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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Fisher comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stranglehold - Ted Nugent kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Neil Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes cracks the inside of Fisher's front leg.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Fisher.
Barnes lands a head kick. Fisher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fisher doesn't seem bothered though.
Fisher misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Andre Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barnes sprawls well. Barnes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fisher gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Fisher's defenses.
Fisher takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Neil Fisher has been cut.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
Fisher drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fisher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes pulls Fisher in to control the position.
Barnes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes looking to finish with strikes here!
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Barnes raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throwing strikes but Fisher uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Fisher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fisher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barnes moves nicely into side control.
Barnes throwing strikes but Fisher manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Fisher is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barnes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fisher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
Fisher working away.
Fisher misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fisher wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Fisher goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Barnes has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fisher but great work by Barnes.
Fisher is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes works to advance to full mount. Fisher defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Barnes working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fisher wants to control but Barnes is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Barnes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fisher's face.
That has opened up Neil Fisher's cut even more.
Barnes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Neil Fisher's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Neil Fisher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andre Barnes!
Andre Barnes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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