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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Lubanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andre Barnes 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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184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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171 lbs
30 - 22 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakub Lubanski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lubanski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Jakub Lubanski has been cut.
Andre Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lubanski looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Lubanski is out of range.
Lubanski misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
Lubanski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Lubanski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lubanski.
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.
A jab from Lubanski misses.
Lubanski checks a leg kick.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Lubanski avoids it well.
Lubanski fails to land the takedown.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lubanski has time to react.
Andre Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes is looking to slow Lubanski down with leg kicks.
Barnes throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes needs to keep his hands up - Lubanski had a free shot at his head there.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Lubanski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lubanski misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lubanski checks a leg kick.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Lubanski's shoulder, as Lubanski tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Lubanski moves out of range easily.
Lubanski is looking to counter punch.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Lubanski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lubanski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lubanski shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Lubanski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lubanski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lubanski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barnes lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Lubanski sprawling to the canvas. Barnes follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Lubanski hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lubanski trying to hold on to Barnes's head to control him but Barnes postures up.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lubanski defending well though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lubanski trying to control from the bottom.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lubanski's head.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lubanski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Barnes is trying to control. Lubanski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lubanski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lubanski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barnes passes Lubanski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lubanski defending well though.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lubanski's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jakub Lubanski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barnes takes a swing at Lubanski's ribcage but misses.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
letting Lubanski counter with a right hand.
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes scores with a nice strike.
Jakub Lubanski's cut is getting worse.
Jab by Lubanski.
Lubanski blocks a jab.
Barnes throws a hook but Lubanski avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Lubanski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lubanski lands with a shot to the body.
Lubanski closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Barnes's guard.
Lubanski advances position into side control!
Barnes struggling a bit here.
Lubanski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lubanski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lubanski controlling the position from side mount.
Lubanski working away.
Lubanski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barnes gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lubanski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lubanski trying to control but Barnes is having none of it.
That's four 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.
Lubanski controlling from mount.
Barnes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes prevents Lubanski from taking his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Lubanski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jakub Lubanski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lubanski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lubanski.
Lubanski shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lubanski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lubanski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Lubanski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barnes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lubanski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lubanski.
Lubanski moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Lubanski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barnes sprawls and moves away.
Lubanski misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lubanski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Lubanski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Lubanski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes lunges at Lubanski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lubanski's hand.
Lubanski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barnes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes looking to control.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Lubanski from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeping full guard, as Lubanski tries to pass.
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.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lubanski tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Lubanski manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lubanski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes postures up.
Lubanski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lubanski looking for a sweep. Not yet Lubanski, not yet.
Barnes pushing down on Lubanski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barnes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lubanski moves into full guard.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lubanski is proving hard to escape from.
Barnes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lubanski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Lubanski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Lubanski lands with a right hand.
Lubanski throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andre Barnes.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andre Barnes!
Andre Barnes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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