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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 294 p4p, 625 weight class) and Don Barnes (ranked 42 p4p, 91 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Do Urden might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Junna Through the fire and flames. The key to victory for Drizzt Do Urden has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Urden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Barnes misses.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Do Urden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Do Urden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Do Urden defends it well.
Do Urden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Do Urden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnes.
Do Urden throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes slips a jab from Do Urden.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Do Urden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Do Urden moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Barnes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Do Urden, as that shot connected.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Do Urden.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes checks a low kick from Do Urden.
Do Urden blocks the body kick.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Do Urden.
As Barnes backs away, Do Urden returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Do Urden. Do Urden obviously looking to wear him down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Do Urden.
Do Urden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Do Urden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Do Urden throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes works Do Urden's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Do Urden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Do Urden throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes feints the counter takedown.
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do Urden looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Do Urden misses with a leg kick.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Do Urden throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Do Urden connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Do Urden.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Do Urden's head coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Do Urden tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Do Urden lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
Do Urden scores with a nice head shot.
Barnes throws a push kick but Do Urden slaps the foot to one side.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Do Urden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
Do Urden slips a straight right by Barnes.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Do Urden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Do Urden thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barnes if he has to take too many more of those.
Do Urden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A combination from Do Urden does no damage.
Do Urden throws a low kick, looking for Barnes's leg but Barnes calmly moves out of range.
Barnes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes throws a push kick but Do Urden slaps the foot to one side.
Do Urden throws a lazy body kick
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Do Urden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Do Urden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Do Urden is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Do Urden won't allow Barnes to pass to mount.
Do Urden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do Urden is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Do Urden keeps working.
Do Urden trying to control here.
Do Urden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barnes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barnes's back!
Do Urden tries to keep control of the position but Barnes is staying busy.
Do Urden is hanging on to Barnes's back as he tries to escape.
What can Barnes do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Do Urden is trying to stick to Barnes's back but Barnes is turning into Do Urden. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Do Urden's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Barnes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Do Urden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drizzt Do Urden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice cross by Do Urden.
Do Urden looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Do Urden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Do Urden.
Do Urden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Do Urden.
Do Urden swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Do Urden.
Barnes lands with a kick to the temple. Do Urden shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Do Urden misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes stuns Do Urden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Do Urden.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barnes scores with a jab. Do Urden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barnes throws a body punch but Do Urden moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do Urden scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Do Urden to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Do Urden there.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Do Urden dips to his left and cracks Barnes with an uppercut!
Barnes is rocked!
Do Urden moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Do Urden's legs.
Do Urden misses with a hook.
Do Urden throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes digs a good hook to Do Urden's body.
Barnes slips a jab from Do Urden.
Crunch! Do Urden slams his shin into Barnes's torso.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Do Urden throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes takes one on the button.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Do Urden moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do Urden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Do Urden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Do Urden finish him?
Do Urden scores with a nice right hand.
Barnes checks a low kick from Do Urden.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Do Urden misses the target.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Do Urden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And Barnes tries to counter it with a takedown but Do Urden pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barnes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
Do Urden misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Don Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Drizzt Do Urden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes is looking to slow Do Urden down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Do Urden!
Do Urden keeps Barnes under control for a moment.
Barnes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Do Urden's legs.
Barnes wants to control but Do Urden is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do Urden controls the position for a moment.
Do Urden regains half guard.
Do Urden is looking to improve his position.
Do Urden is trying to control but can't.
Do Urden is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Do Urden holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barnes in particular looking to stall.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Don Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Do Urden is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Do Urden wants to control the action here but instead Barnes manages to pass to full mount!
Do Urden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do Urden gets back to half guard.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barnes is trying to control the action in half guard but Do Urden is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Drizzt Do Urden will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Do Urden lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
Do Urden looks for the body kick but Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes thuds his shin into the meat of Do Urden's side.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Do Urden missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Do Urden.
Do Urden scores with a decent looking hook.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes throws a body punch but Do Urden moves out of range.
Do Urden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnes is able to avoid easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Do Urden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes cracks Do Urden with an open hand slap.
Jab by Do Urden.
Do Urden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do Urden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Do Urden if he has to take too many more of those.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Do Urden avoids them all with ease.
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barnes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Do Urden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice leg kick lands there from Do Urden.
Do Urden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes feints the counter takedown.
Drizzt Do Urden is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Do Urden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crunch! Barnes slams his shin into Do Urden's torso.
Do Urden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Do Urden scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do Urden looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Do Urden connects with a solid leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Do Urden.
A clash of legs there as Do Urden blocks the low kick.
Do Urden tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Do Urden counters with a stiff right hand.
Do Urden throws a low kick but Barnes avoids it.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barnes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Do Urden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Do Urden throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Do Urden.
Do Urden misses the jab.
A low kick from Do Urden misses
and Barnes counters with a single leg into guard. Do Urden didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Do Urden keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Do Urden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Don Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Do Urden controlling the position.
Do Urden keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Do Urden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Do Urden tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barnes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Do Urden is pressing down on Barnes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barnes is holding on for now.
Well, if Do Urden is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
Do Urden is keen to just control but Barnes is a slippery customer.
Do Urden is nestled in close to Barnes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Drizzt Do Urden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drizzt Do Urden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Do Urden, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drizzt Do Urden!
Drizzt Do Urden took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pound Town INC for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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