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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Boldin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Boldin has chosen My time is now as his entrance music. BJ Barnes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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275 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, BJ Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Boldin!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boldin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boldin was covering up waiting for the punch and Barnes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Boldin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boldin wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Barnes wants to improve his position but Boldin is controlling well.
Boldin wants to take a breather but Barnes is having none of it.
Boldin trying to control the pace.
Barnes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boldin pulls his head out easily.
Barnes trying to control but Boldin postures up.
Barnes tries to roll over but Boldin keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Barnes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barnes.
Boldin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barnes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boldin has managed to get both his arms back between Barnes's legs - danger averted.
Boldin gets to his feet - Barnes follows without any prompting.
Boldin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boldin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Boldin.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Boldin tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Boldin tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boldin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boldin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boldin wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Boldin tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Boldin doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Boldin digs a good hook to Barnes's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boldin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boldin tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Boldin tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Boldin wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Boldin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like BJ Barnes has been cut.
Boldin tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Boldin closes the distance and clinches.
Boldin stalling in the clinch.
Barnes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boldin prevents the takedown attempt.
Barnes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boldin landing knees to the body.
Boldin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boldin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boldin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boldin landing knees to the body.
Boldin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boldin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Boldin lands an elbow inside that Barnes shrugs off.
Boldin missing with knees to the body.
Boldin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Barnes wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boldin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boldin stalling in the clinch but Barnes improves position.
Boldin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
BJ Barnes's cut is getting worse.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boldin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boldin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barnes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boldin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boldin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boldin digs a right hand underneath Barnes's ribcage. Barnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boldin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boldin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boldin trying to control the position but instead, Barnes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boldin into the cage.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boldin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boldin's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boldin.
Boldin lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Boldin lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
Boldin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boldin.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boldin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boldin is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnes gets an underhook and turns Boldin into the cage.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Boldin.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Boldin lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
Boldin avoiding damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barnes is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boldin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boldin tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Boldin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BJ Barnes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boldin wants to clinch.
Barnes takes a swing at Boldin's ribcage but misses.
Boldin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt - Boldin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boldin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barnes shoots in looking for a takedown. Boldin tries to sprawl out of it but Barnes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boldin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boldin but Boldin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boldin tries to clinch up.
Boldin clinches with his opponent.
Boldin lands a shot to the body.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boldin avoids it.
Boldin lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes being controlled against the cage.
Boldin scores with a knee to the head.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boldin has his feet on Barnes's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Boldin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boldin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boldin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barnes closes the distance and pushes Boldin back into the cage.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but Boldin gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boldin is looking to control Barnes's arms but Barnes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boldin has his back to the cage.
Barnes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Boldin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boldin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boldin just leaning against Barnes, taking a breather.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Boldin.
Boldin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barnes throws an elbow but misses.
Boldin connects with a knee to the head.
BJ Barnes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boldin.
Boldin works on Barnes's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Boldin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barnes.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boldin is pressed up against the cage. Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boldin down to the mat. Boldin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boldin is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Boldin darts in trying to clinch
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barnes.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boldin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnes. That did some damage!
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Boldin counters with a nice uppercut.
Boldin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barnes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Boldin's guard now.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Boldin.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boldin is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to advance position but Boldin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Boldin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boldin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boldin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Barnes is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Barnes and Boldin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Boldin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Robert Boldin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Boldin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on BJ Barnes'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 throws a body punch but Boldin moves out of range.
Boldin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Barnes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boldin is on top in guard.
Barnes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barnes goes for an armbar but Boldin turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Boldin.
Barnes is trying to hold Boldin in close to prevent damage but Boldin has managed to pass into half guard.
Boldin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Barnes gets full guard.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Boldin from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Boldin blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Boldin keeps moving.
Boldin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boldin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Boldin is keeping the position.
Barnes trying to control but Boldin is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boldin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boldin is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boldin wants to clinch but Barnes slips to the side
and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barnes is trying to control. Boldin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boldin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boldin keeps working.
Boldin wants to get back to his feet.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Robert Boldin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boldin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boldin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes is pressing down on Boldin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boldin is holding on for now.
Barnes is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
BJ Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BJ Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes looking to ground and pound but Boldin is blocking nicely.
A nice elbow there by Barnes.
Boldin tries to reverse the position but Barnes maintains control.
Barnes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boldin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Boldin!
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energy
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hype
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