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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Bajic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes's entrance music is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210 lbs
33 - 23 - 0 |
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187 cm
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220 lbs
13 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Knockout power |
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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
33 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Bojan Bajic!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bajic.
Bajic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
Bajic throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Bajic counters with a nice body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bajic.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Bajic scoring well with a low kick there.
Bajic connects with a leg kick. Barnes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Donk. Bajic catches Barnes right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Nate Barnes has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bajic lands a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bajic.
Bajic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Bajic both land. Nice combination.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bajic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bajic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bajic tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
Bajic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids a kick to the body.
Bajic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bojan Bajic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bajic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bajic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bajic misses with a low kick.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Bajic cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
Bajic misses the shot to the body.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajic throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bajic.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Bajic looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Bajic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Bajic throws a sloppy body shot
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bajic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a hook but Bajic blocks it.
Bajic feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bajic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Bajic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barnes's knee momentarily.
Bajic misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bajic. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bajic misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bajic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Bajic tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bajic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bojan Bajic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nate Barnes's cut.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bajic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bajic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barnes rather than just go for the knockout.
Bajic slips under a jab.
Bajic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnes's hands.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Bajic.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Bajic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nate Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Bajic thows a body shot but no joy.
Bajic misses with a combination
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes takes one on the button.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Bajic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bajic thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Bajic 's knee.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Bajic's leg. Bajic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bajic misses the body punch
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Barnes lands but Bajic takes it in his stride.
Bajic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a body punch but Bajic moves out of range.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Bajic's ribs.
Barnes thuds his shin into the meat of Bajic's side.
Bajic is breathing heavily.
Barnes throws a head kick that Bajic semi-blocks.
Barnes lands with a cross.
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Bajic should have avoided that one.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Bajic misses.
Bajic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Bajic blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bajic misses with a double jab
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Bajic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bajic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Bajic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a crisp one two that drops Bajic! Barnes thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bajic to his feet! Bajic is in big trouble!
Bajic is rocked!
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!
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Bajic is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Bajic walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Barnes! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nate Barnes!
Our winner, Nate Barnes, 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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