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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zak Foley (ranked 1063 p4p, 585 weight class) and Andrew Barnes (ranked 144 p4p, 96 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foley misses the jab.
Barnes throws a big counter head kick but Foley avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Foley misses.
Foley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Foley scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Both fighters circling a little - Foley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Foley throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Foley fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Foley misses with the body kick
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Foley throws a head kick that half lands.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Foley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Foley.
Foley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foley misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Foley.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Foley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Foley throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Foley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Foley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Foley throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head kick that half lands.
Foley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Foley misses with the combination.
Foley throws a body kick that misses.
Barnes throws a fast counter high kick but Foley manages to duck under it in time.
Foley misses with a hook to the body
and Barnes counters with a body kick that stops Foley in his tracks momentarily.
Foley misses with an uppercut.
Barnes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes drops his hands momentarily and Foley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Foley scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Foley misses with a body shot.
Foley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Foley throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Foley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Foley looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Foley misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Foley. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Foley swinging wildly here.
Barnes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
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 swinging wildly here.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Foley rather than just go for the knockout.
Foley jabs at Barnes's body.
Foley misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Foley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Foley.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
Foley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Foley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes is looking for the big counter here.
Barnes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Foley misses the body punch
and Barnes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Foley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Foley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Foley misses with a kick to the body.
Zak Foley is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Foley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Foley with the inside leg kick.
Foley connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Foley with an uppercut!
A big left from Foley misses.
Foley lands a high kick!
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Foley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andrew Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Foley misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick lands for Foley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Foley is predictable there
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Foley looks to throw a body kick
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Foley lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Foley lands with a nice body kick.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zak Foley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foley misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foley throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Foley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Foley's leg. Foley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Foley throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foley tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Foley lands an overhand right.
Foley misses with a two punch combination.
Foley throws a lazy body kick
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Foley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Foley to score with a decent uppercut.
Foley looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Foley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Foley throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Foley lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Foley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley misses the shot to the body.
Foley is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Foley misses its intended target.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Foley with a nice calf kick.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Foley is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Foley throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A lazy body kick from Foley
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Foley misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Foley misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Foley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Foley's shoulder, as Foley tries to avoid the shot.
Foley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Foley's knee momentarily.
Barnes avoids a kick to the body.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Foley moves out of range easily.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Foley throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Barnes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Foley has got the better of the exchanges.
Foley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Foley misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Foley scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Foley dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Foley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Foley.
Danga de danga de dang - Foley scores with a four punch combination!
Foley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Foley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barnes back to the cage. Foley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Foley misses with a low kick as Barnes jumps back.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Foley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Foley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barnes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Foley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Foley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Foley.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foley.
Barnes lands with a slapping head kick.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foley throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Foley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Foley jabs at Barnes's body.
Foley misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Foley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Foley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.
Barnes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Foley lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Foley. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Foley saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barnes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Foley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Foley misses with a head kick.
Foley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crunch! Foley slams his shin into Barnes's torso.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Foley misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley connects with a right hand. Barnes shakes it off.
Andrew Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foley throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barnes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Foley - the referee stops the clock and Barnes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Foley. Barnes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Foley checks a leg kick.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Barnes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Foley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Foley's body. Foley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Barnes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Foley.
Foley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Foley punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Foley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Foley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Foley.
Foley moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Foley misses
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Foley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Foley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barnes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A left lands for Barnes.
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Foley with a body shot.
Foley lands a jab to the head.
Foley avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Foley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Foley tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zak Foley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zak Foley!
A victorious Zak Foley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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