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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sed El Bunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Bunt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rock The Casbah. Barnes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Frankie Barnes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sed El Bunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Bunt throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes drives through and clinches with El Bunt against the cage.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Bunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barnes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
El Bunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but El Bunt avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes tries to work over El Bunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
El Bunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but El Bunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but El Bunt avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnes tries to work over El Bunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sed El Bunt has been cut.
El Bunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Bunt avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Barnes lands a left hand.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Bunt trying to control the position but instead, Barnes has worked for underhooks and has pushed El Bunt into the cage.
El Bunt misses with some punches.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as El Bunt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
El Bunt gets a clinch.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
El Bunt throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Barnes wants to clinch
and El Bunt counters with a two punch combo.
El Bunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two 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!
El Bunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sed El Bunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from El Bunt, right into the meat.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barnes. El Bunt shrugs it off though.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes cracks El Bunt with a good jab.
El Bunt throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
El Bunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
El Bunt moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
El Bunt looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes wants to clinch up but El Bunt keeps it at a distance.
El Bunt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
El Bunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
El Bunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
El Bunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
El Bunt jabs at Barnes's body.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Jab from Barnes.
El Bunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes flicks out a counter leg kick but El Bunt steps away.
Barnes lands with a nice combination. El Bunt backs away looking to recover.
El Bunt takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
El Bunt blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from El Bunt.
El Bunt lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Bunt.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. El Bunt moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Bunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
El Bunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
El Bunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
El Bunt has managed to clinch.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but El Bunt is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from El Bunt fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
El Bunt lands with a kick to the temple. Barnes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
El Bunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
El Bunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
El Bunt misses with a looping right.
El Bunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
El Bunt swinging wildly here.
Barnes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frankie Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sed El Bunt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from El Bunt misses.
Barnes takes a swing at El Bunt's ribcage but misses.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by El Bunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
El Bunt misses with a looping left.
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling El Bunt to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for El Bunt.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Bunt.
El Bunt throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Bunt misses with a low kick.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but El Bunt is out of range.
Barnes throws the left hand but El Bunt avoids the punch easily.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
El Bunt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
El Bunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and El Bunt moves out of range easily.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Bunt.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
El Bunt goes for a takedown attempt but Barnes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but El Bunt is just out of range.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from El Bunt.
Barnes instigates a clinch.
El Bunt misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
El Bunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for El Bunt to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Bunt avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Barnes lands with a left to the head.
El Bunt has clasped his hands together around Barnes's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
El Bunt throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barnes sneaks back into half guard.
Barnes trying to hold on to El Bunt's head to control him but El Bunt postures up.
El Bunt stops Barnes from getting back to his feet.
El Bunt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt trying to control the pace.
Barnes tries to roll over but El Bunt keeps him under control.
El Bunt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes pushes El Bunt off looking to stand but El Bunt dives back in and keeps control.
El Bunt throwing shots but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Barnes tries to roll over but El Bunt keeps him under control.
El Bunt lands strikes from half guard.
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.
El Bunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but El Bunt has control of the leg.
Barnes is trying to stand.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barnes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barnes trying to control the position.
El Bunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
El Bunt won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - El Bunt circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frankie Barnes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sed El Bunt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
El Bunt lands a head kick. Barnes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Frankie Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes is looking to clinch.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes tries to clinch up but El Bunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Bunt.
Nice uppercut lands for Barnes. That snapped El Bunt's head back.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
El Bunt throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Bunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
El Bunt wants to stall.
El Bunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Bunt managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Bunts head.
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as El Bunt controls the action.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as El Bunt controls his hands.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but El Bunt blocks it.
El Bunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes pushes El Bunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes cracks El Bunt with a nice body shot.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
El Bunt avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt misses with the head strike.
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!
El Bunt wants to take the fight to the mat but Barnes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
El Bunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
El Bunt tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sed El Bunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Bunt tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Bunts head.
Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from El Bunt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sed El Bunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
El Bunt misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from El Bunt.
Barnes thuds a left hand into El Bunt's body.
El Bunt misses with a hook.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
El Bunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
El Bunt connects with a solid leg kick.
El Bunt cracks Barnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barnes gets a clinch.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes dodges an elbow strike from El Bunt.
El Bunt is working Barnes over against the cage.
El Bunt misses with an elbow over the top.
Barnes lands an elbow just above El Bunt 's eye.
El Bunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
El Bunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Bunt blocks an elbow strike from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but El Bunt is blocking nicely.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
El Bunt blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Frankie Barnes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
El Bunt lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from El Bunt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Barnes!
After winning the bout, Frankie Barnes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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