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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederic Bastiat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Bastiat has chosen Superstition as his entrance music. The key to victory for Brad Barnes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frederic Bastiat!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes leaves Bastiat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bastiat fails to land the takedown.
Bastiat misses with a hook.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastiat throws out the jab.
Bastiat gets a takedown into half guard.
Bastiat is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnes is just riding it out for now. Bastiat eventually gives up the hold.
Barnes won't allow Bastiat to pass to mount.
Barnes is looking to escape.
Bastiat is thwarting Barnes's attempts to control the position.
Barnes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barnes.
Bastiat trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Barnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barnes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bastiat drops back looking for a leg! Barnes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barnes manages to kick Bastiat off! Bastiat jumps back into Barnes's guard.
Barnes wants to stand but Bastiat is controlling the position.
Bastiat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Bastiat from controlling successfully.
Barnes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bastiat is controlling him.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Bastiat controlling him for the moment.
Bastiat is working Barnes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastiat content to stall in guard here.
Bastiat trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes pushes Bastiat off and scrambles back to his feet.
Barnes defending well as Bastiat loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
Bastiat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bastiat somewhat.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederic Bastiat.
Bastiat throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Bastiat takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bastiat.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Bastiat circles away.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Bastiat's head back.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes scores with a nice body kick.
Bastiat looks gassed!
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes digs a right hand into Bastiat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bastiat's gas tank.
Barnes is pressed up against the cage. Bastiat has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barnes down to the mat. Barnes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barnes gets a clinch.
Barnes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barnes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barnes slows down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bastiat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barnes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barnes is stalling here.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bastiat up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barnes.
Barnes lands a good knee to the midsection. Bastiat won't want to take too many of those.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bastiat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnes lands a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bastiat up against the cage.
Barnes seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bastiat is defending well for now.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Barnes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bastiat looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnes leaves Bastiat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barnes works Bastiat's body with a nice hook.
Barnes throws a one two combo.
It looks like Frederic Bastiat has been cut.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Jab from Barnes.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Bastiat seems unphased.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bastiat backwards.
Barnes taking a breather.
Bastiat is breathing heavily.
Barnes lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Barnes.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bastiat misses with a body punch.
Barnes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bastiat up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bastiat is trying to stall.
Barnes scores a nice knee to the body.
Barnes scores with a knee to the head.
Barnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bastiat backwards.
Barnes slows down the pace here.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes gets underhooks to prevent Bastiat's takedown attempt.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederic Bastiat.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bastiats head.
A knee to the head by Barnes.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bastiat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bastiat.
Bastiat tries to score a body lock takedown but Barnes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brad Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
Barnes avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes lands a good knee to the midsection. Bastiat won't want to take too many of those.
Barnes connects with a knee to the head.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Bastiat swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bastiat has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barnes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Barnes.
Bastiat working hard to break the clinch.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
Barnes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bastiat manages to pull guard.
Barnes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bastiat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barnes is aware though and is defending well.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wanted to stand there but Bastiat had control of the position.
Bastiat is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bastiat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.
Barnes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bastiat has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barnes has managed to get both his arms back between Bastiat's legs - danger averted.
Barnes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Bastiat or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnes which made him look bad.
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Bastiat letting Barnes take a breather here.
Bastiat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Bastiat's head.
Bastiat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Barnes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bastiat.
Bastiat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bastiat avoids it.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bastiat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastiat takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Barnes.
Barnes working Bastiat over with knees to the body.
Barnes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frederic Bastiat's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bastiat looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bastiat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barnes feints a jab promting Bastiat to slip. Barnes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bastiat slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barnes throws a combination. Bastiat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bastiat fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Bastiat's head.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Bastiat backwards.
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastiat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnes.
Barnes landing knees to the body.
Barnes lands a good knee to the midsection. Bastiat won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes stops a takedown attempt from Bastiat.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Bastiat blocks it.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Bastiat avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bastiat can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bastiat.
Barnes trying to control the position but instead, Bastiat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barnes into the cage.
Bastiat tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederic Bastiat.
Bastiat tries to score a body lock takedown but Barnes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Barnes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bastiat is defending well for now.
Bastiat is working for takedown but Barnes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
A bit of stalling here from Barnes.
Bastiat successfully pulls guard.
Bastiat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barnes tries to stand but Bastiat is controlling from the bottom.
Frederic Bastiat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barnes is aware though and is defending well.
Barnes wants to stand but Bastiat is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bastiat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bastiat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Bastiat keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to get up but he can't break Bastiat's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bastiat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barnes is aware though and is defending well.
Bastiat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barnes stands and steps away. Bastiat gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bastiat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brad Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barnes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bastiat throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Brad Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bastiat is defended easily by Barnes.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
Bastiat throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bastiat doesn't seem bothered though.
Donk. Barnes catches Bastiat right on the button with a cross.
Barnes scores with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bastiat can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Barnes avoiding damage.
Bastiat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bastiat tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnes just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Barnes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bastiat being controlled against the cage.
Bastiat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Barnes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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