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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barnes (ranked 764 p4p, 1040 weight class) and Zak Foley (ranked 105 p4p, 151 weight class). Barnes comes into the arena with We Want The Funk blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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 - 9 - 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 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Foley!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Barnes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Foley did well to prevent Barnes getting side control.
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 winds up and cracks Foley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Foley is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Foley wants to get back to full guard.
Foley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to Foley's temple.
Foley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes .
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Foley is concentrating on defense, preventing Barnes from advancing position.
Foley has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Foley trying to control but Barnes postures up.
Barnes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Foley is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley is looking to control Barnes 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Foley avoid being mounted?
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnes throwing shots but Foley is blocking nicely.
Foley is staying active underneath Barnes , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Foley wants to control but Barnes is keeping busy.
Barnes trying to mount his opponent but Foley defends it.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Foley is looking to improve his position.
Foley is looking to control Barnes 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Foley avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes winds up and cracks Foley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barnes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barnes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Foley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnes is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Foley is defending well.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Foley is defending well.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Foley's head.
Foley tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes wants to free his trapped foot but Foley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Foley moves into full guard.
Barnes advances to half guard.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Foley's head.
Ground and pound from Barnes .
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnes is nestled in close to Foley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnes prevents Foley from improving his position.
Foley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is nestled in close to Foley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Foley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foley managing to control the position.
Foley is continuing to stall.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Foley is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Foley.
Foley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Foley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Foley won't be happy with that.
Foley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Foley is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Barnes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Foley some visible discomfort.
Barnes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes cracks Foley with a big right hand but Foley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barnes trying to control the action but Foley is working from the bottom.
Barnes cracks Foley with a big elbow.
Barnes lands a nice forearm strike.
Foley 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.
Foley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnes off and has taken his back!
Barnes can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Foley misses with an elbow to the head.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foley can do to turn this around?
Foley scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Barnes is looking for a way out.
Barnes defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Barnes is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Foley is trying to stick to Barnes 's back but Barnes is turning into Foley. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Foley's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Barnes .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes passes Foley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Barnes wants to take a breather but Foley is having none of it.
Foley is trying is best to control the position here.
Foley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Foley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes .
Derrick Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Foley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnes is working away from the top position though.
Foley tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foley is trying to maintain the position but Barnes is very close to passing his half guard.
Barnes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Foley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley trying to control but Barnes postures up.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Foley's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
Barnes works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Foley tries to hold on but Barnes postures up.
Barnes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Barnes lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Foley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Foley is rocked!
Barnes cracks Foley with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Barnes !
An out of breath Derrick Barnes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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