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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Wecowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes into the arena with Move blaring out of the sound system. Wecowski has chosen Flipsyde - Someday as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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192 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Barnett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kamil Wecowski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wecowski.
Buddy Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett throws a body punch but Wecowski moves out of range.
Barnett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barnett darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wecowski trying to control from the bottom.
Barnett is working for a submission of some sort.
Wecowski controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Barnett trying to control from half guard but Wecowski is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett prevents Wecowski from improving his position.
Barnett seems to be looking for submissions.
Barnett wants to pass to mount but Wecowski is defending the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wecowski is trying to control but can't.
Barnett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wecowski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wecowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wecowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Wecowski, not yet.
Barnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Wecowski has wrist control.
Barnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Wecowski has wrist control.
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wecowski is keeping the position for now.
Wecowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnett slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wecowski struggling a bit here.
Barnett wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wecowski, who protects the arm well.
Barnett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wecowski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Barnett connects with a decent elbow.
Wecowski is looking to reverse the position.
The strikes coming from Barnett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Barnett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wecowski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wecowski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barnett's best efforts.
Barnett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wecowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wecowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnett is working away from the top position though.
Barnett is looking for a kimura but Wecowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barnett to get the leverage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is working for a kimura but Wecowski is defending it quite comfortably.
Barnett is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Barnett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wecowski won't allow Barnett to pass to mount.
Barnett looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wecowski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barnett postures up.
Barnett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barnett postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wecowski is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barnett, into his guard.
Wecowski trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barnett has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wecowski has passed into side control.
Wecowski trying to control the position but Barnett is working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is trying to control Wecowski's posture but Wecowski avoids it.
Barnett sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wecowski prevents Barnett from improving his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kamil Wecowski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice takedown defense from Barnett. No joy for Wecowski on that attempt.
Wecowski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wecowski somewhat.
Barnett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wecowski has time to react.
Barnett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wecowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barnett.
Barnett gets caught flat footed, as Wecowski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barnett looking to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wecowski trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kamil Wecowski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wecowski misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Wecowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wecowski misses with a takedown
and Barnett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Buddy Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Wecowski.
Wecowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barnett sprawls well. Barnett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wecowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wecowski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barnett to the ground. Wecowski is now in Barnett's guard.
Barnett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wecowski controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett dominated that round.
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.
Barnett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wecowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wecowski.
Barnett controlling the position.
Wecowski postures up.
Buddy Barnett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kamil Wecowski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Barnett shoots for a double leg takedown but Wecowski sprawls well. He's pushed Barnett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wecowski throws an overhand right that lands on Barnett's shoulder, as Barnett tries to avoid the shot.
Barnett misses with a body shot.
Barnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wecowski moves away.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Wecowski moves out of range easily.
Wecowski tries to clinch but Barnett is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett shoots for a double leg takedown but Wecowski sprawls well. He's pushed Barnett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wecowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wecowski shoots and misses
and Barnett counters with a series of strikes. Wecowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barnett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnett shoots in but no luck this time.
Barnett ducks right into an uppercut from Wecowski.
Wecowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wecowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wecowski tries to clinch up.
Wecowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnett as he jumps to the side.
Wecowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Barnett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wecowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Wecowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wecowski manages to avoid it.
Wecowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wecowski moves away.
Barnett tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Wecowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown by Barnett or perhaps it was just good defense by Wecowski which made him look bad.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barnett. Wecowski shrugs it off though.
A punch combination from Wecowski misses.
Wecowski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Barnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnett tries to clinch but Wecowski moves out of range.
Wecowski misses the jab.
Barnett tries to sprawl but Wecowski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is trying to maintain the position but Wecowski is very close to passing his half guard.
Wecowski is trying to control. Barnett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kamil Wecowski.
Barnett misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wecowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barnett's waist but Barnett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wecowski off to one side.
Wecowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnett thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnett shoots in for a double leg but Wecowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wecowski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wecowski is trying to get an arm triangle but Barnett is defending well.
Wecowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnett keeps working.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is looking to reverse the position.
Wecowski trying to control the position but Barnett is working away.
Barnett prevents Wecowski from moving into mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wecowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kamil Wecowski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Barnett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wecowski.
Barnett looks to clinch
and Wecowski counters with a two punch combo.
Wecowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnett looks to land a left hand but Wecowski moved out of range nicely.
Barnett is looking to clinch but Wecowski is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick from Barnett misses.
Kamil Wecowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnett stuns Wecowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barnett misses the shot to the body.
Barnett is looking to wear down Wecowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wecowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck for Wecowski with that takedown attempt.
Barnett digs a good body shot into Wecowski's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Barnett. Beautiful body shot.
Wecowski is breathing heavily.
Barnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Wecowski is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnett. Wecowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wecowski tries for a takedown but Barnett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wecowski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barnett quickly recovers to half guard.
Wecowski is just content to waste time from the top position. Barnett takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Wecowski looking to sit in guard and control but Barnett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Wecowski keeps moving.
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!
Barnett is looking to advance position but Wecowski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Barnett is squirming around, avoiding Wecowski's attempts to control the action.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wecowski pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Wecowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barnett is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wecowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Wecowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wecowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wecowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wecowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnett looks to land a body kick but Wecowski moved away.
Wecowski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barnett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wecowski throws a nice looking combination but Barnett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wecowski moves away.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Wecowski keeps moving.
Barnett postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wecowski working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Barnett has passed into half guard!
Wecowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wecowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Barnett.
Wecowski wants to control but Barnett is keeping busy.
Barnett has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Wecowski defend it? Barnett steps over the head and cranks it - Wecowski is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Barnett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buddy Barnett!
Buddy Barnett is the new middleweight champion!
Buddy Barnett took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I just want to thank all of you out there for coming out and supporting me while I get my belt tonight. Thank you.'.
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