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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mansour Barnaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mansour Barnaoui!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Barnaoui.
Barnaoui with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Redman forces Barnaoui back against the cage and clinches.
Barnaoui wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Redman avoiding damage.
Barnaoui is trying to break the clinch but Redman has him pressed against the cage.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Redman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnaoui's efforts to push away.
Barnaoui is looking to break free of the clinch but Redman has double underhooks.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Barnaoui in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
Barnaoui takes an elbow to the temple.
Redman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barnaoui avoids a wild elbow strike from Redman.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Barnaoui in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Redman throws an elbow but misses.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Barnaoui shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Barnaoui in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
Redman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnaoui's defenses.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Barnaoui is trying to push Redman away but Redman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Redman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barnaoui can't break the clinch.
Redman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnaoui's defenses.
Barnaoui wants to break free but Redman has control.
Barnaoui working hard to break the clinch.
Barnaoui takes an elbow to the forehead.
Redman has Barnaoui pressed against the cage, preventing Barnaoui from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Redman prevents Barnaoui from breaking the clinch.
Barnaoui being controlled against the cage.
Barnaoui has had enough of the clinch but Redman keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui wants to get back to striking at distance but Redman won't allow it.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnaoui has had enough of the clinch but Redman keeps him there for the moment.
Barnaoui wants to break free but Redman has control.
Redman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnaoui's defenses.
Barnaoui wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Redman stalling against the cage.
Redman lands an elbow just above Barnaoui 's eye.
Redman stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Redman for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Barnaoui wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Barnaoui tries to break free but Redman pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Redman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnaoui's defenses.
Barnaoui is trying to force a seperation but Redman has the dominant position.
Barnaoui takes an elbow to the forehead.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Barnaoui in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Redman lands an elbow just above Barnaoui 's eye.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Barnaoui is trying to break free.
Barnaoui tries to break the clinch but Redman is controlling the position.
Redman lands an elbow just above Barnaoui 's eye.
Redman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Redman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barnaoui is trying to break the clinch but Redman has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
Redman stalling in the clinch.
Barnaoui looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnaoui can't break the clinch.
Barnaoui has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Redman lands an elbow just above Barnaoui 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnaoui tries to break free but Redman pushes him back against the cage.
Barnaoui being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui is trying to push Redman away but Redman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barnaoui wants to get back to striking at distance but Redman won't allow it.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Barnaoui shrugs off.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barnaoui is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Barnaoui in his tracks for a moment.
Redman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnaoui's defenses.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Redman has Barnaoui pressed against the cage, preventing Barnaoui from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Redman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnaoui's defenses.
Redman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barnaoui wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Redman has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnaoui is trying to force a seperation but Redman has the dominant position.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Barnaoui takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Redman dominated that round.
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.
Barnaoui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Redman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Redman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Redman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Redman tries to clinch up but Barnaoui circles away and keeps his distance.
Redman tries to clinch but Barnaoui moves out of range.
Barnaoui throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnaoui gets tackled into the cage by Redman. Redman maintains the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
Barnaoui has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnaoui is trying to break free.
Barnaoui takes an elbow to the temple.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Barnaoui takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman just leaning against Barnaoui, taking a breather.
Barnaoui avoids the elbow strike from Redman, against the cage.
Redman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnaoui's efforts to push away.
Damien Redman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnaoui has had enough of the clinch but Redman keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman lands an elbow just above Barnaoui 's eye.
Barnaoui tries to break free but Redman pushes him back against the cage.
Barnaoui is trying to break the clinch but Redman has him pressed against the cage.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Redman taking a breather.
Redman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnaoui can do to turn this around?
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Barnaoui looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Redman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnaoui's efforts to push away.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
Redman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Redman to work.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Barnaoui shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Redman has Barnaoui pressed against the cage, preventing Barnaoui from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Redman stalls.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barnaoui is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Redman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Barnaoui wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Redman has him pressed against the cage.
Redman keeps control of Barnaoui as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Redman is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnaoui gets an underhook and turns Redman into the cage.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Barnaoui can't break the clinch.
Barnaoui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnaoui has had enough of the clinch but Redman keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Barnaoui in his tracks for a moment.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Barnaoui is trying to force a seperation but Redman has the dominant position.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Barnaoui is trying to push Redman away but Redman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
A frustrated look appears on Barnaoui's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Redman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnaoui's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redman keeps control of Barnaoui as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Redman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Redman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Barnaoui in his tracks for a moment.
Barnaoui has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Barnaoui wants to break free but Redman has control.
Barnaoui takes an elbow to the temple.
Barnaoui takes an elbow to the forehead.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Barnaoui is trying to break the clinch but Redman has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barnaoui is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barnaoui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Barnaoui shrugs off.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Redman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnaoui's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnaoui's defenses.
Barnaoui is trying to break the clinch but Redman has him pressed against the cage.
Redman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Redman dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Redman clinches up with Barnaoui and pushes him back against the cage.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Barnaoui shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from Redman.
Barnaoui has had enough of the clinch but Redman keeps him there for the moment.
Barnaoui takes an elbow to the forehead.
Redman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barnaoui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Redman is pushing Barnaoui up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Redman trying to stall but Barnaoui improves his position.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Barnaoui has had enough of the clinch but Redman keeps him there for the moment.
Barnaoui tries to break free but Redman pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman lands an elbow just above Barnaoui 's eye.
Barnaoui looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Redman has Barnaoui pressed against the cage, preventing Barnaoui from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Redman controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barnaoui tries to circle away but Redman has him pinned against the cage.
Barnaoui has had enough of the clinch but Redman keeps him there for the moment.
Barnaoui is trying to push Redman away but Redman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Redman lands an elbow just above Barnaoui 's eye.
Barnaoui looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Barnaoui shrugs off.
Barnaoui is trying to break the clinch but Redman has him pressed against the cage.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Barnaoui letting Redman take a breather here.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Barnaoui shrugs off.
Redman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnaoui's efforts to push away.
Redman effectively controlling the action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Redman has him pressed against the cage.
Redman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Barnaoui working hard to break the clinch.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Redman lands an elbow just above Barnaoui 's eye.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Redman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnaoui's efforts to push away.
Redman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Redman lands an elbow just above Barnaoui 's eye.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Barnaoui has had enough of the clinch but Redman keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnaoui's defenses.
Redman prevents Barnaoui from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Barnaoui looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnaoui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Barnaoui is trying to break the clinch but Redman is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Redman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnaoui's efforts to push away.
Barnaoui takes an elbow to the temple.
Redman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnaoui's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
Barnaoui takes an elbow to the temple.
Barnaoui is rocked!
Barnaoui is looking to break free of the clinch but Redman has double underhooks.
Barnaoui is still on wobbly legs! Can Redman finish him?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redman is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui is trying to force a seperation but Redman has the dominant position.
Barnaoui seems to have recovered his senses.
Redman has Barnaoui pushed against the cage.
Barnaoui takes an elbow to the temple.
Barnaoui tries to break free but Redman pushes him back against the cage.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Barnaoui shrugs off.
Barnaoui takes an elbow to the temple.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Redman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnaoui's defenses.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Barnaoui shrugs off.
Barnaoui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
Barnaoui wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Redman has him pressed against the cage.
Barnaoui is looking to break free of the clinch but Redman has double underhooks.
Mansour Barnaoui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnaoui letting Redman take a breather here.
Redman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Redman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Redman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:24
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Redman!
A very excited looking Damien Redman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Mansour Barnaoui had this to say: 'Another loss is harsh. I want come out here and have an exciting back and forth war, but my opponent's just want to take the fight to the ground. It's frustrating.'.
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energy
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hype
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