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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Oguinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Oguinn!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes dives in and grabs Oguinn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oguinn pushes down on Barnes's head and hops out.
Barnes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oguinn to the mat! Oguinn manages to get full guard.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oguinn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oguinn on the ground.
Oguinn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oguinn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oguinn working for a triangle but Barnes defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes stands up from Oguinn's guard - Barnes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Barnes shoots in and bounces Oguinn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oguinn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.
Barnes stays in close to Oguinn's body and controls the position.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oguinn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oguinn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oguinn looks gassed!
Oguinn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.
Oguinn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oguinn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barnes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Oguinn keeps moving.
Barnes throws and elbow that misses. Oguinn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnes's guard. Nice move by Oguinn!
Oguinn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oguinn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barnes is proving hard to escape from.
Barnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barnes wriggles free and stands up.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Oguinn circles away.
Barnes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Oguinn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Barnes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barnes moves into the clinch successfully.
Oguinn stops a takedown attempt from Barnes.
Oguinn tries to score a body lock takedown but Barnes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oguinn keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Oguinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes tries to work over Oguinn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barnes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oguinn prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes wants a takedown but no success here.
Oguinn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barnes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oguinn has had enough of the clinch but Barnes keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oguinn.
Oguinn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barnes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oguinn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oguinn fails to pull guard.
Barnes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oguinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Oguinn's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oguinn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.
Oguinn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes won't allow Oguinn to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes trying to control but Oguinn is working from the bottom.
Oguinn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barnes controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barnes passes Oguinn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oguinn tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Barnes is controlling the pace.
Oguinn is trying to stand up here but Barnes is controlling him well.
Barnes escapes and gets back to his feet.
Oguinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oguinn misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barnes in particular looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes is trying to work for a kimura but Oguinn is defending well.
Barnes stops Oguinn from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes is looking to advance position but Oguinn won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Barnes seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Barnes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oguinn moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Oguinn shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Oguinn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oguinn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Oguinn shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Jacob Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Oguinn.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barnes showed some decent athleticism there.
Oguinn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oguinn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Oguinn wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes not doing much here.
Barnes seems to be working for a kimura but Oguinn defends the submission attempt.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oguinn is trying to maintain the position but Barnes is very close to passing his half guard.
Oguinn wants to get back to full guard.
Oguinn trying to control but Barnes postures up.
Barnes postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Oguinn to stand up.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barnes is trying to work for a kimura but Oguinn is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oguinn wants to get back to full guard but Barnes has passed into side control.
Barnes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oguinn stops Barnes from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oguinn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Barnes wants to advance to full mount but Oguinn doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Oguinn working a defensive guard here.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Oguinn keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Barnes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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