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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes into the arena with Stand Up blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
38
168 lbs
32 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buddy Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Benton!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett throws out a leg kick but Benton moves out of range and Barnett only half commits.
Benton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benton misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benton doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnett circles away.
Benton fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnett misses with a looping left.
Benton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benton staying out of range there.
Benton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnett closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Barnett lands in his opponent's guard.
Benton trying to keep a closed guard but Barnett is proving a slippery customer.
Barnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Benton's head.
Benton keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
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!
Barnett tries to free his leg and advance position but Benton is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnett.
Barnett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benton is keeping the position for now.
Barnett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnett throwing strikes from guard but Benton blocks nicely.
Benton pulls Barnett in to control the position.
Benton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Benton looking to control.
Benton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
Benton is trying to keep Barnett in close.
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benton is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam Benton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Barnett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benton's calf.
Barnett rushes Benton and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Benton lands an elbow inside.
Barnett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnett is pressed up against the cage. Benton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barnett down to the mat. Barnett avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barnett.
Barnett scores with a jab.
Benton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barnett to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Benton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Barnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Benton has wrist control.
Barnett trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Benton has wrist control.
Barnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Benton keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnett postures up.
Barnett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Benton is trying to control the position but Barnett postures up.
Benton is pulling down on Barnett's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barnett landing with the ground and pound.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benton is trying to keep Barnett in close.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Benton wants to sweep here but Barnett controlling him for the moment.
Barnett is working Benton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barnett being controlled here momentarily.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Benton keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benton gets caught napping as Barnett dives in and scores a takedown. Benton manages to retain guard.
Barnett trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
Barnett is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Benton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Benton trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barnett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnett looking to pass the guard.
Benton working a defensive guard here.
Benton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Barnett haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Benton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnett defends it easily.
Barnett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barnett trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
Barnett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Benton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnett manages to get himself to full guard.
Benton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barnett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benton is controlling him.
Barnett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton stopping the sweep attempt from Barnett.
Benton throwing strikes but missing.
Barnett wants to improve his position but instead Benton has moved into half guard.
Barnett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Benton stops Barnett from getting back to his feet.
Benton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Benton decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton throws a right hand that Barnett ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnett also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Benton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Benton was covering up waiting for the punch and Barnett finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Barnett stands up over Benton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benton is keeping the position for now.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benton keeping full guard, as Barnett tries to pass.
Barnett postures up.
Benton wants to stand up but Barnett is controlling him.
Buddy Barnett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnett is working Benton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benton can't keep his opponent in guard - Barnett advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett lands strikes from half guard.
Benton wants to get back to his feet.
Barnett wants to control but Benton is keeping him busy.
Barnett lands strikes from half guard.
Benton gets full guard.
Benton trying to control the position.
Barnett lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benton working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Barnett.
Barnett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benton's head backwards.
Benton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benton looks for a takedown but Barnett sprawls well.
Benton throws a leg kick that misses.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnett closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Benton quickly recovers to half guard.
Barnett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnett is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Benton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barnett.
Barnett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Benton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barnett wants to take a breather but Benton is having none of it.
Barnett stops Benton from getting back to his feet.
Barnett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Benton has hold of Barnett's hands but Barnett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barnett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benton defending well though.
Barnett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Benton is trying to control but can't.
Barnett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnett wants to take a breather but Benton is having none of it.
Benton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnett.
Barnett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buddy Barnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is controlling the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benton trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barnett in particular looking to stall.
Benton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnett is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Barnett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benton tries to clinch but Barnett moves out of range.
Barnett drives through with a takedown into Benton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Barnett sitting in guard here, content to control.
Benton is looking to stand up but Barnett isn't so interested in that idea.
Barnett's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barnett looking to pass the guard.
Barnett is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Buddy Barnett just wasn't active enough.
Barnett shoots in and gets a takedown into Benton's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett slips nicely into half guard.
Barnett looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benton is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnett trying to mount his opponent but Benton defends it.
Benton is trying to control but can't.
Barnett stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sam Benton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Buddy Barnett wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barnett gets the takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy Barnett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddy Barnett!
A relieved looking Buddy Barnett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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