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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Barbarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mantegna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbarino comes to the cage accompanied by The Barbarino song. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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275 lbs
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242 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinnie Barbarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Mantegna!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbarino throws a leg kick but Mantegna sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mantegna throws a head kick that misses.
Mantegna throws a poor cross that misses
and Mantegna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mantegna, as that shot connected.
It looks like Vinnie Barbarino has been cut.
Barbarino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbarino slips a jab and a cross from Mantegna.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbarino misses the target.
Mantegna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbarino circles away quickly and effectively.
Mantegna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbarino counters with a nice body shot.
Mantegna throws a right hand that Barbarino ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbarino also avoids with ease.
Mantegna throws a head kick that misses.
Barbarino fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mantegna checks it well.
Mantegna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mantegna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbarino.
Mantegna staying out of range there.
Mantegna swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarino connects with an inside leg kick.
Mantegna looks to land a combination but Barbarino avoids it well.
Mantegna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbarino avoids the body shot from Mantegna.
Mantegna tests Barbarino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mantegna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tony Mantegna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mantegna tries to bum rush Barbarino with a series of wild strikes but Barbarino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbarino dodges the punch combination from Mantegna.
Mantegna moves away from the strike by Barbarino.
Barbarino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbarino shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantegna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbarino lands with an overhand left.
Barbarino closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mantegna's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mantegna is on top in guard.
Mantegna throwing strikes but missing.
Mantegna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barbarino looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbarino, not yet.
Barbarino is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mantegna defends well.
Mantegna throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mantegna is looking for a sweep. Barbarino is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barbarino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mantegna defending well though.
Barbarino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mantegna defending well though.
Mantegna holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Barbarino has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mantegna is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino tries to control but Mantegna wriggling away.
Barbarino with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mantegna wants to hold on but Barbarino pushes him away.
Barbarino throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mantegna because Barbarino loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbarino lands a nice shot to the head.
Barbarino 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.
Mantegna manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Barbarino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Barbarino's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barbarino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mantegna's calf.
Mantegna looks to land a body kick but Barbarino moved away.
Mantegna chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbarino can pounce on him.
Mantegna lands a body shot.
Mantegna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbarino lands with a hook. Mantegna tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mantegna just misses with a punch to the body.
Tony Mantegna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbarino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mantegna.
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!
Barbarino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mantegna sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbarino somewhat.
Nice sprawl there from Mantegna as Barbarino shoots in.
Mantegna walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantegna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mantegna misses with a straight left.
Mantegna throws a jab when Barbarino was well out of range.
Vinnie Barbarino is winning the standup battle so far.
Mantegna misses with a two punch combination.
Barbarino scores with a hook to the body. Mantegna takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbarino lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mantegna walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mantegna is rocked!
Mantegna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mantegna is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbarino finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mantegna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbarino.
Barbarino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mantegna seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbarino. That's going to slow Mantegna down.
Barbarino connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mantegna's hands.
Mantegna thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantegna loads up on a big right hand but Barbarino slips the punch.
Mantegna misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Mantegna.
Mantegna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbarino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mantegna throws a body punch but Barbarino moves out of range.
Barbarino shoots in and bounces Mantegna off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Barbarino with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mantegna wants to sweep here but Barbarino controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mantegna 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.
Barbarino wants to control from the top but Mantegna keeps moving.
Barbarino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mantegna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barbarino.
Barbarino wants to pass the guard but Mantegna is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantegna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barbarino.
Vinnie Barbarino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbarino trying to control the position from guard on top but Mantegna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barbarino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barbarino landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbarino postures up in Mantegna's guard and throws a big left but Mantegna blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Barbarino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Barbarino's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mantegna gets caught flat footed, as Barbarino shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barbarino accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barbarino is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mantegna has his feet on Barbarino's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Barbarino scores with a sloppy right hand. Mantegna should have avoided that one.
Mantegna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mantegna.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mantegna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbarino shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mantegna pinned against the cage. Mantegna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tony Mantegna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mantegna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantegna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbarino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbarino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mantegna. That did some damage!
Mantegna looks for the body kick but Barbarino saw that one coming.
Mantegna throws a nice head kick!
Vinnie Barbarino's cut is getting worse.
Mantegna throws a series of punches but Barbarino moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mantegna checks a leg kick.
Barbarino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mantegna.
Mantegna throws a series of punches but Barbarino avoids them all with ease.
Barbarino throws out a powerful jab.
Barbarino lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbarino cracks Mantegna with a big right hand and Mantegna goes down!
Barbarino throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mantegna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tony Mantegna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mantegna holds on and takes a little breather.
Barbarino arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Mantegna's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vinnie Barbarino!
A relieved looking Vinnie Barbarino 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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