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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Foster has chosen Friggin In The Riggin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mike Barnes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeremy Foster's chin.
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167 lbs
13 - 10 - 2 |
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217 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Foster!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foster lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes scores with a nice strike.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Foster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Foster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Foster feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Foster misses with a straight right.
Barnes tries to bum rush Foster with a series of wild strikes but Foster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Foster circles away.
Foster scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Foster creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Barnes is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Foster's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Barnes is looking to regain half guard here but Foster keeps moving and retains side control.
Foster in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes is trying to get back to half guard.
Foster throwing strikes but Barnes manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to advance to mount but can't.
Barnes wants to stand but Foster has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Foster is keeping the position.
Foster wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Foster keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes won't allow Foster to sweep him here.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Foster is keeping the position.
Barnes throws and elbow that misses. Foster uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnes's guard. Nice move by Foster!
Barnes has momentary wrist control but Foster slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Foster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Foster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Foster dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Foster counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Barnes down! Foster is looking to finish but Barnes is intelligently defending himself.
Barnes is rocked!
Foster content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh Barnes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foster is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
Foster trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Foster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Foster lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Foster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Foster postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Foster is in close to Barnes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
Barnes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Foster is controlling him.
Barnes throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Foster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Foster postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Foster lands a couple of digs.
Foster lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Foster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Foster is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Foster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster is working Barnes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Foster is in close to Barnes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foster is one step ahead there.
Foster postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Foster puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Foster connects with a nice short shot to Barnes's temple.
Foster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Foster has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Foster is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Foster trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Foster lands strikes from half guard.
Foster scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Foster working the head and body with strikes.
Foster works his way into side control.
Foster lands a few punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Barnes looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Foster turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Foster!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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