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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dalinar Kholin (ranked 1357 p4p, 3468 weight class) and Sam Barnes (ranked 201 p4p, 440 weight class). Kholin's entrance music is Berserkir. A fine choice. Sam Barnes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dalinar Kholin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kholin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes throws a body punch but Kholin moves out of range.
Kholin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kholin throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barnes.
Kholin throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes shapes to counter with a head kick.
Barnes misses with a combination
enabling Kholin to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Kholin counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes scores with a jab.
Kholin staying out of range there.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kholin counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kholin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Kholin checks it.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dalinar Kholin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kholin lands with an overhand left.
A head kick by Barnes misses
and Kholin counters with a three punch combo that has Barnes backing up. Barnes nods at Kholin to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice cross by Kholin.
Kholin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes throws a hook but Kholin avoids it easily.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Kholin's front leg but catches the back leg as Kholin tries to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Kholin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kholin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kholin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Kholin counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes shoots in and gets a takedown into Kholin's guard.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Kholin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnes on the ground.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Kholin is retaining full guard.
Kholin working a defensive guard here.
Barnes passes Kholin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kholin is not content to let Barnes control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kholin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kholin is looking to improve his position.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kholin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes controlling the action here.
Barnes passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to ground and pound but Kholin is blocking nicely.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Kholin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barnes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Barnes throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Barnes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Barnes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kholin because Barnes loaded up on that one.
Barnes throws some wild stikes that Kholin manages to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Barnes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Kholin avoids nicely.
It looked like Kholin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnes jabs Kholin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Kholin moves his leg out of the way.
Kholin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barnes.
Sam Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Kholin off balance momentarily.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Kholin avoids nicely.
Barnes slips a jab from Kholin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes slips under a jab from Kholin.
A bone on bone clash there as Kholin blocks the leg kick.
Kholin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Good work by Kholin as he checks the leg kick.
Kholin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kholin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kholin throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes misses with a double jab
letting Kholin counter with a right hand.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kholin.
Barnes tries a quick counter leg kick but Kholin is wise to it.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Kholin's knee but Kholin avoids it well.
Kholin thinks about countering with a head kick.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kholin throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Kholin's knee but Kholin avoids it well.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kholin on the side of the head.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Kholin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kholin with a nice cross.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Kholin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Kholin counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Kholin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kholin misses with a body shot.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kholin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kholin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kholin tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Kholin throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Kholin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barnes is defended easily by Kholin.
Barnes moves out of range as Kholin strikes.
Nice defenses there by Kholin.
Kholin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kholin dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Kholin counters with a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kholin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kholin misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Kholin's leg but Kholin calmly moves out of range.
Kholin scores with a head kick. Barnes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Kholin.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Kholin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kholin.
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Kholin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Kholin.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
As Barnes looks to move away, Kholin throws a big counter combo but Barnes just gets out of the way.
Kholin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kholin slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Barnes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sam Barnes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Barnes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kholin eats them both and turns towards Barnes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Kholin off balance momentarily.
Kholin slips a jab from Barnes.
Kholin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes slips under a jab from Kholin.
Kholin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes scores with a hook.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Kholin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kholin back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes throws a head kick but Kholin moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Barnes. That snapped Kholin's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kholin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kholin lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes tries to move into range but Kholin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sam Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from Kholin lands but Barnes takes it in his stride.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kholin misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes feints and then cracks Kholin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kholin down.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Kholin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kholin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes tries a body shot but Kholin blocks it.
Barnes digs a right hand into Kholin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kholin's gas tank.
Barnes working aggressively here.
A short left from Barnes.
Barnes is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kholin is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Kholin controls his hands.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kholin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kholin breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kholin throws a good cross that connects.
Kholin with a jab.
Kholin misses with a hook.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Kholin counters with a two punch combo.
Barnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kholin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kholin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnes's hands.
Dalinar Kholin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes misses with the combination.
Kholin lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
Kholin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Kholin.
Kholin sets himself, and Barnes steps forward looking for the clinch! Kholin avoids it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Kholin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kholin lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kholin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kholin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
Kholin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Dalinar Kholin.
I think Barnes 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sam Barnes!
In his post fight interview, Sam Barnes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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