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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yudai Kitamura (ranked 5002 p4p, 4220 weight class) and Bradley Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yudai Kitamura has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yudai Kitamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bradley Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kitamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kitamura throws a big counter combination but Barnes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kitamura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kitamura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kitamura!
Kitamura is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Kitamura is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barnes is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes wants to take a breather but Kitamura manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Barnes.
Kitamura has his feet on Barnes's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes gets a clinch.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes presses Kitamura against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kitamura blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Kitamura.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Kitamura blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
Kitamura takes a shot to the head.
Barnes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kitamura tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Kitamura is trying to force a seperation but Barnes has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Kitamura blocks an uppercut.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Kitamura backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes.
Kitamura looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kitamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Kitamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kitamura can't break the clinch.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Kitamura can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes checks a leg kick.
And Barnes tries to counter it with a takedown but Kitamura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kitamura throws a chopping leg kick but Barnes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barnes rushes Kitamura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
A short left from Barnes.
Bradley Barnes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barnes lands with a left to the head.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Kitamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kitamura backwards.
Barnes keeps control of Kitamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes keeps control of Kitamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
It looks like Yudai Kitamura has been cut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kitamura tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes pushes Kitamura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kitamura is trying to push Barnes away but Barnes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes cracks Kitamura with a nice body shot.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Kitamura wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Kitamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Barnes.
Barnes working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kitamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Kitamura's ribcage. Kitamura let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kitamuras head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kitamura is rocked!
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Kitamura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kitamura! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Barnes is unloading with more strikes now! Kitamura drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bradley Barnes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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