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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Brevik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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144 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Brevik!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brevik misses with a kick to the body
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brevik is out of range and Barnes settles back down.
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
Barnes jabs at Brevik's body.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Brevik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brevik throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Brevik.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Brevik throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Barnes blocks the leg kick.
Donald Brevik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a combination. Brevik tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brevik is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Brevik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barnes's calf.
Barnes tries to keep at a distance but Brevik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brevik looking to stall.
Barnes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Brevik prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes tries to work over Brevik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brevik lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Brevik lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brevik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brevik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brevik blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brevik stalling against the cage.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brevik is defending well for now.
Brevik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes pushes Brevik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brevik stalling in the clinch.
Barnes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Brevik controls the action.
Brevik is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnes gets an underhook and turns Brevik into the cage.
Barnes has Brevik pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brevik manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brevik stalling the fight.
Brevik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brevik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brevik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
It looks like Mike Barnes has been cut.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike from Brevik.
Brevik taking a breather.
Brevik blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barnes as Brevik tries to tie him up.
Brevik lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes can't get the takedown.
Brevik dodges an elbow strike from Barnes.
Brevik misses with the head strike.
Brevik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brevik.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brevik.
Brevik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to drag Brevik to the mat but Brevik just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barnes avoids the elbow strike from Brevik, against the cage.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Brevik controls his hands.
Brevik stalls.
Brevik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brevik tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brevik blocks an elbow strike.
Brevik taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barnes throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brevik lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from Brevik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Barnes's cut.
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.
A head kick misses from Brevik.
Brevik doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes throws a low kick but Brevik avoids it.
Brevik lands with a slapping head kick.
Brevik throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brevik tries to clinch
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brevik's knee momentarily.
Brevik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brevik lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barnes will feel that in the morning.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brevik has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brevik and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brevik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes throws a head kick but Brevik moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Brevik avoids the body shot from Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brevik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brevik moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Brevik looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
Brevik doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brevik throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brevik throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Brevik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brevik explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barnes works Brevik's body with a nice hook.
Brevik tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brevik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brevik lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes clinches up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barnes.
Brevik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brevik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Brevik.
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!
Brevik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike.
Brevik blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Brevik is trying to stall.
Barnes misses with an elbow strike.
Brevik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes goes for a takedown attempt but Brevik pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brevik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brevik misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brevik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brevik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brevik.
Nice body kick there by Brevik.
Brevik tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Brevik wants to clinch.
Brevik avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries a low kick but Brevik avoids it.
Barnes tests Brevik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brevik throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes throws a body punch but Brevik moves out of range.
Brevik throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brevik is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
Brevik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donald Brevik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Barnes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Brevik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brevik lands a jab.
Brevik takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brevik misses with a low kick as Barnes jumps back.
Brevik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Brevik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brevik has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Brevik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Brevik's head but Brevik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes throws a head kick that Brevik semi-blocks.
Brevik wants to land a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brevik bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brevik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brevik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brevik scrambles back to his feet.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brevik clinches.
Brevik throws an elbow but it misses.
Brevik blocking some punches.
Brevik takes an elbow to the temple.
Brevik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Brevik.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brevik tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brevik.
Brevik blocking some punches.
Donald Brevik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barnes as Brevik tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Brevik avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Brevik managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barnes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brevik's brow.
Brevik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brevik or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brevik lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Brevik backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brevik tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Brevik lands an elbow inside that Barnes shrugs off.
Barnes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brevik after a bit of a struggle.
Brevik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brevik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brevik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Brevik's ribcage. Brevik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barnes blocks the elbow strike.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from Brevik.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brevik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnes's brow.
Brevik throws an elbow that misses.
Barnes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barnes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brevik pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barnes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brevik pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brevik lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brevik is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brevik.
Nice body punch from Brevik - that landed with a thud.
Brevik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brevik trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brevik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Brevik controls the action.
Brevik lands an elbow inside that Barnes shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Brevik throws an elbow but it misses.
Brevik missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Brevik.
Brevik lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Brevik.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brevik lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Brevik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Barnes dodges an elbow strike from Brevik.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donald Brevik.
I think Brevik 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Brevik!
Donald Brevik was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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