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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Akerfeldt (ranked 4003 p4p, 6748 weight class) and Abraham Barnes (ranked 461 p4p, 586 weight class). Bjorn Akerfeldt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous GnP
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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bjorn Akerfeldt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abraham Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akerfeldt slaps away a takedown attempt from Barnes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Akerfeldt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.
Akerfeldt throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
We've been informed that Barnes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Akerfeldt fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Akerfeldt circles away and keeps his distance.
Akerfeldt is looking to counter punch.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Akerfeldt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Akerfeldt pulls guard effortlessly.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes trying to control but Akerfeldt is working from the bottom.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerfeldt is looking for a triangle but Barnes pushes his legs off easily.
Akerfeldt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Akerfeldt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barnes is aware though and is defending well.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Akerfeldt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barnes is aware though and is defending well.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to Akerfeldt's brow.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Akerfeldt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Barnes looking to sit in guard and control but Akerfeldt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Akerfeldt controlling him for the moment.
Akerfeldt throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerfeldt stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Akerfeldt trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.
Akerfeldt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnes on the ground.
Akerfeldt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
Akerfeldt has momentary wrist control but Barnes slips an elbow through the middle.
Barnes postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Akerfeldt covers up, he's hurt! Barnes keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Barnes and the ref steps in to end the fight! Barnes can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abraham Barnes!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Abraham Barnes waved his t-shirt featuring Voodoo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Bjorn Akerfeldt stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sometimes they get the better of you and they got the better of me today, I had a rocky start in this industry, my last two fights proved I could come back stronger, and my next fight will continue to show that, thank you all!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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