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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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284 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
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279 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mookie Blaylock!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blaylock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnett closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blaylock to the mat! Blaylock manages to get full guard.
Barnett wants to pass the guard but Blaylock is keeping the position.
Blaylock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnett is one step ahead there.
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaylock is keeping the position for now.
Barnett is working hard here to advance position.
Blaylock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaylock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock trying to keep a closed guard but Barnett is proving a slippery customer.
Blaylock has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaylock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barnett!
Barnett can't escape the position.
Barnett tries to hold on but Blaylock pushes him away.
Blaylock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barnett is looking to escape.
Barnett holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blaylock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Barnett slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett wants to get back to full guard.
Barnett trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Blaylock manages to pass to mount!
Barnett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blaylock thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Blaylock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaylock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barnett is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice elbow there by Blaylock.
A nice elbow there by Blaylock.
It looks like Josh Barnett has been cut.
Barnett is looking to get to half guard.
Blaylock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blaylock looking to control and managing it successfully.
Barnett tries to buck Blaylock off but he can't manage it.
Blaylock throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Barnett because Blaylock loaded up on that one.
Barnett tries to hold on but Blaylock pushes him away.
Blaylock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blaylock blocks Barnett's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Blaylock controlling the pace for now.
Barnett is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaylock wants to pass to mount but Barnett is defending the position.
Blaylock wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
Blaylock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnett defending well though.
Barnett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnett is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaylock content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mookie Blaylock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Barnett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blaylock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A shot to the body from Blaylock misses
and Barnett counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blaylock won't be happy with that.
Blaylock takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barnett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barnett goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Blaylock has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Barnett but great work by Blaylock.
Barnett is looking for a sweep.
Barnett is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Blaylock's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Blaylock wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blaylock is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Blaylock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blaylock is controlling the pace.
Blaylock moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Barnett.
Barnett struggling a bit here.
Blaylock throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is pushing Blaylock's head away, looking to escape. Blaylock manages to hold on to the position though.
Blaylock throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barnett is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blaylock is controlling him well.
Blaylock content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Barnett is looking to regain half guard here but Blaylock keeps moving and retains side control.
Blaylock wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
Blaylock in side control, throwing shots but Barnett defends.
Barnett struggling a bit here.
Barnett regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaylock is looking to take a break and control but Barnett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to hold on to Blaylock's head to control him but Blaylock postures up.
Blaylock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blaylock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blaylock wants to take a breather but Barnett is having none of it.
Barnett is trying to control but Blaylock passes into side control!
Barnett can't do much from the bottom here.
Blaylock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnett keeps working.
Barnett is looking to reverse the position.
Blaylock wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
Barnett wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock tries to advance to mount but can't.
Blaylock wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
Barnett is trying to buck Blaylock off.
Blaylock is looking to take a break and control but Barnett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blaylock in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett is looking for a sweep.
Blaylock wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mookie Blaylock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Josh Barnett's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Blaylock throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barnett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Blaylock catches Barnett right on the button with a cross.
Barnett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blaylock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnett manages to avoid it.
Josh Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaylock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnett doesn't seem bothered though.
Blaylock jabs Barnett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaylock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnett tries to move into range but Blaylock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock delivers a nice body kick.
Blaylock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Blaylock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blaylock cracks Barnett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mookie Blaylock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaylock scores with a nice head shot.
Blaylock throws a body punch but Barnett moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blaylock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blaylock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock works the jab nicely.
Nice shot lands for Blaylock.
Blaylock scores with a decent looking hook.
Blaylock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnett moves away.
Blaylock lands with a nice body punch.
Blaylock looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnett is just out of range.
Barnett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barnett misses with a takedown attempt
and Blaylock counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaylock stuffs the takedown attempt from Barnett. Barnett gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from Blaylock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock lands a big head kick that sends Barnett tumbling to the mat! Blaylock takes a step backwards and waves Barnett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barnett is rocked!
Barnett gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Blaylock points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Barnett wakes up just in time to hear Blaylock thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mookie Blaylock!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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