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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Levi Mishoes (ranked 25114 p4p, 5596 weight class) and Bobby Barnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm 19 175 0 - 3 - 0 |
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193 cm 21 175 2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Brawler Good chin |
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Decent wrestler Basic striking Can Moonwalk |
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Mishoes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Barnell! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mishoes cracks Barnell with a right hand to the side of the head. Barnell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mishoes's guard. Mishoes is looking to stand back up but Barnell counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mishoes. Barnell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Barnell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Barnell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Barnell missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Barnell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mishoes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnell scores with a couple of nice shots. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mishoes is trying to stand back up but Barnell is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round. Mishoes is trying to control but Barnell passes into side control!
Barnell landing a few strikes. Mishoes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Barnell connects with a decent elbow. Barnell moves into full mount! Mishoes is breathing heavily. Barnell scoring with strikes but Mishoes is staying in there. Barnell cracks Mishoes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barnell is working for a guillotine from mount but Mishoes frees his head quite easily.
Barnell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barnell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barnell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Barnell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Barnell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Barnell cracks Mishoes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mishoes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Barnell raining down shots from the mount! Barnell with the ground and pound from mount. Barnell controlling his opponent. Barnell lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barnell controlling his opponent. Barnell cracks Mishoes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barnell controlling the pace for now. Barnell working for a guillotine from mount but Mishoes is in no mood to give up. Barnell with a couple of short strikes. Barnell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barnell is working for a guillotine from mount but Mishoes frees his head quite easily.
Barnell landing punches. Mishoes is trying desperately to improve position. Barnell with a couple of short strikes. Mishoes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Barnell controlling from mount. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Barnell landing strikes from the mount. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Barnell dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnell gets a clinch. Mishoes is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Barnell can't fight it off and eventually Mishoes manages to take the fight to the floor. Barnell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Barnell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Barnell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mishoes is one step ahead there. Mishoes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Barnell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mishoes being controlled here momentarily. Barnell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Barnell slows the pace down in half guard. Barnell is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barnell is looking for a kimura here.
Barnell not doing much here.
Mishoes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ground and pound from Barnell. Barnell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Still in half guard, Barnell seems content to control. Barnell wants to free his trapped foot but Mishoes is holding on for dear life with his legs. Barnell trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Barnell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mishoes defends it well. Barnell performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Barnell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Mishoes has a hand on Barnell's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Barnell takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Barnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Mishoes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round! Mishoes stuffs the takedown. Levi Mishoes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Barnell closes the distance and pushes Mishoes back into the cage. Mishoes manages to pull guard.
Barnell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Barnell wants to stand but Mishoes is controlling his posture from full guard. Bobby Barnell has got the better of the ground game so far. Barnell scoring with punches to the head and body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Barnell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Barnell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Barnell lands a couple of digs. Barnell stopping the sweep attempt from Mishoes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barnell stays in close to Mishoes's body and controls the position. Mishoes has momentary wrist control but Barnell slips an elbow through the middle. Mishoes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnell on the ground. Barnell working some strikes from top position. Barnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Barnell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Barnell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mishoes's head. Barnell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Barnell connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Barnell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mishoes is proving hard to escape from. Barnell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Mishoes controls Barnell momentarily but Barnell frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Barnell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mishoes is letting Barnell control him for a moment. Barnell moves into full mount! Barnell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Mishoes is desperately trying to improve his position but Barnell has a good base and remains in mount. Barnell landing shots from mount. Barnell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mishoes manages to avoid the submission attempt. Barnell has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mishoes! Bobby Barnell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Barnell controlling the pace for now. Levi Mishoes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Barnell landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that's the end of the fight! Bobby Barnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Barnell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30 Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Barnell! In defeat, Levi Mishoes stepped up to the mic, saying 'Came out there to beat em like my wife but it didnt happen'.
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