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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 6368 p4p, 5322 weight class) and John Fisher (ranked 438 p4p, 393 weight class). John Fisher acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Fisher blocks the low kick.
Fisher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Fisher's head but Fisher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fisher blocks a low kick nicely.
Fisher slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Fisher throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Fisher is out of range.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fisher walks into a stiff left hand from Barnes.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Fisher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fisher misses with a straight right.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fisher misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes scores with a body shot.
A big left from Fisher misses.
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Fisher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
Fisher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Fisher's head.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fisher moves away.
Fisher connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely.
Fisher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnes moves out of range as Fisher strikes.
Fisher slips a straight right by Barnes.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fisher tries to sprawl but Barnes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes stands up and beckons Fisher to join him on the feet.
Fisher 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.
Fisher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fisher lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John Fisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Barnes throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range.
Barnes lunges at Fisher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fisher's hand.
Fisher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fisher has time to react.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches up with Fisher, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes Fisher against the cage but Fisher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Fisher's legs.
Fisher just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fisher lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fisher connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
Fisher missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barnes lands a jab.
Fisher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
A jab from Barnes does it's job there.
Barnes misses the jab.
Fisher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Fisher moves out of range easily.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
Barnes slips under a jab from Fisher.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Fisher is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barnes with a body shot.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Fisher needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fisher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barnes stuns Fisher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fisher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fisher misses with a straight right.
Barnes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fisher manages to circle out of the way.
Barnes shoots in and gets a takedown into Fisher's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
Barnes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher.
A big right from Barnes misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Good exchange - Fisher coming out on top.
Nice straight punches there by Fisher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fisher.
Fisher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barnes is rocked!
Fisher misses with a looping left.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Fisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Fisher scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Fisher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fisher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Fisher digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
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 Mike Barnes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fisher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes stuns Fisher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Fisher lands with a right hand.
Fisher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barnes moves out of range as Fisher strikes.
Fisher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fisher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fisher misses with a straight left.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches up with Fisher, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes Fisher against the cage but Fisher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Fisher.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Fisher.
Fisher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Fisher.
Barnes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fisher defends well and Barnes ends up having to push Fisher into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fisher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fisher lands a shoulder strike.
Fisher is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fisher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
Fisher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fisher lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Fisher.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Fisher as the two fighters clinch.
Fisher tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes blocks a body shot from Fisher.
Fisher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes blocks a body shot from Fisher.
Fisher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fisher lands an uppercut.
Fisher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Fisher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fisher has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Fisher is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Fisher has him pressed against the cage.
Fisher lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fisher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes is trying to push Fisher away but Fisher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fisher presses Barnes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
John Fisher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Fisher.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fisher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fisher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fisher misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Fisher has him pressed against the cage.
Fisher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Fisher lands a shot to the body.
Fisher pushes Barnes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Fisher.
Fisher is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fisher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fisher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fisher cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Fisher works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Fisher.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fisher.
Fisher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fisher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fisher lands a nice uppercut.
Fisher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fisher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fisher lands a nice uppercut.
Fisher has Barnes pressed against the cage, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fisher lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Fisher.
Good body shot from Fisher.
Good body shot from Fisher.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fisher.
A shot in the inside from Fisher.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Fisher.
A body shot lands from Fisher.
Fisher lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fisher.
A short uppercut from Fisher.
A short uppercut from Fisher.
Fisher misses with a punch to the body.
Fisher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fisher is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Fisher.
A right hand to the body from Fisher.
Nice body punch from Fisher - that landed with a thud.
Fisher gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fisher scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Fisher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fisher drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Barnes's head, knocking him out cold! Fisher is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Fisher!
A relieved looking John Fisher thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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