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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Athos Knox (ranked 87 p4p, 494 weight class) and Derrick Barnes (ranked 9 p4p, 62 weight class). Knox comes into the arena with Click Click Boom | Saliva blaring out of the sound system. Barnes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We Want The Funk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Athos Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes .
Barnes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Barnes lands in his opponent's guard.
Knox has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Knox wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knox is on top in guard.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Knox is controlling the pace.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Knox trying to pass the guard but Barnes defending well.
Barnes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barnes .
Knox engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox preventing the sweep.
Barnes is trying to control the position but Knox postures up.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes striking off his back but it's not causing Knox any problems.
Knox's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barnes wants to improve his position but instead Knox has moved into half guard.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knox stalling.
Barnes wants to improve his position but Knox is controlling well.
Barnes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knox controlling the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barnes 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
Knox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes . Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derrick Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knox takes a swing at Barnes 's ribcage but misses.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knox defends it well.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Knox napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Barnes trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
Barnes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Barnes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Knox is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Derrick Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knox is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox wants to control but Barnes postures up.
Knox gets back to half guard.
Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnes trying to mount his opponent but Knox defends it.
Barnes trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
My spies in Mentor Gym inform me that Barnes has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes pushes down on Knox's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Knox wants to control but Barnes is keeping busy.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knox is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knox regains full guard. Nicely done.
Knox pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes stands and throws Knox's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Knox tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox can't do much from the bottom here.
Knox is working to avoid the ground and pound but Barnes connects with a decent elbow.
Barnes tries to score with some ground and pound. Knox controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barnes tries to score with some ground and pound. Knox controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Knox is trying to improve his position.
Barnes wants to control but Knox is keeping him busy.
Barnes is chipping away with strikes.
Barnes lands some shots froms side control.
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Knox regains half guard.
Barnes winds up and cracks Knox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Knox tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Knox is refusing to be controlled, as Barnes sits in half guard.
Knox manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox has momentary wrist control but Barnes slips an elbow through the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knox throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Knox misses.
Barnes slips under a jab from Knox.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Barnes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Knox.
Barnes lands with a nice combination. Knox backs away looking to recover.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes .
Knox throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes walks into a jab.
Athos Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox gets a clinch.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnes tries to pull guard but Knox forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Knox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Derrick Barnes has been cut.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knox fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Athos Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Barnes .
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes .
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes .
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Barnes .
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knox tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes 's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Knox's knee but Knox avoids it well.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick lands for Barnes .
A jab from Knox misses.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good leg kick by Barnes .
Barnes moves away from the strike by Knox.
Barnes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes !
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox clinches with his opponent.
Barnes blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Athos Knox clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Barnes 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnes connects with a crisp jab.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barnes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnes moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Knox misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes tries a quick counter leg kick but Knox is wise to it.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Knox's defenses.
Barnes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to Knox's brow.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
Barnes won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barnes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnes stands and throws Knox's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barnes cracks Knox with a big right hand but Knox just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barnes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Athos Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes looks up at the clock and then as Knox takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Barnes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox tries to bench press Barnes off him but Barnes keeps the position.
Barnes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Knox some visible discomfort.
Barnes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Knox is trying to improve his position.
Knox avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barnes .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is looking for a sweep.
Barnes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Barnes working the head with strikes.
Knox stops Barnes from passing to mount.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes advances to full mount.
Knox really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barnes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Knox regains half guard.
Knox trying to control but Barnes postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Knox is rocked!
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Knox defends it.
Oh Knox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barnes in particular looking to stall.
Knox seems to have got his legs back now.
Barnes throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
Knox preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Barnes is looking to advance position but Knox won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Barnes dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Barnes 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Knox clinches up against the cage.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knox or not.
Barnes can't get the takedown.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Barnes tightens his grip and picks Knox up, before dumping him to the ground. Knox manages to land in guard.
Knox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knox keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes postures up in Knox's guard and throws a big left but Knox blocks it.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
Knox is controlling Barnes 's posture.
Barnes won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Knox is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnes distracts Knox with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnes advances to half guard.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes .
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes is nestled in close to Knox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnes passes to side control.
Knox can't do much from the bottom here.
Barnes tries to move to mount but Knox blocks the move with his legs.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Barnes in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Knox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barnes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Barnes working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to control but Barnes postures up.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Knox tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Knox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barnes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Barnes lands a strong strike to the head of Knox. That's dazed him! Barnes looking to finish here. Knox is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Barnes lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Barnes !
Derrick Barnes is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Derrick Barnes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Athos Knox was interviewed post fight and said '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes)'.
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