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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Denis Opal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Barris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denis Opal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Barris's chin.
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135 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Opal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Barris!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barris is trying to stall.
Barris tries for a takedown but Opal manages to get underhooks.
Opal gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Barris regains guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Opal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barris controls Opal momentarily but Opal frees himself.
Opal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barris has his foot on Opal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Opal works his way back into a safe position though.
Opal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Opal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barris is trying to keep Opal in close.
Opal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barris is keeping the position for now.
Barris wants to sweep but no luck.
Barris keeping moving, preventing Opal from controlling successfully.
Opal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Opal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Opal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barris is trying to get back to full guard.
Barris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Opal.
Opal stands up and beckons Barris to join him on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Opal counters with a single leg into guard. Barris didn't expect that.
Barris is trying to control the position but Opal postures up.
Opal content to stall in guard here.
Opal throwing strikes from guard but Barris blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barris is working an open guard so Opal takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Opal scores with a takedown into Barris's guard.
Opal is looking to stand up but Barris won't let him.
Barris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Opal is one step ahead there.
Barris keeping moving, preventing Opal from controlling successfully.
Barris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Opal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barris keeping moving, preventing Opal from controlling successfully.
Barris controls Opal momentarily but Opal frees himself.
Opal trying to control the position from guard on top but Barris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Denis Opal just wasn't active enough.
Opal scores with a takedown into Barris's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Opal stands up from Barris's guard - Opal perhaps looking for a knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Opal closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Opal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Opal's waist but Opal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barris off to one side.
Opal pushes Barris up against the cage in a clinch.
Barris takes an elbow to the temple.
Opal tries to land a knee to the head but Barris blocks with his arms.
Barris wants to break free but Opal has control.
Opal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barris with a poor takedown
and Opal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Opal counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barris's guard now.
Denis Opal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Barris.
Opal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barris is keeping the position for now.
Barris is trying to control the position but Opal postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barris keeping full guard, as Opal tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barris keeping moving, preventing Opal from controlling successfully.
Opal wants to pass the guard but Barris is keeping the position.
Opal content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Denis Opal.
Opal closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barris did well to prevent Opal getting side control.
Barris wants to get back to full guard.
Barris trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opal dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barris is working to get back to half guard.
Opal lands a big shot there that rocks Barris but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Opal looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Opal.
Barris tries to hold on but Opal postures up.
Barris sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Denis Opal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barris trying to control here.
Barris slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Opal with a nice head shot there.
Opal wants to pass the guard but Barris is keeping the position.
Barris is working an open guard so Opal takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Barris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Opal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barris's guard.
Opal wants to control from the top but Barris keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barris keeping full guard, as Opal tries to pass.
Barris working a defensive guard but Opal manages to pass into side control anyway.
Barris is looking to regain half guard here but Opal keeps moving and retains side control.
Opal works to advance to full mount. Barris defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Barris is wriggling around trying to escape.
Opal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barris can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Opal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Barris working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Opal dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Barris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Opal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barris misses with a takedown
and Opal moves into the clinch.
Opal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Opal moves into the clinch successfully.
Barris is trying to pull guard but Opal has him pressed against the cage.
Denis Opal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Barris.
Barris is fighting off a takedown attempt but Opal is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Barris to the mat. Barris regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Opal is pushing down on Barris's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barris is fighting to maintain full guard but Opal has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barris trying to control from the bottom.
Opal postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Barris to stand up.
Opal looking to score a takedown here. Barris is defending well but Opal drives through and ends up in Barris's guard.
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!
Opal trying to control the position from guard on top but Barris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Opal controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barris working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Denis Opal just wasn't active enough.
Barris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Opal fakes the leg kick and cracks Barris in the body.
Barris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Opal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barris's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barris wants to sweep here but Opal controlling him for the moment.
Barris being controlled here, momentarily.
Opal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Opal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barris has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Opal has passed into side control.
Opal decides to stand back up. Opal steps back and let's Barris get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barris misses with a takedown attempt
and Opal counters with a shoot takedown. Barris fights it but they end up in guard.
Opal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
John Barris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Opal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barris is working an open guard so Opal takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Barris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Opal counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barris's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Opal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Opal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barris quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opal working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Opal is pressing down on Barris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barris is holding on for now.
Opal wants to take a breather but Barris is having none of it.
Barris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Opal.
Barris tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Opal has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Opal wants to control the pace but Barris is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barris tries to reverse the position but Opal maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Opal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Opal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denis Opal!
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energy
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RATING
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