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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clifton Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Warren!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren fails with the takedown.
Barnes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barnes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Warren looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barnes tries to advance to mount but can't.
Warren tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Warren stops Barnes from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes wants to control but Warren is keeping him busy.
Warren is being controlled here.
Barnes taking a break here but Warren is having none of it and regains half guard.
Warren is looking to improve his position.
Warren wants to control but Barnes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
Warren with a poor takedown
and Barnes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Warren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Warren.
Barnes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Barnes.
Warren stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Warren wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Barnes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barnes lands a nice knee to the body.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Warren lands a takedown into guard.
Barnes looking to control.
Warren trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Warren stands and steps away. Barnes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barnes counters with a nice body kick.
Clifton Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Warren.
Warren walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barnes.
Barnes clinches.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Warren is blocking nicely.
Warren can't get the takedown.
Barnes controlling the action here for a moment.
Barnes lands a nice knee to the body.
Warren has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Barnes uses from the top position.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Warren controls Barnes momentarily but Barnes frees himself.
Barnes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warren trying to keep a closed guard but Barnes is proving a slippery customer.
Warren can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barnes controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Warren moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
No luck for Warren with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Barnes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Warren fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
Clifton Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Warren.
Barnes throws a nice head kick!
Barnes thuds his shin into the meat of Warren's side.
Justin Warren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warren is breathing heavily.
Barnes scores with a one two! Warren had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
Barnes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warren's face.
Warren has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barnes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warren lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Warren takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnes wants a takedown.
Warren has Barnes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barnes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barnes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Warren pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barnes throws a head kick but Warren moves out of range.
Warren shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnes pinned against the cage. Barnes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Warren avoids nicely.
Warren tries for a takedown but Barnes circles away easily
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Barnes thuds his shin into the meat of Warren's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Warren stuffs the takedown attempt from Barnes. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Barnes or perhaps it was just good defense by Warren which made him look bad.
Barnes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Warren is pressed up against the cage. Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Warren down to the mat. Warren avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Warren fails with the takedown
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Warren won't be happy with that.
Barnes controls the position from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Warren's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Barnes dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Warren throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown. Warren fights it but they end up in guard.
Barnes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barnes trying to control but Warren is working from the bottom.
Barnes advances position into side control!
Warren trying to control but Barnes flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Warren covering up well under a series of strikes from Barnes.
Barnes working for the choke.
Warren trying to control the hands but Barnes won't let him.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Warren on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren breaks Barnes's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Warren trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Warren trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barnes's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Barnes gets a clinch.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warren blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes is looking to control Warren's arms but Warren gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barnes has his back to the cage.
Barnes tries to pull guard but Warren won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Barnes.
Barnes goes for a takedown attempt but Warren pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes landing knees to the body.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Warren tries to pull guard but Barnes holds him up against the cage and eventually Warren drops back down to his feet.
Warren goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barnes prevents it.
Warren tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clifton Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Warren.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Warren is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Barnes to work.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warren blocks it with crossed arms.
Warren manages to break the clinch.
Warren with a poor takedown
and Barnes counters with a good, hard body kick but Warren shrugs it off.
Warren clinches but Barnes breaks the clinch
and Barnes counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick.
Justin Warren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Warren.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clifton Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clifton Barnes!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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