Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 124
Date: Mar 02, 2022

#R1#
Bari throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Bari throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bari misses the target.
Jones flicks out a counter leg kick but Bari steps away.
Bari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at High Kicks in the buildup to the fight.
Bari tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bari feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Bari looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range. #KD2#
Jones drops Bari with a beautiful combination! Bari stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Bari is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Hadr Bari has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bari ducks into an uppercut from Jones and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mason Jones!
Post fight, Mason Jones took to the microphone: 'Chin. Power.'.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 115
Date: Feb 02, 2022

#R1#
A jab from Fuller misses.
Fuller throws a hook but Bari blocks it.
Fuller blocks a head kick by Bari.
Bari swings for the body but Fuller moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Fuller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bari doesn't seem phased though.
Bari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuller connects with a right hand. Bari shakes it off.
Bari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at High Kicks in the buildup to the fight.#TD2#
Fuller shoots in and bounces Bari off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fuller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bari can't keep his opponent in guard - Fuller advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fuller. #T1#
Bari moves into full guard.
Fuller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bari is keeping the position for now.
Fuller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fuller wants to control from the top but Bari keeps moving.
Bari looking for a sweep. Not yet Bari, not yet.
Bari looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fuller pushing down on Bari's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T2#
Fuller drops an elbow to the side of Bari's head.
Bari trying to control here.
Bari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bari's head. #SUB2#
Fuller is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fuller. #SUB2#
Fuller seems to be working for a kimura but Bari defends the submission attempt.
Bari trying to hold on to Fuller's head to control him but Fuller postures up.
Fuller not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Fuller throws a strike but Bari avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fuller forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
Fuller is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bari is not content to let Fuller control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bari wants to control but Fuller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fuller moves into full mount! Bari won't be happy about that!
Fuller landing strikes from the mount and Bari is in trouble! #T4#
Fuller lands a nice shot to the head.
Fuller lands a couple of good shots and Bari has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#SUB2#
Bari preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Fuller.
Fuller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bari is keeping busy. #SUB2#
Fuller tightening his grip on Bari, looking for the choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bari covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Bari tries to break free.
Fuller thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Fuller trying to control momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Fuller dominated that round.
That's time! Bari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Both fighters circling a little - Fuller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fuller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bari throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Fuller misses.
Fuller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fuller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuller misses with a takedown
and Bari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bari throws out a loose jab but Fuller uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Bari falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Fuller to counter with a crisp jab.
Hadr Bari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuller throws a hook but Bari avoids it easily.
Fuller just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBari.
Fuller stuns Bari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fuller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
John Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuller.
Fuller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fuller with the counter takedown but Bari avoids it easily.#T2#
Fuller misses with a hook.
Bari throwing a counter right hand but Fuller manages to avoid it.
Fuller lands with an uppercut that bounces Bari off the cage and back into range.
Bari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fuller digs a good body shot into Bari's ribs.
Bari takes a swing at Fuller's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bari.
Fuller has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuller.
A left lands for Fuller.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bari, as that shot connected.
Fuller just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
A jab from Fuller misses.
Fuller scores with a shot to the body.
Fuller misses with a hook. Bari ducked under it nicely.
Fuller loads up on a big right hand but Bari slips the punch.
Bari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuller moves away.
Bari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fuller thuds a left hand into Bari's body.
Fuller misses the jab.
Bari is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fuller.
Fuller lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bari. Fuller does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Bari takes one to the chin there.
Fuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fuller or perhaps it was just good defense by Bari, which made it look bad.
Bari tried to counter with a leg kick but Fuller avoided it.
Hadr Bari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Fuller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bari takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bari slips a jab and a cross from Fuller.
Bari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bari throws a lazy right hand but Fuller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuller feints the counter takedown.
Bari lands an overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Fuller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Bari throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fuller counters with a nice uppercut.
Bari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fuller throws a body punch but Bari moves out of range.
Bari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Bari misses its target.
Fuller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bari.
Fuller changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fuller misses with a straight left.
Bari thinks about countering with a head kick.
John Fuller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fuller.
Bari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fuller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bari ducks under a wild hook from Fuller.#T1#
Bari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bari swings widly with a right hand
and Fuller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fuller throws a good cross that connects.
Bari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuller.
Fuller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bari.
Fuller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#TD2#
Fuller closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bari did well to prevent Fuller getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Fuller seems to be looking for submissions.
Hadr Bari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Fuller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Bari wants to improve his position but Fuller is controlling well.
Well, if Fuller is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bari wants to get back to full guard.
Fuller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
John Fuller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fuller blocks the strikes from Bari.
Bari is trying to control but can't.
Bari wants to get back to his feet.
Bari on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bari tries to get out of the position.
Fuller wants to control but Bari is keeping him busy.
Bari has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fuller is working away from the top position though.#T3#
Fuller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fuller.
Fuller wants to control but Bari is keeping him busy.
Fuller lands with a punch from half guard.
Still in half guard, Fuller seems content to control.
Fuller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fuller is looking to advance position but Bari won't allow it.
Bari is refusing to be controlled, as Fuller sits in half guard. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fuller lands a nice hook to Bari's body. Bari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuller.
Fuller with a nice cross.
Fuller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bari counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like John Fuller has been cut.
Bari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuller.
A counter left hand to the body from Bari misses its target.
Fuller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bari counters with a nice body kick.
Fuller fails with the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Fuller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fuller 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Fuller!
John Fuller decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 104
Date: Dec 22, 2021

#R1#
Maximus Jr misses with an uppercut. Bari saw that one coming.
Maximus Jr scores with a body shot.
Bari misses with a body kick.
Maximus Jr misses with a double jab.
Bari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bari throws a head kick but Maximus Jr moves out of range.
Bari throws a body kick that misses
and Maximus Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Maximus Jr lunges at Bari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bari's hand.
A good leg kick by Bari.
Maximus Jr lands with a right hand.
Bari looks to land a left hand but Maximus Jr moved out of range nicely.
Bari misses with a head kick.
Maximus Jr misses with a double jab.
Bari looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bari tries to bum rush Maximus Jr with a series of wild strikes but Maximus Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maximus Jr throws a push kick but Bari slaps the foot to one side. #T1#
Maximus Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Bari scores with a spinning back kick!
Maximus Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Bari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr has been cut.
Maximus Jr staying out of range there.
Bari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Maximus Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Maximus Jr throws a right and a left that Bari avoids nicely.
Bari throws a quick counter head kick but Maximus Jr was just out of range.
Bari looks to score with a jab to the body but Maximus Jr is just out of range.
Bari leaves Maximus Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A left lands for Maximus Jr.#T2#
Maximus Jr swings for the body but Bari moves out of range.
Bari appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bari scores with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bari checks a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Maximus Jr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maximus Jr tries to land a body kick
and Bari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#Maximus Jr is rocked!
Bari throws a wild body kick that Maximus Jr sees coming a mile off.
Maximus Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maximus Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Bari sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bari. That's going to slow Maximus Jr down.
Bari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maximus Jr.
Hadr Bari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr.
Bari throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T3#
Maximus Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Bari is just out of range.
Maximus Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Bari. No joy for Maximus Jr on that attempt.
Hadr Bari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maximus Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maximus Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bari tries to avoid it but Maximus Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bari to the ground. Bari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maximus Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maximus Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bari on the side of the head.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Bari! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hadr Bari!
After the fight, Hadr Bari was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 97
Date: Nov 20, 2021

#R1#
Rurikovich misses with the combination.
Bari misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Rurikovich rushes Bari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bari working aggressively here.
Rurikovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Hadr Bari has been cut.
Bari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bari cracks Rurikovich with a nice body shot.
Rurikovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rurikovich digs a right hand into Bari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bari's gas tank.
Bari lands with a left to the head.
Bari lands a nice uppercut.
Rurikovich stalling.
Bari is looking to break free of the clinch but Rurikovich has double underhooks.
Bari tries to work over Rurikovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rurikovich lands a nice uppercut.
Bari blocks an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich pushes Bari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bari can't find room to land a body shot as Rurikovich controls the action.
Bari lands a hook that snaps the head of Rurikovich backwards.
Bari swings wildly with an uppercut but Rurikovich uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Rurikovich trying to stall but Bari improves his position.
Bari throws a punch but it's blocked by Rurikovich.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it misses.
Rurikovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Bari tries to throw a body punch but Rurikovich avoids it by throwing Bari back against the cage. #BC#
Bari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rurikovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bari on the side of the head.
Rurikovich scores with a nice head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Rurikovich 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL2#
Rurikovich clinches.
Rurikovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurikovich tries a body shot but Bari blocks it.
Nice elbow from Rurikovich.
Bari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bari stalling against the cage.
Rurikovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bari backwards.
Rurikovich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bari misses with the head strike.
Rurikovich misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rurikovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bari's brow.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rurikovich lands a left hand.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it misses.
Rurikovich prevents a body shot from Bari.
Bari lands a nice uppercut.
Rurikovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurikovich pushes Bari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bari works on Rurikovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Rurikovich lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Bari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rurikovich dips to his left and cracks Bari with an uppercut!
Rurikovich ducks under a wild hook from Bari.
Rurikovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Vladimir Rurikovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rurikovich scores with a punch to the head.
Bari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rurikovich is out of range.
Rurikovich tries to counter by closing the distance.#T3#
Rurikovich misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Bari tries to keep at a distance but Rurikovich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bari tries a body shot but Rurikovich blocks it.
Bari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bari misses with the head strike.
Rurikovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bari taking a breather.
Rurikovich misses with the head strike.
Bari letting Rurikovich take a breather here.
Bari tries to throw a body punch but Rurikovich avoids it by throwing Bari back against the cage. #BC#
Bari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rurikovich staying out of range there.
Rurikovich cracks Bari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bari avoids a punch combination nicely. #T4#
Rurikovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#ROC2#Bari is rocked!#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bari takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Bari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bari misses with a body punch.
Rurikovich lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rurikovich lands a big knee! That's hurt Bari! Oh, he's all over the place! Rurikovich lands another knee that sends Bari to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Rurikovich!
Vladimir Rurikovich took some time post fight to say the following; 'I challenge Andy Down come up here and suck my cock right now. C'mon big boy, we all know it won't be your first.'.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 90
Date: Oct 13, 2021

#R1#
Mandinos connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Bari.
Bari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mandinos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bari counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Kahdi Mandinos has been cut.
Bari looks for the body kick but Mandinos saw that one coming.
Mandinos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bari.
Bari appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bari throws a sloppy head kick and Mandinos moves out of range easily.
Bari throws a head kick but Mandinos moves out of range.
Mandinos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bari defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandinos misses with a left hand
and Bari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bari pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T1#
Mandinos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mandinos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bari connects with an inside leg kick.
Mandinos moves out of range of the body kick from Bari. #KD#
Bari drops Mandinos with a beautiful combination! Mandinos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bari is looking for the KO!#ROC#Mandinos is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bari fakes the body blow, causing Mandinos to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Mandinos goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hadr Bari!
After the fight, Hadr Bari was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 85
Date: Sep 18, 2021

#R1##CL#
Bari takes the fight into the clinch.
Prodigy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bari keeps control of Prodigy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prodigy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bari's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prodigy .
Prodigy lands with a short shot to the head.
Bari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bari.
Prodigy tries to throw a body punch but Bari avoids it by throwing Prodigy back against the cage.
Bari has Prodigy pressed against the cage, preventing Prodigy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Prodigy tries to throw a body punch but Bari avoids it by throwing Prodigy back against the cage.
Prodigy misses with a punch to the body.
Prodigy has had enough of the clinch but Bari keeps him there for the moment.
Bari misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prodigy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bari throws a punch but it's blocked by Prodigy .
Prodigy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prodigy backwards.
Bari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Prodigy . #BC#
Bari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Prodigy lands a right hook to the body.
Prodigy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Prodigy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bari throwing a counter right hand but Prodigy manages to avoid it.
Prodigy shoots in for a double leg but Bari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Prodigy tries to clinch but Bari is having none of it.
It looked like Bari was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Prodigy .
Prodigy lands a two punch combo.
Prodigy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bari is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The fighters circling - Prodigy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Bari misses its target.
Prodigy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prodigy throws a shot from downtown. Bari moves away and avoids it.
Bari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Prodigy misses with a body shot.
Young Prodigy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice cross by Prodigy .#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prodigy throws a body shot but no joy.
Bari blocks a head kick by Prodigy .
Prodigy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hadr Bari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bari dodges the punch combination from Prodigy .
Prodigy misses with a wild body shot.
Prodigy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bari tries to clinch but Prodigy moves away
and Prodigy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bari takes one to the chin there.
A punch combination from Prodigy misses. #TD2#
Prodigy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bari napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Prodigy advances to mount. #T3#
Prodigy avoids the attempt from Bari to control.
Bari holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Prodigy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Prodigy wants to control the pace but Bari is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prodigy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Prodigy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bari wants to hold on but Prodigy pushes him away.
Bari keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Prodigy thowing shots but they're missing. #SUB2#
Bari defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Prodigy . #T4#
Prodigy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bari keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Prodigy wants to finish this one by submission but Bari is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Prodigy . #SUB2#
Prodigy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #SUB2#
Bari defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Prodigy . #SUB2#
Prodigy has hold of Bari's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bari manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Young Prodigy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Bari misses with a head kick.
Prodigy swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bari to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Prodigy .
Bari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prodigy .
Bari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bari takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab from Prodigy does it's job there.
Prodigy jabs Bari right on the nose. Bari blinks but takes it well.
Prodigy shoots in looking for a takedown. Bari tries to sprawl out of it but Prodigy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Prodigy throws a head kick but Bari moves out of range.
Prodigy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Prodigy throws a head kick that misses
and Bari counters with a left and a right that stings Prodigy . #T1#
Prodigy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bari's head.
Prodigy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Prodigy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bari half committed to a counter leg kick.#TD2#
Prodigy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bari's half guard.
Prodigy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bari does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Prodigy .
Bari tries to get to full guard but Prodigy has control of the leg.
Prodigy wants to free his trapped foot but Bari is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Prodigy is thwarting Bari's attempts to control the position.#T2#
Bari is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Prodigy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bari is not content to let Prodigy control the position.
Prodigy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Prodigy is looking to advance position but Bari won't allow it.
Bari trying to control from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prodigy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bari!
Bari taking shots to the head. #T3#
Bari is looking to get to half guard.
Prodigy landing strikes from the mount.#SUB2#
Prodigy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Prodigy looking to finish with strikes here!
Prodigy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bari tries to reverse the position but Prodigy maintains control.
Poor strikes thrown by Prodigy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bari can't escape the position.
Prodigy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Prodigy looking to finish with strikes here! #T4#
Prodigy throwing strikes here but Bari is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Prodigy throws some wild stikes that Bari manages to avoid easily.
Bari is looking to improve his position but Prodigy isn't that keen on the idea.
Young Prodigy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Prodigy trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB2#
Prodigy goes for an armbar but Bari turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bari.
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!#SUB2#
Prodigy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Young Prodigy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Prodigy staying out of range there.
Bari ducks under a wild hook from Prodigy .
Prodigy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bari was well out of range. Poor timing from Prodigy .
Prodigy lands a glancing blow to the side of Bari's head.
Prodigy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bari.
Prodigy tries to clinch up.
Prodigy throws a leg kick
and Prodigy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bari swats away the attempt to clinch by Prodigy .
Bari appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prodigy avoids the body shot from Bari.
Prodigy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prodigy misses with a takedown attempt
and Bari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Prodigy looks to throw a body kick
and Bari counters with a stiff right hand.
Bari misses with an uppercut. Prodigy saw that one coming.
Prodigy throws a shot from downtown. Bari moves away and avoids it.
Bari throws a sloppy head kick and Prodigy moves out of range easily.
Prodigy lands a nice looking body shot.
Prodigy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Bari misses its target.
Prodigy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bari.
Bari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Prodigy scores with a hook.
Prodigy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bari rather than just go for the knockout.
Prodigy misses with a hook to the body
and Bari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bari punishes Prodigy 's body with a nice straight punch.
Prodigy works Bari's body with a nice hook.
Hadr Bari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young Prodigy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prodigy scores with the left hand. Bari knows he should have avoided that one. #TD2#
Prodigy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bari sprawls well initially but Prodigy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Prodigy throwing shots but Bari is blocking nicely.
Bari pushes Prodigy off looking to stand but Prodigy dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prodigy stalling.
Prodigy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bari wants to control but Prodigy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Prodigy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bari!
Bari tries to hold on but Prodigy postures up.#T3#
Prodigy looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB2#
Prodigy jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bari is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bari and Prodigy has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bari is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Prodigy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bari is avoiding damage well.
Bari is trying to escape the position but Prodigy is controlling the position.
Prodigy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bari keeps working.
Bari is trying to escape the position but Prodigy is controlling the position. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bari wants to get back to his feet but Prodigy drags him back down.
Bari on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bari tries to get out of the position.
Bari prevents Prodigy from improving position. #SUB2#
Prodigy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bari keeping his opponent close.#SUB2#
Prodigy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Prodigy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Young Prodigy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prodigy 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Prodigy !

Event: GC 394
Date: Aug 14, 2021

#R1#
Bari throws an overhand right that lands on Clement's shoulder, as Clement tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Clement lands.
Bari looks to land a right hand but Clement moved out of range.
Clement looks to throw the jab but Bari is out of range.
Bari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clement.
Hugo Clement seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clement connects with a solid leg kick.
Clement throws a lazy uppercut
and Bari counters with a one-two to the body.
Clement connects with the punch.
Bari looks to land a left hand but Clement moved out of range nicely.
Clement tries to land a front kick but Bari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Bari misses.
Bari staying out of range there.#T1#
Bari cracks Clement with a good jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Clement has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Clement works the jab nicely.#CUT2#It looks like Hadr Bari has been cut.
Bari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clement fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clement connects with an inside leg kick.
Clement fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clement lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T2#
Bari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Clement avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clement moves away from the strike by Bari.
Clement waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bari.
Hadr Bari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clement thumps Bari with a low kick.#TD2#
Clement shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bari's guard.
Clement in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clement working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Clement postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bari is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Clement, into his guard. #REVR#
Clement looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bari is one step ahead there. #T3#
Clement not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Clement working a defensive guard here. #SUB2#
Clement is looking for a triangle but Bari pushes his legs off easily.
Clement controls Bari momentarily but Bari frees himself. #SUB2#
Clement working for a triangle but Bari defends it easily. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bari tries to free his leg and advance position but Clement is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Clement looking for a guillotine here but Bari defends easily.
Bari won't allow Clement to sweep him here. #SU#
Clement is working an open guard so Bari takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Clement misses with a low kick as Bari jumps back.
Bari is looking to counter punch.
Clement scores with a nice strike.
Clement bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bari's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Clement. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Clement dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hadr Bari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Clement throws a jab but it's blocked by Bari.
Clement misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Bari.#TD2#
Clement closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bari did well to prevent Clement getting side control.
Bari tries to roll over but Clement keeps him under control.
Bari has hold of Clement's hands but Clement slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clement is nestled in close to Bari, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clement working Bari over with strikes. #ES#
Bari kicks Clement off and gets back to his feet.
Clement takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clement throws a hook but Bari blocks it.#T1#
Clement throws a body shot but no joy.
Clement misses with a lunging right hand
and Bari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clement thinking.
Bari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#ROC#Clement is rocked!
Bari flashes Clement a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Clement's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Clement crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Bari punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hadr Bari!
Hadr Bari decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: GC 389
Date: Jun 12, 2021

#R1#
Bari moves out of range as Dean strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Bari misses.
Dean lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bari misses with a looping left.
Brian Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean lands the left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Bari.
Bari avoids the head kick by Dean.
Bari misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Dean misses the target.
Dean misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bari counters with a huge left! Dean is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bari isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dean from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bari!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hadr Bari!
A less than humble Hadr Bari misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: GC 384
Date: Apr 17, 2021

#R1##CL#
Paris moves into the clinch successfully.
Bari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bari lands a nice shot to the body.
Bari takes a shot to the head.
Paris is looking for a takedown.
Bari tries a body shot but Paris blocks it. #BC2#
Bari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paris misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bari counter with a right hand.
Paris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Bari to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Marco Paris has been cut.#TD#
Paris shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bari napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bari on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bari can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bari is trying to get back to half guard.
Bari parries the strikes from Paris easily there. Paris is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bari to escape.
Paris grinds an elbow into Bari's temple. #T1#
Paris throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bari is trying to control Paris's posture but Paris avoids it.
Bari is trying to get back to half guard.
Paris sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bari is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bari is trying to escape the position but Paris is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bari tries to buck Paris off but Paris is having none of it.
Paris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bari keeps working.
Bari tries to escape but Paris is in control.
Bari avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Paris.
Paris connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bari some visible discomfort. #T2#
Sloppy strikes there by Paris.
Paris throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bari taking a bit of punishment here - Paris scoring with strikes.
Paris scores with punches from side control.
Paris grinds an elbow into Bari's temple. #SUB#
Paris thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bari is trying to get back to half guard.
Paris wants to control but Bari is keeping him busy.
Bari is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T3#
Bari tries to get to full guard but Paris has control of the leg.
Bari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paris.
Bari is looking to improve his position.
Bari felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Paris is trying to control the action in half guard but Bari is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bari trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Paris there.
Bari trying to control here.
Paris 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.
Paris throwing shots but Bari is blocking nicely. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bari wants to get back to full guard.
Paris is trying to control the action in half guard but Bari is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Paris uses his free foot to push down on Bari's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bari.
We've been hearing that Paris has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bari blocking the ground and pound.
Paris landing strikes, looking to finish!
Paris misses with a head shot.
Bari wants to hold on but Paris pushes him away.
The referee warns Bari that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Paris postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Bari bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Paris and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Paris!
Marco Paris is the new welterweight champion!
Marco Paris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: GC 381 Christie vs Bengtsson
Date: Mar 13, 2021

#R1#
Jackson is looking to clinch but Bari is avoiding it.
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #CUT2#It looks like Hadr Bari has been cut.
Bari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bari lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
and Bari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bari tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bari checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but Bari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Black Lives Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Bari tried to counter with a leg kick but Jackson avoided it.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Bari manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bari is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jackson throws a nice head kick!
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Bari sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Bari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Hadr Bari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Lives Jackson.
Bari misses the jab.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bari as he avoids it easily.
Jackson tries to clinch but Bari moves out of range. #T2#
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Bari feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Bari is avoiding it.
Bari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Bari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson misses with a low kick. #KD#
Bari sends Jackson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bari is motioning to the referee to let Jackson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Jackson is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Black Lives Jackson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bari finish him?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jackson. Bari shrugs it off though.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson with a nice calf kick.#T3#
Jackson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Bari gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hadr Bari!
Hadr Bari was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: GC 378 Paris vs Somebody
Date: Feb 06, 2021

#R1#
Bari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yonic.
Yonic is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yonic.
Bari works the jab nicely.#TD2#
Yonic shoots in and gets a takedown into Bari's guard.
Bari 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.
Bari on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bari tries to get out of the position.
Yonic controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic preventing the sweep.
Bari keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully. #T1#
Yonic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like Yonic might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#SU2#
Yonic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Yonic fails with the takedown.#TD2#
Yonic drives through with a takedown into Bari's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2##SU2#
Yonic gets to his feet - Bari follows without any prompting.
Yonic fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Bari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hadr Bari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Island Yonic.
Nice sprawl there from Bari as Yonic shoots in.
Yonic misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Bari misses the target.
Yonic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yonic fails with the takedown#KD#
and Bari counters with a crisp right hand that drops Yonic! Bari lets Yonic back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Yonic is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Island Yonic has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crack! A monster head kick from Bari and Yonic falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Bari!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hadr Bari!
A very excited looking Hadr Bari rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: WPFA XLVIII: Christmas Clash 2
Date: Dec 25, 2020

#R1#
Bari lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bar takes a step back to recover.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Bari. No joy for Bar on that attempt.
Bari throws a counter high kick but Bar was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bar shoots in for a takedown but Bari shows good takedown defense.
Bari throwing a counter right hand but Bar manages to avoid it.
Bari 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bar.
Bari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hadr Bari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilhelm Bar.
Bar throws a low kick but Bari avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bar gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Bari gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hadr Bari!
A very excited looking Hadr Bari rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: Dominance XV
Date: Nov 24, 2020

#R1#
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Bari's head but Bari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bari connects with a jab.
A jab from Bari does it's job there.
Murphy throws a jab when Bari was well out of range.
It looked like Bari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bari misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy throws a jab when Bari was well out of range.
Bari throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Bari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bari was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Jimmy Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Bari misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Bari misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bari throws a head kick that misses.
Bari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bari.
Bari throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Bari.
Murphy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Bari keeps Murphy at a distance using the push kick. #T2#
Bari misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bari punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Bari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bari tries to move into range but Murphy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Bari misses.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Bari moves away and avoids it.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there. #T3#
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Bari counters with a crisp right that sends Murphy to the canvas! Bari follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hadr Bari!
Hadr Bari decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: WPFA: Election Day
Date: Nov 03, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeAngelo throws a big shot that misses.
Bari swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice combination there by DeAngelo. #CUT#It looks like Hadr Bari has been cut.
Bari misses with a wild body shot.
Bari ducks under a wild hook from DeAngelo.
DeAngelo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and DeAngelo duly obliges.
Bari takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #ROC#Bari is rocked!
DeAngelo flashes Bari a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Bari's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Bari crumples to the floor! He's out cold! DeAngelo punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph DeAngelo!
Joseph DeAngelo retains his welterweight title!

Event: WPFA XXXVIII: DeAngelo vs PG
Date: Oct 16, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bari jabs at Hines's body.
Bari lands a nice looking body kick.
Bari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at High Kicks in the buildup to the fight.
Hines dives in for a single leg takedown but Bari sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hines was well out of range. Poor timing from Bari.
Bari lands a right hook to the body.
Bari throws out a powerful jab.
Hines walks straight into a right hand from Bari - that's dropped him! Bari jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hines from any more punishment! Hines complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hadr Bari!
Hadr Bari decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: WPFA XXXIII: DeAngelo vs Barne
Date: Sep 10, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Willington Iii fails with the takedown
and Bari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bari works Willington Iii's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Willington Iii misses
enabling Bari to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Bari 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.
Willington Iii with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Willington Iii's knee momentarily.
Willington Iii misses with a takedown attempt
letting Bari counter with a right hand. #ROC2#Willington Iii is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mace Willington Iii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bari punishes Willington Iii's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh Willington Iii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Willington Iii is breathing heavily.
Willington Iii switches off momentarily and Bari cracks him with a monster right hand! Willington Iii topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Bari dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Bari!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hadr Bari!
Hadr Bari was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Empire: GP145 Finals
Date: Aug 15, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mia manages to avoid it.
Bari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mia was well out of range. Poor timing from Bari.
Mia fails with the takedown
and Bari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bari.
Mia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bari throws the left hand but Mia avoids the punch easily.
Bari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mia was well out of range. Poor timing from Bari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bari counters with a nice body shot.
Mia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Mia. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Bari lands a nice looking body shot.
Mia shoots and misses
and Bari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bari throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bari scores with a hook to the body. Mia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mia is breathing heavily.
Bari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mia under the eye.
A lazy left from Bari finds it's target.#CUT2#It looks like Damian Mia has been cut.
Bari jabs Mia right on the nose. Mia blinks but takes it well.#TD#
Mia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bari on his heels. He'll look to pass Bari's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bari controlling Mia's posture.
Bari wants to sweep here but Mia controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Bari has control of Mia's left arm, preventing Mia from doing any damage.
Mia trying to control but Bari is working from the bottom. #SU#
Mia decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bari, up you get!
Mia looks for a takedown but Bari sprawls well.
Mia tries for a takedown but Bari circles away easily
and Bari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T3#
Mia needs to keep his hands up - Bari had a free shot at his head there.
Mia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bari moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#ROC2#Mia is rocked!
Mia circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Bari. Mia falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Bari!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hadr Bari!

Event: Empire: GP 145 R2 The Super 8
Date: Jul 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bari lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Bari sees it coming and moves out of range. #CL2#
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Bari.
Bari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch on the inside from Bari fails to land.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes stalling the fight.
Bari tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bari misses with a body punch.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bari tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
Bari tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Bari lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Bari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bari misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
Barnes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes has Bari pressed against the cage, preventing Bari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bari lands with a light punch inside.
Bari tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Bari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T2#
Barnes scores with a hook to the body.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Barnes is pushing Bari up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bari backwards.
Bari misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Bari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bari takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Bari lands a right hook to the body.
Bari lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches up with Bari, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes Bari against the cage but Bari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bari scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bari. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Bari just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Bari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Bari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bari connects with a body shot.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bari misses with a hook #CL2#
and Barnes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bari tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Bari back against the cage.
Bari tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Bari working aggressively here. #BC#
Bari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bari punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Bari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bari.
Bari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T4#
Bari scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hadr Bari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick lands for Barnes.
Bari catches Barnes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Bari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown but Bari shows good takedown defense.
Bari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hadr Bari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Barnes.
Bari swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bari scores with a nice right hand.
Bari avoids a kick to the body.
Bari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bari misses the shot to the body.
Bari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hadr Bari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Bari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bari lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Bari avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Bari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Bari pushes Barnes away with a front kick.
Bari misses with a jab to the body
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bari tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Bari moves his leg out of the way.
Bari misses with a hook to the body
and Barnes counters with a left and a right that stings Bari.
Bari is looking to wear down Barnes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Barnes misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bari. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bari lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand. #T1#
Bari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bari lands a slapping body shot.
Bari throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Hadr Bari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bari moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
It looked like Bari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Bari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bari cracks Barnes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barnes throws a jab when Bari was well out of range.
Bari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bari misses with a low kick as Barnes jumps back.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Bari counters with a three punch combo that has Barnes backing up. Barnes nods at Bari to acknowledge the strikes.
Bari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Bari.
A jab lands there for Barnes.
Bari misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Bari counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T2#
Bari lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Jab, jab by Bari - just one landing.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Bari moves out of range easily.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Bari's head but Bari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bari lands a two punch combo.
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bari dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Bari is looking to score with low kicks.
Bari swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bari cracks Barnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Bari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T3#
Bari avoids the head kick by Barnes.
A good leg kick by Bari.
Barnes thumps Bari with a low kick.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes misses with a right hand
and Bari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barnes thinking.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Bari moved out of range.
Bari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bari connects with a right hand. Barnes shakes it off.
Bari swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bari misses with a hook.#T4#
Barnes lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Bari is out of range.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bari.
Trevor Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Bari connects with a jab.
Barnes fakes the leg kick and cracks Bari in the body.
Bari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Bari.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bari throws out the jab.
Barnes feints the counter takedown.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Bari is out of range.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Bari.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bari is looking to chop away at Barnes's legs.
A slow jab from Bari misses its intended target.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hadr Bari dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bari slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes lunges at Bari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bari's hand.
Bari jabs at Barnes's body.
Bari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Bari connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
Bari lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes with a nice calf kick.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Bari.
Bari throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bari is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Bari jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Bari with a nice cross.
Bari throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bari blocks it well.
Bari jabs at Barnes's body.
Bari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bari.
Barnes walks into a left hand.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bari lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Bari to counter with a crisp jab.
Bari tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bari throws out the jab.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Bari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.#T2#
Bari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
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!
Bari connects with a jab.
Bari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Bari.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bari.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Bari. #CL2#
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Bari misses with a punch to the body.
Bari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes tries to work over Bari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bari misses with a body punch.
Bari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Bari.
Bari throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Bari misses with some punches.
Bari throws a head punch that misses.
Bari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
Bari pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Bari tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes is leaning against Bari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Bari controls the action. #T4#
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Bari.
Bari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bari or not. #BC2#
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Barnes lands a two punch combo.
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!
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bari.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bari takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trevor Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bari just misses with a punch to the body.
Bari moves out of range of the body kick from Barnes.
Bari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Bari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hadr Bari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bari, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hadr Bari!

Event: Empire: 7
Date: Jun 27, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Bari - just one landing. #CUT#It looks like Trevor Barnes has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Bari as he connects with a hook.
Bari connects with a body shot.
Bari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Trevor Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barnes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A cross from Bari lands.
Bari avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Bari is avoiding it. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Bari. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Bari.
Bari throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Bari tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bari misses with a lunging right hand #CL2#
and Barnes moves into the clinch.
Bari tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Barnes stalling against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Bari.
Barnes keeps control of Bari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bari tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the ropes.#BC#
Bari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnes slips a straight right by Bari.
Bari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bari.
Bari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Bari on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barnes fakes the leg kick and cracks Bari in the body.
Barnes throws a body punch but Bari moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Bari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Barnes rushes Bari and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
Barnes stalling the fight.
Bari trying to stall but Barnes improves his position. #T4#
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bari's elbow.
Bari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Barnes is struggling to control the position.
Bari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Bari.
Bari blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes stalling.
Bari blocks a body shot from Barnes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hadr Bari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Barnes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Bari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trevor Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Bari counters with a good low kick that Barnes was not able to check.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bari lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
Bari misses with a body shot.
Bari takes one to the chin there.
Bari throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Bari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks. #CUT#That has opened up Trevor Barnes's cut even more.#CL2#
Barnes clinches up against the ropes.
Bari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Bari is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Bari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Barnes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Bari controls his hands. #T2#
Bari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Bari controls the action.
Bari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bari wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.#BC2#
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bari walks into a left hand. #T3#
Bari throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnes on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Barnes. #CL2#
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Barnes stalling.
Barnes keeps control of Bari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
Bari wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Barnes prevents Bari from breaking the clinch.
Barnes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #T4#
Barnes avoiding damage.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Bari controls the action.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Bari.
Bari has had enough of the clinch but Barnes keeps him there for the moment.
Bari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
Bari tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the ropes.
Bari wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
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 Hadr Bari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trevor Barnes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Bari throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.
Barnes is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Bari misses the target.
Bari misses with a combination
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Bari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bari throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Bari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bari.
Barnes is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#T1#
Bari misses with a hook #CL2#
and Barnes counters by clinching up.
A bit of stalling here from Bari.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Barnes.
Bari looking to stall.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes stalling in the clinch. #T2#
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Trevor Barnes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bari working aggressively here.
Bari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes avoiding damage.
Barnes avoiding damage. #BC#
Bari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bari doesn't seem bothered though. #T3#
Bari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bari blocks a jab.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bari misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
It looked like Bari was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A left lands for Bari.
Barnes with the inside leg kick. #T4#
Bari misses with a body shot.
Bari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
Bari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Bari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bari. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Bari's leg. Bari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Bari circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bari 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

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