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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. green has chosen yes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
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163 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr green!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
green misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes lands a nice hook to green's body. green takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
green misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from green.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but green moves his leg out of the way.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes moves out of range as green strikes.
The fighters circling - green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
green lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
green swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
green tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of green's head.
green looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
green thows a body shot but no joy.
green is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
green connects with a jab.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
green wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
green lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses green's front leg but catches the back leg as green tries to avoid it.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes throws a right and a left that green avoids nicely.
A jab from green misses.
green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
green throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses green's front leg but catches the back leg as green tries to avoid it.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
mr green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a head kick but green moves out of range.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from green.
green drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to stand and escape but green is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barnes keeping full guard, as green tries to pass.
green is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
green passes into half guard.
Barnes gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
green won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells green's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
green closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - green lands in his opponent's guard.
Barnes trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
green stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
green trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
green connects with a couple of short punches.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
green doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr green dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but green was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
green digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts green as he jumps to the side.
green connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
green throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
green misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by green.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
green connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
green closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts green as he jumps to the side.
A swing and a miss from green.
green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
green swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
green walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
green tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two 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.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but green is out of range.
green thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes scores a takedown into full mount!
Barnes landing strikes from the mount and green is in trouble!
green tries to get back to half guard but can't.
green bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
green scoring with punches to the head and body.
green trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
green postures up in Barnes's guard and throws a big left but Barnes blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
green pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but green is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
green looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from green.
Barnes is looking to wear down green with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
green misses with a straight right.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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.
green digs a good hook to Barnes's body.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from green.
A swing and a miss from green.
Barnes avoids the body shot from green.
green tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes lands a body shot.
green misses with a jab to the body
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes blocks a jab.
green throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
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 Mike Barnes will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
green sneaks back into half guard.
green wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes throws a strike but green avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
green controls Barnes momentarily but Barnes frees himself.
green working for a triangle but Barnes defends it easily.
Barnes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
green takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Barnes.
green gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
green is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
green keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barnes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Barnes trying to control but green is having none of it.
green is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with some strikes.
green gets back to half guard.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but green is defending well.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through green's hands, connecting with green's forehead.
green moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
green keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
green keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
green lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barnes!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is in a horrible position here. green smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barnes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Barnes wants to improve his position but green is controlling well.
green is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
green moves into full mount! Barnes won't be happy about that!
green prevents Barnes from getting the reversal.
green with the ground and pound from mount.
green is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Barnes is surviving well by controlling green's body position as best he can.
Barnes can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Barnes.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... mr green!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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