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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Rammell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Leroy Rammell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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283 lbs
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167 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Rammell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Mike Barnes!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Rammell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rammell misses the jab.
Rammell dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rammell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rammell misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rammell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rammell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rammell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rammell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rammell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rammell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Rammell controls the action.
Rammell prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.
Rammell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rammell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rammell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rammell walks into a jab.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rammell takes one on the button.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rammell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rammell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rammell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rammell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes tests Rammell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Rammell.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Barnes lands.
Rammell misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rammell throws a sloppy body shot
and Rammell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rammell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Rammell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barnes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rammell throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes tests Rammell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Rammell's front leg but catches the back leg as Rammell tries to avoid it.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnes throws a head kick but Rammell moves out of range.
Leroy Rammell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Rammell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rammell throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes shoots for a takedown but Rammell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rammell avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Rammell is looking to score with low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rammell's sensitive parts.
Rammell is breathing heavily.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rammell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barnes with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes punishes Rammell's body with a nice straight punch.
Rammell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Barnes dominated that round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Rammell misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Barnes with that takedown attempt.
Barnes cracks the inside of Rammell's front leg.
Rammell missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barnes.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rammell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes tries to clinch but Rammell moves out of range.
Rammell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barnes.
A punch lands to the side of Rammell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rammell throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Barnes catches Rammell right on the button with a cross.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Rammell's head but Rammell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Rammell misses.
Barnes tries to clinch but Rammell moves out of range.
Jab from Rammell.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Rammell should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes shoots in and bounces Rammell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Barnes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes distracts Rammell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Rammell has wrist control.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rammell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnes stands up from Rammell's guard - Barnes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mike Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Rammell with an uppercut!
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Rammell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rammell blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rammell clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barnes throws a jab when Rammell was well out of range.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Rammell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leroy Rammell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rammell manages to avoid it.
Barnes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Rammell just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rammell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
Rammell throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Mike Barnes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rammell misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barnes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 18:20
Judge James Glass scores the fight 18:20
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Barnes!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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