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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darius Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Barnes.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Barnes lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Johnson misses
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Barnes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Barnes advances to half guard.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barnes stands up and beckons Johnson to join him on the feet.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Barnes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
It looks like Darius Johnson has been cut.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnes feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barnes clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnes cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Barnes.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Nate Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barnes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Barnes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Barnes or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
Barnes lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Barnes fails with the takedown.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darius Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Barnes.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barnes lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes stalling.
Barnes pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barnes presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Barnes.
A short left from Barnes.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barnes is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Barnes works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Barnes.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Darius Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darius Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Barnes moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Barnes digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Barnes.
A hook to the body from Barnes.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Barnes avoiding damage.
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left lands for Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson moves forwards but Barnes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barnes.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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 misses with a wild combination.
Barnes cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Barnes jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circle, before Barnes throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Johnson's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Barnes lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Nate Barnes!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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