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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph DeAngelo (ranked 1368 p4p, 2694 weight class) and Andrew Barnes (ranked 212 p4p, 374 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph DeAngelo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeAngelo was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeAngelo.
Barnes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
DeAngelo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeAngelo cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barnes misses with the combination.
DeAngelo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeAngelo lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
DeAngelo misses with an uppercut.
DeAngelo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBarnes.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
letting DeAngelo counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeAngelo.
No joy there for DeAngelo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from DeAngelo.
Barnes throws a body punch but DeAngelo moves out of range.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
DeAngelo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes throws the kick towards the body but DeAngelo avoids it.
A leg kick checked by DeAngelo.
Joseph DeAngelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes misses with a hook
and DeAngelo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes walks into a straight right hand from DeAngelo.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
DeAngelo cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
DeAngelo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeAngelo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Barnes misses with the combination.
DeAngelo connects with a nice looking jab.
DeAngelo just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
DeAngelo throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Barnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
DeAngelo slips under a jab from Barnes.
DeAngelo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
DeAngelo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
DeAngelo misses with a body shot
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeAngelo swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
DeAngelo connects with a nice looking jab.
DeAngelo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
DeAngelo catches Barnes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
DeAngelo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DeAngelo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and DeAngelo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeAngelo lands a big uppercut and Barnes crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Barnes looks OK. DeAngelo waves Barnes back to his feet!
Barnes is rocked!
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can DeAngelo finish him?
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from DeAngelo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeAngelo.
DeAngelo lands a left and a right that send Barnes crashing to the mat, dazed. DeAngelo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
DeAngelo drops Barnes with a huge uppercut! Barnes drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. DeAngelo is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph DeAngelo!
Joseph DeAngelo retains his welterweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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