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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Bimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bimbo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mickey Avalon - "Roll Up Your Sleeves" kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lawrence Bimbo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, BJ Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Bimbo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimbo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bimbo is fending him off so far but Barnes persists. Nope, Bimbo circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt.
Bimbo tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Bimbo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barnes's head.
It looks like BJ Barnes has been cut.
Bimbo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bimbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bimbo pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bimbo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Bimbo.
Bimbo scores a nice knee to the body.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bimbo pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bimbo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes is rocked!
Bimbo lands a knee to the body.
Bimbo drops Barnes with a big right hand! Bimbo charges in looking to finish - Barnes manages to keep Bimbo in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Oh Barnes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bimbo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bimbo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bimbo drops back looking for a leg! Barnes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barnes manages to kick Bimbo off! Bimbo jumps back into Barnes's guard.
Bimbo drops back looking for a leg! Barnes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barnes manages to kick Bimbo off! Bimbo jumps back into Barnes's guard.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Barnes has a closed guard, preventing Bimbo from standing up.
Bimbo stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bimbo drops back looking for a leg! Barnes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barnes manages to kick Bimbo off! Bimbo jumps back into Barnes's guard.
Bimbo wants to stand but Barnes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bimbo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bimbo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bimbo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bimbo misses with a wild combination.
Barnes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bimbo is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bimbo is trying to stand.
Bimbo has hold of Barnes's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bimbo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bimbo is trying to stand.
Bimbo tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Barnes is trying to control the action in half guard but Bimbo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barnes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bimbo defends it well.
Bimbo kicks Barnes off and gets back to his feet.
Bimbo clinches.
Bimbo is pressed up against the cage. Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bimbo down to the mat. Bimbo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bimbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lawrence Bimbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bimbo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barnes postures up.
Bimbo wants to get back to his feet but Barnes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barnes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bimbo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes advances to half guard.
Barnes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bimbo tries to kick Barnes off but Barnes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bimbo defending well though.
Bimbo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bimbo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bimbo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barnes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bimbo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Bimbo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BJ Barnes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barnes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Bimbo.
Bimbo throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bimbo to the mat! Bimbo manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bimbo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnes slips nicely into half guard.
Bimbo wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Bimbo kicks Barnes off and gets back to his feet.
BJ Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes looks for a takedown but Bimbo sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bimbo swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bimbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawrence Bimbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbo is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Bimbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bimbo stuffs the takedown attempt from Barnes. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Bimbo has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Bimbo.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bimbo has him pressed against the cage.
Bimbo connects with a knee to the head.
Barnes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bimbo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bimbo with a knee to the head.
Bimbo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bimbo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bimbo wants to stand but Barnes is controlling the position.
Bimbo keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Bimbo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bimbo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barnes hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bimbo cracks Barnes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bimbo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Barnes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Barnes regains half guard.
Barnes manages to get to full guard.
Barnes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bimbo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Barnes takes a swing at Bimbo's ribcage but misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barnes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bimbo - the referee stops the clock and Barnes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bimbo. Barnes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bimbo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Bimbo.
Bimbo drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
Barnes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bimbo lands a nice uppercut.
Bimbo looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Bimbo lands a knee to the head.
Bimbo misses with a knee strike.
Barnes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bimbo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bimbo looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Bimbo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bimbo lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Bimbo lands a knee to the head.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barnes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bimbo walks away with a smile on his face. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bimbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lawrence Bimbo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bimbo is pressed up against the cage. Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bimbo down to the mat. Bimbo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches up with Bimbo, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes Bimbo against the cage but Bimbo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bimbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnes counters with a single leg into guard. Bimbo didn't expect that.
Bimbo looking for a guillotine here but Barnes defends easily.
Barnes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes lands a couple of digs.
Barnes won't allow Bimbo to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that BJ Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on BJ Barnes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnes shoots in but Bimbo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bimbo throws a head kick that misses.
Bimbo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Bimbo.
Bimbo wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Bimbo as Barnes shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes shoots in but no luck this time.
Bimbo works the jab nicely.
Bimbo instigates a clinch.
Bimbo gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bimbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Bimbo.
Bimbo lands a knee to the head.
Bimbo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes tries to pull guard but Bimbo holds him up against the cage and eventually Barnes drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barnes jumps guard and drags Bimbo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bimbo scoring with some ground and pound.
Bimbo stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Bimbo stands up and waves to Barnes to follow him.
Bimbo throws a head kick that Barnes semi-blocks.
Barnes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bimbo keeps Barnes at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to clinch up
and Bimbo counters with a body kick that stops Barnes in his tracks momentarily.
A left lands for Bimbo.
Barnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bimbo.
Bimbo moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
Nice elbow from Bimbo.
Bimbo lands a shoulder strike.
Bimbo connects with a knee to the head.
Bimbo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Barnes manages to end up in side control.
Bimbo manages to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bimbo is looking to escape.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
Bimbo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Bimbo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by Barnes.
Barnes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bimbo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bimbo tries to hold on but Barnes postures up.
Bimbo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes unloading with bombs!
Barnes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bimbo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Barnes blocks Bimbo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Barnes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bimbo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Barnes loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Bimbo hold on?
Bimbo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Barnes.
Bimbo covering up well under a series of strikes from Barnes.
Barnes is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bimbo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bimbo for a finish.
Bimbo breaks Barnes's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bimbo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Barnes, up you get!
Barnes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bimbo.
Barnes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bimbo sprawls well initially but Barnes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Bimbo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bimbo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Bimbo!
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