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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Wideroos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifton Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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220 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Wideroos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clifton Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wideroos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wideroos doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck for Wideroos with that takedown attempt.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a hook but Wideroos blocks it.
Wideroos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnes is able to avoid easily.
Wideroos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Ra training camp in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Wideroos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Wideroos.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Wideroos avoids it well.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wideroos circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wideroos.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Wideroos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wideroos closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Wideroos pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnes slips under a jab from Wideroos.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Wideroos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes throws a head kick but Wideroos moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes gets tackled into the cage by Wideroos. Wideroos maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wideroos has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wideroos.
It looks like Clifton Barnes has been cut.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Esa Wideroos has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wideroos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wideroos moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wideroos throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Wideroos.
Knees to the body from Wideroos.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Wideroos is out of range.
Wideroos misses with a looping right.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wideroos. Wideroos obviously looking to wear him down.
Wideroos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Widerooss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wideroos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barnes is out of range and Wideroos settles back down.
Wideroos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wideroos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wideroos is in Barnes's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wideroos wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Wideroos is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnes has wrist control.
Wideroos trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wideroos wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Wideroos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Wideroos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws a body punch but Wideroos moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Wideroos's front leg but catches the back leg as Wideroos tries to avoid it.
Wideroos loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Wideroos's ribs.
Wideroos looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Wideroos.
Wideroos throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wideroos throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Wideroos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wideroos blocks a leg kick.
Clifton Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick.
Wideroos looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wideroos's calf.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wideroos. Barnes shrugs it off though.
Wideroos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wideroos misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Clifton Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wideroos's sensitive parts.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wideroos manages to avoid it.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Wideroos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wideroos misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Wideroos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wideroos.
Barnes throws a hook but Wideroos avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wideroos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wideroos throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wideroos ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Clifton Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wideroos scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
Wideroos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wideroos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Wideroos connects with a leg kick. Barnes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wideroos tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wideroos throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes lands a jab to Wideroos's midsection.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wideroos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wideroos closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Wideroos pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Wideroos misses with a body shot.
Wideroos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Clifton Barnes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Barnes throws a hook but Wideroos avoids it easily.
Barnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wideroos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barnes is looking to slow Wideroos down with leg kicks.
Wideroos is looking to chop away at Barnes's legs.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Wideroos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Wideroos lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wideroos checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wideroos throws a leg kick but Barnes moved away.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Wideroos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnes clobbers Wideroos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wideroos looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Wideroos tries to land a leg kick but Barnes saw it coming and moves away.
Wideroos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barnes.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wideroos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wideroos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wideroos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes throws a head kick but Wideroos moves out of range.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Wideroos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wideroos throws a strike but Barnes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wideroos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Wideroos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
My spies in Qube Striking inform me that Barnes has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wideroos's head.
Barnes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wideroos has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Barnes should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Wideroos has tightened it up now! Barnes should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Esa Wideroos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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