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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus MacGyver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tom Barnes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angus MacGyver!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacGyver swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
MacGyver tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
MacGyver looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from MacGyver misses the target.
MacGyver misses the shot to the body.
MacGyver thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes moves out of range as MacGyver strikes.
MacGyver swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have MacGyver backpedaling.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
MacGyver avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacGyver thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes misses with a combination
and MacGyver counters by clinching up.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacGyver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes is trying to push MacGyver away but MacGyver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
MacGyver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacGyver scores with a shoulder strike.
MacGyver throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
MacGyver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
MacGyver tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGyver throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from MacGyver fails to land.
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but MacGyver has the dominant position.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but MacGyver is controlling him.
Barnes wants to get back to striking at distance but MacGyver won't allow it.
MacGyver misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
MacGyver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but MacGyver is controlling the position.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch but MacGyver keeps him there for the moment.
MacGyver keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
MacGyver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes tries to circle away but MacGyver has him pinned against the cage.
MacGyver misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from MacGyver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to circle away but MacGyver has him pinned against the cage.
MacGyver swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes prevents a body shot from MacGyver.
MacGyver tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
MacGyver scores with a hook to the body.
MacGyver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacGyver throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes wants to break free but MacGyver has control.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but MacGyver has him pressed against the cage.
MacGyver prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.
Barnes tries to circle away but MacGyver has him pinned against the cage.
Barnes blocks a body shot from MacGyver.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Barnes blocking some punches.
MacGyver scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
MacGyver keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
MacGyver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacGyver scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
MacGyver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for MacGyver.
MacGyver lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacGyver misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacGyver tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing MacGyver back against the cage.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
MacGyver has Barnes pressed against the cage, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Angus MacGyver will probably get the nod.
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 combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes tries to bum rush MacGyver with a series of wild strikes but MacGyver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacGyver wants to clinch but Barnes slips to the side
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
MacGyver motions for Barnes to come forward. MacGyver throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes tries to bum rush MacGyver with a series of wild strikes but MacGyver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacGyver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tom Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by MacGyver.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacGyver.
Tom Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGyver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and MacGyver counters by clinching up.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
MacGyver tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacGyver scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
MacGyver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacGyver has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, MacGyver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
MacGyver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
MacGyver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacGyver misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from MacGyver.
MacGyver working aggressively here.
MacGyver lands with a left to the head.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacGyver.
MacGyver lands with a right to the head.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MacGyver has him pressed against the cage.
MacGyver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacGyver struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
MacGyver tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacGyver misses with a body punch.
Barnes tries to circle away but MacGyver has him pinned against the cage.
MacGyver has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MacGyver has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to circle away but MacGyver has him pinned against the cage.
Still in the clinch, MacGyver scores with a nice short uppercut.
MacGyver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacGyver misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacGyver throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MacGyver has him pressed against the cage.
MacGyver working aggressively here.
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacGyver.
MacGyver has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
MacGyver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacGyver misses with some punches.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacGyver.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but MacGyver has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacGyver lands a body shot in the clinch.
MacGyver lands a left hand.
MacGyver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
MacGyver scores with a shoulder strike.
MacGyver has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
A short right from MacGyver on the inside.
Barnes blocks a body shot from MacGyver.
MacGyver struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
MacGyver misses with the head strike.
MacGyver throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacGyver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacGyver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Angus MacGyver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
MacGyver struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Barnes wants to break free but MacGyver has control.
MacGyver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus MacGyver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
MacGyver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
MacGyver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MacGyver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes misses with a combination
and MacGyver counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by MacGyver.
MacGyver tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
MacGyver throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from MacGyver.
MacGyver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but MacGyver has double underhooks.
MacGyver lands a nice uppercut.
MacGyver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGyver has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
A head punch on the inside from MacGyver fails to land.
MacGyver lands with a light punch inside.
MacGyver lands a body shot.
MacGyver keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
MacGyver struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
MacGyver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from MacGyver.
MacGyver scores with a hook to the body.
MacGyver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from MacGyver fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacGyver.
MacGyver working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGyver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
MacGyver misses with a body punch.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacGyver.
MacGyver keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
MacGyver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
MacGyver works on Barnes's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
MacGyver stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MacGyver can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
MacGyver lands a right hand.
MacGyver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
MacGyver working aggressively here.
MacGyver scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGyver scores with a shoulder strike.
MacGyver throws a head punch that misses.
MacGyver tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing MacGyver back against the cage.
MacGyver struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
MacGyver lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but MacGyver has the dominant position.
MacGyver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MacGyver has Barnes pressed against the cage, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
MacGyver misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacGyver has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
MacGyver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacGyver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacGyver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Angus MacGyver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from MacGyver fails to land.
MacGyver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but MacGyver has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angus MacGyver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got MacGyver winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus MacGyver!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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