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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Barnes (ranked 2130 p4p, 5638 weight class) and Bernie Sanders (ranked 126 p4p, 244 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanders's choice of entrance music: Shooter Gang. Alex Barnes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bernie Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Sanders's ribs.
Sanders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barnes cracks Sanders with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alex Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sanders manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Barnes keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Sanders has Barnes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barnes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barnes gets control of Sanders's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barnes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes 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 seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanders is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Sanders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes cracks Sanders with a solid left hand.
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.
Barnes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barnes landing some decent shots from guard.
Barnes with a nice head shot there.
Our spies down at at Irish Collar & Elbow Academy (ICE) inform us that Sanders has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Sanders blocks nicely.
Barnes passes Sanders's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes prevents Sanders from standing back up.
Barnes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barnes landing punches.
Barnes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sanders hang on?
Barnes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barnes 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.
Sanders cracks Barnes with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanders won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Barnes is trying to control the position but Sanders postures up.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Sanders passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sanders is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barnes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barnes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barnes gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Sanders controlling him for the moment.
Barnes working a defensive guard here.
Sanders lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnes 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.
Sanders stands up over Barnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanders throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanders throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanders's guard.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Barnes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanders has a takedown stuffed.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanders.
Sanders tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
Alex Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes pushes Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanders drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnes tightens his grip and picks Sanders up, before dumping him to the ground. Sanders manages to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sanders's guard.
Barnes wants to advance to full mount but Sanders doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnes landing some decent shots from guard.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses. Sanders uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnes's guard. Nice move by Sanders!
Barnes looking to control.
Sanders in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes has an active guard here but Sanders has managed to pass into half guard.
Sanders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders working over Barnes with some ground and pound. Barnes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barnes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barnes controls Sanders momentarily but Sanders frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnes has momentary wrist control but Sanders slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanders postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanders throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnes 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.
Sanders forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes gets full guard.
Barnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanders slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barnes gets back to half guard.
Sanders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanders prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Sanders is trying to control the action in half guard but Barnes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanders.
Sanders prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Sanders 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 control but Sanders is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barnes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanders stands up over Barnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnes has wrist control.
Sanders distracts Barnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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 Alex Barnes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sanders changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barnes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barnes tries to bench press Sanders off him but Sanders keeps the position.
Sanders is working Barnes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Barnes regains half guard.
Barnes is pressing down on Sanders's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barnes throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanders not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Sanders controlling him for the moment.
Alex Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanders slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanders lands a few punches from side control.
Barnes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanders connects with a decent elbow.
Barnes is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanders wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Sanders working the ground and pound from side control.
Barnes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sanders's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Barnes tries to roll over but Sanders keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnes is just riding it out for now. Sanders eventually gives up the hold.
Sanders stalling.
Barnes gets back to full guard.
Barnes looking for a triangle here. Sanders is fighting it but it looks tight! Barnes pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sanders is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alex Barnes!
Our winner, Alex Barnes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Bernie Sanders had this to say: 'COME ON! FU@#$ ALL JUDGES!!! I WON!'.
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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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