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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Barn (ranked 2355 p4p, 3105 weight class) and Razmik Grigorian (ranked 316 p4p, 391 weight class). Clifton Barn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clifton Barn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Razmik Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorian looks to land a right hand but Barn moved out of range.
Barn tries to counter by clinching up but Grigorian breaks away and moves out of range.
Razmik Grigorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barn throws a low kick but Grigorian avoids it.
Barn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grigorian.
Grigorian has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Barn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barn fails to land with a series of punches.
Barn is looking to chop away at Grigorian's legs.
Barn tries to clinch there but Grigorian circles away.
Barn 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.
Grigorian throws a front kick aimed at Barn's knee but Barn avoids it well.
Barn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grigorian lands a nice looking body shot.
Barn wants to slow Grigorian down by chopping away at his legs.
Grigorian lands a body shot.
Barn throws an overhand right that lands on Grigorian's shoulder, as Grigorian tries to avoid the shot.
Barn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grigorian.
Barn looks to land a combination but Grigorian avoids it well.
Grigorian throws a jab when Barn was well out of range.
It looked like Barn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grigorian.
Barn throws a head kick but Grigorian moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grigorian misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grigorian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barn instigates a clinch.
Barn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barn.
Grigorian manages to break the clinch.
Barn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Grigorian. That snapped Barn's head back.
Barn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigorian.
Grigorian misses with a body shot.
Barn throws a head kick but Grigorian moves out of range.
Grigorian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barn doesn't seem bothered though.
Barn misses with a straight right.
Barn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grigorian misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grigorian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barn was well out of range. Poor timing from Grigorian.
Barn misses with a body shot.
Grigorian lands a nice shot to the body.
Barn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grigorian.
Grigorian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barn scores with a head kick.
Barn connects with a right hand. Grigorian shakes it off.
Grigorian works Barn's body with a nice hook.
Grigorian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barn rather than just go for the knockout.
Grigorian works Barn's body with a nice hook.
Barn walks into a jab.
Barn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grigorian avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grigorian tries to bum rush Barn with a series of wild strikes but Barn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grigorian blocks a head kick by Barn.
Grigorian cracks Barn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Barn.
Grigorian lands a body shot.
Barn fails to land with a series of punches.
Grigorian lands a lovely overhand right.
Barn misses with a hook. Grigorian ducked under it nicely.
Barn tries to clinch but Grigorian moves out of range.
Grigorian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barn walks into a jab.
Grigorian misses with a low kick as Barn jumps back.
Grigorian lands with a good body shot.
Grigorian thuds a left hand into Barn's body.
A head kick misses from Barn.
Grigorian throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Grigorian misses.
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!
Grigorian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grigorian is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Grigorian throws a solid leg kick but Barn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grigorian.
Barn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A nice leg kick from Barn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grigorian. That did some damage!
Barn closes the distance and pushes Grigorian back into the cage.
Barn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grigorian is keeping busy.
Grigorian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barn misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigorian stalling.
Barn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grigorian's elbow.
Barn prevents Grigorian from breaking the clinch.
Grigorian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razmik Grigorian dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grigorian scores with a hook to the body. Barn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grigorian looks to score with a jab to the body but Barn is just out of range.
Grigorian connects with the punch.
A shot to the liver by Grigorian. Beautiful body shot.
Barn avoids the body shot from Grigorian.
Barn throws a sloppy head kick
and Grigorian counters with a left to the body.
Grigorian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Grigorian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grigorian ducks under a wild hook from Barn.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grigorian. That's going to slow Barn down.
Grigorian lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigorian lands a really nice looking cross but Barn seems unphased.
Grigorian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clifton Barn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick from Barn misses.
Grigorian throws a counter combo.
Grigorian lands a right hook to the body.
Barn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grigorian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barn.
Grigorian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grigorian stuns Barn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grigorian works the jab nicely.
Barn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barn looks to land a body kick but Grigorian moved away.
Grigorian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grigorian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barn throws a body punch but Grigorian moves out of range.
Grigorian misses with a hook. Barn ducked under it nicely.
Grigorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grigorian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grigorian is out of range.
Grigorian lands a nice shot to the body.
Razmik Grigorian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grigorian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grigorian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grigorian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grigorian.
Barn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barn throws a head kick that misses.
Barn misses with a leg kick
and Grigorian counters with a straight right hand.
Grigorian scores with a punch to the head.
Barn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grigorian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grigorian is out of range.
Grigorian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barn rushes Grigorian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barn tries to land knees in the clinch but Grigorian avoids the damage to the body.
Barn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grigorian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barn misses with a body punch.
Barn trying to land knees to the body.
Grigorian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grigorian catches Barn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grigorian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grigorian.
Barn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grigorian jabs Barn right on the nose. Barn blinks but takes it well.
Barn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grigorian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grigorian throws a right and a left that Barn avoids nicely.
Grigorian sizes up Barn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grigorian.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grigorian.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grigorian. Barn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barn doesn't manage to clinch there - Grigorian circles away.
Grigorian blocks a head kick by Barn.
Nice straight punches there by Grigorian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grigorian.
Barn tries to score with a low kick but Grigorian moves his leg out of the way.
Grigorian jabs at Barn's body.
Grigorian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigorian cracks Barn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barn throws a leg kick but Grigorian sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grigorian avoids the head kick by Barn.
Grigorian scores with a sloppy right hand. Barn should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razmik Grigorian 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grigorian lands a head shot.
Barn gets a clinch.
Barn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Grigorian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grigorian is defending well for now.
Barn manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Barn misses its intended target.
Barn throws a sloppy head kick
and Grigorian counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barn thinking.
Grigorian scores with a hook.
Grigorian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grigorian with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barn looks to land a combination but Grigorian avoids it well.
Grigorian appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grigorian connects with a crisp jab.
Barn is rocked!
Barn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigorian.
Grigorian throws out a counter right but Barn avoids it with no problem.
Oh Barn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grigorian with a nice calf kick.
Barn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barn seems to have got his legs back now.
Barn cracks Grigorian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grigorian looks to land a combination. Barn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Clifton Barn has been cut.
Barn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grigorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barn moves away.
A jab from Grigorian finds it's way through Barn's defenses.
Grigorian stuns Barn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grigorian works Barn's body with a nice hook.
Grigorian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grigorian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grigorian is able to avoid easily.
Grigorian jabs at Barn's body.
Grigorian connects with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Grigorian.
Grigorian throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grigorian scores with a hook to the body. Barn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grigorian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barn.
Grigorian works Barn's body with a nice hook.
Grigorian cracks a nice hook into Barn's ribs.
Grigorian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grigorian checks it well.
Grigorian tests Barn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Decent striking displayed by Grigorian there.
Barn avoids the body shot from Grigorian.
Grigorian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barn swings for the body but Grigorian moves out of range.
Barn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barn can't find room to land a body shot as Grigorian controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian being controlled against the cage.
Grigorian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grigorian checks a leg kick.
Barn just misses with a punch to the body.
Grigorian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Grigorian blocks the leg kick.
Grigorian lands a right hook to the body.
Razmik Grigorian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barn moves in looking to clinch but Grigorian pushes him off.
Grigorian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barn on the side of the head.
Barn throws a right hand that misses
and Grigorian counters with a nice uppercut.
Grigorian lands a jab to Barn's midsection.
Barn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grigorian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barn misses with a low kick.
Barn misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barn pushes Grigorian up against the cage in a clinch.
Barn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barn tries to throw a body punch but Grigorian avoids it by throwing Barn back against the cage.
Grigorian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grigorian.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grigorian can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Razmik Grigorian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grigorian winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razmik Grigorian!
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energy
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hype
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