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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ishaan Thornton (ranked 3621 p4p, 2423 weight class) and Ben Barnes (ranked 418 p4p, 304 weight class). Ben Barnes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ishaan Thornton's chin.
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Basic striking
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ishaan Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Thornton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thornton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
A short uppercut from Thornton.
A short right from Thornton.
Thornton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Barnes.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Barnes.
Thornton struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Thornton misses with some punches.
Thornton tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Thornton struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Thornton backwards.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Barnes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thornton gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Thornton fails to land.
Thornton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thornton blocking some punches.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thornton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thornton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thornton.
Thornton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thornton can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Thornton struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thornton misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Thornton digs a right hand into Barnes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnes's gas tank.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Thornton misses with a punch to the body.
Thornton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thornton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thornton misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Thornton.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Thornton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Thornton uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Barnes.
Thornton misses with the head strike.
Thornton can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Thornton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thornton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thornton throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Thornton has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Thornton fails to land.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Thornton.
Thornton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thornton throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Thornton blocks an uppercut.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Thornton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Thornton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Thornton.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Thornton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Thornton throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thornton lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thornton.
Thornton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Thornton.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Thornton throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Thornton lands with a right to the head.
Thornton misses with the head strike.
Thornton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Barnes.
Thornton swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Thornton.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thornton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thornton misses with some punches.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Thornton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thornton blocks an uppercut.
Thornton working aggressively here.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Thornton lands a body shot.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike.
Thornton struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ishaan Thornton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Thornton ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
As Barnes tries to get set, Thornton tries to push him back and clinch up but Barnes manages to avoid the attempt.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thornton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Thornton scores with a jab to the body.
Thornton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Thornton.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Thornton moved out of range.
Thornton lands a right hook to the body.
Thornton loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Thornton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ben Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thornton slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thornton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thornton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thornton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Decent striking displayed by Thornton there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Thornton.
Thornton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thornton throws out the jab.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Thornton slips the punch.
Ishaan Thornton is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Thornton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Thornton.
Thornton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Thornton is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ishaan Thornton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
Thornton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Thornton.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Thornton lands with a short shot to the head.
Thornton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Thornton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Thornton misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes lands a left hand.
Thornton lands with a right to the head.
Thornton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thornton.
Barnes is rocked!
Thornton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thornton.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Thornton finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thornton.
Thornton unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Barnes! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Thornton is unloading with more strikes now! Barnes drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ishaan Thornton!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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