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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Yoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnson 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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130 lbs
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142 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Satoshi Yoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnson Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Yoshi won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Yoshi gets to his feet - Barnes follows without any prompting.
Sloppy strikes from Yoshi. Those never looked like landing.
Yoshi tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshi misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Yoshi's legs.
Yoshi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Yoshi.
Barnes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yoshi's face.
Yoshi tries to pull guard but Barnes won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Yoshi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barnes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Satoshi Yoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yoshi.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
Come on Barnes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes throws a right hand that Yoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshi also avoids with ease.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swings for the body but Yoshi moves out of range.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
Barnes scores with a jab.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes wants to improve his position but Yoshi is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoshi is pressing down on Barnes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barnes is holding on for now.
Yoshi is breathing heavily.
Yoshi is trying to control. Barnes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barnes wants to control but Yoshi is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Yoshi prevents Barnes from standing back up.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshi.
Yoshi closes the distance but Barnes moves to the side
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshi.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Yoshi shoots in.
Barnes scores with a head kick. Yoshi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yoshi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshi wants to clinch.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barnes is fending him off so far but Yoshi persists. Nope, Barnes circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Yoshi avoids them all with ease.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Satoshi Yoshi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Yoshi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yoshi avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Yoshi avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Yoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yoshi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yoshi is in Barnes's guard.
Yoshi looking to pass the guard.
Yoshi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshi moves away.
Yoshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to bum rush Yoshi with a series of wild strikes but Yoshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoshi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Yoshi misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Yoshi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yoshi clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnes.
Barnes misses with an elbow strike.
Yoshi can't break the clinch.
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
Yoshi is looking for a takedown.
Barnes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barnes working Yoshi over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
Barnes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barnes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barnes trying to stall but Yoshi improves his position.
Yoshi can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Satoshi Yoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshi avoids it.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshi has had enough of the clinch but Barnes keeps him there for the moment.
Yoshi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Barnes.
Yoshi taking a breather.
Yoshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoshi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yoshi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barnes is fending him off so far but Yoshi persists. Nope, Barnes circles away and we're back to standing.
Yoshi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Yoshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Yoshi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Yoshi avoids nicely.
Yoshi tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Johnson Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnson Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshi circles away.
Yoshi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yoshi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Yoshi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshi manages to avoid it.
Yoshi avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yoshi, pushing him back against the cage.
Yoshi tries to pull guard but Barnes won't allow it.
A short right from Yoshi.
Yoshi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Satoshi Yoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Yoshi.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yoshi throws a head kick that misses.
Yoshi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barnes.
Barnes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yoshi is trying to control Barnes's posture but Barnes avoids it.
Barnes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi regains half guard, as Barnes was trying to land strikes.
Yoshi is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yoshi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Barnes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes is working for a submission of some sort.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yoshi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looks to land a strike but Yoshi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Barnes trying to control but Yoshi is working from the bottom.
Yoshi trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yoshi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yoshi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barnes has managed to get both his arms back between Yoshi's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes postures up in Yoshi's guard and throws a big left but Yoshi blocks it.
Yoshi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoshi is retaining full guard.
Yoshi keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Yoshi wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnson Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnson Barnes!
A relieved looking Johnson 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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hype
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RATING
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