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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rinder Huefte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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206 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rinder Huefte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Barnes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes wants to clinch up but Huefte keeps it at a distance.
Huefte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes lunges at Huefte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Huefte's hand.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Huefte.
Huefte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Huefte scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick from Barnes lands but Huefte takes it in his stride.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Huefte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Huefte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Huefte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huefte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Huefte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Huefte.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Huefte down.
Huefte throws a lazy head kick
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
Huefte just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huefte.
Huefte throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Huefte.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Huefte backpedaling.
Huefte fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses the body punch
and Huefte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Huefte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Huefte wants to clinch.
Barnes misses with a hook. Huefte ducked under it nicely.
Barnes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Huefte counters with a head kick. That will keep Barnes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Huefte throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Huefte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Huefte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Huefte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Huefte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Huefte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huefte moves into the clinch.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Huefte landing knees to the head.
Huefte stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huefte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Huefte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Huefte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Huefte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huefte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Huefte slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
A head kick by Huefte misses
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huefte displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huefte. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
Barnes misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huefte blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Huefte's head.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Huefte checks a low kick from Barnes.
Barnes lands a head kick. Huefte smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huefte throws a leg kick but Barnes checks it.
Huefte throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Huefte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huefte.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huefte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huefte throws a body kick the misses
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes lands a head kick. Huefte smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Huefte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Huefte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huefte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Huefte throws a head kick that misses
and Huefte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huefte blocks a leg kick.
Huefte checks the leg kick nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Huefte if he has to take too many more of those.
Huefte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Huefte connects with a leg kick. Barnes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Huefte counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Huefte blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Huefte lands a nice shot to the body.
Huefte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
John Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Huefte eats them both and turns towards Barnes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barnes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huefte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huefte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barnes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barnes lands a two punch combo.
Rinder Huefte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huefte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huefte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Huefte saw that one coming.
Huefte tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Huefte looks to clinch
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Huefte saw it coming and moves away.
Huefte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Huefte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Huefte checks the leg kick.
Huefte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huefte scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes slips a straight right by Huefte.
Huefte is looking to wear down Barnes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Huefte tries to clinch up.
Huefte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Huefte looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Huefte is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Huefte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Huefte misses with the body kick
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes slips under a jab from Huefte.
Huefte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Huefte.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Huefte moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Huefte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Huefte tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Huefte looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Huefte moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Huefte is looking to clinch.
Huefte slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
A head kick misses from Huefte.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huefte.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Huefte's head.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Huefte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huefte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Huefte lands but Barnes takes it in his stride.
Huefte tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huefte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rinder Huefte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Barnes!
A relieved looking John Barnes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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