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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Malenko (ranked 589 p4p, 67 weight class) and Sala Barbo (ranked 495 p4p, 58 weight class). Barbo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nissim. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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164 lbs
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155 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Malenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Malenko misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Malenko misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Barbo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malenko misses with a body punch
and Barbo counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbo misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Malenko.
Barbo scores with a punch to the head.
Malenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Malenko.
Barbo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Malenko misses with a body shot
and Barbo counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malenko.
Malenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Barbo.
Malenko lands with a good body shot.
Malenko lands a body shot.
Malenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbo looks to land a right hand but Malenko moved out of range.
Malenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo lands a nice hook to Malenko's body. Malenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbo connects with a crisp jab.
Malenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbo misses the jab.
Malenko 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.
Malenko looks to land a right hand but Barbo moved out of range.
Malenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malenko backing away here, and Barbo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Malenko cracks a nice hook into Barbo's ribs.
Barbo scores with a jab.
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!
A swing and a miss from Malenko.
Malenko fails with the takedown.
Malenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
Barbo punishes Malenko's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Malenko misses the jab.
Malenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Malenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Malenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbo. That snapped Malenko's head back.
Barbo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Malenko scores with the left hand. Barbo knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbo lands with a good body shot.
Malenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Malenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Barbo finds it's way through Malenko's defenses.
Barbo scores with a body shot.
Barbo cracks Malenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barbo clobbers Malenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barbo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbo missing with a left hand there. Malenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malenko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Malenko is looking to wear down Barbo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barbo misses with a wild body shot.
Malenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbo.
Malenko scores with a jab. Barbo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barbo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbo avoids the body shot from Malenko.
Barbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malenko.
Barbo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbo misses the jab.
Malenko throws a body punch but Barbo moves out of range.
Malenko misses with a shot to the body
enabling Barbo to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbo thumps Malenko with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malenko lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Malenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Malenko.
Barbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Malenko misses with a hook. Barbo ducked under it nicely.
Malenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbo manages to avoid it.
Malenko swings for the body but Barbo moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Barbo - just one landing.
Malenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malenko throws out the jab.
Barbo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbo avoids the body shot from Malenko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbo throws out a powerful jab.
Malenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Malenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Malenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sala Barbo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbo throws out a loose jab but Malenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbo loads up on a big right hand but Malenko slips the punch.
Barbo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barbo misses with a looping right.
Barbo lands with an overhand left.
Barbo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbo thows a leg kick but Malenko checks it
letting Malenko counter with a right hand.
Malenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbo.
Malenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Malenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barbo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Malenko misses with a wild body shot.
Barbo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbo connects with a leg kick. Malenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Malenko.
Malenko takes a swing at Barbo's ribcage but misses.
Malenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Malenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Malenko misses the target.
Malenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
Barbo misses the jab.
Malenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malenko scrambles back to his feet.
Malenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbo manages to avoid it.
Barbo misses with a looping right.
Sala Barbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malenko ducks right into an uppercut from Barbo.
Sala Barbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Malenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbo manages to avoid it.
Barbo avoids the body shot from Malenko.
Malenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Malenko misses.
Malenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barbo counters with a nice body shot.
Barbo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malenko throws a body punch but Barbo moves out of range.
Barbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barbo looks for the body kick but Malenko saw that one coming.
Barbo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malenko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo jabs at Malenko's body.
Barbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malenko.
Malenko misses with a wild body shot.
Barbo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Malenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barbo avoids the body shot from Malenko.
Barbo thuds a left hand into Malenko's body.
Barbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
Barbo drops his hands momentarily and Malenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Malenko staying out of range there.
Barbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Malenko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Malenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malenko moves out of range as Barbo throws a body kick.
Barbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbo. Malenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbo.
Barbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malenko throws a hook but Barbo avoids it easily.
Malenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbo manages to avoid it.
Barbo works Malenko's body with a nice hook.
Barbo is looking to slow Malenko down with leg kicks.
Malenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Malenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malenko slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbo.
Barbo lands a really nice looking cross but Malenko seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Malenko takes a swing at Barbo's ribcage but misses.
Barbo counters with a body kick.
Barbo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sala Barbo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barbo slips a jab and a cross from Malenko.
Barbo misses with a body punch
and Malenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Malenko thuds a left hand into Barbo's body.
Barbo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malenko looks to land a right hand but Barbo moved out of range.
Barbo misses with a wild body shot.
Malenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbo throws out a counter right but Malenko avoids it with no problem.
Barbo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbo.
Malenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Malenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbo manages to avoid it.
That kick from Barbo tenderised Malenko's leg. Malenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbo tries to land a front kick but Malenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malenko avoids the body shot from Barbo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbo connects with a looping right hand.
Malenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbo lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malenko. Barbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malenko misses the shot to the body.
Malenko swings for the body but Barbo moves out of range.
Barbo feints and then cracks Malenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malenko down.
Barbo defending well as Malenko loads up on a big left hand.
Malenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
Barbo misses the jab.
Malenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
Malenko misses with a wild body shot.
Barbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malenko connects with a jab.
Barbo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Malenko lands a jab to Barbo's midsection.
A jab from Malenko does it's job there.
Barbo misses with a looping left.
Barbo misses with a straight left.
Barbo looks to throw a body kick
and Malenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Barbo.
Malenko throws the left hand but Barbo avoids the punch easily.
Malenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbo scores with a leg kick.
Malenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
Malenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Malenko thinking.
Barbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malenko. Barbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbo lands a nice hook to Malenko's body. Malenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malenko if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbo avoids the body shot from Malenko.
Malenko misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
It seemed like Barbo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbo misses with a body punch
and Malenko counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Barbo misses.
Malenko misses with a wild body shot.
Barbo avoids the body shot from Malenko.
Barbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malenko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbo. Malenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Malenko misses.
Malenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ray Malenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Malenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbo! But no joy.
Malenko moves out of range of the body kick from Barbo.
Malenko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barbo's guard.
Barbo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Malenko off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Malenko misses with a body shot.
Malenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbo defending well as Malenko loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barbo, right into the meat.
Barbo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malenko.
Malenko misses with a wild combination.
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 Ray Malenko.
Well Barbo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sala Barbo!
Sala Barbo 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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hype
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