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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick comes to the cage accompanied by Juelz Santana- The Second Coming. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 cm
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220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
21
221 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Dick! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Barnes! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barnes closes the distance and clinches up with Dick, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes Dick against the cage but Dick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Dick throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Jordan Dick has been cut. Excellent takedown into side control there by Barnes. Barnes tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. Barnes takes a little break here. Dick wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Barnes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dick, who protects the arm well. Barnes stands up and beckons Dick to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barnes misses with a double jab
enabling Dick to counter with a crisp jab. Dick wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance. Barnes with a lazy takedown attempt and Dick counters with a left to the body. Barnes looks gassed! Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Brett Barnes has been cut. Dick dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Brett Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dick misses with a straight right. Dick lands with a nice body punch. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barnes checks a leg kick. Barnes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Dick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes is rocked! Dick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Dick catches Barnes napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Barnes to the canvas!
Barnes is still in real trouble! Can Dick finish him? Dick controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dick'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. Dick wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving. Barnes has an active guard here but Dick has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barnes manages to get to full guard.
Dick looking to pass the guard. Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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. Dick sitting in guard, not really doing much. Barnes working for a triangle but Dick defends it easily.
Barnes has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dick has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Dick dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dick fails to land the takedown. Dick throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jordan Dick is winning the standup battle so far. Barnes with a poor takedown and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick. Dick feints and as Barnes raises his hands in defense, Dick changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Barnes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dick controls the pace. Dick pushing down on Barnes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Barnes tries to roll over but Dick keeps him under control. Barnes scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dick manages to mount him!
That's one minute gone in the round. Barnes is working to get back to half guard.
Barnes is breathing heavily. Barnes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Dick controlling his opponent. Dick tries to control but Barnes wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Dick content just to control the position here. Dick is in the full mount, landing strikes. Barnes regains half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dick looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dick is working hard here to advance position. Barnes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Barnes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Dick is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Dick won't allow Barnes to sweep him here. Barnes keeping moving, preventing Dick from controlling successfully. Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dick is one step ahead there. Barnes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dick controls the pace. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Dick dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barnes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Decent striking displayed by Dick there. Barnes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Dick counters with a nice uppercut. Dick misses with a looping right. Dick misses with a low kick. Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dick. A jab from Dick finds it's way through Barnes's defenses.
That has opened up Brett Barnes's cut even more. Dick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Dick cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dick. Dick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Dick connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnes. Barnes circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Barnes thows a body shot but no joy. Dick looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. No joy there for Dick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt letting Dick counter with a right hand. Jordan Dick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Barnes. Barnes moves away from the strike by Dick. Dick lands a jab to the nose. Dick tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it. Barnes on the wrong end of a nice jab. Dick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Dick. Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dick. Barnes swinging wilding here.
Dick lands a lovely overhand right. Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Dick.
Dick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Barnes throws the left hand but Dick avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
No luck for Dick with that takedown attempt. A solid leg kick lands there for Dick.
Dick looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely. Barnes misses with a takedown and Dick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Barnes tries for a takedown but Dick circles away easily and Dick counters with a single leg into guard. Barnes didn't expect that. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dick wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Dick is retaining full guard. Dick is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Dick controlling the pace. Dick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Brett Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Barnes trying to get back to full guard but Dick takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Barnes tries to hold on but Dick pushes him away. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Dick controlling the pace for now. Barnes is trying desperately to improve position. Dick looking to finish Barnes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barnes! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dick controlling the position easily from mount. Jordan Dick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Dick pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Jordan Dick showed his dominance in that final round. Well Dick 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight for Jordan Dick! Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Jordan Dick! Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Jordan Dick!
Jordan Dick wins by unanimous decision!
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