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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daday Dadaeff (ranked 2069 p4p, 256 weight class) and Buddy Barnett (ranked 921 p4p, 128 weight class). Barnett has chosen Move as his entrance music. Daday Dadaeff could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Buddy Barnett's chin.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daday Dadaeff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buddy Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dadaeff circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been told by Dadaeff's head coaches at DRAGON MMA - 13 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dadaeff lands a right hook to the body.
Barnett wants to clinch up but Dadaeff keeps it at a distance.
Dadaeff jabs at Barnett's body.
Buddy Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dadaeff swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnett.
Barnett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dadaeff counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barnett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dadaeff.
Dadaeff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnett feints the counter takedown.
Dadaeff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnett manages to avoid it.
Dadaeff scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dadaeff takes a swing at Barnett's ribcage but misses.
Barnett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Dadaeff misses its target.
Barnett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dadaeff on the side of the head.
Barnett wants to clinch.
Dadaeff appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett shoots in looking for a takedown but Dadaeff manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barnett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dadaeff misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnett tries to clinch up but Dadaeff circles away and keeps his distance.
Dadaeff is looking to wear down Barnett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnett takes the fight into the clinch.
Dadaeff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnett blocks a body shot from Dadaeff.
Barnett decides to pull guard.
Our spies down at at Midnight MMA inform us that Barnett has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Barnett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dadaeff defends it easily.
Dadaeff is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barnett will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett wants to sweep here but Dadaeff controlling him for the moment.
Barnett trying to strike off his back.
Dadaeff wants to control from the top but Barnett keeps moving.
Barnett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dadaeff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dadaeff is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dadaeff trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Barnett working for a triangle but Dadaeff defends it easily.
Barnett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dadaeff defends well.
Barnett working a defensive guard here.
Barnett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dadaeff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dadaeff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnett looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dadaeff passes into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dadaeff is thwarting Barnett's attempts to control the position.
Dadaeff controlling the pace.
Barnett is not content to let Dadaeff control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnett is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daday Dadaeff dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dadaeff connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dadaeff.
Barnett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dadaeff.
Barnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dadaeff seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barnett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dadaeff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Dadaeff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dadaeff lands a body shot.
Dadaeff fails to land with a series of punches.
Dadaeff scores with a one two! Barnett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Buddy Barnett has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett shoots in but no luck this time.
Dadaeff stuffs the takedown.
Daday Dadaeff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Barnett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dadaeff napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dadaeff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnett on the ground.
Dadaeff gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barnett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barnett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barnett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnett controlling the action here.
Dadaeff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnett can do to turn this around?
Barnett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dadaeff is staying active underneath Barnett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barnett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barnett is looking to take a break and control but Dadaeff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dadaeff is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Barnett there.
Buddy Barnett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnett takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dadaeff on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dadaeff tries to get out of the position.
Barnett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dadaeff's head.
Barnett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnett lands a nice short elbow.
Barnett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dadaeff avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnett.
Barnett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barnett winds up and cracks Dadaeff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is looking to take a break and control but Dadaeff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dadaeff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnett.
Barnett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dadaeff keeps working.
Barnett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dadaeff is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dadaeff has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barnett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dadaeff's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett thows a huge punch but Dadaeff dodges it nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dadaeff won't allow Barnett to pass to mount.
Barnett takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Barnett is looking to take a break and control but Dadaeff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Barnett there.
Dadaeff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dadaeff keeps working.
Dadaeff regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barnett tries to free his leg and advance position but Dadaeff is retaining full guard.
Barnett trying to control but Dadaeff is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Buddy Barnett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Buddy Barnett's cut.
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.
Barnett tries to clinch but Dadaeff moves out of range.
Dadaeff seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barnett shoots in and bounces Dadaeff off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Barnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnett landing with the ground and pound.
Dadaeff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnett looking to sit in guard and control but Dadaeff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barnett looking for a guillotine here but Dadaeff defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dadaeff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dadaeff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barnett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barnett controlling the position.
Dadaeff controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dadaeff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barnett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dadaeff manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnett trying to control but Dadaeff is working from the bottom.
Barnett looking to sit in guard and control but Dadaeff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barnett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dadaeff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dadaeff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dadaeff preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is trying to keep Dadaeff in close.
Dadaeff trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
Barnett is trying to control the position but Dadaeff postures up.
Barnett throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dadaeff got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barnett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dadaeff has managed to get both his arms back between Barnett's legs - danger averted.
Barnett is trying to control the position but Dadaeff postures up.
Barnett is looking for a triangle but Dadaeff pushes his legs off easily.
Barnett working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dadaeff has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett actively working from the bottom here.
Dadaeff wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
Barnett gets full guard.
Barnett is trying to keep Dadaeff in close.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Dadaeff from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy Barnett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barnett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Buddy Barnett!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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