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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ace Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Heart might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - St. Anger. Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Ace Heart had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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190 cm
28
213 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
22
210 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Heart! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Barnes! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Heart throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it. Heart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Barnes connects with a leg kick. Heart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Heart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Barnes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Heart misses with a low kick. Heart connects with a single shot there. Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heart moves away. Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heart is out of range. The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Barnes throws a hook but Heart blocks it. Heart lands with a right hand. Heart closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage. A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch. Heart throws an elbow but it misses.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Heart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Heart cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg. Heart ducks under a wild hook from Barnes. A chopping leg kick lands by Heart.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barnes lands the left hand. Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heart. Heart obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Barnes cracks Heart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Heart misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body. Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Heart is just out of range. Barnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heart counters with a slapping leg kick. An inside leg kick from Barnes misses. The fight stays on the outside here - Heart looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Barnes throws a hook to the side of Heart's head but Heart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss! Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heart is out of range. No joy there for Heart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Barnes misses with a leg kick and Heart counters with a slapping leg kick. Heart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heart throws a head kick that Barnes semi-blocks.
Heart rushes Barnes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Heart lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye. Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart misses with an elbow strike.
Heart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Nate Barnes has been cut. Heart lands a damaging elbow. Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heart throws an elbow but misses. Barnes breaks the clinch.
Heart throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily. Barnes throws a big shot that misses. Heart clinches with his opponent.
Heart has Barnes pressed against the cage.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Heart has him pressed against the cage. Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Barnes digs a right hand underneath Heart's ribcage. Heart let out a lung full of air as it connected. Barnes tries to work over Heart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Heart lands a damaging elbow. Barnes takes an elbow to the temple. Barnes wants to stall.
Barnes dodges an elbow strike from Heart.
A hook to the body from Barnes.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heart is keeping busy. Heart lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Heart controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnes's brow. Heart looking to stall.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heart gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnes's brow. Barnes working aggressively here.
Barnes wants to stall.
Heart looks to throw an elbow but misses. Heart lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye. Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but Heart gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the cage. Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Heart controls his hands.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Heart controls his hands.
Heart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from Heart. Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Heart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Heart shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Heart clinches with his opponent.
Barnes trying to stall but Heart improves his position.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes. Barnes tries to break free but Heart pushes him back against the cage. Barnes tries to work over Heart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Heart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The fight moves into the clinch position. Barnes takes an elbow to the temple. Heart prevents a body shot from Barnes. Heart lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Heart avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage. Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart throws an elbow but it misses.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heart has him pressed against the cage. A body shot lands from Barnes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barnes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Heart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nice elbow from Heart. Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A nice glancing elbow lands by Heart. Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Heart controls the action.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Heart pushes off an throws an elbow but Barnes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Barnes wants to get back to striking at distance but Heart won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ace Heart will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Nate Barnes's cut. That's time! Heart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Heart misses and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand! Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Barnes throws a series of punches but Heart avoids them all with ease. A slapping leg kick lands for Heart.
Heart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Barnes scores with a head kick. Heart tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Heart moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Heart explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. A head kick misses from Heart. Heart throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Heart only half commits. Barnes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Heart saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heart is out of range. Heart tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way. Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Heart counters with a head kick. That will keep Barnes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Heart misses enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab. Barnes looks to land a right hand but Heart moved out of range. Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Heart drops his hands momentarily and Barnes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barnes throws a head kick but Heart moves out of range.
Heart feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down. Barnes takes a swing at Heart's ribcage but misses. A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes. Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Heart to counter with a crisp jab. Heart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heart counters with a head kick. That will keep Barnes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Heart throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well. Heart moves out of range of the strikes. Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heart throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it. Heart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heart. Heart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes swings for the body but Heart moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heart.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barnes blocks the body kick.
Heart wants to slow Barnes down by chopping away at his legs. Heart lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnes takes a step back to recover. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barnes checks a leg kick. Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Barnes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes 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 Heart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Barnes scores with a one two! Heart had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Heart counters with a thumping low kick. A low kick from Barnes misses and Heart counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Barnes scores with a jab to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Heart scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes misses with a hook. Heart connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Heart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes. Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heart connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heart counters by clinching up. Barnes tries to break the clinch but Heart is controlling the position. Heart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses. Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heart lands a left hand.
Heart lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Barnes looking to stall.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Heart has the dominant position. Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Heart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Nate Barnes's cut even more. Barnes has had enough of the clinch but Heart keeps him there for the moment. Barnes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Heart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Barnes blocks an elbow strike. Heart lands a nice elbow. Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heart is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Barnes is breathing heavily. Heart lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Heart. Heart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Heart is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnes's brow. Heart lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Nate Barnes's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Heart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away. Heart lands with a light punch inside. Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Heart avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage. Heart lands a damaging elbow. Ace Heart has scored more points in the clinch so far. Heart gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nate Barnes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Heart misses with an elbow strike.
Heart lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nate Barnes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ace Heart! Ace Heart retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
63% |
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