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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Myer Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Holiday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holiday comes into a darkened arena with his song building. U Can't Touch This kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dave Holiday has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myer Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Holiday!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holiday.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Holiday moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holiday defends it nicely.
Holiday tries a quick counter leg kick but Barnes is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick.
Barnes blocks a leg kick.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barnes wants to clinch.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Holiday feints the counter takedown.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Holiday doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holiday takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holiday.
Barnes lands with a right hand.
Holiday dives in and grabs Barnes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes down on Holiday's head and hops out.
Holiday shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Myer Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Holiday.
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Holiday changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Holiday throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barnes.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes scores with a nice head shot.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holiday swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holiday paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Holiday gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnes works Holiday's body with a nice hook.
Holiday throws a low kick, looking for Barnes's leg but Barnes calmly moves out of range.
Barnes swings for the body but Holiday moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Holiday counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myer Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Holiday seems unphased.
Holiday misses with a low kick.
Barnes leaves Holiday with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barnes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holiday avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holiday throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnes jabs Holiday to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holiday has hold of one of Barnes's legs. Barnes is fighting the takedown attempt but Holiday gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Holiday wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Holiday pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
Holiday is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Holiday trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holiday is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holiday prevents Barnes from getting back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holiday can do to turn this around?
Holiday tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barnes tries to clinch but Holiday moves out of range.
Holiday feints the counter takedown.
Holiday dives in and grabs Barnes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes down on Holiday's head and hops out.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
Myer Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Holiday.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holiday throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holiday fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barnes to the ground. Holiday is now in Barnes's guard.
Holiday trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Holiday works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holiday works his foot free and advances to mount.
Holiday trying to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Holiday with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Holiday working for a submission but Barnes is keeping him at bay.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holiday has hold of Barnes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Barnes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Holiday showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holiday at a distance.
Holiday throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Holiday only half commits.
Barnes checks a low kick from Holiday.
Barnes feinted with a counter takedown.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holiday takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes catches Holiday with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnes connects with a jab.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches up with Holiday, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes Holiday against the cage but Holiday circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holiday takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Holiday goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Barnes lands.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Holiday tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holiday.
Myer Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Holiday tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnes swivels and escapes.
Myer Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Holiday.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Holiday misses.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Holiday circles away.
Holiday changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Holiday uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Holiday gets a takedown into half guard.
Barnes tries to kick Holiday off but Holiday keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holiday is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Holiday is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barnes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Holiday seems to be looking for submissions.
Barnes is refusing to be controlled, as Holiday sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes tries to kick Holiday off but Holiday keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Myer Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myer Barnes!
A victorious Myer Barnes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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