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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilson Tavarinho (ranked 3084 p4p, 3919 weight class) and Sam Barnes (ranked 395 p4p, 474 weight class). Sam Barnes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gilson Tavarinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavarinho moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tavarinho throws a body shot but no joy.
Tavarinho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tavarinho circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Tavarinho.
Tavarinho checks a leg kick nicely.
Tavarinho tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.
Tavarinho throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Tavarinho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tavarinho 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!
Tavarinho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Tavarinho avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Tavarinho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Tavarinho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tavarinho.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Tavarinho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tavarinho controlling the action here for a moment.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Tavarinho is controlling him.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barnes tries to circle away but Tavarinho has him pinned against the cage.
Tavarinho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Tavarinho.
Tavarinho tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
Tavarinho wants to break free but Barnes has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes prevents Tavarinho from breaking the clinch.
Barnes tries to break free but Tavarinho pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes tries to work over Tavarinho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tavarinho looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tavarinho lands a left hand.
Tavarinho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barnes looking to slow down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tavarinho wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tavarinho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tavarinho - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarinho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tavarinho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
Barnes letting Tavarinho take a breather here.
Tavarinho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
Tavarinho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tavarinho stalling.
Barnes letting Tavarinho take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tavarinho for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tavarinho holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tavarinho wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarinho fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Tavarinho. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Tavarinho misses.
Barnes catches Tavarinho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnes misses with a low kick.
It looked like Tavarinho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tavarinho throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Tavarinho avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Tavarinho lands with a nice combination. Barnes backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Tavarinho swinging wildly here.
Tavarinho throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilson Tavarinho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
An attempted straight right counter from Tavarinho misses the target.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tavarinho missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Tavarinho cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oooooh!!! Tavarinho has knocked Barnes down with a huge combo! Tavarinho steps away and waves a wobbly Barnes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Sam Barnes has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavarinho checks a leg kick.
Tavarinho lands a slapping body shot.
Tavarinho misses with a hook.
Tavarinho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tavarinho digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
Tavarinho misses with a straight left.
Tavarinho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tavarinho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Tavarinho throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Gilson Tavarinho is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Tavarinho's knee but Tavarinho avoids it well.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Tavarinho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tavarinho throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Tavarinho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavarinho manages to avoid it.
Tavarinho throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Tavarinho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tavarinho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Tavarinho - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavarinho manages to avoid it.
Tavarinho throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Tavarinho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Tavarinho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tavarinho throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
A punch combination from Tavarinho misses.
Tavarinho clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Tavarinho tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.
Tavarinho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Tavarinho loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tavarinho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tavarinho lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Tavarinho's leg. Tavarinho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Tavarinho.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Tavarinho is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes tries to bum rush Tavarinho with a series of wild strikes but Tavarinho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Tavarinho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavarinho misses with a double jab.
Tavarinho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Tavarinho seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Tavarinho.
Tavarinho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tavarinho blocks a leg kick.
Tavarinho misses the shot to the body.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tavarinho rather than just go for the knockout.
Tavarinho just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Tavarinho avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilson Tavarinho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Barnes'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Tavarinho misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Tavarinho down.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Tavarinho's body.
Tavarinho misses with the combination.
Barnes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tavarinho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tavarinho.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tavarinho was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Tavarinho misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavarinho misses with a wild body shot.
Tavarinho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Barnes both land. Nice combination.
Tavarinho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tavarinho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarinho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Tavarinho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tavarinho lands the left hand.
Tavarinho misses with a double jab.
Jab from Barnes.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tavarinho scores with a body shot.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavarinho moves away.
Tavarinho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tavarinho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Tavarinho looks to clinch
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavarinho tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tavarinho throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Tavarinho misses with a looping left.
Tavarinho throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes lands with a nice combination. Tavarinho backs away looking to recover.
Tavarinho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a body punch but Tavarinho moves out of range.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavarinho is just out of range.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tavarinho.
Tavarinho blocks a low kick nicely.
Tavarinho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tavarinho connects with the punch.
A left and a right from Barnes both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarinho blocks a leg kick.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tavarinho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Tavarinho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tavarinho missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tavarinho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tavarinho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavarinho misses the target.
Danga de danga de dang - Tavarinho scores with a four punch combination!
Tavarinho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavarinho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges.
Tavarinho is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tavarinho is looking to counter punch.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tavarinho was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Tavarinho avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tavarinho.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Tavarinho misses.
Tavarinho tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Sam Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tavarinho avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Tavarinho misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Tavarinho will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gilson Tavarinho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oh Tavarinho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes drops Tavarinho with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tavarinho! Barnes dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Barnes!
Sam Barnes made sure to mention his sponsor, MKFC in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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