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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deion Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nogueira PRIDE entrance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deion Barnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Nogueira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nogueira has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barnes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Nogueira misses the target.
Nogueira looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nogueira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
Nogueira gets a clinch.
Barnes gets underhooks to prevent Nogueira's takedown attempt.
Nogueira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nogueira successfully pulls guard.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barnes stands up from Nogueira's guard - Barnes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nogueira has Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Barnes won't allow it.
Deion Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Nogueira.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nogueira misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nogueira.
Nogueira working hard to break the clinch.
Nogueira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nogueira.
Nogueira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barnes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nogueira tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Nogueira back against the cage.
Barnes tries a body shot but Nogueira blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes .
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes pushes Nogueira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nogueira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Nogueira tries to break free but Barnes pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nogueira wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
Barnes stops a takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnes walks away with a smile on his face. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Deion Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Nogueira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nogueira shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Nogueira has managed to clinch.
Nogueira breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueira loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Nogueira throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnes throws the left hand but Nogueira avoids the punch easily.
Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Nogueira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Nogueira. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet.
Thiago Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira goes for a double leg but Barnes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barnes continues to drive forward.
Good body shot from Barnes .
Nogueira looks winded!
Nogueira is trying to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira jumps guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nogueira is trying to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling him.
Nogueira is trying to pull guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes .
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Nogueira's head.
A short left from Barnes .
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Barnes 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barnes is pressed up against the cage. Nogueira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barnes down to the mat. Barnes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nogueira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Nogueira missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nogueira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nogueira throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Nogueira avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nogueira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes tries to work over Nogueira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Nogueira's head.
Nogueira misses with a punch on the inside.
Nogueira has Barnes pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nogueira pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Barnes tumbling to the mat - Nogueira dives into Barnes 's guard.
Barnes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barnes holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deion Barnes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nogueira throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barnes .
Nogueira goes for a takedown attempt but Barnes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nogueira needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nogueira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nogueira.
Nogueira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes 's head.
Nogueira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes .
Nogueira drives through with a takedown into Barnes 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Nogueira stands and throws Barnes 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nogueira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barnes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to advance to mount but Barnes instead regains half guard.
Nogueira is working for a kimura but Barnes is defending it quite comfortably.
Nogueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barnes is holding on to half guard well.
Nogueira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnes is just riding it out for now. Nogueira eventually gives up the hold.
Barnes is positioning himself well to prevent Nogueira advancing to mount.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barnes here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura here.
Nogueira is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Barnes to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nogueira is one step ahead there.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Nogueira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barnes pulls Nogueira in close to his closed guard and prevents Nogueira from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Nogueira circles away and keeps his distance.
Nogueira swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes .
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Nogueira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nogueira swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes .
Nogueira misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Nogueira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barnes smiles and moves away.
Deion Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Nogueira.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nogueira has managed to clinch.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body.
Barnes prevents the takedown attempt.
Nogueira prevents a body shot from Barnes .
Nogueira jumps guard but Barnes stands there with Nogueira around his waist. Nogueira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barnes lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes .
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nogueira blocking some punches.
Nogueira is trying to pull guard but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Deion Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Nogueira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes gets through Nogueira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
Nogueira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nogueira is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Barnes .
Nogueira is trying to pull guard but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Barnes .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Nogueira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Nogueira keeps it at a distance.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Nogueira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes catches Nogueira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nogueira moves forwards but Barnes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nogueira walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Nogueira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Barnes 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nogueira under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nogueira can do to turn this around?
Nogueira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nogueira misses with an uppercut.
Nogueira misses with a straight left.
Barnes lands a jab-cross combination.
Nogueira is rocked!
Barnes lands a hook that stumbles Nogueira back into the cage. Barnes follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Nogueira to the canvas! Barnes pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Nogueira has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Deion Barnes !
Deion Barnes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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