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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barclay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Jones has chosen The Harder They Come by Jimmy Cliff as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
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195 cm
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280 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barclay Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones tries to clinch
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Jones lands a big head kick that sends Barnes tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Barnes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Brad Barnes has been cut.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Barnes is rocked!
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut there from Barnes.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones slips a straight right by Barnes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
Barnes cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Jones 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.
Barnes cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Barnes keeps him there for the moment.
Barnes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barclay Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Barnes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
Barnes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barnes as Jones tries to tie him up.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Maybe Barnes would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes has Jones pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barclay Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brad Barnes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jones slips under a jab from Barnes.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barnes eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnes.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brad Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Jones avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Brad Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Jones.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Jones.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Jones tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones rushes Barnes and presses him up against the cage.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Jones prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.
Barclay Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Barclay Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barnes as Jones tries to tie him up.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Barclay Jones.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 18:20
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 19:20
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Barclay Jones!
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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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