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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
27
220 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tre Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Rum!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rum sprawls well. Rum wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Rum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rum avoids it really well and circles away.
Rum lands a jab.
It looks like Tre Barnes has been cut.
Rum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Rum. No joy for Barnes on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tre Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That kick from Rum tenderised Barnes's leg. Barnes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rum takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
Rum stuffs the takedown.
Barnes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rum is trying to defend but Barnes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rum!
Rum avoids a series of strikes thrown by Barnes.
Barnes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rum is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rum wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barnes.
Rum tries to hold on but Barnes pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws some wild stikes that Rum manages to avoid easily.
Rum is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Barnes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Barnes unloading with bombs!
Barnes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Barnes cracks Rum with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
Barnes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rum is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barnes landing punches.
Barnes misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rum wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barnes.
Barnes looking to control but Rum is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rum really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rum slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rum knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Rum wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Barnes works his way into side control.
Barnes lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working the body and head with strikes.
Barnes prevents Rum from escaping the position.
Barnes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rum looks gassed!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Barnes lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes in side control, throwing shots but Rum defends.
Barnes tries to score with some ground and pound. Rum controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barnes tries to advance to mount but can't.
Barnes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Barnes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Barnes throws an elbow but Rum slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tre Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tre Barnes's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Rum down.
Barnes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Rum is defending well.
Barnes thows a huge punch but Rum dodges it nicely.
Rum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Rum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Rum is defending well.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barnes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rum's face.
Rum is breathing heavily.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the head.
Barnes lands a big shot there that rocks Rum but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rum keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rum takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rum wants to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Rum taking shots to the head.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Rum looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barnes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rum is looking to escape.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rum can do to turn this around?
Barnes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rum can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barnes unloading with bombs!
Barnes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barnes with the ground and pound from mount.
Rum is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Barnes! Rum is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tre Barnes!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
82% |
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