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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odd Hansen (ranked 2210 p4p, 3074 weight class) and Freddy Barnes (ranked 296 p4p, 393 weight class). Hansen comes to the cage accompanied by Post Malone-Rockstar. Freddy Barnes 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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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odd Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've been hearing reports that Hansen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barnes scores with the left hand. Hansen knows he should have avoided that one.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Hansen moved out of range nicely.
Hansen with a poor takedown
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hansen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odd Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnes avoids it really well and circles away.
Hansen shoots in but no luck this time.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Hansen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barnes feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barnes showed some decent athleticism there.
Barnes wants to free his trapped foot but Hansen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnes is looking to advance position but Hansen won't allow it.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hansen's thigh. Hansen counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hansen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes passes Hansen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hansen actively working from the bottom here.
Hansen tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Hansen is working hard here to advance position.
Hansen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Hansen tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Barnes wants to free his trapped foot but Hansen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barnes has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Mentor Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hansen trying to control here.
Barnes wants to pass to mount but Hansen is defending the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
Barnes trying to mount his opponent but Hansen defends it.
Hansen trying to control here.
Hansen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Barnes trying to mount his opponent but Hansen defends it.
Hansen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hansen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hansen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hansen trying to hold on to Barnes's head to control him but Barnes postures up.
Hansen is in trouble now - Barnes has advanced to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hansen.
Hansen fails with the takedown
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Hansen shoots in.
Hansen has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odd Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hansen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Hansen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barnes is fending him off so far but Hansen persists. Nope, Barnes circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hansen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barnes defends well and Hansen ends up having to push Barnes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Hansen controls his hands.
Barnes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hansen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Barnes to the mat. Barnes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barnes dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes passes into half guard.
Freddy Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hansen actively working from the bottom here.
Barnes is trying to work for a kimura but Hansen is defending well.
Hansen has a hand on Barnes's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Barnes takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a big elbow.
Barnes lands a big elbow.
Hansen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hansen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hansen wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes prevents Hansen from improving his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hansen sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Hansen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barnes passes into side control, despite Hansen's attempt to control the position.
Barnes is putting a hurting on Hansen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Barnes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hansen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Barnes tries to score with some ground and pound. Hansen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barnes advances nicely into full mount.
Hansen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Odd Hansen has been cut.
Barnes working Hansen over with strikes here.
Hansen is trying to escape the mount.
Barnes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Odd Hansen's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes trying to control but Hansen is having none of it.
Hansen is desperately trying to improve his position but Barnes has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Odd Hansen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hansen fails with the takedown
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Hansen off the cage and back into range.
Odd Hansen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hansen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hansen's hands.
Hansen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barnes's waist but Barnes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hansen off to one side.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hansen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
Hansen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hansen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odd Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Odd Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes digs a good body shot into Hansen's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Hansen's defenses.
Hansen moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Hansen moved away.
Hansen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hansen dives in and scores a takedown into Barnes's guard.
Barnes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barnes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hansen is one step ahead there.
Barnes has his foot on Hansen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hansen works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Hansen is keeping the position.
Hansen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hansen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barnes defends well.
Barnes pushing down on Hansen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hansen wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes is nestled in close to Hansen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hansen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Hansen is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barnes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hansen defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to advance position but Hansen won't allow it.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnes is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Odd Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes is in close to Hansen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hansen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barnes 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Freddy Barnes!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Freddy Barnes!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Freddy Barnes!
Freddy Barnes wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Freddy Barnes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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