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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Pigeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pigeon has chosen Hank Williams Jr. - Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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210 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Pigeon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pigeon shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Pigeon.
Some wild striking there from Pigeon.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Pigeon on that attempt.
Pigeon takes one to the side of the head.
Pigeon slips a straight right by Barnes.
Pigeon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ben Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Pigeon.
Pigeon shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Pigeon throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pigeon throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pigeon misses the shot to the body.
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pigeon finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes's head.
Pigeon misses with an uppercut
and Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Barnes.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pigeon.
Barnes cracks Pigeon with a nice body shot.
Barnes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pigeon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon tries to break free but Barnes pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
Pigeon pushes Barnes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
It looks like Harry Pigeon has been cut.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Pigeon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pigeon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barnes is defending well.
Barnes lands a nice knee to the body.
Pigeon looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes.
Pigeon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon tries to stall but Barnes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pigeon goes for a takedown attempt but Barnes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barnes takes a swing at Pigeon's ribcage but misses.
Barnes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Pigeon.
Pigeon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon scores with a jab to the body.
Harry Pigeon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes scores with a head kick.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Pigeon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes scores with a head kick. Pigeon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pigeon gets the takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barnes prevents Pigeon from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pigeon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barnes, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Pigeon's cut.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Pigeon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ben Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Pigeon.
Pigeon throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes tests Pigeon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Pigeon scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigeon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pigeon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barnes is fending him off so far but Pigeon persists. Nope, Barnes circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick.
Pigeon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barnes is trying to defend but Pigeon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pigeon wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but Pigeon is very close to passing his half guard.
Barnes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barnes tries to get out of the position.
Pigeon passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to reverse the position but Pigeon maintains control.
Barnes tries to lock up and control but Pigeon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pigeon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Barnes is squirming around, avoiding Pigeon's attempts to control the action.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pigeon prevents Barnes from getting the reversal.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Pigeon goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Barnes is on top in guard.
Pigeon wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Pigeon trying to keep a closed guard but Barnes is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Pigeon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pigeon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pigeon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pigeon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pigeon keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Pigeon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Pigeon'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. This is the final round!
Pigeon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Pigeon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Pigeon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pigeon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Pigeon down.
Pigeon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigeon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
A jab from Pigeon does it's job there.
Pigeon misses with a low kick.
Ben Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Pigeon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pigeon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barnes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pigeon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes is not content to let Pigeon control the position.
Barnes is looking to reverse the position.
Pigeon tries for a kimura but Barnes is defending well.
Barnes is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon tries to move to mount but Barnes blocks the move with his legs.
Pigeon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pigeon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pigeon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pigeon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barnes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pigeon working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to reverse the position.
Pigeon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pigeon tries for a kimura but Barnes is defending well.
Barnes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pigeon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pigeon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
Barnes tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ben Barnes.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Barnes!
In his post fight interview, Ben Barnes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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