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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Barnett (ranked 373 p4p, 108 weight class) and Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 57 p4p, 18 weight class). Barnett comes to the cage accompanied by Move. Bissainthe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by African Voodoo Drum Music. Toussaint Bissainthe has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 - 1, fighting out of New York, Buddy Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barnett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barnett is trying to pull guard but Bissainthe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bissainthe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnett, as that shot connected.
Bissainthe lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bissainthe throws a front kick that sends Barnett stumbling back into the cage.
Barnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bissainthe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnett looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bissainthe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnett is one step ahead there.
Barnett cracks Bissainthe with a solid left hand.
Bissainthe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barnett scoring with some ground and pound.
Bissainthe is pulling down on Barnett's head. It's preventing any offense from Barnett, at least for the moment.
Barnett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barnett postures up in Bissainthe's guard and throws a big left but Bissainthe blocks it.
Barnett being controlled here momentarily.
Barnett tries to free his leg and advance position but Bissainthe is retaining full guard.
Bissainthe seems keen to control Barnett's posture.
Bissainthe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bissainthe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnett's guard.
Bissainthe lands a couple of elbows.
Bissainthe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bissainthe preventing the sweep.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bissainthe working his ground and pound in the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bissainthe defends well.
Bissainthe distracts Barnett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bissainthe is aware though and is defending well.
Bissainthe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barnett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bissainthe scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barnett is nestled in close to Bissainthe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bissainthe is doing well to control the position and prevent Barnett from advancing to side control.
Bissainthe is trying to control but can't.
Bissainthe has hold of Barnett's hands but Barnett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bissainthe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnett.
Barnett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bissainthe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bissainthe wants to get back to full guard.
Barnett working Bissainthe over with strikes.
Barnett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bissainthe trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bissainthe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barnett.
Bissainthe tries to get to full guard but Barnett has control of the leg.
Bissainthe trying to control but Barnett postures up.
Bissainthe wants to improve his position but Barnett is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bissainthe is doing well to control the position and prevent Barnett from advancing to side control.
Barnett thows a huge punch but Bissainthe dodges it nicely.
Bissainthe is trying to get back to full guard.
Bissainthe is refusing to be controlled, as Barnett sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bissainthe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bissainthe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnett is looking to clinch but Bissainthe is avoiding it.
Bissainthe thinks about the counter body kick.
Barnett moves to clinch but Bissainthe breaks away
and Bissainthe counters with a nice body kick.
Barnett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buddy Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett moves to clinch but Bissainthe breaks away
and Bissainthe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bissainthe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnett shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe has hold of Barnett's hands but Barnett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barnett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe is looking for a sweep. Barnett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bissainthe is not content to let Barnett control the position.
Bissainthe gets back to full guard.
Bissainthe controlling Barnett's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bissainthe is keeping the position for now.
Barnett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bissainthe's head.
Bissainthe controlling Barnett's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Bissainthe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bissainthe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnett trying to control but Bissainthe is working from the bottom.
Barnett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnett lands a couple of elbows.
Bissainthe managing to control the position.
Barnett preventing the sweep.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Bissainthe keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bissainthe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Barnett haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Barnett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bissainthe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bissainthe's head.
Barnett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnett sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barnett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bissainthe controlling Barnett's posture.
Bissainthe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe pulls Barnett in to control the position.
Barnett works over Bissainthe with some ground and pound from guard.
Buddy Barnett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bissainthe pulls Barnett in close to his closed guard and prevents Barnett from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bissainthe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Bissainthe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bissainthe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnett manages to get himself to full guard.
Bissainthe with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barnett is looking to clinch but Bissainthe is avoiding it.
Bissainthe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnett under the eye.
Barnett lands with a cross.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bissainthe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bissainthe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bissainthe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bissainthe looks to land a combination. Barnett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barnett darts in and clinches Bissainthe up against the cage.
Bissainthe struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnett controls his hands.
Barnett pulls guard successfully.
Bissainthe advances to half guard.
Bissainthe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barnett wants to control but Bissainthe is keeping busy.
Barnett wants to improve his position but Bissainthe is controlling well.
Bissainthe stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe drops an elbow to the side of Barnett's head.
Bissainthe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bissainthe can do to turn this around?
Barnett tries to roll over but Bissainthe keeps him under control.
Barnett is looking to control Bissainthe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barnett avoid being mounted?
Bissainthe is keen to just control but Barnett is a slippery customer.
Barnett moves into full guard.
Bissainthe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bissainthe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barnett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bissainthe controls the pace.
Bissainthe trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bissainthe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bissainthe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnett fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bissainthe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bissainthe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bissainthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Barnett.
Bissainthe misses with a head kick.
Barnett throws a jab when Bissainthe was well out of range.
Bissainthe blocks a jab.
Barnett scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bissainthe is trying to get back to half guard.
Barnett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barnett trying to control the position but Bissainthe is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Toussaint Bissainthe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnett wants to control but Bissainthe is keeping him busy.
Bissainthe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bissainthe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bissainthe stops Barnett from passing to mount.
Bissainthe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnett off and has taken his back!
Buddy Barnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnett tries to escape the position.
Bissainthe throwing wild punches that miss their target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toussaint Bissainthe.
I think Barnett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddy Barnett!
Our winner, Buddy Barnett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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