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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Martinez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2pac When We Ride On Our Enemies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike Barnes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes avoids a kick to the body.
Martinez 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.
A lazy body kick from Martinez
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martinez can pounce on him.
Martinez thumps Barnes with a low kick.
Martinez's coach down at team razors mma fight club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martinez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martinez.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Martinez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jesus Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez cracks Barnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
Martinez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martinez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martinez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnes is able to avoid easily.
Martinez misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes checks a low kick from Martinez.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
Martinez throws an off balance right hand
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Martinez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes checks the leg kick.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
Barnes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martinezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martinez throws a series of strikes that have Barnes backpedaling.
Martinez lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Martinez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martinez dips to his left and cracks Barnes with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Martinez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martinez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnes pinned against the cage. Barnes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mike Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Martinez.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martinez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barnes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martinez cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
Martinez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martinez throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martinez.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martinez thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Jesus Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Martinez is looking to chop away at Barnes's legs.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Mike Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Martinez 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.
Martinez misses with a body kick.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
Barnes misses with the body kick
and Martinez counters with a nice leg kick.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martinez ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
Jab by Martinez.
Martinez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Barnes checks it.
Martinez swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martinez shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martinez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinez tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Martinez misses.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barnes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martinez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Martinez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Martinez misses
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Martinez is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Martinez with a hook.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Martinez.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Martinez misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Martinez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnes swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Barnes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martinez tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martinez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Martinez 's knee.
Barnes lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice combination there by Barnes.
Martinez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a leg kick
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Martinez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martinez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Martinez was not able to check.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mike Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Martinez.
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martinez in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jesus Martinez 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.
Jab by Barnes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jab, jab by Barnes - just one landing.
Martinez misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes 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.
Martinez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
Martinez keeps Barnes at a distance using the push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Martinez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Martinez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Martinez.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Mike Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes digs a good hook to Martinez's body.
Martinez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Martinez 's knee.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez misses with a combination
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch.
Martinez blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martinez 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Martinez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jesus Martinez waved his t-shirt featuring Kemists ↑ 5x160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Mike Barnes stepped up to the mic, saying 'I love to stand up and bang. Even though I lost this was the fight for the fans'.
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