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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 1121 p4p, 2089 weight class) and Ryan Yoder (ranked 168 p4p, 291 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Solid 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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Yoder!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnes tests Yoder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barnes checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the body from Barnes misses
and Yoder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoder throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yoder sprawls and moves away.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yoder gets caught flat footed, as Barnes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barnes trying to control but Yoder is working from the bottom.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoder has wrist control.
Barnes trying to control but Yoder is working from the bottom.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoder is retaining full guard.
Yoder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yoder wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling him.
Yoder controlling Barnes's posture.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnes trying to control but Yoder is working from the bottom.
Yoder has his feet on Barnes's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Yoder counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Yoder blocks a jab.
Yoder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes looking to score a takedown here. Yoder is defending well but Barnes drives through and ends up in Yoder's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yoder wants to sweep but no luck.
Yoder is pulling down on Barnes's head to control his posture.
Barnes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yoder 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.
Yoder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Yoder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
Yoder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoder is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yoder looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barnes working some strikes from top position.
Yoder keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Yoder is looking to stand up but Barnes isn't so interested in that idea.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Yoder keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yoder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoder throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Barnes fails to land the takedown.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoder's head.
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 Don Barnes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yoder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Yoder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yoder looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes feinted with a counter takedown.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yoder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Ryan Yoder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoder cracks a nice hook into Barnes's ribs.
Yoder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Yoder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yoder thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Barnes tries to land a front kick but Yoder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Yoder finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Yoder counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes throws a leg kick that misses.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Yoder looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes attempts a counter takedown but Yoder avoids it well and moves away.
Barnes lands with a kick to the ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoder. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yoder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yoder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Don Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoder throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes won't allow Yoder to get back to his feet.
Yoder wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Barnes manages to pass to side control.
Yoder is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yoder on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yoder is looking to control Barnes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yoder avoid being mounted?
Barnes trying to control from half guard but Yoder is working away.
Yoder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Yoder is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Yoder kicks Barnes off and gets back to his feet.
Ryan Yoder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoder moves away.
Yoder swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes thumps Yoder with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Yoder.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Yoder flicks out a counter leg kick but Barnes steps away.
Yoder tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoder.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Yoder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yoder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but Yoder is quick to defend against it.
Don Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoder ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Yoder on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Yoder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoder was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoder lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Yoder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yoder throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoder throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yoder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoder slips a jab from Barnes.
Yoder doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoder misses with a hook.
Yoder lands a lovely overhand right.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoder.
Barnes attempts a counter takedown but Yoder avoids it well and moves away.
Yoder feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Yoder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Yoder's head.
Yoder with the inside leg kick.
Barnes throws a leg kick
enabling Yoder to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoder takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnes tries a low kick but Yoder avoids it.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Yoder jumps back.
Yoder takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Yoder tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yoder throws a nice head kick!
Barnes throws a leg kick but Yoder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yoder!
Yoder bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yoder throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Yoder takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Barnes backs off Yoder throws a huge counter combo but Barnes manages to avoid it all.
Yoder lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnes takes a step back to recover.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoder.
A countering left hand to the body from Yoder misses.
Yoder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoder misses with a low kick.
Yoder dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Yoder misses with a body shot
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes.
Yoder scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Yoder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yoder 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Yoder!
Ryan Yoder seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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