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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Barrie (ranked 5479 p4p, 471 weight class) and Juan Fonseca (ranked 22025 p4p, 611 weight class). Juan Fonseca will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Great wrestler
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Barrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrie moves into range and clinches up with Fonseca.
Barrie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barrie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fonseca has had enough of the clinch but Barrie keeps him there for the moment.
Barrie misses with a punch on the inside.
Fonseca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barrie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barrie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fonseca lands a body punch.
Barrie 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.
Fonseca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barrie has him pressed against the cage.
Fonseca blocks an uppercut.
Barrie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fonseca blocks it with crossed arms.
Fonseca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barrie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fonseca's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barrie.
Barrie has a couple of punches blocked by Fonseca.
Fonseca is trying to break free.
Fonseca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fonseca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrie moves out of range of the strikes.
Fonseca has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barrie is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Barrie catches Fonseca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fonseca takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fonseca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barrie. Barrie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fonseca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Fonseca misses its intended target.
Barrie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fonseca throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrie.
Fonseca misses with a looping right.
Barrie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barrie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fonseca was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrie.
Nice uppercut lands for Fonseca. That snapped Barrie's head back.
Barrie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fonseca.
Barrie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barrie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barrie is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barrie pushes Fonseca up against the cage in a clinch.
Barrie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barrie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Fonseca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barrie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barrie cracks Fonseca with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barrie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrie swings wildly with an uppercut but Fonseca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fonseca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fonseca.
Fonseca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barrie.
Fonseca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barrie 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Barrie. That snapped Fonseca's head back.
Barrie closes the distance and clinches.
Barrie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barrie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fonsecas head.
A nice left hand lands by Fonseca.
A shot in the inside from Barrie.
Barrie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fonseca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fonseca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrie.
Fonseca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barrie.
Fonseca scores with a head kick. Barrie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barrie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barrie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fonseca.
Barrie moves forwards but Fonseca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barrie scores with a jab to the head.
Fonseca lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fonseca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fonseca throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Barrie misses.
Barrie lands a head shot.
A cross from Barrie lands.
Barrie misses with a straight left.
Fonseca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fonseca lands with a hook. Barrie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Barrie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca motions for Barrie to come forward. Fonseca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barrie tries to counter by clinching up but Fonseca breaks away and moves out of range.
Fonseca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Fonseca misses its intended target.
Fonseca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barrie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fonseca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fonseca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barrie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fonseca swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barrie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fonseca ducks under a wild hook from Barrie.
Fonseca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barrie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barrie with a nice cross.
Fonseca feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barries jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Juan Fonseca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonseca lands a jab to Barrie's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrie digs a good body shot into Fonseca's ribs.
Fonseca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barrie. That did some damage!
Barrie throws out a loose jab but Fonseca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrie has managed to clinch.
Barrie presses Fonseca against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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 Chris Barrie will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice combination there by Barrie.
Fonseca ducks under a wild hook from Barrie.
Barrie slips under a jab.
Fonseca scores with a push kick.
A big right from Fonseca misses.
Fonseca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fonseca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab, jab by Fonseca - just one landing.
A jab from Barrie does it's job there.
Juan Fonseca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fonseca moves away from the strike by Barrie.
Barrie has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fonseca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fonseca connects with a looping right hand.
Barrie is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fonseca fails to land with a series of punches.
Barrie 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.
Barrie jabs Fonseca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fonseca throws a series of punches but Barrie moves out of range.
Fonseca avoids the body shot from Barrie.
Fonseca throws a body punch but Barrie moves out of range.
Fonseca throws a body punch but Barrie moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fonseca.
Barrie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fonseca missing with a left hand there. Barrie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fonseca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fonseca looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrie is just out of range.
Barrie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fonseca.
Barrie slips under a jab from Fonseca.
Barrie gets a clinch.
Barrie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barrie tries a knee to the head but Fonseca blocks it.
Barrie scores with a shoulder strike.
Chris Barrie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fonseca misses with a body punch.
Fonseca tries to break free but Barrie pushes him back against the cage.
Barrie missing with knees to the body.
Fonseca has had enough of the clinch but Barrie keeps him there for the moment.
Barrie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barrie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fonseca's elbow.
Barrie looking to throw knees to the head but Fonseca is blocking nicely.
Fonseca blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fonseca's elbow.
Fonseca breaks the clinch.
Fonseca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barrie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fonseca, pushing him back against the cage.
Barrie throws a head punch that misses.
Fonseca managing to block the knees to the body from Barrie.
Barrie misses with some punches.
Barrie trying to land knees to the body.
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!
Fonseca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fonseca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fonseca is trying to break the clinch but Barrie has him pressed against the cage.
Barrie tries to throw a body punch but Fonseca avoids it by throwing Barrie back against the cage.
Fonseca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barrie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barrie misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Fonseca.
Fonseca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barrie has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Barrie.
Barrie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barrie throws a head punch that misses.
Barrie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fonseca working hard to break the clinch.
Fonseca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barrie gets through Fonseca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barrie lands with a short shot to the head.
Fonseca has had enough of the clinch but Barrie keeps him there for the moment.
Fonseca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fonseca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barrie throws a punch but it's blocked by Fonseca.
Fonseca breaks from the clinch.
Barrie moves out of range as Fonseca strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Barrie misses its target.
Fonseca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barrie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrie.
Fonseca misses with an uppercut.
Fonseca throws a looping overhand right but Barrie ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Barrie misses its target.
Barrie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fonseca.
Fonseca connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fonseca misses with a low kick.
Barrie misses with a looping right.
Fonseca misses with a left hand
and Fonseca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fonseca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barrie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fonseca.
Barrie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barrie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fonseca moves away from the strike by Barrie.
Barrie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barrie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fonseca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barrie.
Fonseca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barrie.
Barrie misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Barrie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barrie clinches.
Fonseca throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Barrie.
Fonseca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barrie lands with a nice combination. Fonseca backs away looking to recover.
Fonseca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fonseca misses with a shot to the body
and Barrie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrie has managed to clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barrie.
Barrie can't find room to land a body shot as Fonseca controls the action.
Barrie is stalling here.
Barrie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Barrie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barrie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barrie tries a body shot but Fonseca blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrie throws a punch but it's blocked by Fonseca.
Barrie misses with some punches.
Barrie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fonseca backwards.
Fonseca blocks an uppercut.
Fonseca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fonseca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fonseca.
Fonseca slips under a jab from Barrie.
Barrie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fonseca misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Fonseca.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fonseca.
Fonseca fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fonseca lands with a hook. Barrie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fonseca looks to land a combination. Barrie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Barrie does no damage.
Juan Fonseca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrie lands a jab to the head.
Fonseca tests Barrie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good exchange - Fonseca coming out on top.
Oh Barrie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fonseca, right into the meat.
Fonseca fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Barrie to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Barrie looks to clinch but Fonseca throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Barrie taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Juan Fonseca!
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