Public Fight Report
(Featherweight) Sterling defeated Barnie Fife by unanimous decision: 116-112, 116-112, 116-112.Match Thursday, April 15, 1999In this corner, standing 5 feet and 5 inches (165 centimeters) tall weighing in at 126 pounds (57 kilograms) is Sterling!!
In this corner, standing 4 feet and 10 inches (147 centimeters) tall weighing in at 123 pounds (56 kilograms) is Barnie Fife!!
The referee for this bout will be Joe Cortez.
ROUND 1
Sterling is using the ring. (using the ring)
Barnie clinches when his opponent closes. (clinching)
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-Sterling attacks with a left jab to the mouth, but is ineffective.
+Sterling tags Barnie with a series of off balance punches to the solar plexus. Barnie doesn't notice.
Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Sterling throws a series of wild punches to the jaw! Barnie asks for time to wipe off the blood.
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+Sterling throws a series of hard punches to the ribs.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Sterling catches Barnie with a volley of punches to the face.
+Sterling drills Barnie with a furious jab to the eye!!
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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-Barnie fires a series of right punches to the stomach, but Sterling quickly backs away.
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+Sterling tosses a flurry of punches to the head.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
+Sterling pokes Barnie with a pair of heavy blows to the chin. Barnie quickly recovers.
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-Barnie fires a left hook to the ribs, but goes wide.
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+Barnie belts Sterling with a loud jab to the solar plexus! Sterling gets mad!
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Sterling landed 33 of 43 punches, and Barnie Fife landed 12 of 25 punches.
Sterling won the round 10-9
Sterling is winning the fight 10-9
Sterling doesn't want to stop fighting!
Barnie doesn't want to stop fighting!
ROUND 2
Sterling is using the ring. (using the ring)
Barnie clinches when his opponent closes. (clinching)
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-Sterling tries a series of right punches to the stomach, but Barnie ducks just in time.
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-Barnie throws a volley of right punches to the mouth, but only hits air.
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+Sterling suprises Barnie with a flurry of off balance punches to the chest.
Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Barnie shakes Sterling with a barrage of solid shots to the eye. Sterling falls against the ropes!
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Sterling connects with a flurry of punches to the eye!
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+Sterling annoys Barnie with a volley of glancing punches to the jaw.
Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
+Sterling rocks Barnie with a blow to the groin! The referee sees it and issues a warning!
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+Barnie throws a series of powerful blows to the face.
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+Sterling catches Barnie with a volley of mean punches to the solar plexus.
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-Sterling probes with a volley of right punches to the mouth, but Barnie takes it in the forearms.
BELL
According to the commentator:
Sterling landed 27 of 39 punches, and Barnie Fife landed 12 of 24 punches.
Sterling won the round 10-9
Sterling is winning the fight 20-18
Sterling doesn't even want to rest!
Barnie doesn't want to stop fighting!
ROUND 3
Sterling is using the ring. (using the ring)
Barnie clinches when his opponent closes. (clinching)
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Sterling fires a flurry of stinging punches to the face!
-Sterling charges with a volley of punches to the chin, but Barnie narrowly avoids it
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+Barnie jolts Sterling with a series of powerful punches to the eye.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Sterling whacks Barnie with a volley of shots to the jaw!
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Barnie connects with a flurry of heavy blows to the chest.
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+Sterling tags Barnie with a series of punches to the nose!
Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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-Barnie charges with a flurry of punches to the head, but Sterling narrowly avoids it
-Barnie fires a flurry of left punches to the nose, but comes up empty.
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+Sterling backs up Barnie with a series of punches to the nose.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Sterling landed 25 of 40 punches, and Barnie Fife landed 11 of 24 punches.
Sterling won the round 10-9
Sterling is winning the fight 30-27
Sterling doesn't even want to rest!
Barnie doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 4
Sterling is using the ring. (using the ring)
Barnie clinches when his opponent closes. (clinching)
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Sterling tosses a pair of glancing punches to the temple.
-Barnie attempts a series of punches to the nose, but Sterling quickly backs away.
+Barnie strikes with a stinging left to the mouth.
+Sterling throws a barrage of mean blows to the chin.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Sterling hits with a flurry of vicious punches to the ribs! Barnie hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
+Sterling tosses a pair of mean punches to the temple.
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-Barnie lashes out with a pair of punches to the eye, but misses.
-Sterling throws a barrage of left punches to the mouth, but misses completely.
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+Sterling tosses a barrage of powerful shots to the solar plexus.
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+Sterling scores with a pair of punches to the eye.
+Barnie nails Sterling with a volley of furious shots to the face.
-Sterling fires a right to the jaw, but misses.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Sterling landed 26 of 38 punches, and Barnie Fife landed 12 of 23 punches.
Sterling won the round 10-9
Sterling is winning the fight 40-36
Sterling doesn't even want to rest!
Barnie doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 5
Sterling is using the ring. (using the ring)
Barnie clinches when his opponent closes. (clinching)
-Barnie lashes out with a series of punches to the solar plexus, but Sterling hides behind his gloves.
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+Barnie lands a volley of blows to the head.
-Sterling tries to land a volley of punches to the head, but Barnie narrowly avoids it
+Sterling staggers Barnie with a series of punches to the jaw.
Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Barnie slams Sterling with a flurry of stinging blows to the solar plexus. Sterling backpedals to his own corner.
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-Sterling lashes out with a flurry of punches to the eye, but Barnie quickly backs away.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Sterling staggers Barnie with a pair of punches to the solar plexus.
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+Sterling throws a barrage of hard punches to the jaw. Barnie seems wobbly!
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+Sterling tags Barnie with a flurry of furious punches to the mouth.
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+Sterling catches Barnie with a volley of punches to the eye.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Sterling landed 24 of 39 punches, and Barnie Fife landed 13 of 26 punches.
Sterling won the round 10-9
Sterling is winning the fight 50-45
Sterling remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Barnie doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 6
Sterling is using the ring. (using the ring)
Barnie fights inside. (inside)
+Sterling rocks Barnie with a series of stinging punches to the chin.
+Sterling grazes Barnie with a barrage of wild shots to the mouth.
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-Barnie tries to land a uppercut to the chest, but Sterling stays away from it.
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+Sterling slams Barnie with a flurry of punches to the temple.
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+Sterling hits Barnie with a series of punches to the temple.
+Sterling lands a barrage of quick punches to the head.
+Sterling throws a nasty jab to the nose. Barnie hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
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-Barnie fires a barrage of left punches to the ribs, but only hits air.
+Barnie stuns Sterling with a volley of punches to the stomach.
-Barnie throws a left hook to the ribs, but Sterling escapes.
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+Sterling wakes up the fans with a hard cross to the mouth!
+Barnie lands a volley of powerful shots to the chest.
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+Barnie throws a wild cross to the stomach.
+Sterling throws a volley of light blows to the eye.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Sterling landed 40 of 40 punches, and Barnie Fife landed 13 of 35 punches.
Sterling won the round 10-9
Sterling is winning the fight 60-54
Sterling remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Barnie doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 7
Sterling is using the ring. (using the ring)
Barnie fights inside. (inside)
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+Barnie hits with a volley of punches to the stomach.
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+Sterling scores with a volley of off balance blows to the head. Barnie hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
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+Sterling rocks Barnie with a pair of stiff punches to the temple.
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+Sterling connects with a pair of painful punches to the ribs.
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+Sterling fires a pair of stinging punches to the temple.
+Sterling stuns Barnie with a volley of punches to the ribs.
-Barnie throws a barrage of punches to the stomach, but misses.
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-Sterling tries to land a volley of shots to the solar plexus, but Barnie escapes.
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+Sterling fires a volley of nice punches to the face!
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-Barnie attacks with a volley of left blows to the ribs, but falls short.
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-Barnie attempts a pair of blows to the solar plexus, but misses completely.
+Barnie takes charge with a volley of punches to the stomach.
+Sterling connects with a barrage of glancing punches to the mouth.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Sterling landed 32 of 42 punches, and Barnie Fife landed 14 of 33 punches.
Sterling won the round 10-9
Sterling is winning the fight 70-63
Sterling grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
Barnie doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 8
Sterling is using the ring. (using the ring)
Barnie clinches when his opponent closes. (clinching)
+Barnie tosses a barrage of shots to the mouth.
+Sterling lashes out with a volley of commanding shots to the chin.
+Barnie hits with a pair of blows to the face.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
-Sterling tries to land a barrage of punches to the jaw, but Barnie narrowly avoids it
-Barnie probes with a pair of shots to the solar plexus, but comes up empty.
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-Barnie charges with a barrage of right punches to the head, but Sterling blocks.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Sterling jars Barnie with a series of shots to the jaw!
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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-Sterling lunges with a volley of right punches to the temple, but Barnie steps aside and laughs.
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-Sterling lunges with a barrage of punches to the head, but Barnie steps aside and laughs.
+Sterling shakes Barnie with a flurry of wild punches to the head.
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+Sterling attacks with a volley of solid blows to the solar plexus. Barnie sneers "My grandmother can hit harder than that!"
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Sterling landed 22 of 40 punches, and Barnie Fife landed 13 of 25 punches.
Sterling won the round 10-9
Sterling is winning the fight 80-72
Sterling grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
Barnie doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 9
Sterling backpedals and jabs.
Barnie clinches when his opponent closes. (clinching)
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
-Barnie throws a series of left punches to the temple, but Sterling backs out of it.
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+Barnie hurts Sterling with a series of quick blows to the temple.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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-Barnie attempts a right hook to the stomach, but Sterling ties him up.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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-Sterling probes with a series of punches to the temple, but Barnie steps aside.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Barnie smacks Sterling with a jab to the head!!
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+Sterling strikes with a series of punches to the eye. Barnie grimaces in pain.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Sterling landed 9 of 16 punches, and Barnie Fife landed 11 of 26 punches.
Barnie Fife won the round 10-9
Sterling is winning the fight 89-82
Sterling remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Barnie doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 10
Sterling backpedals and jabs.
Barnie fights inside. (inside)
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+Barnie whacks Sterling with a volley of loud punches to the stomach. Sterling ignores it.
-Barnie attempts a volley of right blows to the solar plexus, but to no avail.
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+Barnie shakes Sterling with a flurry of powerful blows to the ribs!!
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-Barnie tries to land a flurry of blows to the solar plexus, but to no avail.
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+Sterling connects with a pair of loud shots to the temple.
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-Barnie probes with a series of right punches to the chest, but Sterling takes it in the forearms.
+Sterling drills Barnie with a volley of off balance shots to the temple.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Sterling landed 11 of 16 punches, and Barnie Fife landed 11 of 34 punches.
Barnie Fife won the round 10-9
Sterling is winning the fight 98-92
Sterling grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
Barnie doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 11
Sterling backpedals and jabs.
Barnie clinches when his opponent closes. (clinching)
Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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-Barnie lunges with a series of punches to the mouth, but he's too slow.
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+Barnie strikes with a volley of punches to the eye.
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-Sterling lashes out with a volley of punches to the chin, but falls short.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Sterling backs up Barnie with a barrage of commanding punches to the face.
Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
-Barnie launches a series of blows to the face, but Sterling escapes.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Sterling landed 8 of 15 punches, and Barnie Fife landed 10 of 22 punches.
Barnie Fife won the round 10-9
Sterling is winning the fight 107-102
Sterling grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
Barnie doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 12
Sterling backpedals and jabs.
Barnie clinches when his opponent closes. (clinching)
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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-Barnie paws a flurry of right shots to the eye, but misses completely.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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Sterling tries to attack, but Barnie hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Barnie lands a flurry of punches to the chin.
+Sterling hammers Barnie with a jab to the nose.
-Barnie tries a hook to the temple, but Sterling deftly avoits it.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Sterling landed 9 of 16 punches, and Barnie Fife landed 10 of 25 punches.
Barnie Fife won the round 10-9
Sterling is winning the fight 116-112
Sterling remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Barnie doesn't even want to rest!
The judges decisions are:
Judge Guimond scores the fight as follows:
Round 1: Sterling 10-9
Round 2: Sterling 10-9
Round 3: Sterling 10-9
Round 4: Sterling 10-9
Round 5: Sterling 10-9
Round 6: Sterling 10-9
Round 7: Sterling 10-9
Round 8: Sterling 10-9
Round 9: Barnie Fife 10-9
Round 10: Barnie Fife 10-9
Round 11: Barnie Fife 10-9
Round 12: Barnie Fife 10-9
Total Score: Sterling 116-112
Judge Leinbach scores the fight as follows:
Round 1: Sterling 10-9
Round 2: Sterling 10-9
Round 3: Sterling 10-9
Round 4: Sterling 10-9
Round 5: Sterling 10-9
Round 6: Sterling 10-9
Round 7: Sterling 10-9
Round 8: Sterling 10-9
Round 9: Barnie Fife 10-9
Round 10: Barnie Fife 10-9
Round 11: Barnie Fife 10-9
Round 12: Barnie Fife 10-9
Total Score: Sterling 116-112
George Foreman scores the fight as follows:
Round 1: Sterling 10-9
Round 2: Sterling 10-9
Round 3: Sterling 10-9
Round 4: Sterling 10-9
Round 5: Sterling 10-9
Round 6: Sterling 10-9
Round 7: Sterling 10-9
Round 8: Sterling 10-9
Round 9: Barnie Fife 10-9
Round 10: Barnie Fife 10-9
Round 11: Barnie Fife 10-9
Round 12: Barnie Fife 10-9
Total Score: Sterling 116-112
Sterling wins by decision!
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