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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonying Americano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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187 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tonying Americano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes blocks a head kick by Americano.
Americano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Americano throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Americano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Brad Barnes has been cut.
Americano lands a big head kick that sends Barnes tumbling to the mat! Americano takes a step backwards and waves Barnes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barnes is rocked!
Americano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barnes.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Americano finish him?
Barnes throws a right hand that Americano ducks under and follows up with a left that Americano also avoids with ease.
Barnes takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnes has Americano pressed against the cage, preventing Americano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee calls for Barnes to work.
Americano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes cracks Americano with a nice body shot.
Barnes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Americano is breathing heavily.
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Americano.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnes digs a right hand into Americano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Americano's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
Barnes is leaning against Americano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes is working Americano over against the cage.
Barnes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
Americano avoids the elbow strike from Barnes, against the cage.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Americano backwards.
Barnes is working Americano over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
Barnes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Americano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
Americano wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnes.
Americano takes a shot to the head.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Americano blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Americano tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Barnes lands a knee to the body.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.
Barnes cracks Americano with a nice body shot.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Barnes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Barnes.
Barnes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes prevents Americano from breaking the clinch.
Americano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes presses Americano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Americano takes a shot to the head.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike.
Barnes lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
Barnes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Americano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Americano tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Americano backwards.
Americano wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barnes pushes Americano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Americano takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnes works on Americano's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Americano or not.
Barnes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barnes is leaning against Americano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Americano avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Barnes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes lands a two punch combo.
Americano lands a head kick. Barnes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Americano.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Americano avoids them all with ease.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Americano misses with a leg kick.
Americano misses with a head kick.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Americano misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Barnes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Americano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Americano's ribs.
Tonying Americano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Americano throws a head kick that misses.
Americano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brad Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barnes lands a head kick!
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Barnes both land. Nice combination.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Americano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barnes throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Americano.
Barnes throws a one two combo.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Americano throws a lazy body kick
and Barnes counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick.
Brad Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes scores with a nice head shot.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Americano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes cracks Americano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Americano. That's going to slow Barnes down.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head kick misses from Americano.
Americano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Barnes both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Americano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Americano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Barnes.
Barnes swings for the body but Americano moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Americano throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Americano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Americano throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Americano throws a lazy head kick
and Barnes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Americano really felt that one!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barnes.
Barnes with a jab.
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Americano takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barnes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Americano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Barnes tests Americano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Americano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barnes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes works on Americano's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Americano's head.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.
Barnes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Americano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes slows down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Barnes.
Barnes is leaning against Americano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brad 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. This is the final round!
Barnes lands with a nice combination. Americano backs away looking to recover.
Americano throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Americano.
Americano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Americano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Americano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot by Barnes.
Americano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Americano will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Barnes cracks Americano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barnes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Americano's head.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brad Barnes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
Barnes is pushing Americano up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Americano.
A frustrated look appears on Americano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Americano takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
Barnes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Americano blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Americano managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barnes lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
Americano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Americano's ribcage. Americano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Americano's head.
Americano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Americano.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Americano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Americano wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Americano avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
Barnes digs a right hand into Americano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Americano's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Barnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Americano wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Barnes works on Americano's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Americano up against the cage.
Americano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Americano.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Americano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Barnes.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Americano avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes tries to work over Americano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Americano is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Americano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Americano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Americano.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Americano circles away.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Americano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Americano counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Americano throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Americano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Americano moves out of range.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Americano throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Tonying Americano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barnes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Barnes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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