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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Barns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drunken Hermit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Barns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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165 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Danny Barns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drunken Hermit!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barns counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hermit is trying to get back to full guard.
Barns throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Barns seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barns wants to pass the guard but Hermit is defending well.
Hermit is staying active underneath Barns, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barns throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hermit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barns.
Hermit is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barns sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Barns seems to be working for a kimura but Hermit defends the submission attempt.
Barns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hermit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barns.
Hermit wants to improve his position but Barns is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barns trying to control the action but Hermit is working from the bottom.
Hermit has hold of Barns's hands but Barns slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barns lands a nice short elbow.
Barns will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barns is pressing down on Hermit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hermit is holding on for now.
Hermit is in trouble now - Barns has advanced to mount!
Hermit tries to hold on but Barns postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermit holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Barns tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hermit is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Barns controlling his opponent.
Barns can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hermit is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barns looking to finish with strikes here!
Barns lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hermit hang on?
Hermit in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barns connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barns tries to control but Hermit wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Barns dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hermit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barns misses with a straight left.
Hermit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hermit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hermit feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Barns controlling the position.
Hermit throws an elbow that misses. Barns uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hermit's guard. Nice move by Barns!
Barns postures up.
Hermit being controlled here, momentarily.
We've been hearing that Barns has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Barns passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermit takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Barns tries for a kimura but Hermit is defending well.
Hermit is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Barns's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Barns wants to control but Hermit is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermit parries the strikes from Barns easily there. Barns is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hermit to escape.
Hermit is trying to improve his position.
Barns wants to control but Hermit is keeping him busy.
Danny Barns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hermit is trying to get back to half guard.
Barns scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hermit to see if he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barns is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hermit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barns tries to move to mount but Hermit blocks the move with his legs.
Barns throwing strikes but Hermit manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Barns is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hermit's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Barns regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barns managing to control the position.
Hermit with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barns looking for a guillotine here but Hermit defends easily.
Hermit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barns is adopting a defensive guard.
Barns bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hermit's guard.
Barns throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barns seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Barns dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barns fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hermit sprawls well initially but Barns persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barns controlling the pace.
Hermit is trying to control but can't.
Barns is taking a breather. Hermit says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hermit wants to get back to full guard.
Barns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barns lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barns prevents Hermit from improving his position.
Hermit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barns thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barns is trying to control. Hermit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hermit is defending against the submission attempts here by Barns.
Barns missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Danny Barns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barns wants to take a breather but Hermit is having none of it.
Hermit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Barns.
Barns content to control rather than advance.
Barns trying to mount his opponent but Hermit defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barns content to control rather than advance.
Barns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hermit keeps working.
Barns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hermit can do to turn this around?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Barns wants to work for an arm triangle but Hermit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barns trying to control from half guard but Hermit is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barns is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Drunken Hermit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, if Barns is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Barns's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Barns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barns has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Danny Barns!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Danny Barns!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Danny Barns!
Danny Barns wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Danny Barns was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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