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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
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192 cm
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217 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kung Lao!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lao checks a low kick from Barnes.
Lao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lao misses the body punch
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Lao 's knee.
Lao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Lao checks it.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lao. That did some damage!
Lao looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Lao.
Lao throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lao at a distance.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lao.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Lao misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
Lao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Nice shot lands for Barnes.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Lao throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Lao misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Lao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Lao moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Lao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Lao lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lao.
Lao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Barnes misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Barnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Nate Barnes has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lao slips a jab from Barnes.
Lao misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Lao looks for the body kick but Barnes saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes checks a leg kick nicely.
Lao misses with a leg kick
and Lao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lao swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Good exchange - Lao coming out on top.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Lao missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Lao's head but Lao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate 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.
Lao throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lao. Barnes shrugs it off though.
Lao throws a leg kick but Barnes moved away.
Lao throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Lao.
Lao throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
Lao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lao tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes gets through Lao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lao manages to break the clinch.
Barnes misses with a body shot
and Lao makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Barnes really felt that one!
Lao ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Lao moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Barnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nate Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Lao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes tries to work over Lao's front leg with a kick but Lao checks it.
Lao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Lao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Lao slips the punch.
Lao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lao.
Barnes throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.
Lao misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lao.
Lao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lao.
Lao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lao just misses with a punch to the body.
Lao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnes checks it well.
Lao misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses
and Lao counters with a slapping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Lao blocks the low kick.
Lao lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Barnes thumps Lao with a low kick.
Barnes throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lao.
Lao misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Lao was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lao wants to slow Barnes down by chopping away at his legs.
That kick from Lao tenderised Barnes's leg. Barnes is trying to keep his angry face on.
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 Nate Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nate Barnes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lao connects with a high kick.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Lao seems unphased.
Barnes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice defenses there by Lao.
Lao ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Lao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lao. Lao obviously looking to wear him down.
Lao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Lao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao wants to land a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses
enabling Lao to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lao. Lao obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lao was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Lao jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Lao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barnes if he has to take too many more of those.
Lao on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Kung Lao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Lao throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
Barnes tries to move into range but Lao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Barnes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lao doesn't seem phased though.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Lao moves out of range easily.
Barnes takes one to the side of the head.
Lao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Lao tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lao is out of range and Barnes settles back down.
Lao scoring well with a low kick there.
Lao moves out of range as Barnes throws a body kick.
Lao avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Lao keeps Barnes at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barnes if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lao's corner calls for a 1-2. Lao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
Lao scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Lao throws a shot to the body.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lao counters with a thumping low kick.
Lao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lao has Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Lao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes is rocked!
Nate Barnes's cut is getting worse.
Lao has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lao lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kung Lao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Barnes!
Nate Barnes very nearly forgot to thank Untouchable Fight Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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