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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Barnes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Nelson's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Nelson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nelson works the jab nicely.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Nelson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Nelson's belly button to the back.
Nelson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Nelson shoots in.
John Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Nelson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Nelson looks for a takedown but Barnes sprawls well.
Nelson shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Nelson tries to move into range but Barnes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nelson has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnes circles away.
Nelson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnes swivels and escapes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
Nelson throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes cracks the inside of Nelson's front leg.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
John Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson looks gassed!
Nelson shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nelson in his tracks.
Nelson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes lands with a kick to the temple. Nelson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Nelson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Nelson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nelson is defended easily by Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Barnes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barnes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nelson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Nelson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nelson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson takes one to the chin there.
Frank Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nelson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nelson shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Nelson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Barnes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Frank Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.
Nelson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Barnes is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nelson.
Nice uppercut there from Barnes.
Barnes is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Barnes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barnes throws a front kick that sends Nelson stumbling back into the cage.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Barnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Nelson off the cage and back into range.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nelson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barnes has got the better of the exchanges.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nelson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barnes's waist but Barnes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nelson off to one side.
John Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Nelson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes connects with a crisp jab.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Jab, jab by Barnes - just one landing.
John Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnes circles away.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Nelson walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Nelson down.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nelson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnes tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nelson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnes pinned against the cage. Barnes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barnes misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has closed the distance and engaged Nelson in a clinch.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike.
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 manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nelson at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barnes.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nelson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nelson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Barnes dominated that second round.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Nelson with an uppercut!
Nelson tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnes throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Nelson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Nelson down.
Barnes swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a push kick.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson dives in and grabs Barnes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes down on Nelson's head and hops out.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a right hand.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Barnes throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nelson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
Nelson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
John Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Nelson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes lands a nice looking body kick.
Barnes throws a nice head kick!
Nelson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Barnes clobbers Nelson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nelson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Frank Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes cracks Nelson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Nelson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Barnes pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Nelson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Barnes!
A very excited looking John Barnes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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