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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into the arena with Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
25 - 9 - 0 |
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200 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Walker!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Walker scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Frankie Barnes has been cut.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Walker looks for the body kick but Barnes saw that one coming.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walker's face.
It looks like Brandon Walker has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the ropes.
Barnes prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker clinches up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Walker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Walker.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Barnes works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
Walker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the ropes.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker working hard to break the clinch.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker moves into the clinch.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Barnes to keep the fight standing.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Walker checks it
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Walker coming out on top.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.
Barnes throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walker misses the body punch
and Barnes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Walker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker effectively controlling the action here.
Barnes has Walker pressed against the ropes, preventing Walker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes cracks Walker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes is looking to wear down Walker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walker throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Walker clinches up with Barnes and pushes him back against the ropes.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walker is trying to stall.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Barnes lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Barnes lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Barnes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Walker.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnes lands with a left to the head.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker is rocked!
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walker.
Frankie Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Walker avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
A body shot lands from Walker.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a lazy body kick
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Walker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walker clinches.
Barnes is trying to stall.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker misses with a left hand
and Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick by Walker misses
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Walker misses with a combination
and Barnes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walker.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes stalling the fight.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker misses with the combination.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker forces Barnes back against the ropes and clinches.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the ropes.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brandon Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walker momentarily.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
Walker clinches up with Barnes and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Walker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Barnes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnes lands a knee to the body.
Barnes keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Walker.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Walker closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnes.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
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!
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Walker to his knees! Barnes keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Barnes!
Frankie Barnes retains his middleweight title!
An intense looking Frankie Barnes took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'm happy and honored to be able to defend this title 8 times and be in the HOF. Thank you everyone for your support'.
Brandon Walker was interviewed post fight and said 'I have to train better next time.'.
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energy
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