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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judah Ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judah Ben has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alonzo Barnes's chin.
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alonzo Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Judah Ben!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben darts in and clinches Barnes up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barnes successfully pulls guard.
Ben wants to stand but Barnes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barnes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ben is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ben looks like he's trying to stand up.
Barnes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Barnes throwing shots but Ben is blocking nicely.
Barnes prevents Ben from improving his position.
Barnes trying to control the action but Ben is working from the bottom.
Ben wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes wants to take a breather but Ben is having none of it.
Ben is trying to stand up here but Barnes is controlling him well.
Ben is looking to control Barnes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ben avoid being mounted?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ben blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ben misses with a right hand
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ben takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Ben works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes successfully pulls guard.
Ben controlling from the top position.
Ben is looking to pass into half guard but Barnes pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Barnes is in guard.
Ben keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ben looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Ben pulls Barnes in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Ben is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ben wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Ben managing to control the position.
Barnes trying to control but Ben is working from the bottom.
Barnes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ben wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ben avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ben with a jab.
Ben fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnes, pushing him back against the cage.
Ben dodges an elbow strike from Barnes.
Barnes jumps guard but Ben turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ben's elbow.
Barnes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes working aggressively here.
Ben wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Ben is trying to push Barnes away but Barnes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ben looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ben lands an uppercut.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
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 Alonzo Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ben closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
Barnes jumps guard but Ben stands there with Barnes around his waist. Barnes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ben.
Ben blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ben avoids it.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes tries to pull guard but Ben won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Ben.
Ben controlling the action here for a moment.
Ben is trying to force a seperation but Barnes has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ben.
Barnes is rocked!
It looks like Alonzo Barnes has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ben.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ben misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ben misses with a punch on the inside.
Ben swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ben tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ben swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Ben has Barnes pushed against the cage.
Ben swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but Ben gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the cage.
Ben tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ben has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Ben has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ben throws a head punch that misses.
Ben stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ben throws a head punch that misses.
Ben throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ben fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ben.
Ben misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ben swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ben fails to land.
Ben swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ben has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ben throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Ben has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Ben misses with a punch on the inside.
Ben misses with the head strike.
Ben swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ben swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ben is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ben swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ben blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ben working aggressively here.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ben has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes trying to control the position but instead, Ben has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barnes into the cage.
Ben misses with a punch on the inside.
Ben throws a head punch that misses.
Ben tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Ben breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ben pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ben throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Ben misses with a straight left.
Ben scores with a jab to the body.
Ben closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Ben misses with some punches.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ben.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ben misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ben throws a head punch that misses.
Ben tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ben misses with the head strike.
Ben working aggressively here.
Ben throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Ben misses with some punches.
Ben tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ben misses with the head strike.
Barnes taking a breather.
Judah Ben seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ben working aggressively here.
Ben escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ben looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Ben lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Barnes goes down and covers up as Ben starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Judah Ben!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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