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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes comes to the cage accompanied by Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa. Barnes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Jamie Reyes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Barnes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamie Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Reyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reyes tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Reyes darts in trying to clinch
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reyes throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reyes backs up against the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Reyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reyes looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Jamie Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reyes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reyes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Reyes.
Reyes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reyes lands with a shot to the body.
Reyes throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Reyes misses.
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnes.
Reyes throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Reyes.
Barnes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reyes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Reyes misses
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Reyes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a body kick that misses.
Barnes tries to work over Reyes's front leg with a kick but Reyes checks it.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Good work by Reyes as he checks the leg kick.
Reyes motions for Barnes to come forward. Reyes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes throws a hook but Reyes blocks it.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick lands from Reyes.
Reyes lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reyes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Reyes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
Reyes scores with the left hand. Barnes knows he should have avoided that one.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reyes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Reyes throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnes takes one to the chin there.
Reyes throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Reyes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reyes throws a shot to the body.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes throws out a counter right but Reyes avoids it with no problem.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Barnes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reyes has got the better of the exchanges.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Reyes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Barnes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab, jab by Reyes - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes lands with a nice body punch.
Reyes moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Reyes misses its target.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reyes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
A cross from Reyes lands.
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Reyes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Reyes's leg. Reyes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reyes lands with a right hand.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Reyes.
Reyes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Barnes checks a low kick from Reyes.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Reyes.
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reyes in his tracks.
Reyes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
A bone on bone clash there as Barnes blocks the leg kick.
Reyes is looking to score with low kicks.
Reyes misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Reyes.
Jamie Reyes is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reyes wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Reyes blocks the leg kick.
Reyes throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Reyes throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Reyes avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Reyes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reyes rather than just go for the knockout.
Reyes scores with a one two! Barnes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Barnes.
Reyes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
It looked like Reyes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barnes.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes slips a straight right by Barnes.
Reyes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barnes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reyes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barnes's calf.
Reyes jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good shot there by Reyes.
Reyes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Reyes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes 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. This is the final round!
Reyes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Nice uppercut lands for Reyes. That snapped Barnes's head back.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Reyes misses with a lunging right hand
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Reyes throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes wants to counter the offense by Reyes and move into the clinch position.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reyes lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barnes's head.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Reyes.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Reyes throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Reyes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reyes blocks the body kick.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reyes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with an uppercut.
Barnes throws a counter combo.
Reyes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Reyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reyes digs a good hook to Barnes's body.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Reyes tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
Good leg kick by Reyes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reyes.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Reyes.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Mike Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reyes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reyes lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Barnes.
A swing and a miss from Reyes.
Reyes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barnes is rocked!
Reyes throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Reyes finish him?
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 wants to slow Reyes down by chopping away at his legs.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reyes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Reyes staying out of range there.
Reyes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Reyes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reyes 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Reyes!
Our winner, Jamie Reyes, 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.
In defeat, Mike Barnes stepped up to the mic, saying 'I love to stand up and bang. Even though I lost this was the fight for the fans'.
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hype
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