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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brady Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Benjamin Lange enters the cage!
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170 cm
18
143 lbs
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175 cm
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145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brady Barnes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Lange! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lange tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away. Lange shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well. Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Lange. Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lange scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Barnes gets back to half guard. Barnes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lange is working away from the top position though. Lange wants to pass to mount but Barnes is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barnes is staying active underneath Lange, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Barnes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lange pulls his head out easily. Lange looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. The fighters are battling for position here. Barnes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lange sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barnes's guard. Lange wants to pass the guard but Barnes is defending well. Barnes is controlling Lange's position as best he can from this difficult position. Barnes is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barnes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Lange is looking to clinch. Lange 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. Lange tries to clinch up. Lange moves to clinch but Barnes breaks away and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lange! Lange managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barnes.
Barnes misses with the ground and pound. Lange tries to bench press Barnes off him but Barnes keeps the position. Lange really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barnes cracks Lange with an elbow. That is naaassty. Barnes throws a strike aimed at the side of Lange's head but Lange avoids it well. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lange is looking for a sweep. Barnes throwing strikes but missing, from side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Barnes wants to control but Lange is keeping him busy. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Barnes dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lange tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center. The fight stays on the outside here - Lange looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Lange tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Lange tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range. Lange moves to clinch but Barnes breaks away and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Barnes seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Barnes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lange is trying to get back to full guard. Still in half guard, Barnes seems content to control. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lange can do anything to dispel that myth. Barnes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lange! Lange is trying to reverse the position but instead Barnes has taken his back - oops!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barnes looking for the RNC. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Barnes keeps control of the position easily here as Lange tries to buck him off.
A lull in the action here.
Barnes throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barnes has good solid back control here. Barnes sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Lange taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brady Barnes! Jumping up and down and very excited, Brady Barnes waved his t-shirt featuring The Empire - 15% Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
24% |
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