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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barnes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
28 - 18 - 0 |
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219 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabe Faber!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Faber clinches up with Barnes and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faber.
I was talking to Barnes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Faber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes stalling the fight.
Barnes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Faber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
A shot in the inside from Faber.
Faber misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Faber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Faber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Faber struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Faber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes tries a body shot but Faber blocks it.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faber lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faber lands a knee to the body.
Faber lands with a left to the head.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Faber looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faber lands a good knee to the midsection. Barnes won't want to take too many of those.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faber gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Faber pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Barnes lands a left hand.
Faber blocks an elbow strike.
Faber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Nate Barnes has been cut.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Faber's head.
Faber tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Faber back against the cage.
Barnes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Faber misses with a punch on the inside.
Faber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Faber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Faber.
A short uppercut from Faber.
A right hand to the body from Faber.
Faber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Faber.
Faber misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Faber.
Faber tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Faber back against the cage.
Faber misses with a body punch.
Faber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Nice body punch from Faber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Faber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Faber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Faber.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Faber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber misses with a punch to the body.
Faber misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Faber throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Faber lands with a right to the head.
Faber tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faber is defending well for now.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faber can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faber.
Faber tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Faber.
Faber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faber misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Faber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Barnes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barnes avoids the body shot from Faber.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Faber moves his leg out of the way.
Faber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Faber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Faber takes one on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Faber.
Barnes takes one to the side of the head.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faber.
Faber wants to clinch.
Faber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gabe Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Faber.
Faber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Faber throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Faber only half commits.
A low kick from Faber is predictable there
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Faber.
Faber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faber scores with a leg kick.
Faber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faber jabs Barnes right on the nose. Barnes blinks but takes it well.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Faber misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Faber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Faber has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Faber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barnes scores with a spinning back kick!
Faber misses with a head kick.
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Faber.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Faber slips the punch.
Faber tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Faber smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber wants to slow Barnes down by chopping away at his legs.
Faber misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Faber was not able to check.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faber lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes lands with a hook. Faber tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Faber throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Faber.
Gabe Faber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Faber should have avoided that one.
Faber ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Faber saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Faber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nate Barnes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A combination from Faber does no damage.
Faber connects with a solid leg kick.
Faber wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Faber tries to clinch but Barnes moves away
and Barnes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Faber is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Faber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Faber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barnes.
Faber has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Good shot there by Barnes.
Faber scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faber throws a head kick that misses.
Faber misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Faber tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Faber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Faber lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Faber.
Faber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Faber takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Faber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gabe Faber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Faber is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Barnes throws the left hand but Faber avoids the punch easily.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faber misses with a straight right.
Faber attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barnes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Faber thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barnes if he has to take too many more of those.
Faber lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Faber scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Faber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Faber connects with an inside leg kick.
Faber blocks a jab.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick.
Faber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Faber thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barnes.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faber tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Nate Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Faber misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faber tries a knee to the head but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Faber.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faber is defending well for now.
Faber misses with a body punch.
Faber misses with the head strike.
Barnes tries a body shot but Faber blocks it.
Faber blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Faber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Faber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Faber!
Our winner, Gabe Faber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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