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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Sheynauvah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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17 - 15 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonidas Sheynauvah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sheynauvah.
Sheynauvah swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Sheynauvah.
Sheynauvah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sheynauvah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Sheynauvah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Nate Barnes has been cut.
Sheynauvah misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Sheynauvah will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Sheynauvah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sheynauvah, right into the meat.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Sheynauvah.
Barnes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sheynauvah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheynauvah swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sheynauvah.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sheynauvah.
Sheynauvah blocks a jab.
Sheynauvah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sheynauvah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheynauvah. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes tries to land a body kick
and Sheynauvah counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes lands with a straight right. Sheynauvah didn't see that one coming.
Sheynauvah is looking to wear down Barnes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sheynauvah throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Sheynauvah misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Sheynauvah checks it.
Sheynauvah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sheynauvah's calf.
Barnes motions for Sheynauvah to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sheynauvah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes throws a hook but Sheynauvah blocks it.
Sheynauvah wants to clinch.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Sheynauvah.
Sheynauvah tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Sheynauvah was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sloppy strikes from Sheynauvah. Those never looked like landing.
Sheynauvah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barnes's head.
Sheynauvah looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
Sheynauvah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Sheynauvah misses.
A jab from Sheynauvah does it's job there.
That has opened up Nate Barnes's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheynauvah ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
Sheynauvah is looking to clinch.
Sheynauvah connects with a looping right hand.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Sheynauvah's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sheynauvah throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sheynauvah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Barnes connects with a right hand. Sheynauvah shakes it off.
Sheynauvah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Sheynauvah looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Sheynauvah tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Sheynauvah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheynauvah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sheynauvah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes slips a jab from Sheynauvah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leonidas Sheynauvah will probably get the nod.
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 misses with a right hand
and Sheynauvah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sheynauvah misses with a body shot.
Sheynauvah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Sheynauvah moved away.
Sheynauvah throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Sheynauvah stuns Barnes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sheynauvah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sheynauvah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Sheynauvah throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
Sheynauvah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Sheynauvah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Sheynauvah moved out of range nicely.
Sheynauvah throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sheynauvah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sheynauvah swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sheynauvah connects with a leg kick. Barnes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sheynauvah misses with a low kick as Barnes jumps back.
Sheynauvah throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Sheynauvah is predictable there
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Sheynauvah throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes cracks Sheynauvah with an open hand slap.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheynauvah lands a head kick. Barnes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A left lands for Sheynauvah.
A big right from Sheynauvah misses.
Sheynauvah throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sheynauvah thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes lands a jab to Sheynauvah's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sheynauvah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sheynauvah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sheynauvah scrambles back to his feet.
Leonidas Sheynauvah is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheynauvah. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheynauvah tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Sheynauvah moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Sheynauvah wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barnes is looking to slow Sheynauvah down with leg kicks.
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
Barnes cracks Sheynauvah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sheynauvah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Sheynauvah throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sheynauvah misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sheynauvah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sheynauvah misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheynauvah staying out of range there.
Barnes lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheynauvah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sheynauvah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sheynauvah tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sheynauvah eats them both and turns towards Barnes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sheynauvah wants to slow Barnes down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheynauvah lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sheynauvah misses the shot to the body.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nate Barnes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Sheynauvah tries a head kick but it misses.
Sheynauvah blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sheynauvah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Sheynauvah does it's job there.
Barnes throws a head kick that Sheynauvah semi-blocks.
It looks like Leonidas Sheynauvah has been cut.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Sheynauvah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sheynauvah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheynauvah fails to land with a series of punches.
Sheynauvah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sheynauvah misses with a low kick.
Sheynauvah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheynauvah misses the jab.
Leonidas Sheynauvah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sheynauvah 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.
Sheynauvah connects with a looping right hand.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes clobbers Sheynauvah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sheynauvah is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes misses the jab.
Sheynauvah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sheynauvah misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheynauvah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes moves out of range as Sheynauvah throws a body kick.
Sheynauvah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
Sheynauvah tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Sheynauvah rushes Barnes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sheynauvah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Barnes lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes gets through Sheynauvah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Sheynauvah blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sheynauvah obliges.
Sheynauvah trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sheynauvah working aggressively here.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sheynauvah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barnes's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sheynauvah.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Sheynauvah blocks with his arms.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Sheynauvah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sheynauvah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheynauvah trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
A short left from Barnes.
Sheynauvah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sheynauvah lands a knee to the body.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Sheynauvah counters with a left to the body.
Sheynauvah closes the distance but Barnes moves to the side
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Sheynauvah swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Sheynauvah's knee but Sheynauvah avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Sheynauvah's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheynauvah misses with a low kick.
Sheynauvah blocks a low kick nicely.
Sheynauvah tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nate Barnes.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Barnes!
A very excited looking Nate Barnes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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