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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barnes (ranked 1357 p4p, 2461 weight class) and Willem Kriel (ranked 186 p4p, 320 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by We Want The Funk. Kriel has chosen Jack Parow & Freshlyground - Army Of One as his entrance music. Willem Kriel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willem Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Kriel moves his leg out of the way.
Barnes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kriel is trying to defend but Barnes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Barnes wants to free his trapped foot but Kriel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barnes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barnes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kriel is looking to control Barnes 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kriel avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes with the ground and pound but Kriel uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses. Kriel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnes 's guard. Nice move by Kriel!
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.
Barnes working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel preventing the sweep.
Kriel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barnes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kriel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes , not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kriel wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Barnes has an active guard here but Kriel has managed to pass into half guard.
Barnes trying to hold on to Kriel's head to control him but Kriel postures up.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has a hand on Kriel's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kriel takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Barnes wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Barnes can't escape the position.
Kriel not allowing Barnes to control his hands.
Kriel has the hooks in. Barnes is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kriel biding his time, controlling Barnes .
Barnes is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes turns into Kriel and is now in his guard.
Kriel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kriel keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kriel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Willem Kriel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes . Kriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes tries to bum rush Kriel with a series of wild strikes but Kriel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Derrick Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kriel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Kriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kriel tries to move into range but Barnes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnes cracks Kriel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Kriel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kriel takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kriel.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kriel sprawls and moves away.
Kriel lands a head shot.
Barnes drops his hands momentarily and Kriel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kriel connects with the punch.
Kriel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kriel misses with a kick to the body
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kriel won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is working Kriel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kriel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kriel regains half guard, as Barnes was trying to land strikes.
Barnes is just content to waste time from the top position. Kriel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes trying to control but Kriel is working from the bottom.
Kriel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Derrick Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel is looking to escape.
Barnes is keen to just control but Kriel is a slippery customer.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kriel's head.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kriel's head.
Barnes misses with a head shot. Kriel uses the momentum to regain guard.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Kriel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnes 's guard.
Kriel won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnes is looking to sweep but instead, Kriel has passed into half guard.
Barnes has a hand on Kriel's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kriel takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Barnes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kriel manages to capitalize on a mistake by Barnes to take his back!
Barnes manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kriel's guard. Nice work there by Barnes .
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working the head with strikes.
Kriel wants to control but Barnes postures up.
Kriel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barnes in side control, throwing shots but Kriel defends.
Barnes tries to move to mount but Kriel blocks the move with his legs.
Barnes working the strikes but Kriel uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kriel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Barnes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kriel throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kriel won't be happy with that.
Barnes working the ground and pound but Kriel is defending the strikes.
Kriel regains half guard, as Barnes was trying to land strikes.
Kriel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barnes .
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel looking to control.
Kriel keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Barnes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes works over Kriel with some ground and pound from guard.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Kriel blocks nicely.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kriel keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Barnes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kriel's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses. Kriel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnes 's guard. Nice move by Kriel!
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kriel is one step ahead there.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kriel's guard.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Kriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Kriel has wrist control.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kriel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is fighting to break Kriel's control of his arms but Kriel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barnes throws a strike but Kriel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kriel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Kriel controlling him for the moment.
Barnes is trying to keep Kriel in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kriel is one step ahead there.
Barnes working a defensive guard but Kriel passes into half guard.
Barnes trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kriel manages to capitalize on a mistake by Barnes to take his back!
Barnes is in bad spot here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Derrick Barnes .
Well Barnes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Derrick Barnes !
Derrick Barnes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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