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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kj Barakus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oppelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Oppelaar told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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200 lbs
25 - 17 - 0 |
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192 lbs
24 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kj Barakus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Oppelaar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppelaar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barakus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barakus.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oppelaar working a defensive guard here.
Barakus cracks Oppelaar with a solid left hand.
Barakus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barakus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oppelaar's head.
Barakus stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Barakus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barakus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oppelaar with a jab.
It looks like Kj Barakus has been cut.
Oppelaar throws a right hand that Barakus ducks under and follows up with a left that Barakus also avoids with ease.
Barakus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Oppelaar.
Oppelaar lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oppelaar throws a lazy head kick
and Barakus counters with a single leg into guard. Oppelaar didn't expect that.
Oppelaar has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Barakus is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Oppelaar.
Oppelaar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppelaar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barakus's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oppelaar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barakus forces his way into half guard.
Barakus throwing shots but Oppelaar is blocking nicely.
Oppelaar is pressing down on Barakus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oppelaar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Oppelaar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oppelaar is still trying to improve position.
Barakus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oppelaar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar stopping the sweep attempt from Barakus.
Barakus pulls Oppelaar in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oppelaar lands a couple of digs.
Oppelaar distracts Barakus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barakus trying to keep a closed guard but Oppelaar is proving a slippery customer.
Oppelaar throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oppelaar postures up in Barakus's guard and throws a big left but Barakus blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar wants to control from the top but Barakus keeps moving.
Oppelaar throws an elbow that misses. Barakus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oppelaar's guard. Nice move by Barakus!
Oppelaar keeping moving, preventing Barakus from controlling successfully.
Oppelaar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Barakus trying to control but Oppelaar is working from the bottom.
Oppelaar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barakus's guard.
Barakus working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oppelaar looking to sit in guard and control but Barakus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barakus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oppelaar has his foot on Barakus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barakus works his way back into a safe position though.
Oppelaar working for a triangle but Barakus defends it easily.
Barakus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barakus trying to control but Oppelaar is working from the bottom.
Oppelaar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oppelaar is trying to keep Barakus in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oppelaar is on top in guard.
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 Kj Barakus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kj Barakus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barakus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barakus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oppelaar's corner calls for a 1-2. Oppelaar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barakus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oppelaar.
Barakus tries to counter with a takedown but Oppelaar is quick to defend against it.
Oppelaar drops Barakus with a left and a right! Oh, Barakus is hurt - Oppelaar dives into side control looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oppelaar throws an elbow but Barakus slips to the side and avoids it well.
Check out the look on Oppelaar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oppelaar lands some shots froms side control.
Oppelaar tries to score with some ground and pound. Barakus controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Oppelaar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Barakus parries the strikes from Oppelaar easily there. Oppelaar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barakus to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakus wants to control but Oppelaar postures up.
The strikes coming from Oppelaar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Oppelaar crashes against the mat.
Barakus is not content to let Oppelaar control the position.
The strikes coming from Oppelaar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dennis Oppelaar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oppelaar throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Barakus works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Oppelaar winds up and cracks Barakus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakus is not content to let Oppelaar control the position.
Oppelaar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oppelaar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oppelaar working over Barakus with some ground and pound. Barakus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barakus trying to control here.
Oppelaar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oppelaar working over Barakus with some ground and pound. Barakus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oppelaar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barakus keeping control of the position.
Oppelaar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barakus's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar throwing shots but Barakus is blocking nicely.
Oppelaar thows a huge punch but Barakus dodges it nicely.
Oppelaar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barakus defending well though.
Oppelaar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Oppelaar working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Barakus is refusing to be controlled, as Oppelaar sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Oppelaar lands with a hook. Barakus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kj Barakus's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar misses with a few strikes there.
Barakus shoots in looking for a takedown but Oppelaar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barakus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oppelaar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oppelaar's corner calls for a 1-2. Oppelaar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oppelaar misses with the combination.
Dennis Oppelaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oppelaar connects with a right that clearly hurt Barakus. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Oppelaar proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Barakus collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Oppelaar!
A relieved looking Dennis Oppelaar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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