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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Barnhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Goodspeed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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187 cm
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Barnhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Goodspeed!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Goodspeed misses its intended target.
Goodspeed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goodspeed misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnhardt misses the target.
Goodspeed avoids the body shot from Barnhardt.
Barnhardt lands with a right hand.
Goodspeed moves out of range as Barnhardt strikes.
Barnhardt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goodspeed.
Barnhardt misses with a jab to the body
and Goodspeed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ronnie Barnhardt has been cut.
Goodspeed misses with a straight left.
Goodspeed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barnhardt jabs Goodspeed right on the nose. Goodspeed blinks but takes it well.
Barnhardt slips under a jab.
Goodspeed throws a jab when Barnhardt was well out of range.
Goodspeed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goodspeed moves forwards but Barnhardt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barnhardt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goodspeed doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnhardt throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Goodspeed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnhardt doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodspeed just misses with a punch to the body.
Goodspeed rushes Barnhardt and presses him up against the cage.
Goodspeed has Barnhardt pressed against the cage.
Goodspeed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goodspeed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodspeed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goodspeed has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Goodspeed to work.
Goodspeed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnhardt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Goodspeed cracks Barnhardt with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnhardt.
A body shot lands from Goodspeed.
Goodspeed lands a shot to the body.
Goodspeed pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barnhardt stalling in the clinch but Goodspeed improves position.
Goodspeed lands a body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goodspeed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Goodspeed is working Barnhardt over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodspeed lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Goodspeed.
Barnhardt is breathing heavily.
Goodspeed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Goodspeed keeps control of Barnhardt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnhardt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goodspeed leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnhardt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Goodspeed prevents it.
Goodspeed will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barnhardt up against the cage.
Goodspeed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnhardt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Goodspeed digs a right hand into Barnhardt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnhardt's gas tank.
Goodspeed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnhardt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goodspeed.
Goodspeed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goodspeed slips a jab from Barnhardt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Goodspeed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Goodspeed misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodspeed misses with a jab to the body
enabling Barnhardt to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnhardt moves away from the strike by Goodspeed.
Barnhardt throws a shot from downtown. Goodspeed moves away and avoids it.
Goodspeed throws a jab when Barnhardt was well out of range.
Goodspeed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnhardt misses with a hook to the body
and Goodspeed counters with a left and a right that hurts Barnhardt! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Goodspeed jumps into full mount!
Goodspeed wants to control the pace but Barnhardt is squirming around nicely.
Goodspeed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barnhardt wants to hold on but Goodspeed pushes him away.
Goodspeed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Goodspeed prevents Barnhardt from getting the reversal.
Barnhardt swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Goodspeed content just to control the position here.
Barnhardt can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodspeed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Goodspeed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Barnhardt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goodspeed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnhardt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goodspeed throws a series of punches but Barnhardt moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Barnhardt.
Goodspeed blocks a jab.
Goodspeed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnhardt's hands.
Barnhardt takes a swing at Goodspeed's ribcage but misses.
Barnhardt throws a shot from downtown. Goodspeed moves away and avoids it.
Goodspeed throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnhardt.
Barnhardt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goodspeed in his tracks.
Goodspeed slips a straight right by Barnhardt.
Barnhardt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goodspeed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanley Goodspeed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goodspeed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnhardt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goodspeed throws a nice looking combination but Barnhardt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnhardt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Goodspeed momentarily.
Barnhardt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Goodspeed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goodspeed misses with a straight right.
Goodspeed throws an overhand right that lands on Barnhardt's shoulder, as Barnhardt tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Goodspeed misses the target.
Ronnie Barnhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnhardt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnhardt throws a hook to the side of Goodspeed's head but Goodspeed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnhardt throws an overhand right that lands on Goodspeed's shoulder, as Goodspeed tries to avoid the shot.
Barnhardt thows a body shot but no joy.
Goodspeed staying out of range there.
Barnhardt misses with a looping right.
Barnhardt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goodspeed misses with a series of wild punches.
Goodspeed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot lands for Barnhardt.
Goodspeed just misses with a punch to the body.
Goodspeed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnhardt throws out the jab.
Goodspeed throws a hook but Barnhardt blocks it.
Barnhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Barnhardt throws a looping overhand right but Goodspeed ducks down to avoid it.
Barnhardt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goodspeed pushes Barnhardt up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnhardt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Goodspeed pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barnhardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goodspeed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodspeed throws a right and a left that Barnhardt avoids nicely.
Barnhardt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stanley Goodspeed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnhardt lands a head shot.
Barnhardt loads up on a big right hand but Goodspeed slips the punch.
Barnhardt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Goodspeed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Goodspeed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goodspeed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodspeed looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnhardt is just out of range.
Goodspeed is breathing heavily.
Barnhardt misses with a hook. Goodspeed ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Goodspeed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goodspeed misses with a series of wild punches.
Goodspeed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnhardt throws a shot from downtown. Goodspeed moves away and avoids it.
Barnhardt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goodspeed.
Goodspeed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnhardt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnhardt connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt looks to land a right hand but Goodspeed moved out of range.
Barnhardt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Goodspeed's hands.
Goodspeed ducks under a wild hook from Barnhardt.
Barnhardt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodspeed was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnhardt.
Barnhardt misses with a looping right.
Goodspeed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnhardt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnhardt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnhardt throws a hook but Goodspeed avoids it easily.
Goodspeed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goodspeed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodspeed clinches.
Barnhardt is looking to control Goodspeed's arms but Goodspeed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barnhardt has his back to the cage.
Barnhardt misses with the head strike.
Goodspeed looking to slow down the pace here.
Barnhardt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barnhardt is trying to break free.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Goodspeed misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Goodspeed.
Goodspeed works on Barnhardt's body with a couple of short punches.
Goodspeed works on Barnhardt's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnhardt is looking to break free of the clinch but Goodspeed has double underhooks.
Goodspeed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnhardt backwards.
Goodspeed digs a right hand underneath Barnhardt's ribcage. Barnhardt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Goodspeed just leaning against Barnhardt, taking a breather.
Barnhardt throws a punch but it's blocked by Goodspeed.
The is referee keeping an eye on Goodspeed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barnhardt misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Goodspeed as Barnhardt tries to tie him up.
Barnhardt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Goodspeed cracks Barnhardt with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Goodspeed.
Goodspeed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronnie Barnhardt's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goodspeed stalling.
Barnhardt tries to break the clinch but Goodspeed is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Goodspeed.
Goodspeed prevents Barnhardt from breaking the clinch.
Goodspeed has Barnhardt pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Goodspeed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Barnhardt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Barnhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnhardt throws a hook to the side of Goodspeed's head but Goodspeed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goodspeed moves out of range as Barnhardt throws a body kick.
Barnhardt loads up on a big right hand but Goodspeed slips the punch.
Goodspeed throws a series of punches but Barnhardt avoids them all with ease.
Nice cross by Barnhardt.
Goodspeed lands a jab-cross combination.
Goodspeed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnhardt throws a combination that misses
and Goodspeed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Goodspeed.
A right handed body shot lands from Goodspeed.
Barnhardt misses with the head strike.
Goodspeed breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Barnhardt. That snapped Goodspeed's head back.
Goodspeed throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barnhardt lands the left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Barnhardt.
Goodspeed throws a series of punches but Barnhardt avoids them all with ease.
Barnhardt misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Goodspeed misses.
Barnhardt stuns Goodspeed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barnhardt throws a lazy right hand but Goodspeed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goodspeed scores with a one two! Barnhardt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ronnie Barnhardt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Goodspeed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnhardt.
Goodspeed lands with a right hand.
Barnhardt looks to score with a jab to the body but Goodspeed is just out of range.
Goodspeed misses with a body shot
and Barnhardt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goodspeed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Goodspeed misses.
Barnhardt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barnhardt misses with a body shot
and Goodspeed counters with a straight right hand.
Goodspeed clinches with his opponent.
Barnhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodspeed's elbow.
Barnhardt misses with a punch on the inside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goodspeed. Barnhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goodspeed clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Goodspeed - that landed with a thud.
Barnhardt is trying to break free.
Goodspeed prevents Barnhardt from breaking the clinch.
Goodspeed lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodspeed avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting on Goodspeed's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Goodspeed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Goodspeed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Goodspeed is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stanley Goodspeed.
Goodspeed slips under a jab from Barnhardt.
Goodspeed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnhardt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Goodspeed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, Ronnie Barnhardt's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jab from Goodspeed.
Goodspeed clinches up with Barnhardt and pushes him back against the cage.
Goodspeed keeps control of Barnhardt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goodspeed has Barnhardt pushed against the cage.
Goodspeed digs a right hand into Barnhardt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnhardt's gas tank.
Stanley Goodspeed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodspeed slowing the pace effectively.
Barnhardt looking to stall.
Goodspeed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnhardt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stanley Goodspeed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barnhardt taking a breather.
Barnhardt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodspeed.
Goodspeed lands a nice shot to the body.
Goodspeed presses Barnhardt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Goodspeed prevents Barnhardt from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnhardt.
Goodspeed's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ronnie Barnhardt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
A right hook to the body lands for Goodspeed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good body shot from Goodspeed.
Barnhardt working aggressively here.
Goodspeed lands an uppercut.
Barnhardt looking to slow down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnhardt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnhardt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnhardt is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Goodspeed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goodspeed has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Goodspeed!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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