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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Andre Barnes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antti Kantola's chin.
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171 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
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176 cm
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182 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
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
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Kantola!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kantola swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Kantola thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Kantola moves out of range.
Kantola scores with a hook.
Antti Kantola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kantola misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Kantola cracks a nice hook into Barnes's ribs.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kantola.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kantola counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barnes slips under a jab from Kantola.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kantola slips under a jab from Barnes.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes tries to work over Kantola's front leg with a kick but Kantola checks it.
Kantola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a head shot.
Kantola staying out of range there.
Barnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kantola is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barnes rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Kantola connects with the punch.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Kantola counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kantola has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kantola avoids it.
Kantola misses with some punches.
Barnes pushes Kantola back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnes.
Kantola is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kantola's face.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kantola tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
Barnes tries to circle away but Kantola has him pinned against the cage.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Kantola misses with a body punch.
Kantola scores with a hook to the body.
Kantola manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Kantola is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andre Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kantola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kantola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barnes walks into a jab.
Barnes lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Kantola.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Kantola makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kantola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
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!
Kantola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kantola tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Kantola scores with a hook.
A good leg kick by Kantola.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kantola lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kantola on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Kantola throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Kantola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kantola.
Kantola misses the shot to the body.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Kantola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antti Kantola will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barnes throws a head kick but Kantola moves out of range.
Kantola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kantola thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Kantola throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Kantola lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnes takes a step back to recover.
Kantola on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kantola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes lands a left and a right that sends Kantola crashing to the canvas! Barnes dives into mount looking to finish!
Kantola is rocked!
Kantola is breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barnes landing punches.
Kantola is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes looking to control but Kantola is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barnes looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Kantola covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Barnes!
Andre Barnes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans, into his post fight interview.
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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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