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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Morrocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rashad Barnes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rocco Morrocco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rashad Barnes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrocco. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrocco misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes slips a straight right by Morrocco.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Morrocco is avoiding it.
Morrocco shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense.
Barnes lands with a straight right. Morrocco didn't see that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Morrocco on that attempt.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Morrocco on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Morrocco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morrocco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrocco throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Morrocco only half commits.
Morrocco shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense.
Morrocco fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnes avoids it really well and circles away.
Morrocco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morrocco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rashad Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrocco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morrocco somewhat.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrocco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morroccos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnes throws a head kick but Morrocco moves out of range.
Morrocco shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnes lands with a cross.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Morrocco on that attempt.
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrocco. Morrocco gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morrocco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Morrocco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morrocco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrocco has a takedown stuffed.
Morrocco misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morrocco is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barnes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Barnes.
It looks like Rocco Morrocco has been cut.
Morrocco jumps guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes lands an elbow just above Morrocco 's eye.
Morrocco is breathing heavily.
Barnes presses Morrocco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Morrocco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morrocco backwards.
Barnes is leaning against Morrocco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barnes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Barnes.
Barnes lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Barnes lands a damaging elbow.
Rocco Morrocco's cut is getting worse.
Barnes lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barnes.
Barnes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rocco Morrocco's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barnes lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrocco won't want to take too many of those.
Barnes drops Morrocco with a big knee straight up the middle! Morrocco is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Morrocco is rocked!
Barnes cracks the inside of Morrocco's front leg.
Oh Morrocco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Barnes with a jab.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Morrocco seems to have got his legs back now.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Morrocco keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Morrocco'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.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morrocco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Morrocco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrocco misses with a head kick.
Morrocco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Morrocco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Rashad Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Morrocco shoots in.
Morrocco tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Morrocco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Morrocco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morrocco somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Morrocco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes has Morrocco up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morrocco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Barnes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrocco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Morrocco backwards.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Barnes lands an elbow that stopped Morrocco in his tracks for a moment.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morrocco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrocco's defenses.
Jeez, Rocco Morrocco's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Barnes working the clinch nicely. Morrocco is working for position but Barnes cracks him with a big knee to the head! Morrocco crumples up against the cage and Barnes lands two more shots before the ref can save Morrocco! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Rashad Barnes!
After winning the bout, Rashad Barnes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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