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Event:
MILF 44 Durham VS Zuniga
Date: Apr 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Barber scoring well with a low kick there.
Barber throws a head kick that half lands.
Barber connects with a jab.
Barber throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barber. That's going to slow Stout down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stout looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barber has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Barber lands with a nice body kick. #CL2#
Stout instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stout.
Barber scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Stout jumps into guard, dragging Barber to the mat.
#SUB2#
Stout looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Barber is defending well. Stout quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Barber has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Stout celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaylen Stout!
Jaylen Stout thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
MILF Playoff R2 Bantamweights
Date: Apr 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Dakat throws a shot from downtown. Barber moves away and avoids it.
Dakat looks to throw the jab but Barber is out of range.
A jab from Barber does it's job there.#CUT#It looks like Felix Dakat has been cut.
Dakat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dakat takes a swing at Barber's ribcage but misses.
Barber is looking to counter punch.
Dakat looks to land a left hand but Barber moved out of range nicely.
Dakat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barber circles away quickly and effectively.
Dakat throws a combination that misses
and Barber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barber scores with a nice right hand.
Barber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dakat has time to react.
Dakat cracks a nice hook into Barber's ribs.
Barber connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dakat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dakat moves out of range as Barber strikes.
Dakat is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barber with a body shot.
Dakat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barber throws out a loose jab but Dakat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dakat misses with a body shot.
Dakat's corner calls for a 1-2. Dakat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T1#
Barber misses with a looping left.
Barber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dakat throws a nice looking combination but Barber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barber jabs Dakat right on the nose. Dakat blinks but takes it well.
Barber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dakat misses the shot to the body.
Barber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dakat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dakat looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barber. Dakat shrugs it off though.
Dakat takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barber has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Barber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dakat.
Dakat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barber finds it's way round the side to connect with Dakat's head.
Barber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dakat throws a hook to the side of Barber's head but Barber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Dakat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barber jabs Dakat right on the nose. Dakat blinks but takes it well.
Barber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dakat with the counter takedown but Barber avoids it easily.
Dakat ducks under a wild hook from Barber.
Barber with a nice calf kick.
Barber scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dakat misses the target.
The fighters circling - Barber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dakat throws a lazy right hand but Barber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dakat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barber in his tracks.
Barber keeps Dakat at a distance using the push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barber.
Dakat with the counter takedown but Barber avoids it easily.
Barber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dakat.
Barber scoring well with a low kick there.
Barber lands a glancing blow to the side of Dakat's head.
Barber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dakat's sensitive parts. #T3#
Barber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Dakat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barber throws a lazy uppercut
and Dakat counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barber throws a hook but Dakat avoids it easily.
Barber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dakat.
Barber blocks a jab.
Barber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dakat.
Dakat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barber.
Barber looks to score with a jab to the body but Dakat is just out of range.
Barber is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barber misses with a head kick.
Barber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dakat changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barber tries to avoid it but Dakat manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barber to the ground. Barber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dakat moves out of range as Barber strikes.
Dakat throws a looping overhand right but Barber ducks down to avoid it.
Barber missing with a left hand there. Dakat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
Barber slips a straight right by Dakat.
Barber throws a hook to the side of Dakat's head but Dakat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Barber misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dakat defending well as Barber loads up on a big left hand.
Barber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dakat.
Barber slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reynaldo Barber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dakat looks to throw the jab but Barber is out of range.
Barber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dakat's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dakat. Barber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dakat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Barber.
Dakat lands a head shot.
Dakat throws a body punch but Barber moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reynaldo Barber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Dakat'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.#R2#
Barber avoids the body shot from Dakat.
Dakat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barber. Barber obviously looking to wear him down.
Dakat blocks a jab.
Barber does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dakat misses with a body shot.
Barber feints and then cracks Dakat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dakat down.
Barber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barber throws a jab when Dakat was well out of range.
Dakat misses with a hook. Barber ducked under it nicely.
Dakat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barber.
Barber tried to counter with a leg kick but Dakat avoided it.
Dakat just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dakat might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barber has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dakat throws a right hand that Barber ducks under and follows up with a left that Barber also avoids with ease.
Barber connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dakat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barber is looking to counter with a body kick.#TD2#
Dakat shoots in and bounces Barber off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Dakat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dakat has managed to get both his arms back between Barber's legs - danger averted.#T1##SUB2#
Dakat drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Dakat seems to have locked his on tight now - Barber screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Dakat, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Felix Dakat!
A very excited looking Felix Dakat made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
MILF Playoff R1 FW/BW
Date: Mar 30, 2024 |
#R1#
Lange throws a jab when Barber was well out of range.
Barber wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Lange checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lange swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barber bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barber throws out a loose jab but Lange uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lange throws out a loose jab but Barber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lange has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Reynaldo Barber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lange on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barber. Barber obviously looking to wear him down.
Barber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lange scores with a jab to the body.
Barber slips a jab from Lange.
Lange misses with a straight right.
Lange tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barber was well out of range. Poor timing from Lange.
Lange throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barber swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lange moves out of range of the body kick from Barber.
Despite the aggression on Lange's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barber connects with a right hand. Lange shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lange. Barber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lange swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lange ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Lange avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lange misses with a body shot.
Reynaldo Barber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barber moves out of range of the strikes.
Lange connects with a looping right hand.
Lange on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barber swinging wildly here.
Lange throws a body shot but no joy.
Lange misses with a right hand
and Barber counters with a nice leg kick.
Lange waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barber.
Barber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lange.
Lange throws a shot from downtown. Barber moves away and avoids it.
Lange slips a jab from Barber.
Lange displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barber throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Lange misses.
Barber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lange.
Barber connects with a right hand. Lange shakes it off.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barber dodges the punch combination from Lange.
The fighters circling - Barber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lange moves away from the strike by Barber.
Lange is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barber with a body shot.
Lange throws a lazy right hand but Barber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barber throws a leg kick which misses Lange's front leg but catches the back leg as Lange tries to avoid it.
Lange thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barber misses with a looping right.
Barber tests Lange's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barber takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lange takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lange misses with an uppercut.
Lange's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barber connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lange scrambles back to his feet.
Barber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lange.#T3#
Lange lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lange.
Lange throws the left hand but Barber avoids the punch easily.
Lange throws a hook to the side of Barber's head but Barber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barber with a nice cross.
Barber lands with a hook. Lange tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #ROC#Lange is rocked!
Barber throws out a powerful jab.
Lange is still on wobbly legs! Can Barber finish him?
Lange throws a hook but Barber blocks it.
Barber bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barber cracks Lange with a hook to the temple - Lange is on wobbly legs here! Barber swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lange falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Barber wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Reynaldo Barber! |
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Event:
MILF 35
Date: Mar 17, 2024 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Barber. Riley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barber definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That kick from Barber tenderised Riley's leg. Riley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice cross by Barber.#CUT#It looks like Davis Riley has been cut.
Riley throws an off balance right hand
and Barber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barber walks into a left hand.
Riley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Riley misses with a body shot.
Riley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Riley drops his hands momentarily and Barber takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barber lands with an overhand left.
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!
Riley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Riley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#Riley is rocked!
Barber misses with an uppercut. Riley saw that one coming.
Riley is still on wobbly legs! Can Barber finish him?
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Barber.
Riley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donk. Barber catches Riley right on the button with a cross.#T1#
Barber scores with a punch to the head.
Riley misses with a hook. Barber ducked under it nicely.
Riley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riley swinging wildly here.
Barber lands a really nice looking cross but Riley seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Riley. Those never looked like landing.
Barber scores with a hook to the body. Riley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Riley seems to have recovered his senses.
Riley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barber circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Barber.
Riley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Barber moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barber.
Barber scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Barber.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley blocking some punches.
#T2#
Riley is trying to break the clinch but Barber has him pressed against the cage.
Barber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Barber lands a left hand.
Barber tries to throw a body punch but Riley avoids it by throwing Barber back against the cage.
Barber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riley. #BC#
Barber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barber scoring well with a low kick there.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Barber.
Barber connects with an inside leg kick.
Barber lands with a kick to the ribs.
Riley checks a leg kick.
Barber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Barber lets loose with a powerful body kick. Riley will feel that in the morning.
Barber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Riley loads up on a big right hand but Barber slips the punch.
Riley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barber on the side of the head.
Barber throws the left hand but Riley avoids the punch easily.
Riley scores with the left hand. Barber knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Barber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Riley. Those never looked like landing.
Barber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barber fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#KD#
Barber lands a big head kick that sends Riley tumbling to the mat! Barber takes a step backwards and waves Riley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Riley throws a combination that misses
and Barber counters with a crisp right that sends Riley to the canvas! Barber follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reynaldo Barber! |
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Event:
UIW 10: Road to Champions 4
Date: Feb 09, 2024 |
#R1#
A big right from Barber misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Hendricks misses its target.
Hendricks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hendricks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barber scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hendricks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barber has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hendricks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barber can pounce on him.
Hendricks tries to clinch but Barber moves out of range.
Hendricks is looking to clinch but Barber is avoiding it.
It seemed like Barber 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.
Barber connects with a body shot that sends Hendricks's belly button to the back.
A nice leg kick from Barber, right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Barber lands.
Barber swats away the attempt to clinch by Hendricks.#T1#
Barber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hendricks is breathing heavily.
Barber scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hendricks tries to clinch up
and Barber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barber seems to be stalking Hendricks here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Hendricks drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Reynaldo Barber! |
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Event:
UIW 5
Date: Jan 24, 2024 |
#R1#
Dakat moves away from the strike by Barber.
Barber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barber moves out of range as Dakat strikes.
Barber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dakat misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Barber holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barber lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dakat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dakat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dakat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dakat has Barber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barber stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dakat scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barber blocks an elbow strike from Dakat.
Barber working aggressively here.
Barber prevents Dakat from breaking the clinch.
Dakat misses with the head strike.
Barber misses with a punch on the inside.
Barber lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Dakat swings wildly with an uppercut but Barber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barber throws a head punch that misses.
Barber lands a nice uppercut.
Dakat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dakat tries for a takedown but Barber manages to get underhooks.
Barber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barber's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dakat swings wildly with an uppercut but Barber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barber misses with a punch on the inside.
Barber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dakat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dakat prevents a body shot from Barber.
Barber scores with a hook to the body.
Barber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Barber scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barber.
A shot in the inside from Barber.
A head punch on the inside from Barber fails to land. #T2#
Barber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dakat backwards.
Barber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dakat is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Dakat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dakat throws a punch but it's blocked by Barber.
Barber lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dakat fails to land.
Dakat scores with a shot to the side of Barber's head.
Dakat looking for a takedown.
Dakat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barber backwards.
Barber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dakat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dakats head.
Barber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barber lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dakat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dakat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barber.
Barber swings wildly with an uppercut but Dakat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barber lands with a left to the head. #T3#
Dakat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dakat looking to slow down the pace here.
Barber is working Dakat over against the cage.
Barber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dakat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dakat struggles to land a body shot inside as Barber controls his hands.
Barber lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Barber on the inside.
Barber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dakats head.
A right hook to the body lands for Barber.
Barber misses with the head strike.
Barber tries to circle away but Dakat has him pinned against the cage.
Dakat lands a shot to the body.
Dakat blocks an uppercut.
#TD#
Dakat pulls guard effortlessly.
Dakat is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dakat lands strikes from half guard.#T4#
Dakat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dakat scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dakat wants to control but Barber is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Dakat.
Barber trying to control but Dakat postures up.
Barber looks winded!#SUB#
Dakat looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dakat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dakat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reynaldo Barber will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Barber misses the jab.
Dakat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dakat tries to clinch but Barber is having none of it.
Dakat throws a hook but Barber avoids it easily.
Dakat throws a big shot that misses.
Barber throws the left hand but Dakat avoids the punch easily.
Dakat misses with a hook.
Barber looks to land a combination but Dakat avoids it well.
Dakat clobbers Barber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barber throws a front kick that sends Dakat stumbling back into the cage.
Barber avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dakat misses the jab.
Dakat misses with a shot to the body
and Barber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dakat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barber.
Dakat ducks under a wild hook from Barber.#T1#
Barber plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reynaldo Barber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dakat.
Barber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dakat throws a jab when Barber was well out of range.
Dakat lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Dakat.
Dakat takes a swing at Barber's ribcage but misses.
Felix Dakat is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barber.
Nice body kick from Barber.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barber.
Dakat throws a hook to the side of Barber's head but Barber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dakat misses the jab.
Barber defending well as Dakat loads up on a big left hand.
Barber takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dakat misses with a right hand
and Barber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dakat throws a looping overhand right but Barber ducks down to avoid it.
Barber looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Dakat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barber counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dakat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barber.
Barber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barber is breathing heavily.
Dakat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barber looks to throw the jab but Dakat is out of range.
Barber defending well as Dakat loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barber! But no joy.
Barber sizes up Dakat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dakat is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barber dodges the punch combination from Dakat.
Barber looks to throw the jab but Dakat is out of range.
Dakat is looking to clinch.
Dakat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barber misses with a hook. Dakat ducked under it nicely.
Barber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dakat on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T3#
Sloppy strikes from Dakat. Those never looked like landing.
Dakat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dakat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barber swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dakat throws out the jab.
Barber throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dakat.
Barber misses with a looping left.
Dakat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dakat crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barber - the referee stops the clock and Dakat gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barber. Dakat manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dakat with a jab.
Barber thuds his right hand into Dakat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barber slips a jab from Dakat.
Barber circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dakat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dakat lands a two punch combo.
Barber throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL#
and Dakat moves into the clinch.
Barber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynaldo Barber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dakat lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#Barber is rocked!
Dakat misses with some punches.
Barber is still on wobbly legs! Can Dakat finish him?
Barber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dakat backwards.
Barber seems to have recovered his senses.
Barber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dakat tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barber just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Dakat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dakat misses with a punch on the inside.
Dakat blocking some punches.
Dakat blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barber.
Barber working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dakat.
Barber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dakat can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Reynaldo Barber will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Dakat staying out of range there.
Dakat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barber.
Dakat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barber.
Barber tests Dakat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dakat misses with a hook
and Barber counters with a body kick that stops Dakat in his tracks momentarily.
Barber throws a hook but Dakat avoids it easily.
Dakat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barber.
Dakat misses with a straight right.
Dakat throws a body shot but no joy.
Barber wants to counter with a clinch but Dakat pushes him away.
Dakat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barber swings widly with a right hand
and Dakat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barber throws an overhand right that lands on Dakat's shoulder, as Dakat tries to avoid the shot.
Dakat ducks under a wild hook from Barber.
Dakat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dakat takes a swing at Barber's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Dakat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barber throws a hook to the side of Dakat's head but Dakat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dakat looks to land a left hand but Barber moved out of range nicely.
Barber wants to counter with a clinch but Dakat pushes him away.
Dakat scores with a body shot.
Dakat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barber is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dakat with a body shot.
Dakat fails to land the takedown.
Dakat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barber moves forwards but Dakat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dakat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dakat cracks Barber with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Dakat misses.
Dakat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dakat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dakat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barber! But no joy.
Dakat misses with an uppercut
and Barber counters with a leg kick.
Barber looks to land a right hand but Dakat moved out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dakat or perhaps it was just good defense by Barber, which made it look bad. #TD#
Dakat closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dakat trying to control the position but Barber is working away.
Dakat cracks Barber with a big elbow.
Barber tries to buck Dakat off but Dakat is having none of it.#T3##SUB#
Dakat is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Barber looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dakat gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Barber is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dakat lets go of the hold and Barber can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Felix Dakat! |
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