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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tu Barrels (ranked 1944 p4p, 1206 weight class) and Herbert Justen (ranked 239 p4p, 145 weight class). Barrels comes to the cage accompanied by Lock stock and. Justen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Super Chargers. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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23 - 23 - 0 |
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198 cm
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236
5 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbert Justen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big head kick from Justen and Barrels is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Barrels is rocked!
It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Barrels keeping full guard, as Justen tries to pass.
Oh Barrels is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barrels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justen is one step ahead there.
Barrels seems to have got his legs back now.
Justen wants to pass the guard but Barrels is keeping the position.
Barrels trying to control the position here.
Justen tries to free his leg and advance position but Barrels is retaining full guard.
Justen preventing the sweep.
Barrels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Justen trying to control but Barrels is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justen postures up.
Justen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Justen trying to control but Barrels is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Barrels stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barrels wants it to stay on the feet.
Justen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barrels circles away.
Barrels appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Justen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barrels slips a jab from Justen.
Justen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Justen looking to pass the guard.
Barrels is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Justen looking for submissions off his back.
Justen looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrels wants to work for an arm triangle but Justen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barrels is keen to just control but Justen is a slippery customer.
Barrels with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Justen gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barrels defends well.
Justen 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.
Barrels lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Our spies down at at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu inform us that Justen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Barrels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrels working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Justen's head.
Justen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Justen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barrels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barrels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barrels scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barrels is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barrels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Justen looking for a sweep. Not yet Justen, not yet.
Barrels tries to free his leg and advance position but Justen is retaining full guard.
Barrels slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barrels trying to control but Justen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justen can't keep his opponent in guard - Barrels advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Justen wants to get back to full guard.
Justen wants to control but Barrels is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barrels landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Justen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Justen is staying active underneath Barrels, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barrels takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barrels stalling.
Justen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barrels pulls his head out easily.
Barrels is trying to control the action in half guard but Justen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barrels is thwarting Justen's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barrels lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Herbert Justen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Justen dives in and grabs Barrels's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barrels pushes down on Justen's head and hops out.
Barrels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Justen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Justen misses with a takedown attempt
and Barrels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barrels scores with a decent looking hook.
Barrels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Herbert Justen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barrels looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrels tries to pass the half guard into mount. Justen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Barrels seems content to control.
Barrels seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Justen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justen looking for submissions off his back.
Barrels works his way into side control.
Justen can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels is trying to get an arm triangle but Justen is defending well.
Justen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Barrels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barrels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Justen tries to improve position but can't.
Barrels scores with punches from side control.
Justen sneaks back into half guard.
Justen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barrels's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barrels's back!
Barrels looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Barrels is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justen looking for the RNC.
Justen is persistently looking for the submission but Barrels is defending it well.
Justen is hanging on to Barrels's back as he tries to escape.
Barrels trying to control the action but Justen just sinks the hooks in.
Barrels is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Barrels preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Justen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justen controlling well, preventing Barrels from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justen is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Barrels knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Barrels for a finish.
Justen working for a choke but Barrels is defending well.
Barrels can't escape the position.
Barrels tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Justen prevents Barrels from getting the reversal.
Justen wants to control the pace but Barrels is squirming around nicely.
Barrels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Justen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Barrels is now in Justen's guard. A big mistake from Justen there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justen keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Justen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barrels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barrels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Justen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barrels cracks Justen with a solid left hand.
Barrels controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barrels is working Justen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Justen is looking for a triangle but Barrels pushes his legs off easily.
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 Tu Barrels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Justen misses with a head kick.
Herbert Justen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Justen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrels is really struggling to control Justen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrels postures up and lands a big shot to Justen's brow.
Justen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barrels got a little sloppy there for a moment and Justen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barrels has managed to get both his arms back between Justen's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barrels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barrels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barrels is aware though and is defending well.
Justen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Justen working for a triangle but Barrels defends it easily.
Barrels 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.
Barrels seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Justen for as long as he can get away with.
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Justen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barrels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Justen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barrels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barrels trying to control but Justen is working from the bottom.
Justen is looking for a triangle but Barrels pushes his legs off easily.
Barrels looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barrels trying to control but Justen is working from the bottom.
Barrels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Justen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barrels is aware though and is defending well.
Barrels landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justen has his foot on Barrels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barrels works his way back into a safe position though.
Barrels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Justen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barrels is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barrels slips nicely into half guard.
Barrels trying to control the action but Justen is working from the bottom.
Barrels lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrels is looking for a kimura here.
Ground and pound from Barrels.
Barrels looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Justen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Justen is refusing to be controlled, as Barrels sits in half guard.
Justen trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justen is controlling Barrels's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Justen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barrels's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barrels's back!
Barrels rolls, trying to escape but Justen keeps control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tu Barrels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barrels has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tu Barrels!
A very excited looking Tu Barrels made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Herbert Justen spoke after the fight, saying 'His BJJ sucks...'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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