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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 2242 p4p, 6677 weight class) and Jack Falcon (ranked 327 p4p, 643 weight class). Jack Falcon told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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3 - 1 - 0 |
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180
4 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Falcon!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Barnes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Falcon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Falcon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Falcon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Falcon avoids nicely.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Falcon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barnes.
Falcon tries to improve position but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes throws an elbow but Falcon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Barnes is trying to ground and pound but Falcon uses the momentary lack of control by Barnes to regain half guard.
Barnes thows a huge punch but Falcon dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a head shot. Falcon uses the momentum to regain guard.
Barnes postures up.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Falcon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes looking to sit in guard and control but Falcon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barnes looking for a guillotine here but Falcon defends easily.
Falcon lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Falcon manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barnes looking to sit in guard and control but Falcon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Falcon wants to stand but Barnes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.
Falcon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Falcon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
Falcon is trying to control the position but Barnes postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes looking to sit in guard and control but Falcon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Falcon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Falcon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
Barnes manages to get back to half guard.
Barnes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Falcon wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Falcon looking to sit in guard and control but Barnes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Falcon keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Falcon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.
Falcon working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Falcon gets caught napping as Barnes dives in and scores a takedown. Falcon manages to retain guard.
Barnes trying to control but Falcon is working from the bottom.
Falcon is trying to keep Barnes in close.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Falcon is keeping the position.
Falcon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Falcon's head.
Barnes cracks Falcon with a solid left hand.
Falcon keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Falcon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Falcon's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is fighting to break Falcon's control of his arms but Falcon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Falcon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.
Falcon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Falcon working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Falcon keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Falcon throws a series of strikes that have Barnes backpedaling.
Falcon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Falcon can do to turn this around?
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
Falcon misses with a body kick.
Falcon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jack Falcon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Falcon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barnes.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcon.
Falcon throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Falcon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barnes.
A slow jab from Falcon misses its intended target.
Barnes jabs Falcon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Falcon throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnes stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Falcon throws up his legs and catches Barnes in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Barnes tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Falcon! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jack Falcon!
Jack Falcon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
47% |
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