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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Barbera (ranked 4713 p4p, 6711 weight class) and Paddy Gately (ranked 0 p4p, 511 weight class). Paddy Gately is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adriano Barbera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Gately!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gately lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gately rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbera bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Barbera is putting a hurting on Gately here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gately looks winded!
Barbera working the ground and pound but Gately is defending the strikes.
Barbera lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here.
Barbera misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbera is working Gately over with some ground and pound from side control.
Barbera lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gately down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbera working the ground and pound.
Barbera lands a few punches from side control.
Barbera scoring with punches and elbows.
Gately takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbera tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Barbera stands up.
Gately gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barbera to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gately working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barbera.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barbera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barbera is in close to Gately's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barbera 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.
Barbera 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbera seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gately for as long as he can get away with.
Barbera is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barbera makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barbera controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbera throwing strikes but missing.
Barbera keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gately's head.
Barbera is in close to Gately's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barbera controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barbera with a nice head shot there.
Barbera content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barbera closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gately to the mat! Gately manages to get full guard.
Barbera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gately swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barbera landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barbera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barbera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barbera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barbera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Barbera dominated that round.
That's time! Barbera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barbera gets a takedown into half guard.
Barbera stalling.
Barbera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barbera is taking a breather. Gately says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gately has hold of Barbera's hands but Barbera slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbera seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gately taking some punishment here, with Barbera in his half guard.
Barbera stalling.
Gately is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barbera lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbera is nestled in close to Gately, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barbera is nestled in close to Gately, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barbera is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barbera trying to mount his opponent but Gately defends it.
Barbera lands with a punch from half guard.
Barbera is taking a breather. Gately says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Barbera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barbera trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Barbera.
Still in half guard, Barbera seems content to control.
Barbera wants to pass the guard but Gately is defending well.
Barbera content to control rather than advance.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barbera connects with a nice short shot to Gately's temple.
Barbera scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barbera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barbera slips a nice elbow through Gately's hands, connecting with Gately's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbera is nestled in close to Gately, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barbera not doing much here.
Barbera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barbera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gately is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barbera scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barbera scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barbera keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barbera slips a nice elbow through Gately's hands, connecting with Gately's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Barbera trying to pass the guard but Gately defending well.
Barbera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ground and pound from Barbera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Barbera dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barbera gets a double leg takedown into Gately's guard.
Barbera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barbera postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barbera's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barbera lands a couple of elbows.
Barbera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barbera throwing strikes from guard but Gately blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gately working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barbera.
Barbera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gately takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbera is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barbera landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbera with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barbera stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Barbera closes the distance and clinches.
Barbera has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gately clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gately is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Barbera.
Barbera has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Barbera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gately can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbera lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Gately hold on?!
Gately is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Barbera.
Barbera lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gately is trying to remain composed but Barbera is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Barbera has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can Gately hold on?! Barbera is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Barbera loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Gately hold on?
Barbera punishes Gately with strikes from the back mount.
Barbera has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Gately's body.
Barbera lands a shot to the body.
Gately is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Barbera.
Barbera continues to hold on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbera lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Barbera controls the action.
Barbera scores with punches and elbows.
Gately is rocked!
Good control from Barbera.
Gately is still in real trouble! Can Barbera finish him?
Paddy Gately has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adriano Barbera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gately seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano Barbera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barbera, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano Barbera!
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energy
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