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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spurro Sparre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sexy and I Know It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spurro Sparre!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparre misses with a combination
and Barry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sparre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sparre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Sparre.
We've been informed that Sparre 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.
Sparre throws a series of punches but Barry moves out of range.
Sparre lands with a nice combination. Barry backs away looking to recover.
Sparre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barry.
Sparre breaks the clinch.
Sparre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparre throws a series of punches but Barry moves out of range.
Sparre throws a sloppy head kick and Barry moves out of range easily.
Barry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pros Ya Knows in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barry counters by clinching up.
Sparre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sparre looks to land a combination but Barry avoids it well.
Barry avoids the head kick by Sparre.
Sparre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Sparre both land. Nice combination.
Barry blocks a head kick by Sparre.
Sparre misses with a left hand
and Barry moves into the clinch.
Sparre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spurro Sparre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sparre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sparre tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses
and Barry counters by moving into the clinch.
Sparre breaks the clinch.
Sparre looks to throw the jab but Barry is out of range.
Barry staying out of range there.
Sparre just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparre misses with a head kick.
Barry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barry avoids the head kick by Sparre.
Spurro Sparre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparre lands with a kick to the temple. Barry shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A big left from Sparre misses.
Sparre throws a head kick but Barry moves out of range.
Sparre misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry slips a jab from Sparre.
A head kick misses from Sparre.
Barry dodges the punch combination from Sparre.
Sparre misses with a head kick.
Barry staying out of range there.
Sparre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barry blocks a head kick by Sparre.
Sparre misses with an uppercut
and Barry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sparre managing to block the knees to the body from Barry.
Barry missing with knees to the body.
Sparre manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry moves out of range of the strikes.
Sparre motions for Barry to come forward. Sparre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sparre thows a body shot but no joy.
Barry avoids the head kick by Sparre.
Barry blocks a head kick by Sparre.
Sparre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barry.
Sparre throws a poor cross that misses
and Barry counters by moving into the clinch.
Sparre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sparre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sparre throws a sloppy head kick
and Barry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Sparre.
Sparre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barry circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spurro Sparre 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.
Sparre tries to bum rush Barry with a series of wild strikes but Barry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spurro Sparre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sparre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sparre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Sparre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A lazy body kick from Sparre
and Barry counters by moving into the clinch.
Sparre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses
and Barry moves into the clinch.
Sparre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses
and Barry moves into the clinch.
Barry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparre avoids it.
Sparre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparre manages to break the clinch.
Sparre throws a sloppy head kick
and Barry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barry.
Sparre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sparre 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.
Barry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sparre throws a sloppy head kick and Barry moves out of range easily.
Sparre throws a sloppy head kick and Barry moves out of range easily.
Sparre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Sparre.
Sparre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sparre is breathing heavily.
Sparre throws a sloppy head kick and Barry moves out of range easily.
Barry blocks a head kick by Sparre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Sparre misses
and Barry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sparre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparre avoids it.
Sparre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sparre throws out a loose jab but Barry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparre throws a sloppy head kick
and Barry counters by clinching up.
Sparre managing to block the knees to the body from Barry.
Sparre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sparre cracks Barry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barry circles away quickly and effectively.
Sparre swings widly with a right hand
and Barry moves into the clinch.
Sparre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry staying out of range there.
A head kick by Sparre misses
and Barry counters by clinching up.
Sparre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses
and Barry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sparre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sparre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses
and Barry counters by moving into the clinch.
Barry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sparre is defending well for now.
Sparre breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Sparre misses
and Barry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sparre manages to break the clinch.
Pat Barry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparre throws a hook but Barry blocks it.
A head kick misses from Sparre.
Sparre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barry counters by moving into the clinch.
Barry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparre avoids it.
Barry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparre avoids it.
Sparre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sparre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick by Sparre misses
and Barry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sparre breaks the clinch.
Barry avoids the head kick by Sparre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spurro Sparre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparre misses the target.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sparre looks to score with a jab to the body but Barry is just out of range.
Barry defending well as Sparre loads up on a big left hand.
Sparre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sparre misses with a body punch
and Barry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barry.
Sparre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Sparre misses.
A head kick misses from Sparre.
Sparre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sparre throws a hook to the side of Barry's head but Barry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparre throws a sloppy head kick and Barry moves out of range easily.
Sparre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparre cracks Barry with a good jab.
Barry ducks under a wild hook from Sparre.
Barry slips under a jab.
Sparre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barry moves forwards but Sparre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick by Sparre misses
and Barry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparre avoids it.
Sparre avoiding damage as Barry throws knees to the body.
Sparre manages to break the clinch.
Sparre misses with a few strikes there.
Sparre throws a series of punches but Barry moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sparre.
Sparre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sparre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barry defending well as Sparre loads up on a big left hand.
Barry avoids the head kick by Sparre.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sparre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sparre throws a sloppy head kick and Barry moves out of range easily.
Sparre misses with a lunging right hand
and Barry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barry lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Sparre.
Sparre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sparre throws a sloppy head kick and Barry moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Sparre.
Barry moves out of range of the strikes.
Sparre throws a sloppy head kick
and Barry counters by clinching up.
Sparre breaks from the clinch.
Barry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparre.
Sparre misses with a straight right.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses
and Barry moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Sparre misses
and Barry moves into the clinch.
Barry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Barry.
Sparre manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Sparre misses.
Sparre misses with a left hand
and Barry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparre breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparre. Barry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sparre tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spurro Sparre really dominated that round.
That's time! Barry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses
and Barry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sparre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sparre throws a right hand that Barry ducks under and follows up with a left that Barry also avoids with ease.
Sparre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sparre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barry's head.
Sparre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sparre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sparre throws a lazy head kick
and Barry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barry.
Barry trying to land knees to the body.
Sparre breaks from the clinch.
Sparre is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sparre throws a right and a left that Barry avoids nicely.
Sparre throws a sloppy head kick and Barry moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Sparre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Sparre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick by Sparre misses
and Barry counters by moving into the clinch.
Barry working Sparre over with knees to the body.
Sparre looking to slow down the pace here.
Sparre manages to break the clinch.
Sparre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barry manages to avoid it.
Sparre throws a leg kick
and Barry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barry.
Sparre manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Sparre.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sparre misses with a left hand
and Barry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barry.
Barry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sparre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sparre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sparre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sparre throws a lazy uppercut
and Barry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparre manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry slips under a jab from Sparre.
Sparre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Sparre misses
and Barry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barry lands with a light punch inside.
Sparre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sparre misses with a head kick.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sparre misses with a head kick.
Barry avoids the head kick by Sparre.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sparre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparre misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparre throws a lazy uppercut
and Barry counters by clinching up.
Sparre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sparre misses with a hook
and Barry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barry.
Sparre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Sparre misses.
Sparre is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barry walks into a stiff left hand from Sparre.
Sparre misses with a hook. Barry ducked under it nicely.
Sparre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sparre throws a sloppy head kick
and Barry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spurro Sparre dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sparre misses with a two punch combination.
Sparre throws a combination that misses
and Barry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sparre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sparre misses the shot to the body.
Sparre misses with a head kick.
Sparre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sparre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barry checks a leg kick nicely.
Sparre throws an off balance right hand
and Barry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sparre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barry avoids the head kick by Sparre.
Sparre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barry moves into the clinch.
Sparre is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparre manages to break the clinch.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses.
Sparre throws a series of punches but Barry moves out of range.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses
and Barry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sparre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sparre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sparre avoiding damage as Barry throws knees to the body.
Pat Barry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sparre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sparre misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Sparre.
Sparre lands a head kick. Barry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barry avoids the head kick by Sparre.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses
and Barry counters by clinching up.
Barry working Sparre over with knees to the body.
Sparre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sparre throws a lazy head kick
and Barry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sparre manages to break the clinch.
Sparre tries to bum rush Barry with a series of wild strikes but Barry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparre throws a low kick, looking for Barry's leg but Barry calmly moves out of range.
Sparre throws a combination that misses
and Barry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sparre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barry trying to land knees to the body.
Sparre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sparre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sparre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sparre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spurro Sparre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry avoids the body shot from Sparre.
Sparre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Sparre misses
and Barry counters by moving into the clinch.
Barry missing with knees to the body.
Sparre breaks the clinch.
Sparre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barry.
No joy there for Sparre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sparre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barry circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sparre throws a sloppy head kick and Barry moves out of range easily.
Pat Barry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sparre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spurro Sparre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sparre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spurro Sparre!
A victorious Spurro Sparre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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