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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 423 p4p, 393 weight class) and Juju Baraka (ranked 72 p4p, 64 weight class). Baraka has chosen Burning Spear as his entrance music. Juju Baraka acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 48 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juju Baraka!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Baraka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Slice throws a front kick aimed at Baraka's knee but Baraka avoids it well.
Slice tests Baraka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Juju Baraka has been cut.
Baraka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slice. Slice circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Slice lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baraka.
A cross from Baraka lands.
Slice moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baraka. Slice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slice wants to land a leg kick but Baraka is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slice tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slice throws a leg kick but Baraka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baraka throws a looping overhand right but Slice ducks down to avoid it.
Slice has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! in the buildup to the fight.
Slice checks a low kick from Baraka.
An attempted straight right counter from Slice misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baraka clinches with his opponent.
Baraka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slice misses with a punch on the inside.
Baraka is leaning against Slice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Slice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slice swings wildly with an uppercut but Baraka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slice blocking some punches.
Baraka misses with a punch on the inside.
Slice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baraka has a couple of punches blocked by Slice.
Slice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baraka's elbow.
Baraka misses with the head strike.
Slice blocking some punches.
Slice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slice throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Slice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baraka lands with a left to the head.
Slice presses Baraka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baraka swings wildly with an uppercut but Slice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baraka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baraka misses with some punches.
Slice working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baraka.
Slice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Slice.
Slice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slice misses with the head strike.
Baraka lands a body punch.
Baraka blocks an uppercut.
Baraka is leaning against Slice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baraka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slice lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baraka or not.
Baraka blocks an uppercut.
Baraka throws a punch but it's blocked by Slice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baraka throws a leg kick
enabling Slice to counter with a crisp jab.
Baraka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baraka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slice lands a glancing blow to the side of Baraka's head.
That has opened up Juju Baraka's cut even more.
Slice looks to score with a jab to the body but Baraka is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Slice.
It seemed like Baraka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baraka throws a low kick, looking for Slice's leg but Slice calmly moves out of range.
Baraka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Baraka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slice checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from Slice on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slice there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baraka misses with a straight right.
Baraka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slice counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Juju Baraka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Slice tries to work over Baraka's front leg with a kick but Baraka checks it.
Baraka connects with an inside leg kick.
Baraka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slice.
A lazy left from Slice finds it's target.
Slice misses with a looping left.
Baraka blocks the body kick.
Slice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baraka's sensitive parts.
Baraka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slice momentarily.
Slice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baraka rushes Slice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Slice fails to land.
Slice breaks the clinch.
Baraka throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kimbo Slice will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juju Baraka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Slice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Slice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slice misses with a hook. Baraka ducked under it nicely.
Slice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baraka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slice swings for the body but Baraka moves out of range.
Baraka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baraka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baraka lands an overhand right.
Slice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baraka is out of range.
Slice takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Baraka.
Slice connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slice scores with a jab. Baraka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Baraka.
Baraka looks to land a left hand but Slice moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baraka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slice.
Slice scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Baraka misses.
Slice fires out a quick counter leg kick but Baraka just manages to avoid it.
Baraka throws a sloppy head kick and Slice moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Slice misses the target.
Slice misses with a leg kick.
Slice tries a low kick but Baraka avoids it.
Slice throws a hook but Baraka blocks it.
Slice bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Juju Baraka's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Slice with the inside leg kick.
Baraka tries a low kick but Slice avoids it.
Baraka misses with a head kick.
It looked like Slice was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baraka.
Slice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slice there as he acknowledges the shot.
Slice swings for the body but Baraka moves out of range.
Slice backing away here, and Baraka unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Slice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Baraka counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baraka clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice lands a right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juju Baraka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kimbo Slice!
After the fight, Kimbo Slice 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.
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hype
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