedown but Barrels manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McGuire's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barrels is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McGuire.
Barrels misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from McGuire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Barrels.
Barrels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Barrels moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuire wants to land a leg kick but Barrels is out of range.
McGuire catches Barrels with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Barrels forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin McGuire!
Kevin McGuire seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
C128: Mumu vs. White
Date: Sep 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Stamatis cracks Barrels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barrels throws the left hand but Stamatis avoids the punch easily.
Stamatis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stamatis ducks under a wild hook from Barrels.
Stamatis throws a hook but Barrels blocks it.
Barrels thinks about the counter body kick.
Stamatis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stamatis moves forwards but Barrels connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stamatis lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Stamatis.
Barrels misses with a hook. Stamatis ducked under it nicely.
Stamatis throws a body punch but Barrels moves out of range.
Barrels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stamatis circles away quickly and effectively.
Stamatis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barrels.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stamatis cracks a nice hook into Barrels's ribs.
Stamatis throws out a loose jab but Barrels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stamatis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barrels finds it's way round the side to connect with Stamatis's head.
Barrels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stamatis lands a nice looking body shot.
Stamatis throws a jab when Barrels was well out of range.
Barrels scores with a nice strike.#T1#
Barrels misses with a hook.
A big right from Barrels misses.
The crowd cheers as Barrels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stamatis doesn't seem phased though.
Stamatis scores with a body shot.
Stamatis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stamatis.#CUT#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Stamatis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barrels circles away quickly and effectively.
Barrels misses with a left hand
and Stamatis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barrels looks winded!
Barrels takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stamatis misses with a two punch combination.
Stamatis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stamatis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Barrels.
Stamatis lands with a big left! Barrels is wobbled badly! Stamatis comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Barrels to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexandros Stamatis!
In his post fight interview, Alexandros Stamatis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
C115: Murhaa vs. Owens
Date: Jul 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Rockefeller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrels jabs Rockefeller right on the nose. Rockefeller blinks but takes it well.
Rockefeller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrels.
Rockefeller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barrels at a distance.
Barrels throws out a powerful jab.
Barrels avoids the head kick by Rockefeller .
Nice defenses there by Rockefeller .
Barrels misses with a combination
#KD#
and Rockefeller counters with a crisp right hand that drops Barrels! Rockefeller lets Barrels back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockefeller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockefeller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barrels has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rockefeller misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barrels.
Barrels misses the jab.
Barrels misses with an uppercut
#KD#
and Rockefeller counters with a crisp right hand that drops Barrels! Rockefeller lets Barrels back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Barrels is rocked!
Rockefeller is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Barrels flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Barrels is out cold! Rockefeller holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Rockefeller !
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Rockefeller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
C104: Joteel vs. Kilgore
Date: Jun 18, 2022 |
#R1#
Viking connects with a solid leg kick.
Viking lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barrels at a distance.
Viking wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Viking swings for the body but Barrels moves out of range.
Viking takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CUT#It looks like Andy Viking has been cut.
Barrels lands a jab.
Barrels takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Viking with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Viking misses with a body shot.
Barrels checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barrels appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Viking defending well as Barrels loads up on a big left hand.
Barrels with a nice calf kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrels looks to land a left hand but Viking moved out of range nicely.
Viking uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barrels.
Barrels misses with a kick to the body
and Viking counters with a straight right hand.
Viking slips a jab from Barrels.
The fight stays on the outside here - Viking looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barrels has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Viking finds it's way round the side to connect with Barrels's head. #T1#
Viking avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barrels throws a leg kick but Viking checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Viking 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 Barrels has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barrels and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barrels wants to land a leg kick but Viking is out of range.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Viking counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Barrels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barrels loads up on a big right hand but Viking slips the punch.#TD#
Barrels closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Viking's guard.
Viking is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barrels is controlling him.
Viking can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barrels controls the pace.
Viking keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Viking wants to stand and escape but Barrels is having none of it.
Viking is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Viking is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#T2#
Viking avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrels working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Viking's head.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrels won't allow Viking to get back to his feet.
Viking keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully. #ES2#
Viking scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viking moves out of range of the strikes.
Barrels lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barrels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barrels checks a leg kick.
Viking throws a lazy right hand but Barrels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barrels connects with a single shot there.
Viking is looking to chop away at Barrels's legs. #T3#
Viking steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrels.
Barrels misses with a left hand
enabling Viking to counter with a crisp jab.
Barrels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Viking finds it's target.
Viking tries to land a leg kick but Barrels saw it coming and moves away.
Barrels misses with a low kick.
Viking displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barrels.
Barrels misses with a left hand
and Viking counters with a stiff right hand.
Viking lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barrels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barrels moves away from the strike by Viking.
Viking feints and then cracks Barrels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barrels down. #TD#
Barrels scores with a takedown into Viking's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barrels won't allow Viking to get back to his feet. #T4#
Barrels lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barrels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Viking is looking to stand up but Barrels isn't so interested in that idea.
Barrels looking to pass the guard.
Viking is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barrels is controlling him.
Barrels tries to free his leg and advance position but Viking is retaining full guard.
Barrels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Viking is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Barrels working the ground and pound from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Viking will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Barrels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Viking throws a low kick, looking for Barrels's leg but Barrels calmly moves out of range.
Barrels looks to land a right hand but Viking moved out of range.
Viking appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barrels throws a sloppy head kick
letting Viking counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Barrels.
Viking throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barrels on the side of the head.
Barrels looks to throw the jab but Viking is out of range.
Barrels misses with a left hand
and Viking counters with an outside leg kick.
Barrels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Viking darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Viking, as that shot connected.
#ROC2#Barrels is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viking chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barrels can pounce on him.
Oh Barrels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Viking digs a good hook to Barrels's body.
Barrels shoots in looking for a takedown but Viking manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barrels's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barrels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Viking counters with a left to the body.
Barrels seems to have got his legs back now.#KD2#
Viking lands a big uppercut and Barrels crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Barrels looks OK. Viking waves Barrels back to his feet!
Barrels with a lazy takedown attempt
and Viking counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tu Barrels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Viking with the inside leg kick. #T1##CL2#
Viking has managed to clinch.
Viking has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Viking lands a big knee! That's hurt Barrels! Oh, he's all over the place! Viking lands another knee that sends Barrels to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Viking!
Post fight, Andy Viking stared into the camera and said 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how many people remember you when you die '. |
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Event:
SFL 158 | Conor vs Wanker III
Date: May 18, 2022 |
#R1#
Barrels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan walks into a stiff left hand from Barrels.#CUT#It looks like Genghis Khan has been cut.
Barrels throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Barrels gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Barrels misses its intended target.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barrels.
Barrels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barrels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Barrels bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barrels throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan slips a straight right by Barrels.
A cross from Barrels lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws a half hearted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barrels.
Barrels throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan tries a quick counter leg kick but Barrels is wise to it.
Khan misses the jab.
Barrels lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.#KD#
Barrels catches Khan napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Khan to the canvas!
#ROC#Khan is rocked!#T1#
Barrels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khan is still in real trouble! Can Barrels finish him?
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses.
Khan seems to have recovered his senses.
Khan pulls Barrels in close to prevent any damage.
Barrels looking to sit in guard and control but Khan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Barrels trying to keep a closed guard but Khan is proving a slippery customer.
Khan throws a big elbow that misses.
Khan with a nice head shot there.
Barrels pulls Khan in close to prevent any damage.
Barrels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khan postures up in Barrels's guard and throws a big left but Barrels blocks it.
Barrels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T2#
Khan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barrels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrels looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrels, not yet.
Khan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barrels is keeping the position for now.
Khan trying to control but Barrels is working from the bottom.
Barrels looking to control.
Khan is in close to Barrels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barrels wants to get back to his feet but Khan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khan scoring with some ground and pound.
Barrels wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barrels is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Barrels wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.#T3#
Khan pulls Barrels in close to his closed guard and prevents Barrels from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barrels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Khan prevents Barrels from moving into mount.
Khan 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.
Barrels is working hard here to advance position.
Barrels throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barrels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Khan stops Barrels from passing to mount. #T4#
Barrels in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A lull in the action here as Barrels stalls from top position.
Khan regains half guard.
Barrels prevents Khan from improving his position.
Khan taking some punishment here, with Barrels in his half guard. #CUT#That has opened up Genghis Khan's cut even more.
Barrels looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barrels is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Genghis Khan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Barrels tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT#The cut above Genghis Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#KD#
Barrels lands a high kick to the side of Khan's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Barrels dives into guard, looking to finish.
Barrels is in close to Khan's body, working some short punches and elbows.#CUT#Genghis Khan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Genghis Khan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tu Barrels!
A very excited looking Tu Barrels made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
SFL 154 | Just Bleed
Date: Apr 29, 2022 |
#R1#
Akinwande throws a body shot but no joy.
Barrels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barrels cracks Akinwande with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barrels seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barrels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT2#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Barrels moves out of range of the strikes.#TD#
Barrels looking to score a takedown here. Akinwande is defending well but Barrels drives through and ends up in Akinwande's guard.
Barrels being controlled here momentarily.
Barrels looking to sit in guard and control but Akinwande gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Akinwande not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T1#
Barrels looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Akinwande puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #SUB#
Barrels looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Akinwande sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Barrels wants to improve his position but Akinwande is controlling well.
Akinwande with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Barrels is looking for a sweep. Akinwande is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Akinwande content to control rather than advance.
Barrels is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Akinwande slows the pace down in half guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barrels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Akinwande's hands.
Barrels misses with a lunging right hand
and Akinwande cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barrels looks to land a body kick but Akinwande moved away.
Barrels throws out a leg kick but Akinwande moves out of range and Barrels only half commits.
Akinwande let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Akinwande throws a body punch but Barrels moves out of range.
Barrels misses the jab.
Barrels thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Barrels backs off Akinwande throws a huge counter combo but Barrels manages to avoid it all.
A thudding body kick lands there by Akinwande!
Barrels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T4#
Barrels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akinwande moves away.
Barrels closes the distance and clinches up with Akinwande, looking for a takedown. Barrels pushes Akinwande against the cage but Akinwande circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Akinwande looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barrels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akinwande tries a quick counter leg kick but Barrels is wise to it.
Akinwande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrels.
Barrels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akinwande.
A lazy left from Barrels finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akinwande slips under a jab.
Barrels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akinwande.
Barrels throws a lazy right hand but Akinwande sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barrels swings widly with a right hand
and Akinwande counters with a stiff right hand.
Akinwande throws a body shot but no joy.
Akinwande uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barrels.
Barrels misses with a body kick.
Barrels gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Akinwande gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Akinwande!
Henry Akinwande really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
SFL 150 | Unconquered
Date: Apr 08, 2022 |
#R1#
McGuire takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barrels misses with a left hand
and McGuire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barrels throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
Barrels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire. #KD2#
McGuire steps into range and cracks Barrels with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Barrels flops backwards and McGuire dives into his guard looking to finish!
#ROC2#Barrels is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
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!
McGuire loads up on a big left hand. Barrels felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - McGuire looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Barrels can't hide his disappointment, as McGuire celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin McGuire!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin McGuire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
SFL 145 | Barbarian vs Slam II
Date: Mar 16, 2022 |
#R1#
Spanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barrels misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Spanner.
Barrels avoids the head kick by Spanner.
Barrels avoids the head kick by Spanner.
Barrels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spanner throws a fast counter high kick but Barrels manages to duck under it in time.
Spanner moves out of range of the body kick.
Barrels works over Spanner's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT#It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
Barrels seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barrels misses the jab.
Spanner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spanner lands with a slapping head kick.
Barrels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spanner.
A head kick misses from Spanner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spanner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spanner slips under a jab from Barrels.
Spanner is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jab, jab by Barrels - just one landing.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses.
Barrels throws a leg kick but Spanner moved away.
Barrels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Barrels.
Spanner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barrels getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T1#
Spanner throws a sloppy head kick and Barrels moves out of range easily.
Spanner takes one on the button.
Spanner 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.
Barrels stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barrels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spanner.
Barrels misses with an uppercut. Spanner saw that one coming.
Spanner lands with a kick to the temple. Barrels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barrels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spanner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barrels throws a big shot that misses.
Barrels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spanner.
A jab from Barrels misses.
Barrels throws a leg kick but Spanner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spanner throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrels.
Crunch! Barrels slams his shin into Spanner's torso.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barrels.
Spanner looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrels scores with a nice strike.#CUT#That has opened up Bleeding Spanner's cut even more.
Bleeding Spanner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barrels swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spanner.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barrels throws a shot from downtown. Spanner moves away and avoids it.
Barrels scores with a hook.#T2#
Spanner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barrels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spanner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barrels moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barrels is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spanner walks straight into a right hand from Barrels - that's dropped him! Barrels jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Spanner from any more punishment! Spanner complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tu Barrels!
A relieved looking Tu Barrels thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Bleeding Spanner had this to say: 'That was fucking bullshit!'. |
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Event:
SFL 140 | Slam vs Puno
Date: Feb 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Barrels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrels tries to counter by closing the distance.
James Fusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barrels misses the shot to the body.
Fusi scores with a nice strike.
Fusi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barrels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fusi.
Fusi throwing a counter right hand but Barrels manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Fusi misses with a straight right.
Barrels throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Barrels misses.
Barrels shoots in for a double leg but Fusi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fusi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fusi throws a big shot that misses.
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrels.
Barrels wants to counter with a clinch but Fusi pushes him away.
Fusi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barrels's head.
Barrels tries to move into range but Fusi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barrels has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fusi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fusi cracks Barrels with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fusi scores with the left hand. Barrels knows he should have avoided that one.
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrels.
Fusi sets himself, and Barrels steps forward looking for the clinch! Fusi avoids it this time.
Barrels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fusi.
Fusi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fusi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T1#
Barrels looks to land a right hand but Fusi moved out of range.
Barrels ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Barrels moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Fusi - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Barrels.
Fusi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barrels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fusi throws out the jab.
Barrels tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barrels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barrels throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barrels misses the jab.
Fusi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fusi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barrels throws out a loose jab but Fusi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Nice defenses there by Barrels.
Fusi throws the left hand but Barrels avoids the punch easily.
Barrels loads up on a big right hand but Fusi slips the punch.
Barrels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barrels misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Barrels.#CUT2#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrels ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Barrels scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Fusi throws a hook but Barrels avoids it easily.
Barrels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fusi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Barrels misses.
It looked like Fusi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#TD2#
Barrels throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fusi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barrels is in Fusi's guard.
Barrels wants to pass the guard but Fusi is keeping the position.
Barrels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barrels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barrels connects with a couple of short punches.
Barrels lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Fusi is pulling down on Barrels's head. It's preventing any offense from Barrels, at least for the moment.
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Fusi has wrist control.
Barrels postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing.
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses.
Barrels advances position into side control!
Barrels tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barrels misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barrels landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #CUT2#James Fusi's cut is getting worse.
Barrels in the domination position with Fusi hanging on.
An elbow from Barrels crashes against the mat.
#T4#
Barrels throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barrels scoring with punches from side control. #CUT2#Jeez, James Fusi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Fusi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tu Barrels!
A relieved looking Tu Barrels thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
SFL 125 | Mumu vs Viking II
Date: Dec 19, 2021 |
#R1#
Barrels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Viking was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barrels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Viking.
Barrels fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Viking avoids it really well and circles away.#KD2#
Viking cracks Barrels with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Viking has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Barrels to stand back up!#CUT2#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Viking ducks under a wild hook from Barrels.
Viking tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Viking tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #KD2#
Viking drops Barrels with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Barrels looks back up at him and smiles so Viking waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#Barrels is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrels shoots in for a takedown but Viking shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barrels misses with a wild body shot.
Viking only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrels misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Viking on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barrels swats away the attempt to clinch by Viking.
Viking lands an uppercut, right on the button! Barrels tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Viking!
In his post fight interview, Andy Viking gave a big smile as he said 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how many people remember you when you die'. |
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Event:
SFL 120 | Mumu vs Wanker
Date: Dec 01, 2021 |
#R1#
Barrels throws an off balance right hand
and Haggar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barrels throws the left hand but Haggar avoids the punch easily.
Haggar connects with a single shot there.#CUT#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Haggar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barrels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haggar manages to avoid it.
Haggar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barrels.
Barrels misses with a straight left. #KD#
Haggar bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Barrels! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrels looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Haggar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Barrels moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Haggar throws a strike but Barrels rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Haggar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrels scoring with some ground and pound.
Barrels stands and throws Haggar's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T1#
Haggar is trying to get back to half guard.
Haggar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Barrels tries to pass to full mount but Haggar defends it.
Barrels scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Haggar is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barrels lands a nice short elbow.
Barrels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barrels looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haggar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haggar.
Haggar wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
Barrels landing with the ground and pound.
My spies in The Jungle Room inform me that Barrels has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Haggar keeping full guard, as Barrels tries to pass.
Haggar striking off his back.
Barrels won't allow Haggar to sweep him here.
Barrels works over Haggar with some ground and pound from guard.
Barrels tries to free his leg and advance position but Haggar is retaining full guard.
Haggar striking from his own guard.
Haggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barrels manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barrels is on top in guard.
#REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrels scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Barrels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barrels stands up over Haggar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barrels wants to pass the guard but Haggar is keeping the position.
Barrels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barrels stands up over Haggar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haggar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barrels works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Barrels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barrels lands a nice short elbow.
Haggar works his way to full guard. Good work.#T4#
Haggar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Haggar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to Barrels's temple.
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barrels is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Barrels tries to roll over but Haggar keeps him under control.
Haggar working over Barrels with some ground and pound. Barrels looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar is trying to control the action in half guard but Barrels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barrels makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barrels.#SUB2#
Barrels is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Haggar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Barrels thuds a left hand into Haggar's body.
Barrels throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Haggar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mike Haggar is winning the standup battle so far.
Barrels staying out of range there.
Haggar defending well as Barrels loads up on a big left hand.
Haggar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL2#
Barrels closes the distance and pushes Haggar back into the cage.
Haggar tries to pull guard but Barrels forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barrels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barrels.
Haggar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barrels smiles and moves away.
Barrels wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Haggar misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar looks to land a right hand but Barrels moved out of range.
Haggar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barrels tries to counter with a clinch but Haggar shakes him off and moves away.#T1#
Barrels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Haggar misses.
Barrels steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Haggar.
Barrels throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
An attempted straight right counter from Haggar misses the target.
Barrels misses with a right hand
and Haggar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barrels thinking.
Barrels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haggar counters with a stiff right hand.
Barrels scores with a jab to the body.
Barrels misses the shot to the body.
Haggar throwing a counter right hand but Barrels manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Barrels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haggar doesn't seem phased though.
Barrels throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haggar on the side of the head.
Barrels throws a lazy right hand but Haggar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barrels lands a jab to the head.
#CL2#
Barrels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haggar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barrels throws an elbow but misses.
Haggar has a couple of punches blocked by Barrels.
Barrels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
Haggar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barrels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haggar is defending well for now.#TD#
Haggar gets control of Barrels's arms and successfully pulls guard. Haggar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Barrels passes into half guard.
Tu Barrels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barrels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haggar's head.
Barrels scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barrels working the head and body with strikes.
Barrels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haggar's head.
Barrels not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barrels trying to mount his opponent but Haggar defends it.
Haggar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T3#
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet.
Barrels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barrels pushes down on Haggar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barrels slips a nice elbow through Haggar's hands, connecting with Haggar's forehead.
Haggar tries to roll over but Barrels keeps him under control.
Barrels works his foot free and advances to mount.
Haggar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Barrels.#ROC2#Haggar is rocked!
Barrels lands a big shot to the head and Haggar winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tu Barrels!
Tu Barrels seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
SFL 112 | Boss Level
Date: Nov 03, 2021 |
#R1#
Barrels slips a straight right by Svensson.
Barrels scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Svensson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barrels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Svensson thinking.
Barrels misses with a left hand
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Svensson avoids the body shot from Barrels.
Barrels throws a big shot that misses.
Svensson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barrels wants to counter with a clinch but Svensson pushes him away.
Barrels misses with a looping right.
Svensson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barrels misses with a few strikes there.
Svensson is looking to counter punch.
Barrels moves out of range of the body kick from Svensson.
Barrels tries to clinch but Svensson is having none of it.
Svensson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Barrels slips under a jab from Svensson.#TD2#
Barrels fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Svensson sprawls well initially but Barrels persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Svensson is looking to escape.
Barrels with the ground and pound but Svensson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Svensson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing.
Barrels throwing strikes from guard but Svensson blocks nicely.
Barrels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Svensson has Barrels pulled in close to control his posture. #T2#
Barrels throwing strikes but missing.
Barrels tries to free his leg and advance position but Svensson is retaining full guard.
Barrels postures up in Svensson's guard and throws a big left but Svensson blocks it.
Barrels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Svensson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barrels is controlling him.
Barrels postures up and lands a big shot to Svensson's brow.
Svensson keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Svensson is trying to buck Barrels off.#T3#
Svensson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barrels.
Barrels lands a few punches from side control.
Barrels trying to control the action but Svensson is working from the bottom.
Svensson stops Barrels from passing to mount.
Svensson tries to buck Barrels off but Barrels is having none of it.
Svensson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barrels has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Svensson wants to control but Barrels postures up.
Barrels in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Barrels has knee on belly momentarily but Svensson bucks him off and regains half guard.
Svensson wants to get back to his feet.
#T4#
Barrels stalling away here and it's allowed Svensson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Svensson working a defensive guard here.
Barrels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Svensson is keeping the position for now.
Svensson managing to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svensson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Barrels dives into side control.
Barrels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barrels sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Svensson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Barrels scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Svensson swats away the attempt to clinch by Barrels.
Barrels lands with a good body shot.
Svensson tests Barrels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barrels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Svensson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svensson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Barrels. That snapped Svensson's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barrels misses the shot to the body.
Barrels drops his hands momentarily and Svensson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T1#
Barrels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.#TD2#
Barrels dives in and scores a takedown into Svensson's guard.
Svensson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barrels works over Svensson with some ground and pound from guard.
Svensson wants to stand but Barrels is controlling the position.
Svensson keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Barrels slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Svensson struggling a bit here.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T2#
Svensson regains half guard, as Barrels was trying to land strikes.
Barrels with the ground and pound but Svensson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing.
Barrels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Svensson managing to control the position.
Tu Barrels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barrels throws a big right hand that misses.
Barrels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Svensson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barrels advances position into side control!
Svensson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barrels is controlling him well.
Barrels cracks Svensson with an elbow. That is naaassty.#ROC2#Svensson is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big shot lands for Barrels! That's hurt Svensson! Will he recover? Barrels fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tu Barrels!
Our winner, Tu Barrels, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
SFL 105 | Vikings Are Emerging
Date: Oct 03, 2021 |
#R1#
Samsonov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barrels slips under a jab.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrels swings away with a body shot that misses
and Samsonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.#KD#
Samsonov sends Barrels crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Samsonov is motioning to the referee to let Barrels up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL2#
Barrels closes the distance and clinches.
Barrels misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Samsonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Barrels decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barrels trying to control from half guard but Samsonov is working away.
Samsonov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barrels working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Samsonov controls Barrels momentarily but Barrels frees himself.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrels looking to sit in guard and control but Samsonov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T1#
Samsonov advances position into side control!
Barrels is looking for a sweep.
Samsonov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The referee asks Samsonov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Samsonov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Barrels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barrels looks to move to half guard but instead Samsonov has passed into mount! Damn!
Barrels is looking to improve his position but Samsonov isn't that keen on the idea.
Samsonov content just to control the position here. #T2#
Barrels is looking to improve his position but Samsonov isn't that keen on the idea.
Barrels is still trying to improve position.
Samsonov controlling from mount.
Barrels can't escape the position.
Barrels tries to control Samsonov's body but Samsonov pushes him off. Barrels squirms to his side and now Samsonov has his back!
Barrels manages to reverse the position and now he's in Samsonov's guard. Nice work there by Barrels.
Barrels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samsonov is keeping the position for now.
Barrels postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T3#
Samsonov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samsonov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barrels is looking to advance position but Samsonov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Barrels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrels keeps trying to improve his position.
Samsonov controlling his opponent. #T4#
Barrels bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Barrels is looking to advance position but Samsonov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Barrels is wriggling around trying to escape.
Samsonov tries to control but Barrels wriggling away.
Barrels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Samsonov content just to control the position here.
Barrels wants to control but Samsonov is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Samsonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Samsonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrels.
Samsonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barrels fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barrels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Samsonov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Samsonov misses its target.
Samsonov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Samsonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Samsonov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barrels at a distance.
Barrels's corner calls for a 1-2. Barrels obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Samsonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barrels clobbers Samsonov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Samsonov lands a head kick. Barrels smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Samsonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barrels bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Samsonov's head backwards.
Barrels misses with a left hand #KD#
and Samsonov counters with a crisp one two that drops Barrels! Samsonov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Barrels to his feet! Barrels is in big trouble!#ROC#Barrels is rocked!#T1#
Barrels misses with a lunging right hand
#CL#
and Samsonov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barrels is still on wobbly legs! Can Samsonov finish him?
Samsonov is leaning against Barrels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barrels seems to have recovered his senses.
Barrels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samsonov.
#TD2#
Barrels drags the fight down to the ground.
Barrels wants to sweep here but Samsonov controlling him for the moment.
Samsonov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barrels wants to stand and escape but Samsonov is having none of it.
Samsonov wants to pass the guard but Barrels is keeping the position.
Barrels is controlling Samsonov's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barrels is on top in guard.
#REVB##T2#
Barrels is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Samsonov is trying to keep Barrels in close.
Barrels looking to pass the guard.
Barrels throwing strikes from guard but Samsonov blocks nicely.
Barrels is looking to pass into half guard but Samsonov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Samsonov is in guard.#REVR#
Barrels throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Barrels wants to sweep here but Samsonov controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samsonov advances to half guard. #T3#
Barrels moves into full guard.
Samsonov wants to pass the guard but Barrels is keeping the position.
Samsonov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barrels trying to control the position.
Barrels wants to sweep but no luck.
Samsonov is stalling in the full guard.
Samsonov continues to stall.
Barrels wants to sweep here but Samsonov controlling him for the moment. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barrels throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Barrels looking to control but Samsonov passes into half guard.
Samsonov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Samsonov trying to mount his opponent but Barrels defends it.
Barrels tries to get to full guard but Samsonov has control of the leg.
Barrels is not content to let Samsonov control the position.
Barrels trying to control from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ivan Samsonov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samsonov prevents Barrels from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
That's time! Samsonov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
A shot to the body from Barrels misses #KD#
and Samsonov counters with a crisp one two that drops Barrels! Samsonov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Barrels to his feet! Barrels is in big trouble!
Barrels slips under a jab from Samsonov.
Barrels feints the counter takedown.#TD2#
Barrels gets a double leg takedown into Samsonov's guard.
Barrels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samsonov is keeping the position for now.
Samsonov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samsonov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barrels's guard. #REVR##T1#
Barrels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samsonov is one step ahead there.
Barrels looking to control.
Samsonov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Barrels looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Samsonov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Samsonov stopping the sweep attempt from Barrels.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Samsonov is stalling in the full guard.
Barrels has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Samsonov has passed into side control.
Barrels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barrels is trying to escape the position but Samsonov is controlling the position.
Barrels tries to improve position but can't. #T3#
Barrels is trying to control Samsonov's posture but Samsonov avoids it.
Barrels is looking to regain half guard here but Samsonov keeps moving and retains side control.
Samsonov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Samsonov tries to stand but Barrels is controlling his head.
Barrels is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Samsonov is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Samsonov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barrels is looking to escape.
Barrels can't escape the position.
#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barrels sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Samsonov works his way into full mount!
Samsonov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barrels is trying to reverse the position but instead Samsonov has taken his back - oops!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barrels is really stuck here.
Samsonov just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Samsonov is hanging on to Barrels's back as he tries to escape.
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 Ivan Samsonov.
I think Samsonov 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Samsonov!
Ivan Samsonov made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Дай мне титульный Ñнимок'. |
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Event:
SFL 97 | Mumu vs Laine
Date: Sep 05, 2021 |
#R1#
Barrels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mihailov defending well as Barrels loads up on a big left hand.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrels scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mihailov in his tracks. #CL2#
Mihailov clinches up with Barrels and pushes him back against the cage.
Barrels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mihailov backwards. #BC#
Barrels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mihailov lands a jab to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Barrels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mihailov doesn't seem phased though.
Barrels scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mihailov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barrels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrels walks into a stiff left hand from Mihailov.
Barrels misses with a wild body shot.
Mihailov slips under a jab from Barrels.
Mihailov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barrels slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CUT#It looks like Hristo Mihailov has been cut.
Mihailov misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Barrels counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mihailov! #T1#
Barrels works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Barrels trying to control the position but Mihailov is working away.
Barrels controls the position.
Barrels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barrels misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mihailov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barrels.
Barrels trying to control the position but Mihailov is working away.
Barrels advances to mount.
Barrels thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Barrels thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. #T2#
Mihailov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Barrels.
Barrels lands a big shot there that rocks Mihailov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mihailov is looking to improve his position but Barrels isn't that keen on the idea.
Barrels lands a nice shot to the head.
Barrels lands a couple of good shots and Mihailov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrels missing with strikes from the back.
Mihailov can't escape the position.
Barrels gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Barrels connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Mihailov to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrels lands punches and elbows.
Barrels throwing wild punches that miss their target. #T3#
Barrels lands punches and elbows.
Mihailov covers up after that shot from Barrels.
Mihailov covering up well under a series of strikes from Barrels.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrels wants to control the position but Mihailov frees himself and scrambles - Barrels manages to regain control in side control.
An elbow from Barrels crashes against the mat.
Barrels trying to control the position but Mihailov is working away.
Barrels misses with the ground and pound.
Barrels scores with punches from side control.
Barrels has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Barrels cracks Mihailov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
#T4#
Mihailov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barrels lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Barrels scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrels connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barrels working away from the top, dropping strikes.#ROC#Mihailov is rocked!
Barrels sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Barrels softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Mihailov is out cold! Barrels jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tu Barrels!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tu Barrels thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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Event:
SFL 90 | Half Baked
Date: Aug 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Ihantala lands a nice shot that snaps Barrels's head back.
Ihantala on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some wild striking there from Ihantala.
Barrels was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barrels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Ihantala 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barrels misses with a hook
letting Ihantala counter with a right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Barrels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barrels throws a shot to the body.
Ihantala ducks under a wild hook from Barrels.
A little jabbing left from Ihantala on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ihantala's corner calls for a 1-2. Ihantala obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrels misses the target.
Barrels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ihantala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ihantala takes a swing at Barrels's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ihantala.
Barrels misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Ihantala.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Donk. Barrels catches Ihantala right on the button with a cross.
Barrels misses with an uppercut.
Ihantala steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Barrels fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ihantala avoids it really well and circles away.
Barrels throws a right hand that misses
#KD2#
and Ihantala counters with a nice right hand that sends Barrels toppling to the canvas! Barrels scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ihantala finish him?!#ROC2#Barrels is rocked!
Ihantala misses with a wild body shot.
Oh Barrels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barrels lands an overhand right.
Barrels seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ihantala takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barrels works the jab nicely.
Barrels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ihantala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barrels moves out of range as Ihantala strikes.
Barrels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ihantala's hands.#CL2#
Ihantala has closed the distance and engaged Barrels in a clinch.
Barrels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barrels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ihantala backwards. #T2#
Ihantala blocks the elbow strike.
Barrels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ihantala.
A short right from Barrels on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ihantala.
Barrels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ihantala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ihantala.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ihantala.
A nice left hand lands by Ihantala.
Ihantala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ihantala tries a body shot but Barrels blocks it.
Ihantala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ihantala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ihantala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barrelss head.
Ihantala swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrels uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Ihantala.
Ihantala digs a right hand into Barrels's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barrels's gas tank.
Barrels is breathing heavily.
Barrels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ihantala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ihantala. #T3#
Ihantala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ihantala throws a big uppercut that drops Barrels! More strikes from Ihantala and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Barrels lies dazed against the cage as Ihantala celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tali Ihantala!
A less than humble Tali Ihantala misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
SFL 73 | Atunes vs Shipilov
Date: May 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Barrels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dentler manages to avoid it.
Dentler misses with a wild body shot.
Barrels looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dentler slips a jab from Barrels.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dentler moves out of range as Barrels strikes.
The crowd cheers as Barrels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dentler doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
Barrels rushes Dentler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barrels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dentler.
Barrels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dentler backwards.
Dentler misses with a punch on the inside.
Dentler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dentler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dentler fails to land.
Dentler has a couple of punches blocked by Barrels.
Dentler swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dentler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dentler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dentler gets through Barrels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barrels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#It looks like Jessy Dentler has been cut.#TD2#
Barrels pulls Dentler into guard.
Dentler wants to stand but Barrels is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barrels looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Dentler has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barrels is proving hard to escape from.
Dentler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barrels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dentler wants to get up but he can't break Barrels's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barrels is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Dentler is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrels working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barrels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
Dentler controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dentler regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barrels.
Dentler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barrels advances to half guard.
Barrels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barrels working Dentler over with strikes.
Barrels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dentler's head.
Barrels controlling the action here.
Barrels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dentler to regain full guard.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Dentler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dentler controls Barrels momentarily but Barrels frees himself.
Barrels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dentler is keeping the position for now.
Barrels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barrels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dentler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrels.
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dentler swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barrels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barrels looking to pass the guard.
Dentler keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barrels is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barrels moves away from the strike by Dentler.
Barrels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dentler throws an overhand right that lands on Barrels's shoulder, as Barrels tries to avoid the shot. #TD2#
Barrels closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dentler's guard.
Dentler has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Barrels is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Dentler swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrels scores with a shoulder strike.
Barrels is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dentler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jessy Dentler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Barrels connects with a right hand. Dentler shakes it off.
Dentler lands with a straight right. Barrels didn't see that one coming.
Barrels ducks under a wild hook from Dentler.
Dentler lands a jab to the nose.
Barrels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Barrels darts in and clinches Dentler up against the cage.
Dentler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barrels lands with a light punch inside.
Barrels works on Dentler's body with a couple of short punches.
Barrels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Barrels manages to break the clinch.
Dentler slips under a jab from Barrels.
Barrels grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Dentler takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Barrels cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tu Barrels!
Tu Barrels very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Jessy Dentler spoke after the fight, saying 'Man I thought we had this one. I dont know what to do from here. Ive got some soul searching to do but this could be the end for me. Thanks to everyone that has supported me.'. |
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Event:
SFL 65 | Sitsongrit vs Gunn
Date: Apr 24, 2021 |
#R1#
Barrels throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
Donowitz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donowitz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barrels shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CUT2#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Donowitz walks into a straight right hand from Barrels.
Barrels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donowitz throws a sloppy head kick
and Barrels counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Barrels looks to throw the jab but Donowitz is out of range.
Donowitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#KD2#
Donowitz lands a big uppercut and Barrels crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Barrels looks OK. Donowitz waves Barrels back to his feet!#ROC2#Barrels is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Barrels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Donowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barrels lands a nice hook to Donowitz's body. Donowitz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot lands for Barrels.
Donowitz looks to land a body kick but Barrels moved away.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barrels misses with a hook to the body
#KD2#
and Donowitz counters with a nice right hand that sends Barrels toppling to the canvas! Barrels scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Donowitz finish him?!
Oh Barrels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrels throws a body shot but no joy.
Barrels lunges at Donowitz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Donowitz's hand.
Barrels seems to have got his legs back now.#T1#
Barrels misses with a lunging right hand
and Donowitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrels misses the target.
Barrels lands a nice hook to Donowitz's body. Donowitz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barrels ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Barrels throws a series of punches but Donowitz moves out of range.
Barrels moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDonowitz.
Donowitz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donowitz misses with a hook.
Donk. Donowitz catches Barrels right on the button with a cross.
Barrels misses with a body punch
and Donowitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barrels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barrels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donowitz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barrels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donowitz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Barrels. Those never looked like landing.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Barrels throws an off balance right hand
#KD2#
and Donowitz counters with a nice right hand that sends Barrels toppling to the canvas! Barrels scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Donowitz finish him?!#T2#
Barrels sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barrels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Donowitz counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Barrels is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Donny Donowitz!
Donny Donowitz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
SFL 56 | O'Neil vs Kilgore
Date: Mar 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Rutten wants to clinch.#CL2#
Rutten rushes Barrels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rutten misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rutten fails to land.
Barrels cracks Rutten with a nice body shot.
Rutten is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barrels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutten backwards. #CUT#It looks like Sebastian Rutten has been cut.
Barrels lands a right hand.
Barrels prevents a body shot from Rutten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barrels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barrels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rutten looks winded!
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barrels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barrels pushes Rutten back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Barrels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutten is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barrels is defending well.
Barrels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruttens head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barrels.
Barrels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rutten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barrels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Barrels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barrels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rutten tries a body shot but Barrels blocks it.
Rutten blocks the elbow strike.
Barrels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barrels scores with a shot to the side of Rutten's head.
Barrels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutten lands a hook that snaps the head of Barrels backwards.
Barrels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutten is defending well for now.
Rutten lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrels is looking to break free of the clinch but Rutten has double underhooks. #T2#
Rutten blocks the elbow strike.
Barrels looking to throw knees to the head but Rutten is blocking nicely.
Barrels misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Rutten.
Rutten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barrels.
Barrels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barrels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #CUT#That has opened up Sebastian Rutten's cut even more.
Barrels misses with the head strike.
Rutten blocking some punches.
#BC2#
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barrels throws a nice looking combination but Rutten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rutten lands a two punch combo.
#CL#
Barrels takes the fight into the clinch.
Barrels misses with the head strike.
Rutten cracks Barrels with a nice body shot.#T3#
Rutten lands with a short shot to the head.
Barrels throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutten.
Barrels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rutten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutten lands with a right to the head.
Barrels misses with a knee strike.
Barrels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten is trying to maintain a safe position but Barrels gets an underhook and turns Rutten into the cage.
Barrels misses with some punches.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Barrels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutten avoids it.
Rutten lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutten tries to work over Barrels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rutten misses with a body punch.
Barrels cracks Rutten with a nice body shot.
Rutten tries to throw a body punch but Barrels avoids it by throwing Rutten back against the cage.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutten lands with a light punch inside.
Rutten tries to throw a body punch but Barrels avoids it by throwing Rutten back against the cage.
Barrels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barrels missing with knees to the body.
Barrels is leaning against Rutten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rutten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barrels tries a knee to the head but Rutten blocks it.
#BC#
Barrels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Rutten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barrels, pushing him back against the cage.
Rutten misses with a body punch.
Barrels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Rutten's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Barrels misses with a looping right.
Barrels scores with a one two! Rutten had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rutten is looking to clinch.
As Rutten tries to get set, Barrels tries to push him back and clinch up but Rutten manages to avoid the attempt.
A combination from Rutten does no damage.
Barrels scores with a hook to the body. Rutten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rutten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrels was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutten.
Barrels fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutten misses the target.
Barrels wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rutten on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT#The cut above Sebastian Rutten's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rutten drops his hands momentarily and Barrels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barrels throws an overhand right that drops Rutten like a sack of potatoes! Barrels dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tu Barrels!
Tu Barrels gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
SFL 48 | Mumu vs Babinski
Date: Feb 17, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Zulu moves into the clinch successfully.
Zulu is working for takedown but Barrels is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zulu tries a body shot but Barrels blocks it.
Zulu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barrels blocking some punches.
Barrels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu blocks an uppercut.
Barrels throws a head punch that misses.
Zulu lands a nice knee to the body.
Barrels is breathing heavily.
Zulu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zulu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barrels prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zulu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barrels misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Zulu fails to land.
Zulu lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#TD2#
Zulu has hold of one of Barrels's legs. Barrels is fighting the takedown attempt but Zulu gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Zulu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zulu content to stall in guard here. #T1#
Barrels is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Barrels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zulu is one step ahead there.
Zulu works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB2#
Zulu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zulu is trying to control. Barrels wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barrels wants to get back to his feet.
Barrels tries to get to full guard but Zulu has control of the leg. #T2#
Zulu is trying to control the action in half guard but Barrels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zulu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB2#
Zulu is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barrels is not content to let Zulu control the position.
Barrels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barrels is working hard here to advance position.
Barrels wants to control but Zulu is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Zulu works his way into side control.
Zulu lands an elbow.
Zulu looks up at the clock and then as Barrels takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Zulu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Barrels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barrels is not content to let Zulu control the position.
Barrels is looking to reverse the position.
Barrels sneaks back into half guard.
Barrels is looking to improve his position.
#T4#
Zulu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zulu trying to control the action but Barrels is working from the bottom.
Barrels is pressing down on Zulu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zulu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barrels keeping full guard, as Zulu tries to pass.
Zulu distracts Barrels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zulu trying to control but Barrels is working from the bottom.
Zulu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barrels's guard.
Barrels is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Westside Martial Arts, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Zulu drops an elbow to the side of Barrels's head.
Zulu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #ROC2#Barrels is rocked!
Barrels is looking to improve his position.
Oh Barrels is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB2#
Zulu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barrels defends it well.
Barrels wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaka Zulu dominated that round.
That's time! Barrels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Barrels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zulu! But no joy.
Barrels seems to have got his legs back now.
Zulu misses with a body punch
and Barrels counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Shaka Zulu has been cut.
A slow jab from Zulu misses its intended target.
Zulu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrels.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrels misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zulu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC2#Barrels is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Barrels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zulu looks to throw the jab but Barrels is out of range.
Zulu throws a hook but Barrels avoids it easily.
Zulu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zulu lands an uppercut, right on the button! Barrels tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaka Zulu!
After winning the bout, Shaka Zulu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
SFL 41 | Hopkins vs Johnson
Date: Jan 17, 2021 |
#R1#
Barrels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrels.
Barrels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Barrels throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Barrels.
Barrels ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Barrels throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Barrels.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Barrels manages to avoid it.
Barrels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barrels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses the jab.
Barrels doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barrels fails with the takedown.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T1#
Johnson misses the jab.
A slow jab from Barrels misses its intended target.
Johnson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barrels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barrels lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barrels.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there #TD2#
and Barrels counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Barrels misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barrels postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Barrels throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnson's head but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson parries the strikes from Barrels easily there. Barrels is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrels is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T2#
Barrels sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johnson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Barrels throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barrels looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johnson is avoiding damage well.
Johnson stops Barrels from passing to mount.
Barrels has knee on belly momentarily but Johnson bucks him off and regains half guard.
Barrels trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Barrels throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Barrels advances position into side control!
Barrels sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johnson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Barrels in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barrels misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barrels tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Barrels sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johnson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson parries the strikes from Barrels easily there. Barrels is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
The ground and pound from Barrels seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #T4#
Barrels fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Barrels are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Barrels working away.
Barrels trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Barrels working the head with strikes.
Johnson is not content to let Barrels control the position.
Barrels looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johnson is avoiding damage well.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Barrels is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Barrels missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
A big right from Barrels misses.
Barrels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Barrels throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barrels throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at Academia dos Brasucas that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barrels just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Barrels with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels misses with a hook
#KD#
and Johnson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Barrels! Johnson lets Barrels back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Barrels is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrels is aggressively charging in as Johnson backs up avoiding any damage. Johnson tosses out a jab and Barrels runs right into it face first! Barrels is out cold! Johnson dropped down on all fours and is barking in Barrels's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). LaTroy Johnson!
LaTroy Johnson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
GC 362 Moonlight Battlefield
Date: Aug 29, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrels takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barrels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barrels slips under a jab from Miller.
Barrels cracks Miller with a right hand to the side of the head.#CUT2#It looks like Eddie Miller has been cut.
Barrels uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barrels as he avoids it easily.
Barrels with the counter takedown but Miller avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Barrels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrels manages to avoid it.
Miller misses with a looping left.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Barrels 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.
Barrels misses with a body punch
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Barrels misses with a body punch
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Barrels misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller jabs Barrels to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Barrels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrels needs to keep his hands up - Miller had a free shot at his head there.
Barrels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Barrels looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
It looks like Miller has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Barrels moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps Barrels's head back.
Barrels swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barrels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barrels throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab lands there for Miller.
Good shot there by Miller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Miller slips under a jab from Barrels.
Miller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barrels moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Barrels on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T2#
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#CUT2#Eddie Miller's cut is getting worse.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Barrels lands a jab-cross combination.
Barrels misses with a combination
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Barrels loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Barrels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miller doesn't seem phased though.
Barrels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Miller catches Barrels right on the button with a cross.
Barrels misses with a hook.
Barrels swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Barrels takes one on the button.
Miller misses the jab.#T3#
Barrels walks into a straight right hand from Miller.
Miller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miller cracks Barrels with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barrels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Barrels's head but Barrels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Miller.
Barrels manages to work his way to half guard, despite Miller's best efforts.
Barrels wants to sweep but Miller has passed to side control!
Barrels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Barrels is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Miller's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Miller! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Barrels has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eddie Miller!
A relieved looking Eddie Miller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
GC 359 Krieg vs Ruas
Date: Aug 08, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barrels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Barrels was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Starker.
Starker is looking to clinch but Barrels is avoiding it.
Barrels scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Starker doesn't seem bothered though.
Starker tries to clinch up but Barrels circles away and keeps his distance.
Barrels swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barrels misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Barrels misses.
Starker is looking to clinch but Barrels is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Barrels tries to keep at a distance but Starker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barrels tries to pull guard but Starker won't allow it.
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
#BC#
Barrels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Starker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barrels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starker closes the distance but Barrels moves to the side
and Barrels counters with a three punch combo that has Starker backing up. Starker nods at Barrels to acknowledge the strikes.
Paul Starker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Starker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barrels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Starker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barrels's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrels dodges an elbow strike from Starker.
Barrels looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T1#
Barrels lands with a right to the head.
Barrels missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Starker throws an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Barrels's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barrels blocks an elbow strike.
Starker lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Starker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
Barrels is trying to pull guard but Starker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Starker misses with an elbow over the top.
Barrels lands with a right to the head.
Barrels blocks an elbow strike.
Barrels misses with an elbow over the top.
Barrels blocks an elbow strike from Starker.
#TD#
Barrels decides to pull guard.
Starker has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Intergalactic Guerrilla Boxing. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Starker is looking to stand up but Barrels won't let him.
Barrels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Starker manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Barrels postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barrels scoring with some ground and pound.
Barrels postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T2#
Barrels lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barrels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Starker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barrels postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Starker keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Barrels is working Starker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barrels stops Starker from standing up.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Starker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barrels throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Barrels postures up in Starker's guard and throws a big left but Starker blocks it.
Barrels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barrels wants to pass the guard but Starker is keeping the position.
Starker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barrels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barrels lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Starker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrels throws an elbow that misses. Starker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barrels's guard. Nice move by Starker!#REVB#
Starker wants to stand but Barrels is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barrels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Starker manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T4#
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Starker has wrist control.
Barrels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barrels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Starker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Starker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starker wants to stand up but Barrels is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL2#
Starker has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Barrels manages to pull guard.
Tu Barrels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barrels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Starker manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Barrels is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barrels is in close to Starker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barrels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Starker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barrels postures up in Starker's guard and throws a big left but Starker blocks it.
Barrels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starker can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barrels stops Starker from standing up.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing.
Barrels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1##ES2#
Starker wriggles free and stands up. #CL2#
Starker drives through and clinches with Barrels against the cage.
Starker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Starker lands an elbow inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barrels.
Barrels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Starker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Starker throws an elbow but it misses.
Starker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barrels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barrels blocks an elbow strike from Starker.
#TD#
Barrels has Starker pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Barrels pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Starker tumbling to the mat - Barrels dives into Starker's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Starker has wrist control.#T2#
Starker keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Barrels scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barrels passes Starker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barrels throwing shots but Starker is blocking nicely.
Barrels prevents Starker from standing back up.
Barrels is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but Starker defending well.
Barrels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T3#
Barrels lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barrels lands with a punch from half guard.
Barrels working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Starker wants to get back to his feet.
Barrels throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Starker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Barrels works his foot free and advances to mount.
Barrels lands with some strikes.#T4#
Barrels working Starker over with strikes here.
Barrels breaks from Starker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barrels throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Starker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Barrels.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrels connects with a bit shot that sees Starker covering up! More strikes from Barrels and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Barrels is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tu Barrels!
Tu Barrels managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conquer, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Paul Starker had this to say: 'I`LL BE BACK@#$%!'. |
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Event:
UnderGround FC 140
Date: Jul 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Donowitz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barrels swings widly with a right hand
and Donowitz counters with a nice leg kick.
Donowitz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Donowitz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barrels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barrels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#CUT#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Donowitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrels manages to avoid it.
Barrels thuds a left hand into Donowitz's body.
Donowitz misses with a leg kick.
Donowitz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barrels bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Donowitz's head backwards.#CUT2#It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Barrels lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Barrels moved out of range.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
Donowitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
#TD2#
Barrels dives in and scores a takedown into Donowitz's guard.
Donowitz wants to sweep here but Barrels controlling him for the moment.
Barrels postures up.
Barrels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donowitz is keeping the position for now.
Barrels makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barrels is working Donowitz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barrels is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #CUT2#Donny Donowitz's cut is getting worse.
Donowitz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barrels trying to control but Donowitz is working from the bottom.
Donowitz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Donowitz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barrels on the ground.#T2#
Donowitz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Donowitz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barrels is one step ahead there.
Barrels distracts Donowitz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#CUT2#Jeez, Donny Donowitz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Donny Donowitz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tu Barrels!
Tu Barrels made sure to mention his sponsor, Conquer in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
UnderGround FC 130
Date: Jun 06, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kekkonen's head.
Barrels darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kekkonen avoids the body shot from Barrels.
Kekkonen swinging wildly here.
Kekkonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kekkonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrels. Kekkonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kekkonen throws out a counter right but Barrels avoids it with no problem.
Barrels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekkonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barrels throws out the jab.
Kekkonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barrels shoots in for a double leg but Kekkonen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#T1#
Barrels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen throws a lazy right hand but Barrels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kekkonen lands a nice hook to Barrels's body. Barrels takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrels throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kekkonen on the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barrels darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kekkonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barrels gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barrels misses the jab.
It seemed like Kekkonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barrels ducks under a wild hook from Kekkonen.
Barrels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kekkonen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've been told by Barrels's head coaches at Clinch Pride that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barrels swings for the body but Kekkonen moves out of range.
Kekkonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barrels with a body shot.#T2#
Kekkonen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kekkonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barrels.
Barrels slips a jab from Kekkonen.
Barrels attempts a counter takedown but Kekkonen avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kekkonen avoids the body shot from Barrels.
Barrels misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Kekkonen counters with a takedown into side control.
Barrels gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barrels wants to improve his position but Kekkonen is controlling well.
#SUB#
Barrels is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kekkonen pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Kekkonen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barrels is just riding it out for now. Kekkonen eventually gives up the hold.
Kekkonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barrels's head. #T3#
Barrels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kekkonen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barrels with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barrels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kekkonen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Barrels moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barrels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kekkonen passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kekkonen trying to pass the guard but Barrels defending well.
Ground and pound from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barrels has hold of Kekkonen's hands but Kekkonen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kekkonen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kekkonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barrels moves into full guard.
#T4#
Kekkonen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kekkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Barrels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Barrels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kekkonen's guard. #REVR#
Kekkonen lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Kekkonen keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Kekkonen is trying to control the position but Barrels postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kekkonen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kekkonen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barrels's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barrels working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kekkonen's head.
Kekkonen trying to strike off his back.
Barrels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kekkonen controls Barrels momentarily but Barrels frees himself.
Kekkonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 Tu Barrels 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#
Kekkonen lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from Kekkonen finds it's target.
A big left from Barrels misses.
Barrels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kekkonen throws an off balance right hand
and Barrels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrels throws an off balance right hand
and Barrels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kekkonen misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Barrels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barrels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barrels drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kekkonen cracks Barrels with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
Barrels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#KD2#
and Kekkonen counters with a left hand that sends Barrels to the canvas! #ROC2#Barrels is rocked!
Kekkonen passes into half guard.
Oh Barrels is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barrels is looking for a sweep. Kekkonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kekkonen lands with a punch from half guard.
Kekkonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barrels does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kekkonen is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Barrels is hurt! He's hurt bad - Kekkonen fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Barrels from any more punishment! Congratulations to Kekkonen! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sauli Kekkonen!
Sauli Kekkonen thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
UnderGround FC 121
Date: May 09, 2020 |
#R1#
Donowitz throws a lazy uppercut
letting Barrels counter with a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Donowitz swings widly with a right hand
#TD2#
and Barrels counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Donowitz!
Donowitz is trying to buck Barrels off.
Barrels lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Donowitz pushes Barrels away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Barrels gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Barrels tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barrels misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barrels in side control lands a decent elbow. #CUT2#
Donny Donowitz's cut is getting worse.
Check out the look on Barrels's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#CUT2#
Donny Donowitz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barrels working the body and head with strikes. #CUT2#
Jeez, Donny Donowitz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Donny Donowitz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tu Barrels!
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Event:
UnderGround FC 112
Date: Apr 11, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
Drago gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Barrels's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barrels gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barrels is not content to let Drago control the position.
Drago looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barrels with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barrels is looking to control Drago's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barrels avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Barrels manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago stopping the sweep attempt from Barrels.
Barrels seems keen to control Drago's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Barrels has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Drago makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Drago preventing the sweep. #T1#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barrels holds on and takes a little breather.
Drago throws an elbow that misses. Barrels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Drago's guard. Nice move by Barrels!#REVB#
Barrels won't allow Drago to sweep him here.
Drago lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Barrels pulls Drago in to control the position.
Drago landing with the ground and pound.
Barrels has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barrels's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Barrels.
Barrels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drago's guard. #REVB##T2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drago is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Drago missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drago is nestled in close to Barrels, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barrels keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Barrels has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drago is working away from the top position though.
Drago drops an elbow to the side of Barrels's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrels is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Drago's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Drago's back!
Barrels doesn't have the hooks in and Drago manages to turn into his guard.
Barrels told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Drago landing some decent shots from guard.
Drago throwing strikes but missing.
Drago pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barrels is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Drago won't allow Barrels to sweep him here.
Barrels working a defensive guard here.
Barrels is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drago accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barrels has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barrels is continuing to stall.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Barrels.#T4#
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.
Drago throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barrels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drago might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barrels controlling the position.
Drago preventing the sweep.
Drago scoring with some ground and pound.
Barrels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drago is controlling him.
Drago scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barrels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drago is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drago wants to control from the top but Barrels keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drago's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Drago scoring with some ground and pound.
Drago throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barrels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drago in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drago scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Drago makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Downwith Drago dominated that 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.
#R2#
Barrels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drago shoots in but no luck this time.
Barrels lands with a shot to the body.
Drago goes for a double leg but Barrels avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barrels continues to drive forward.
Barrels swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Downwith Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barrels throws out the jab. #TD#
Drago fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barrels sprawls well initially but Drago persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Drago prevents Barrels from improving his position.
Drago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barrels is trying to control but Drago manages to pass to mount!
Barrels tries to reverse the position but Drago maintains control.
Barrels tries to hold on but Drago pushes him away.
Barrels is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barrels wants to hold on but Drago pushes him away.#T1#
Drago landing strikes, looking to finish!
Drago with shots to the head and body - Barrels looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barrels wants to hold on but Drago pushes him away.
Barrels really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barrels in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barrels wants to control but Drago is having none of it.
Barrels might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Drago haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barrels can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drago landing shots from mount. #ROC#
Barrels is rocked!
Drago loads up with a big shot that hurts Barrels! He's pulled Drago in close but Drago has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Barrels survive? More strikes from Drago and Barrels is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Downwith Drago!
An out of breath and clearly excited Downwith Drago thanked VanDam Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Event:
UnderGround FC 106
Date: Mar 21, 2020 |
#R1#
Barrels lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barrels misses with an uppercut. Grapple saw that one coming.
Grapple bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barrels's head backwards.
Barrels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grapple wants to clinch up but Barrels keeps it at a distance.
Grapple moves out of range of the strikes.
Grapple is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Barrels.
Grapple lands a jab to the head.
#CL#
Grapple clinches up with Barrels and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Grapple's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barrels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barrels swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grapple ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grapple throws a combination that misses
and Barrels counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barrels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spike Grapple seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrels connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grapple misses with a lunging right hand
and Barrels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grapple is looking to clinch but Barrels is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Barrels misses.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrels. Grapple does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Grapple was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grapple looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barrels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT2#
It looks like Spike Grapple has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Grapple has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barrels throws a poor cross that misses
and Grapple counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barrels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grapple ducks under a wild hook from Barrels.
Grapple tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barrels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barrels drops Grapple with a huge uppercut! Grapple drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Barrels is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tu Barrels!
The defeated Spike Grapple had this to say: 'Thanks for coming '.
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Event:
WCF 10: Hradek vs Sage
Date: Feb 15, 2020 |
#R1#
Barrels's jab looks to have found its range, popping Berrio under the eye.
Barrels scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barrels scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Berrio looks winded!
Barrels is stalking Berrio. Berrio circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Barrels, and it's lights out! Berrio really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tu Barrels!
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Event:
WCF 6: Dudayev vs Furgesson
Date: Jan 18, 2020 |
#R1#
Barrels lands an overhand right.
Barrels thuds his right hand into Bright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bright tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barrels defends well and Bright ends up having to push Barrels into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bright shoots for a takedown but Barrels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice jab there from Barrels.
Barrels scores with a shot to the body.
#TD#
Barrels gets caught napping as Bright dives in and scores a takedown. Barrels manages to retain guard.
Bright being controlled here momentarily. #SUB#
Bright drops back looking for a leg! Barrels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barrels manages to kick Bright off! Bright jumps back into Barrels's guard.
Barrels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bright is one step ahead there.
Barrels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Bright trying to control the position from guard on top but Barrels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barrels is keeping the position for now.
Bright passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB#
Bright is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barrels has escaped the position, nice work there.
Barrels told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Barrels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barrels sneaks back into half guard.
Barrels is looking for a sweep. Bright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barrels manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barrels has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T2#
Barrels keeping moving, preventing Bright from controlling successfully.
Bright might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Bright is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bright postures up in Barrels's guard and throws a big left but Barrels blocks it.
Barrels wants to get back to his feet but Bright is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barrels is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barrels is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barrels can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barrels keeping moving, preventing Bright from controlling successfully.
Barrels is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barrels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bright manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Barrels stands up over Bright, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T3##SUB#
Bright escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barrels gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Bright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barrels defends well.
Barrels lands a couple of elbows.#SUB#
Bright had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barrels defends it easily.#SUB#
Bright looking for a guillotine here but Barrels defends easily.
Barrels passes into half guard. #T4#
Barrels working Bright over with strikes.
Barrels looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barrels scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barrels is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Bright is hurt! He's hurt bad - Barrels fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Bright from any more punishment! Congratulations to Barrels! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tu Barrels!
Bill Bright spoke after the fight, saying 'I hate millwall'.
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Event:
WCF 2: Uno vs Gunnarsson
Date: Dec 21, 2019 |
#R1#
Barrels scores with a three punch combo!
#CUT#
It looks like Frank Rucco has been cut.
Barrels connects with a nice looking jab.
Barrels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrels jabs at Rucco's body.
Barrels connects with a single shot there.
Barrels lands a lovely overhand right.
Barrels lands an uppercut, right on the button! Rucco tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tu Barrels!
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