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Event:
Striking Masters 13
Date: Mar 14, 2020 |
#R1#
Barra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rosewarne.
Rosewarne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rosewarne throws a body punch but Barra moves out of range.
Rosewarne throws a hook to the side of Barra's head but Barra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rosewarne throws a body punch but Barra moves out of range.
Rosewarne looks to land a left hand but Barra moved out of range nicely.
Branok Rosewarne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosewarne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rosewarne throws a shot to the body.
Rosewarne takes a jab right on the kisser.
#CL#
Barra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosewarne's elbow.
Rosewarne slows down the pace here.
Barra throws a head punch that misses.
Rosewarne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barra up against the ropes.
Rosewarne blocking some punches.
#T1#
Barra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barra misses with some punches.
Rosewarne is looking to control Barra's arms but Barra gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rosewarne has his back to the ropes.
Barra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rosewarne tries to break free but Barra pushes him back against the ropes.
Rosewarne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rosewarne pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Rosewarne takes a shot to the head.
Rosewarne tries to work over Barra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barra tries a body shot but Rosewarne blocks it.
#T2#
Rosewarne is trying to push Barra away but Barra has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Barra can't find room to land a body shot as Rosewarne controls the action.
Barra looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Barra throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosewarne.
Barra has Rosewarne pressed against the ropes, preventing Rosewarne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rosewarne takes a shot to the head.
Rosewarne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barra tries to work over Rosewarne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Rosewarne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rosewarne throws a punch but it's blocked by Barra.
Barra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosewarne prevents a body shot from Barra.
Rosewarne taking a breather.
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 Harry Barra will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Rosewarne scores with a hook to the body. Barra takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rosewarne feints a jab promting Barra to slip. Rosewarne then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barra slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rosewarne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rosewarne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barra moves away.
Rosewarne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barra rather than just go for the knockout.
Rosewarne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barra was well out of range. Poor timing from Rosewarne.
Barra cracks Rosewarne with a good jab.
Rosewarne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rosewarne closes the distance and catches Barra with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Barra is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Barra is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Barra is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Rosewarne takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Branok Rosewarne!
In his post fight interview, Branok Rosewarne started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Striking Masters 10
Date: Feb 15, 2020 |
#R1#
Whittaker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barra tries to clinch up.
Whittaker misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Barra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL#
Barra pushes Whittaker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barra misses with a punch to the body.
Barra misses with a punch to the body.
Whittaker is trying to break the clinch but Barra has him pressed against the ropes.
Whittaker wants to get back to striking at distance but Barra won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whittaker tries to break free but Barra pushes him back against the ropes.
Barra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whittaker blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Barra tries to work over Whittaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barra can't find room to land a body shot as Whittaker controls the action.
Whittaker is trying to push Barra away but Barra has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Barra has Whittaker pressed against the ropes, preventing Whittaker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Whittaker prevents a body shot from Barra.
Barra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whittaker's elbow.
Barra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barra misses with a punch to the body.
Barra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whittaker's elbow.
Barra tries to throw a body punch but Whittaker avoids it by throwing Barra back against the ropes.
Barra looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Barra throws a head punch that misses.
Barra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barra lands a shoulder strike.
Whittaker wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T2#
A frustrated look appears on Whittaker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whittaker blocks a body shot from Barra.
Barra digs a right hand underneath Whittaker's ribcage. Whittaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whittaker tries to break free but Barra pushes him back against the ropes.
Whittaker working hard to break the clinch.
Whittaker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whittaker tries to break the clinch but Barra is controlling the position.
Barra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whittaker's efforts to push away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whittaker tries to break free but Barra pushes him back against the ropes.
Whittaker wants to get back to striking at distance but Barra won't allow it.
Barra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Barra dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Barra clinches with his opponent.
Whittaker has had enough of the clinch but Barra keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Barra fails to land.
Whittaker prevents a body shot from Barra.
Barra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whittaker can do to turn this around?
Whittaker can't break the clinch.
Barra prevents Whittaker from breaking the clinch.
Barra misses with a punch to the body.
Whittaker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barra throws a punch but it's blocked by Whittaker.
Barra tries to work over Whittaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barra is working Whittaker over against the ropes.
Whittaker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barra misses with a punch to the body.
Barra misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1#
Barra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whittaker backwards.
Whittaker is trying to force a seperation but Barra has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whittaker.
Whittaker takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Barra.
Barra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Barra.
Harry Barra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barra tries to throw a body punch but Whittaker avoids it by throwing Barra back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Barra fails to land.
Whittaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Barra has double underhooks.
Barra misses with the head strike.
Whittaker wants to break free but Barra has control.
A short left from Barra.
Whittaker has had enough of the clinch but Barra keeps him there for the moment.
Whittaker prevents a body shot from Barra. #T2#
Barra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barra tries to work over Whittaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Whittaker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whittaker is trying to break the clinch but Barra has him pressed against the ropes.
Whittaker is trying to break the clinch but Barra has him pressed against the ropes.
Barra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Barra misses with a body punch.
Barra swings wildly with an uppercut but Whittaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barra swings wildly with an uppercut but Whittaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Barra dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Barra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barra tries to close the distance and clinch but Whittaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barra fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Barra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Barra can't find room to land a body shot as Whittaker controls the action.
Barra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barra.
Whittaker prevents a body shot from Barra.
Nice body punch from Barra - that landed with a thud.
Barra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker wants to break free but Barra has control.
Barra tries to work over Whittaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whittaker wants to get back to striking at distance but Barra won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Barra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whittaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Barra has double underhooks. #T1#
Barra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whittaker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whittaker.
Nice body punch from Barra - that landed with a thud.
Whittaker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barra has him pressed against the ropes.
Barra works on Whittaker's body with a couple of short punches.
Barra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whittaker can't break the clinch.
Whittaker working hard to break the clinch.
Barra swings wildly with an uppercut but Whittaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whittaker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T2#
Barra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whittaker's efforts to push away.
Barra lands a left hand.
Barra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whittaker tries to circle away but Barra has him pinned against the ropes.
Barra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whittaker tries to break free but Barra pushes him back against the ropes.
Barra digs a right hand underneath Whittaker's ribcage. Whittaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barra throws a punch but it's blocked by Whittaker.
Barra prevents Whittaker from breaking the clinch.
Barra misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barra misses with a body punch.
Barra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnathon Whittaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harry Barra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whittaker is trying to push Barra away but Barra has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Whittaker tries a knee to the head but Barra blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Barra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barra, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Barra!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 948 Round 1
Date: Jan 19, 2020 |
#R1##TD2#
Vermeer looking to score a takedown here. Barra is defending well but Vermeer drives through and ends up in Barra's guard.
Vermeer preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barra is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SU2#
Vermeer stands up from Barra's guard - Vermeer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vermeer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barra pinned against the cage. Barra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barra stuffs the takedown attempt from Vermeer. Vermeer gets slowly back to his feet.
Harry Barra 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.
Barra wants to clinch up but Vermeer keeps it at a distance.
Barra fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vermeer on the side of the head.
Vermeer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barra.#CL2#
Vermeer pushes Barra up against the cage in a clinch.
Barra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T1#
Barra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vermeer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barra lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vermeer has Barra pushed against the cage.
Barra takes a shot to the head.
Barra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vermeer avoids it.
Barra lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vermeer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barra or not.
Barra is breathing heavily.
Barra struggles to land a body shot inside as Vermeer controls his hands.
Vermeer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vermeer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barra is defending well for now.#BC2#
Vermeer breaks the clinch.
#TD2#
Vermeer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vermeer lands in his opponent's guard.
Vermeer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T2##SU2#
Vermeer gets to his feet. Barra looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #TD2#
Vermeer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Barra is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Vermeer dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#REVR#
A lull in the action here.
Vermeer is working Barra over with some ground and pound from side control. #T3##SU2#
Vermeer decides to take the fight back to the feet. #TD2#
Vermeer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barra manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vermeer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barra's head.
Barra can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vermeer controls the pace.#SU2#
Vermeer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #TD2#
Vermeer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Barra tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Barra is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T4#
Vermeer controlling his opponent.
Vermeer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeer landing punches. #SUB2#
Vermeer looking for a guillotine from mount but Barra is having none of it.
Vermeer controlling the position easily from mount.
Vermeer dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Vermeer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Barra blocks a head kick by Vermeer.
#TD2#
Vermeer shoots in and bounces Barra off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vermeer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vermeer postures up and lands a big shot to Barra's brow.
Barra has control of Vermeer's left arm, preventing Vermeer from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer stands up over Barra, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vermeer forces his way into half guard.#SU2#
Vermeer decides to stand up. #T1##CL2#
Vermeer clinches.
Vermeer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barra keeps control of Vermeer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barra managing to block the knees to the body from Vermeer.
Vermeer leaning his opponent against the cage.#TD2#
Vermeer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Barra is trying to keep an underhook but Vermeer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Barra trying to hold on to Vermeer's head to control him but Vermeer postures up.
Vermeer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T2##SUB2#
Vermeer seems to be looking for submissions.
Vermeer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vermeer works his way into side control.
Barra is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #SUB2#
Vermeer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T3#
Barra on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vermeer just content to control the position. #SU2#
Vermeer decides to stand back up. Vermeer steps back and let's Barra get back to his feet.
Vermeer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vermeer misses with an attempted mid kick.
#CL2#
Vermeer gets a clinch. #TD2#
Vermeer has picked Barra up - he's going for a ride! Vermeer dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T4#
Vermeer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vermeer controlling his opponent.
Vermeer scoring with strikes but Barra is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vermeer working the ground and pound effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Vermeer working for a submission but Barra is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Vermeer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Vermeer closes the distance and pushes Barra back into the cage.#TD2#
Vermeer has Barra pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vermeer pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Barra tumbling to the mat - Vermeer dives into Barra's guard.
Barra is wriggling around but Vermeer manages to pass to half guard.
#REVR#
Vermeer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vermeer stops Barra from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vermeer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T1#
Vermeer moves nicely into side control.
Rico Vermeer has got the better of the ground game so far.#SU2#
Vermeer stands up and beckons Barra to his feet. #TD2#
Vermeer feints and as Barra raises his hands in defense, Vermeer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vermeer scoring with some ground and pound.
Barra trying to control the position.
Vermeer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barra's head.#T2#
Vermeer pushes down on Barra's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vermeer moves into full mount! Barra won't be happy about that! #SU2#
Vermeer stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.#TD2#
Vermeer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Vermeer scores with a couple of short elbows.
Barra seems a little lost for a moment, as Vermeer dominates the positioning.#SUB2#
Vermeer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barra knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vermeer moves into full mount! #T3#
Vermeer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #SUB2#
Vermeer working for a submission but Barra is keeping him at bay.
Barra takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#ROC2#
Barra is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Harry Barra has been cut.#T4#
Vermeer postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Barra is out cold - huge knockout for Vermeer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rico Vermeer!
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