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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Adam has chosen Grateful Deads- Truckin' as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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181 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Adam!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Adam cracks Barnes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Adam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adam swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Adam lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adam.
Adam misses with a head kick.
Adam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adam turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Adam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adam misses with a two punch combination.
Adam connects with a jab.
Adam fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Adam moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Adam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Adam chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Adam there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
Adam misses with a looping right.
Adam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Adam lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Adam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rob Adam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adam.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barnes checks a leg kick nicely.
Adam takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Adam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
A combination from Adam does no damage.
Adam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adam moves away.
Adam looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Adam.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adam.
Adam tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it.
Adam lands the left hand.
Adam tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
Adam bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Adam takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adam cracks Barnes with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes slips under a jab from Adam.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Adam circles away and keeps his distance.
Adam misses with an uppercut.
Adam throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Adam misses with a looping left.
Barnes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adam misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Adam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adam misses with a series of wild punches.
Adam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnes. That did some damage!
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Adam circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Adam dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Adam avoids a kick to the body.
Adam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adam darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Adam.
A swing and a miss from Adam.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnes swings for the body but Adam moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Adam counters with a stiff right hand.
Adam scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes checks a low kick from Adam.
Adam misses with a combination
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Adam dominated that 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.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Adam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rob Adam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adam lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Adam throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Adam stuns Barnes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adam connects with a jab.
Adam tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.
A cross from Barnes lands.
Adam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.
Adam throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Adam only half commits.
Adam scores with a head kick.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Adam pushes him off.
A head kick by Barnes misses
and Adam counters with a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adam lands a body shot.
Adam lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adam swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Adam fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barnes takes one to the side of the head.
Adam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adam throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Adam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Adam checks it.
Adam lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Adam.
Brad Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adam misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam misses the shot to the body.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Adam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adam wants to slow Barnes down by chopping away at his legs.
Adam scores with a spinning back kick!
Adam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes throws a front kick that sends Adam stumbling back into the cage.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Adam misses the target.
Adam connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Adam misses the target.
Adam lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Adam misses.
Barnes ducks right into an uppercut from Adam.
Adam throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Adam throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Adam avoids them all with ease.
Adam misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes throws the left hand but Adam avoids the punch easily.
Barnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Adam lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adam circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes tries to clinch but Adam moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a body shot
and Adam counters with an inside leg kick.
Adam tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Adam's defenses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barnes checks a leg kick.
Adam takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adam just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Adam's head but Adam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adam lands a slapping body shot.
Adam throws a good cross that connects.
Adam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab, jab by Adam - just one landing.
Adam lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adam thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Adam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Adam throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Adam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes looks to throw a body kick
and Adam counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Adam lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
Barnes slips under a jab from Adam.
Adam takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Adam moved out of range nicely.
Adam works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
Barnes tries to land a front kick but Adam steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barnes 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 darts in trying to clinch
and Adam counters with a nice leg kick.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Adam misses with a combination
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Adam throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Adam throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnes on the side of the head.
Adam misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Adam.
Adam thumps Barnes with a low kick.
Adam slips under a jab.
Barnes slips a straight right by Adam.
Adam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Adam circles away and keeps his distance.
Adam cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Adam cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Brad Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adam misses the shot to the body.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Adam is out of range.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Adam.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
An inside leg kick from Adam misses.
Adam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adam moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Adam lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adam.
Barnes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Adam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Adam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Adam throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Adam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Adam.
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Adam clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adam feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barnes's calf.
A shot to the body from Adam misses
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adam takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Adam throws a lazy head kick
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Barnes does it's job there.
Adam is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
Adam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a body kick that stops Adam in his tracks momentarily.
Adam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adam turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
Barnes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adam is rocked!
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adam counters with a nice body shot.
Adam is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adam seems to have recovered his senses.
Adam throws a combination that misses
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adam.
Adam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brad Barnes.
Well Adam has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Adam!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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