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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Lewis has chosen Justin Moore - I Could Kick Your Ass as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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194 lbs
16 - 15 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
21 - 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
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.
Lewis misses with a leg kick.
Barnes scores with a nice strike.
Lewis thows a body shot but no joy.
Lewis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lewis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnes gets a clinch.
Barnes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lewis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lewis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis lands an elbow inside that Barnes shrugs off.
Lewis tightens his grip and picks Barnes up, before dumping him to the ground. Barnes manages to land in guard.
Lewis tries to stand but Barnes is controlling from the bottom.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lewis on the ground.
Barnes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lewis is controlling him.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lewis trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is standing up over Barnes. Barnes looks to escape but Lewis dives into side control.
Barnes is looking for a sweep.
Lewis trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
Lewis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lewis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barnes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Barnes is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lewis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lewis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The referee asks Lewis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lewis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lewis is trying to ground and pound but Barnes uses the momentary lack of control by Lewis to regain half guard.
Barnes tries to roll over but Lewis keeps him under control.
Barnes won't allow Lewis to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes is trying to control but can't.
Barnes kicks Lewis off and gets back to his feet.
Lewis with a jab.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good shot there by Lewis.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barnes thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by Lewis as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lewis cracks Barnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mark Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lewis.
Lewis connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lewis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnes. That did some damage!
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Lewis lands an overhand right.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Lewis.
Lewis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Lewis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brad Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis sizes up Barnes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lewis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Barnes lands a knee to the body.
Lewis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Barnes clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Lewis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Mark Lewis has been cut.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
Barnes is looking to control Lewis's arms but Lewis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barnes has his back to the cage.
Lewis throws an elbow but it misses.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lewis avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Lewis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but Lewis gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the cage.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis lands a nice elbow.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Lewis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lewis.
Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Lewis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes blocks the elbow strike.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes lands a good knee to the midsection. Lewis won't want to take too many of those.
Barnes works on Lewis's body with a couple of short punches.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Barnes cracks Lewis with a nice body shot.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Barnes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barnes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lewis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Barnes to the mat. Barnes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lewis prevents Barnes from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis passes Barnes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lewis is looking for a kimura here.
Still in half guard, Lewis seems content to control.
Lewis passes to side control.
Barnes is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barnes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lewis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lewis trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
Lewis controls the position.
Lewis trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
Lewis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Barnes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lewis.
Barnes is not content to let Lewis control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barnes dodges the ground and pound from Lewis.
Lewis working away.
Lewis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lewis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lewis scoring with punches and elbows.
Barnes pushes Lewis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lewis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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 Mark Lewis'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lewis closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Lewis pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lewis cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barnes throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Barnes gets caught flat footed, as Lewis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barnes controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.
Barnes keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes pulls Lewis in close to prevent any damage.
Lewis looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brad Barnes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes takes one to the chin there.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Barnes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lewis lands with a cross.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Lewis blocks the body kick.
Lewis works the jab nicely.
Barnes misses with a left hand
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Lewis misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Brad Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to work over Lewis's front leg with a kick but Lewis checks it.
Lewis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes throws a body kick that misses.
Barnes slips under a jab from Lewis.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lewis.
Lewis throws a series of strikes that have Barnes backpedaling.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lewis's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lewis, right into the meat.
Barnes checks the leg kick.
Barnes lands with a hook. Lewis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lewis throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Lewis scores with the left hand. Barnes knows he should have avoided that one.
Lewis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis is looking to chop away at Barnes's legs.
Lewis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Lewis fails with a takedown attempt.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Lewis.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lewis throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Lewis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lewis connects with a single shot there.
Lewis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes lands a jab to Lewis's midsection.
Barnes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barnes takes the fight into the clinch.
Lewis wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Barnes cracks Lewis with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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 misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lewis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lewis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Brad Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes crunches a lovely knee into Lewis's ribcage.
Lewis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Lewis letting Barnes take a breather here.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
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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RATING
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