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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Barnes (ranked 2855 p4p, 3201 weight class) and Yuri Gagarin (ranked 303 p4p, 339 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Gagarin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagarin moves away.
Barnes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Gagarin misses the shot to the body.
Barnes lands with a cross.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagarin was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a nice head shot.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gagarin in his tracks.
Gagarin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagarin lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gagarin lands with an overhand left.
Gagarin misses with a double jab.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagarin. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagarin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes jabs at Gagarin's body.
Gagarin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Gagarin.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Gagarin's front leg but catches the back leg as Gagarin tries to avoid it.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Gagarin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gagarin tries to counter with a clinch but Barnes shakes him off and moves away.
Gagarin throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes throws a big counter combination but Gagarin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Gagarin's head.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagarin.
Gagarin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes needs to keep his hands up - Gagarin had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gagarin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gagarin throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gagarin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gagarin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gagarin looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes walks into a stiff left hand from Gagarin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gagarin misses its intended target.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagarin.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Gagarin feints the counter takedown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
Gagarin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes gets a clinch.
Gagarin is trying to break free.
Barnes throws an elbow but it misses.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gagarin is defending well for now.
Gagarin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Gagarin tries to break free but Barnes pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Gagarin avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes has Gagarin pressed against the cage, preventing Gagarin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes has Gagarin pressed against the cage, preventing Gagarin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gagarin struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Gagarin blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gagarin backwards.
Barnes prevents Gagarin from breaking the clinch.
Gagarin prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Gagarin looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes slips a straight right by Gagarin.
Gagarin ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gagarin on the side of the head.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Gagarin circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Gagarin blocks the leg kick.
Gagarin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gagarin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gagarin misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Gagarin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagarin throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Gagarin.
Gagarin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gagarin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagarin moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Gagarin. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes throws a big counter combination but Gagarin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Barnes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gagarin blocks a jab.
Barnes connects with a crisp jab.
Adam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gagarin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gagarin just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gagarin misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagarin. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Barnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnes swings for the body but Gagarin moves out of range.
Barnes slips a jab from Gagarin.
Barnes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gagarin throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gagarin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gagarin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
Gagarin misses with a left hand
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Gagarin slips under a jab from Barnes.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Gagarin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gagarin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gagarin throws a counter combo.
Gagarin throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Gagarin misses.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Barnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gagarin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Gagarin's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adam Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Gagarin throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gagarin throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Gagarin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagarin.
Gagarin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gagarin can do to turn this around?
Gagarin misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Gagarin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Gagarin avoids them all with ease.
Barnes works the jab nicely.
Gagarin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagarin throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Gagarin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gagarin, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagarin's elbow.
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gagarin just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Gagarin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Gagarin checks it.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Gagarin avoids nicely.
Gagarin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Gagarin scores with a decent looking hook.
Gagarin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a left and a right that stings Gagarin.
Gagarin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gagarin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gagarin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Adam Barnes has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gagarin momentarily.
Gagarin misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Gagarin lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gagarin.
Barnes throws a quick counter head kick but Gagarin was just out of range.
Gagarin takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Gagarin misses.
Gagarin misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gagarin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gagarin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Gagarin down.
Gagarin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab by Barnes.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagarin throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Barnes's cut.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gagarin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gagarin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes slips a straight right by Gagarin.
Gagarin lands a right hook to the body.
Gagarin loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Gagarin misses with a hook.
Gagarin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gagarin.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gagarin missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Gagarin's ribs.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gagarin throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
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 comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnes slips a straight right by Gagarin.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagarin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes stalks Gagarin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gagarin's face. Gagarin staggers backwards, shaken.
Barnes throws a body punch but Gagarin moves out of range.
Barnes throws a body punch but Gagarin moves out of range.
Gagarin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice cross by Gagarin.
A big left from Gagarin misses.
Gagarin lands with a hook. Barnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Gagarin moves away and avoids it.
Gagarin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut there from Barnes.
Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gagarin, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gagarin defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Gagarin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gagarin.
A jab from Gagarin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Gagarin avoids it well.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Gagarin moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Gagarin.
Gagarin misses the shot to the body.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gagarin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gagarin looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gagarin throws out the jab.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnes connects with a right hand. Gagarin shakes it off.
Gagarin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnes lands a jab-cross combination.
Barnes takes one on the button.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Gagarin.
A counter left hand to the body from Barnes misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Gagarin both land. Nice combination.
Gagarin throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Gagarin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gagarin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gagarin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
Gagarin needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Gagarin misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes connects with the punch.
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
Gagarin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gagarin is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagarin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gagarin is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Gagarin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin fails to land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Barnes misses its target.
Gagarin checks the leg kick.
Gagarin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gagarin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnes feints a jab promting Gagarin to slip. Barnes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gagarin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Gagarin throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yuri Gagarin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes lands a jab to Gagarin's midsection.
Barnes connects with a right that clearly hurt Gagarin. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Barnes proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Gagarin collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Barnes!
Adam Barnes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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