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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Hester has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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256 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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270 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Hester!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hester wants to clinch but Barnett slips to the side
and Barnett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barnett is trying to pull guard but Hester has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Hester on the inside.
Barnett blocking some punches.
Hester throws a head punch that misses.
Hester throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnett.
Barnett blocks a body shot from Hester.
Hester tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.
Barnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hester after a bit of a struggle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hester as Barnett tries to tie him up.
Barnett jumps into guard, dragging Hester to the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hester missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnett trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hester trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hester tries to clinch but Barnett moves away
letting Barnett counter with a right hand.
It looks like Marcus Hester has been cut.
Hester pushes Barnett up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hester swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnett blocks an uppercut.
Barnett avoiding damage as Hester throws knees to the body.
Hester lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester working aggressively here.
Barnett has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hester is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett manages to pull guard.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Hester from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hester postures up in Barnett's guard and throws a big left but Barnett blocks it.
Hester sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barnett pulls Hester in close to prevent any damage.
Barnett's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Barnett wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hester taking a breather here.
Hester wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
Barnett is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hester has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hester working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnett is not content to let Hester control the position.
Barnett wants to control but Hester postures up.
Barnett trying his best to control but Hester has mounted him.
Barnett is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester with shots to the head and body - Barnett looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hester wants to control but Barnett has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Hester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnett keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hester is stalling here. Barnett is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hester seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Barnett has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Barnett controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hester parries the strikes from Barnett easily there. Barnett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hester to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hester's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barnett fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hester to the ground. Barnett is now in Hester's guard.
Hester keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Barnett won't allow Hester to sweep him here.
Marcus Hester has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Hester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hester wants to control but Barnett passes easily into half guard.
Hester pushes Barnett off looking to stand but Barnett dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hester reverses the position - he's now on top in Barnett's guard.
Hester wants to control from the top but Barnett keeps moving.
Hester is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barnett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barnett trying to control from half guard but Hester is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnett is taking a breather. Hester says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hester trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester is squirming around, avoiding Barnett's attempts to control the action.
Barnett wants to take Hester's back here but Hester is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Hester is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hester is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hester tries to improve his position but instead Barnett has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tightening his grip on Hester, looking for the choke.
Hester trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Barnett is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hester tries to escape but Barnett has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Barnett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hester's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Josh Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hester sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnett keeps the fight on the outside.
Hester looks for a takedown but Barnett sprawls well.
Barnett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hester shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barnett sprawls well. Barnett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hester gets slowly back to his feet.
Hester moves to clinch but Barnett breaks away
and Barnett counters by clinching up.
Hester blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnett's brow.
Hester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hester scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hester can't find room to land a body shot as Barnett controls the action.
Barnett blocks an uppercut.
Barnett decides to pull guard.
Hester working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barnett's head.
Hester pushing down on Barnett's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hester tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barnett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hester takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hester looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barnett is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Barnett is staying active underneath Hester, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barnett tries to roll over but Hester keeps him under control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barnett swats away the attempt to clinch by Hester.
Josh Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hester tries to clinch up but Barnett circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnett tries to clinch but Hester moves out of range.
Barnett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnett shoots in and drives through. Hester sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to clinch up but Hester circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hester paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hester tries to clinch but Barnett moves away
and Barnett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barnett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barnett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hester looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hester struggling a bit here.
Hester tries to buck Barnett off but Barnett is having none of it.
Hester struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett decides to stand back up. Barnett steps back and let's Hester get back to his feet.
Barnett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown but Hester shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hester moves into the clinch.
Hester misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hester fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Hester.
I think Hester 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hester!
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energy
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RATING
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