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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Clifton Barnes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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267 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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189 cm
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235 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifton Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Ruben Yvel!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Ruben Yvel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yvel.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Yvel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnes pushes Yvel up against the cage in a clinch.
Yvel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yvel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes swings for the body but Yvel moves out of range.
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Ruben Yvel has been cut.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Yvel.
Yvel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Yvel avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yvel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnes avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yvel shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clifton Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yvel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
Clifton Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruben Yvel.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yvel.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yvel has a takedown stuffed.
Yvel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Yvel.
Yvel shoots and misses
and Barnes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yvel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yvel trying to stall but Barnes improves his position.
Yvel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Yvel controls the action.
Yvel crunches a lovely knee into Barnes's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yvel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yvel tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Yvel looking to slow down the pace here.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Yvel.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yvel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Yvel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes throws a right hand that Yvel ducks under and follows up with a left that Yvel also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yvel tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barnes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yvel. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yvel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yvel circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes drives through and clinches with Yvel against the cage.
Yvel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Yvel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Yvel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Yvel misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Yvel has double underhooks.
Yvel tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Yvel.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Yvel backwards.
Yvel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Yvel has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yvel lands a good knee to the midsection. Barnes won't want to take too many of those.
Yvel avoids a wild elbow strike from Barnes.
Yvel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barnes misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Yvel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good exchange - Barnes coming out on top.
No joy there for Yvel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yvel circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Yvel.
Yvel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Yvel is just out of range.
Yvel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barnes punching from the bottom.
Yvel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yvel escapes and gets back to his feet.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Yvel closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Yvel pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Yvel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yvel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a combination. Yvel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yvel shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yvel has his takedown stuffed
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barnes.
Clifton Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruben Yvel.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yvel blocks an uppercut.
Barnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Yvel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Yvel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Yvel looking to stall.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yvel is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Yvel's head.
That has opened up Ruben Yvel's cut even more.
Barnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Yvel avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes crunches a lovely knee into Yvel's ribcage.
Barnes stalling the fight.
Clifton Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Yvel.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
Yvel prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Yvel takes an elbow to the temple.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Yvel avoids the damage to the body.
Yvel tries to stall but Barnes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yvel backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Yvel's head.
The cut above Ruben Yvel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yvel is trying to push Barnes away but Barnes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barnes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
Yvel is rocked!
Ruben Yvel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Yvel blocks an uppercut.
Yvel is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Yvel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Yvel seems to have recovered his senses.
Yvel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes stalling against the cage.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yvel or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yvel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruben Yvel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clifton Barnes!
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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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