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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ami Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into the arena with Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ami Dent!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dent throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Dent takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Dent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dent takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dent tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dent throws out the jab.
Dent closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnes circles away.
Barnes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dent backs up against the cage.
Dent misses with a leg kick.
Dent fails with a takedown attempt.
Dent shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
Andre Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ami Dent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes sizes up Dent with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnes tries to clinch but Dent moves out of range.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Dent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dent will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barnes checks a leg kick nicely.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Dent with an uppercut!
Dent tries for a takedown but Barnes circles away easily
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dent prevents Barnes from standing back up.
Barnes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dent is working away from the top position though.
Barnes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dent.
Dent sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnes defending well though.
Barnes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dent not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnes trying to control from the bottom.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dent tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Dent's ribs.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Dent bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Barnes lands a jab.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dent.
Dent shoots and misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dent misses with a takedown
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dent.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Dent's legs.
Dent walks into a straight right hand from Barnes.
Dent thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Dent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Dent thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.
Barnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Barnes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barnes wants to slow Dent down by chopping away at his legs.
Dent throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Dent circles away.
Dent lands with a shot to the body.
Dent tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Dent with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Barnes.
Barnes with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Dent avoids them all with ease.
Dent loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
A left and a right from Barnes both land. Nice combination.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Dent counters with a leg kick.
Dent fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dent.
Dent misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Dent avoids them all with ease.
Dent misses with a takedown
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Dent with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnes cracks Dent with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent has his takedown stuffed
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Andre Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ami Dent.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dent checks it well.
Dent gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dent misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barnes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dent.
Dent is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dent is defended easily by Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Dent.
Dent throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dent.
Dent throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut there from Barnes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Barnes dominated that second round.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dent closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Dent pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dent shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dent tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dent fails with a takedown attempt.
Andre Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ami Dent.
Barnes scores with a push kick.
Dent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andre Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dent takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Dent off the cage and back into rage.
Nice defenses there by Dent.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Dent was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dent closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dent jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent fails with the takedown
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barnes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dent counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barnes won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes is trying to control Dent's posture but Dent avoids it.
Dent taking a break here but Barnes is having none of it and regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes moves into full guard.
Dent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes pushes Dent off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andre Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dent shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Dent throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dent closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dent closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dent lands in his opponent's guard.
Barnes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ami Dent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dent missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Andre Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Andre Barnes!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Andre Barnes!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Andre Barnes!
Andre Barnes wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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