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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Iori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Iori comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wave Your Flag kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 lbs
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299 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Iori!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Iori thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Barnes does it's job there.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iori.
Barnes scores with the left hand. Iori knows he should have avoided that one.
Barnes slips under a jab from Iori.
A big right from Iori misses.
Iori thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Iori. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iori was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes lands a high kick!
A big left from Iori misses.
Iori thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Iori misses with a few strikes there.
Iori blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnes.
Barnes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Iori circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Barnes lands with a right hand.
Iori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes fakes the leg kick and cracks Iori in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes moves into range and clinches up with Iori.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Iori is blocking nicely.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Iori backwards.
Iori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Iori.
Iori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Iori throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Iori avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes gets through Iori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Barnes.
Barnes pushes Iori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iori can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
A short left from Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes works on Iori's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes stalling the fight.
Iori is trying to force a seperation but Barnes has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Barnes stalls.
Iori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barnes stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
Iori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Iori's head.
Iori defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Iori lands a left and a right that send Barnes crashing to the mat, dazed. Iori thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Barnes is rocked!
It looks like Brad Barnes has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Iori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Iori swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Iori has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Iori's head.
Iori throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Iori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Iori misses with a hook.
Barnes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barnes tries to clinch but Iori moves away
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iori misses the shot to the body.
Iori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes cracks Iori with an open hand slap.
Iori loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barnes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Iori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Iori does it's job there.
Barnes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ioris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnes thuds a left hand into Iori's body.
Iori misses with a straight right.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Iori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Iori ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iori misses with a wild combination.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Iori misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes closes the distance but Iori moves to the side
and Iori counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Iori misses.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Iori's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes scores with a jab. Iori acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Iori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes lands a head shot.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Iori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes clinches up with Iori and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Iori is trying to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling him.
Iori throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Iori is breathing heavily.
Iori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Iori taking a breather.
Iori working hard to break the clinch.
Barnes trying to control the position but instead, Iori has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barnes into the cage.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Iori controls his hands.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iori's elbow.
Barnes is leaning against Iori and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iori tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
Barnes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barnes tries to work over Iori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes keeps control of Iori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
Iori working aggressively here.
Iori tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
Barnes scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ioris head.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
Brad Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Iori's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Terry Iori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
Iori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
Iori tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
Iori working aggressively here.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Iori backwards.
Brad Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Iori is rocked!
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Iori is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Iori or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes.
Barnes creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Iori's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Iori drops to his knees and Barnes pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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