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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wazz Dakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Wazz Dakka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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158 lbs
19 - 13 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazz Dakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Dakka backpedaling.
Dakka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes walks into a jab.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dakka slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Barnes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dakka counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dakka.
Barnes tries a low kick but Dakka avoids it.
Barnes shoots and misses
and Dakka counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes pushes Dakka up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Dakka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dakka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dakka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dakka.
Barnes takes a swing at Dakka's ribcage but misses.
Barnes wants to clinch
and Dakka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Dakka.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dakka misses with a few strikes there.
Dakka throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Dakka.
Dakka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Dakka misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Barnes misses with a body shot
and Dakka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dakka throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dakka walks into a straight right hand from Barnes.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Dakka moved away.
Dakka throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dakka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Dakka.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes tries to clinch but Dakka moves out of range.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Dakka.
Dakka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mike Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Dakka moved away.
Dakka scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dakka scores with a one two! Barnes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dakka lands with a nice combination. Barnes backs away looking to recover.
Barnes darts in and clinches Dakka up against the cage.
Dakka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Dakka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barnes sizes up Dakka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Danga de danga de dang - Barnes scores with a four punch combination!
Dakka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Dakka avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dakka circles away quickly and effectively.
Dakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Dakka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dakka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnes checks it well.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Dakka moves out of range.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wazz Dakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Barnes.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dakka checks a leg kick nicely.
Barnes clinches.
Dakka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dakka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes throws a body punch but Dakka moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Dakka.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dakka manages to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Dakka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes shoots in and drives through. Dakka sprawls well.
Barnes shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice shot lands for Barnes.
Dakka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wazz Dakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Dakka's belly button to the back.
Dakka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Mike Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dakka.
Dakka throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dakka.
Dakka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dakka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Dakka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dakka eats them both and turns towards Barnes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dakka loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dakka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes misses with a takedown
and Dakka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dakka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Dakka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Dakka blocks the leg kick.
Dakka misses the shot to the body.
Dakka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barnes throws a body kick that misses
and Dakka counters with a one-two to the body.
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dakka has had enough of the clinch but Barnes keeps him there for the moment.
Dakka wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
Dakka is trying to break free.
Dakka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakka keeps the fight on the outside.
Dakka throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes connects with a right hand. Dakka shakes it off.
Dakka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wazz Dakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Dakka counters with a leg kick.
Dakka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Barnes blocks the low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barnes.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown but Dakka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dakka's calf.
Dakka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnes on the side of the head.
Barnes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dakka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dakka slips under a jab.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Dakka misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnes throws a right hand that Dakka ducks under and follows up with a left that Dakka also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
Barnes takes a swing at Dakka's ribcage but misses.
Barnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dakka is out of range and Barnes settles back down.
Dakka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dakka counters with an outside leg kick.
Wazz Dakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Barnes.
Barnes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice combination there by Dakka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dakka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Barnes with a poor takedown
and Dakka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dakka misses with a series of wild punches.
Dakka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wazz Dakka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dakka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dakka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barnes's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Barnes.
Well Barnes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Barnes!
Mike Barnes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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