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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Barnes (ranked 2741 p4p, 1538 weight class) and Steven Christie (ranked 274 p4p, 159 weight class). Christie has chosen Amityville as his entrance music. Steven Christie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christie throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes needs to keep his hands up - Christie had a free shot at his head there.
Christie misses with a straight right.
Christie throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Christie!
Barnes happy to just control the position for now.
Barnes working the head with strikes.
Christie is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Barnes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Christie down.
Barnes prevents Christie from escaping the position.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christie keeps working.
Barnes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Christie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barnes looks up at the clock and then as Christie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Barnes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Christie tries to escape but Barnes is in control.
Barnes swings around for an armbar but Christie sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Barnes's guard.
Christie tries to stand but Barnes is controlling from the bottom.
Christie told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Barnes wants to control the position but Christie says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Christie prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Christie wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie decides to stand and escape the position.
Christie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Christie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Christie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Christie misses with a looping left.
Christie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Christie fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes swings for the body but Christie moves out of range.
Christie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Christie's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christie moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Christie's knee but Christie avoids it well.
Christie looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christie.
Barnes scores with a jab. Christie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barnes slips a jab from Christie.
Christie staying out of range there.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christie.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christie.
Christie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Christie's head.
Christie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christie throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes scores with a jab. Christie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Christie misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Christie!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christie keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Christie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christie defending against the ground and pound.
Christie is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Barnes tries to score with some ground and pound. Christie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barnes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Barnes prevents Christie from escaping the position.
Barnes scoring with punches and elbows.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Christie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Barnes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Christie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
and Christie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Christie's body.
Barnes lands a head shot.
Christie swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Christie won't be happy with that.
Christie is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Barnes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Christie bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Steven Christie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christie looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Christie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steven Christie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Christie. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christie.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie misses with a few strikes there.
Christie lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christie. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Christie.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christie! But no joy.
Christie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Christie misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Christie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steven Christie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christie throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Christie throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Christie pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Christie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Christie defends it.
Christie manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Christie.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Christie misses with a hook.
Barnes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Michael Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Christie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
Christie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes trying to control but Christie is working from the bottom.
Christie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnes looking to sit in guard and control but Christie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Barnes is trying to control the position but Christie postures up.
Barnes has Christie pulled in close to control his posture.
Barnes looking to control.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes is trying to hold Christie in close to prevent damage but Christie has managed to pass into half guard.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but Christie is very close to passing his half guard.
Barnes tries to roll over but Christie keeps him under control.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Christie wants to get back to his feet.
Christie decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Christie throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Christie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christie cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christie scores with a shot to the body.
Christie misses with an uppercut.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Christie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Christie throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown. Christie fights it but they end up in guard.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Christie has wrist control.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barnes prevents Christie from getting back to his feet.
Barnes pushing down on Christie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barnes trying to control the action but Christie is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes thows a huge punch but Christie dodges it nicely.
Barnes is looking for a kimura but Christie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barnes to get the leverage.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is pressing down on Christie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Christie is holding on for now.
Christie is looking to escape.
Barnes is pressing down on Christie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Christie is holding on for now.
Christie pushes Barnes off and gets back to his feet.
Barnes moves out of range as Christie strikes.
Christie misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christie throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Christie misses its intended target.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christie.
Christie throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Christie looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Christie finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes's head.
Christie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Christie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christie clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Christie.
Barnes throws a hook but Christie avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Christie misses the target.
Christie swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Christie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a hook but Christie avoids it easily.
Christie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Christie has time to react.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
A combination from Christie does no damage.
Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but Christie is quick to defend against it.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christie.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Christie counters with a nice uppercut.
Christie staying out of range there.
Christie misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Christie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christie.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christie manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Christie's guard.
Christie pushes Barnes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
Christie takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Christie swinging wildly here.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Christie's head but Christie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes connects with a right hand. Christie shakes it off.
Christie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Christie!
Barnes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Christie sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Barnes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Christie is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barnes is controlling him well.
Barnes working the ground and pound but Christie is defending the strikes.
Barnes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steven Christie.
I think Christie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Christie!
Post fight, Steven Christie took to the microphone: 'The voices in my head told me to do it, so I can't be held accountable for my actions.'.
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hype
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pop
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