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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sala Barbo (ranked 179 p4p, 24 weight class) and Harry Kane (ranked 562 p4p, 74 weight class). Barbo comes to the cage accompanied by Nissim. 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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158 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
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
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Kane!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
Kane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Barbo.
Kane throws a hook but Barbo blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Kane.
Barbo misses with a body kick.
Harry Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane moves out of range as Barbo throws a body kick.
A cross from Kane lands.
Barbo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kane tries to land a front kick but Barbo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kane stuns Barbo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kane gets a clinch.
Barbo tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Barbo back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kane takes a shot to the head.
Kane tries to work over Barbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane breaks from the clinch.
Barbo misses with a looping right.
Barbo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane closes the distance and clinches.
Kane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kane pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barbo scores with a hook to the body.
Barbo is working Kane over against the cage.
Kane working aggressively here.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
Barbo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Barbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Barbo misses its intended target.
Kane throws a chopping leg kick but Barbo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbo misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane connects with a solid leg kick.
Kane takes a swing at Barbo's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Barbo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kane misses the jab.
A slow jab from Barbo misses its intended target.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
Barbo connects with a crisp jab.
Barbo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barbo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kane clobbers Barbo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbo checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kane.
Kane lands a head shot.
Kane clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Barbo as the two fighters clinch.
Kane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbo.
Kane tries to circle away but Barbo has him pinned against the cage.
Barbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kane's elbow.
Barbo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kane.
Kane tries to throw a body punch but Barbo avoids it by throwing Kane back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo misses with a punch to the body.
Kane has a couple of punches blocked by Barbo.
Barbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Kane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbo blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Barbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Barbo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbo tries to work over Kane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Barbo.
Barbo lands a body shot.
Kane throws a sloppy head kick and Barbo moves out of range easily.
Kane avoids the body shot from Barbo.
Barbo scoring well with a low kick there.
Kane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
Barbo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane scores with a jab to the body.
Kane scores with the left hand. Barbo knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbo misses with a low kick.
Kane misses the jab.
Kane has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barbo.
Kane connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Barbo tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
A punch combination from Kane misses.
Kane misses with a shot to the body
and Barbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kane closes the distance and pushes Barbo back into the cage.
Barbo throws a head punch that misses.
Kane working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Barbo is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Kane.
Barbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbo misses with the head strike.
Barbo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Kane will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
It looked like Barbo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kane looks for the body kick but Barbo saw that one coming.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kane lands a nice hook to Barbo's body. Barbo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbo is out of range and Kane settles back down.
Barbo blocks a jab.
It looked like Barbo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kane connects with a body shot that sends Barbo's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbo. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Kane.
Barbo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
Kane misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbo scores with a jab. Kane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barbo thows a body kick. Kane tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barbo blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kane tries to clinch but Barbo moves out of range.
Kane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kane slips under a jab.
Kane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane tries a low kick but Barbo avoids it.
Kane misses with the body kick
and Barbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barbo feints and then cracks Kane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kane down.
Barbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Kane.
Barbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kane connects with a leg kick. Barbo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kane takes a swing at Barbo's ribcage but misses.
It appears Barbo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kane does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbo throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
Kane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbo slips under a jab from Kane.
It looked like Barbo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kane.
Kane tries to clinch there but Barbo circles away.
Kane misses with a body kick.
Kane moves out of range as Barbo strikes.
Nice shot lands for Kane.
Barbo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kane's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Barbo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Barbo.
Kane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kane manages to break the clinch.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kane wants to clinch
and Barbo counters with a right hand to the body.
Kane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbo has time to react.
Kane has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barbo.
Barbo misses the shot to the body.
Harry Kane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Kane does no damage.
Kane takes a swing at Barbo's ribcage but misses.
Kane throws an overhand right that lands on Barbo's shoulder, as Barbo tries to avoid the shot.
Kane throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbo counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice jab there from Kane.
Kane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbo slips a jab from Kane.
Kane misses with a head kick.
Kane throws an overhand right that lands on Barbo's shoulder, as Barbo tries to avoid the shot.
Good work by Barbo as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Kane misses its intended target.
Barbo stalks Kane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kane's face. Kane staggers backwards, shaken.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kane, as that shot connected.
Kane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbo slips under a jab from Kane.
Barbo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbo staying out of range there.
Kane misses with a hook
enabling Barbo to counter with a crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barbo. Kane shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Kane.
Barbo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kane moves out of range as Barbo throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane walks into a jab.
Kane lands a head shot.
Kane scores with a leg kick.
Kane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbo.
Barbo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kane is looking to chop away at Barbo's legs.
Kane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane. Barbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kane darts in and clinches Barbo up against the cage.
Barbo lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Barbo pushes Kane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kane tries a body shot but Barbo blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbo scores with a shot to the side of Kane's head.
Barbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kane blocks an uppercut.
Barbo blocks a body shot from Kane.
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 Sala Barbo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Barbo scores with a three punch combo!
Barbo misses the jab.
Barbo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbo misses the target.
Kane throws a low kick but Barbo moves out of range easily.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbo.
Barbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Barbo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbo at a distance.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Barbo.
Kane walks into a jab.
Barbo slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbo misses its target.
Kane misses with a leg kick
and Barbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbo slips a jab from Kane.
Barbo checks the leg kick.
Kane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbo checks it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kane is out of range and Barbo settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kane! But no joy.
Barbo fakes the leg kick and cracks Kane in the body.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kane.
Kane tries to clinch
and Barbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
Kane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
Barbo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kane throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Barbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kane, pushing him back against the cage.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Barbo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.
Barbo lands a nice uppercut.
Kane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Kane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbo's defenses.
Barbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanes head.
Barbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbo pushes Kane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbo tries a body shot but Kane blocks it.
Sala Barbo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Kane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kane misses with the head strike.
Kane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barbo tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Barbo back against the cage.
Barbo misses with a body punch.
Barbo lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Barbo fails to land.
Barbo lands a nice uppercut.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kane is keeping busy.
Kane tries a body shot but Barbo blocks it.
Barbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane misses with a body punch.
Barbo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kane lands with a light punch inside.
Barbo misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kane thumps Barbo with a low kick.
Kane lands a nice hook to Barbo's body. Barbo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kane wants to land a leg kick but Barbo is out of range.
Kane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbo doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbo.
Kane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kane throws a lazy right hand but Barbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kane misses with a leg kick
and Barbo counters with an outside leg kick.
Kane looks to land a body kick but Barbo moved away.
Kane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kane avoids the head kick by Barbo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane moves into range and clinches up with Barbo.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbo's elbow.
Barbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.
Barbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane can't find room to land a body shot as Barbo controls the action.
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barbo.
Barbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.
Barbo takes a shot to the head.
Kane tries to throw a body punch but Barbo avoids it by throwing Kane back against the cage.
A short left from Kane.
Kane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barbo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kane.
Barbo lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Barbo tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Barbo back against the cage.
Kane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barbo has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Barbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kane's elbow.
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 Sala Barbo.
I think Barbo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sala Barbo!
Sala Barbo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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