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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes's entrance music is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. A fine choice. Penaali is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Immortal Technique - Obnoxius. Arvo Penaali is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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159 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
36 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arvo Penaali!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Penaali blocks the low kick.
Penaali lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penaali keeps the fight on the outside.
Penaali swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Penaali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Penaali misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Penaali.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penaali fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Penaali is looking to clinch.
A lazy left from Penaali finds it's target.
Penaali misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penaali is looking for the big counter here.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Penaali tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnes swivels and escapes.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Penaali takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Arvo Penaali has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Penaali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body kick there by Barnes.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes tries to bum rush Penaali with a series of wild strikes but Penaali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Penaali tries to counter it with a takedown but Barnes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Penaali tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penaali fails with a takedown attempt.
Mike Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvo Penaali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Penaali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
As Penaali looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo bu Penaali just gets out of the way.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Penaali now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Penaali lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Penaali looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penaali blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes 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.
Penaali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Penaali moves away from the strike by Barnes.
A clash of legs there as Penaali blocks the low kick.
Barnes tries to work over Penaali's front leg with a kick but Penaali checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Penaali checks it.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Penaali pushes him off.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Penaali counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Penaali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Penaali can't get the takedown.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Penaali is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barnes is defending well.
Penaali blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Penaali is looking for a takedown.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penaali is defending well for now.
Penaali has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barnes after a bit of a struggle.
Barnes tries a body shot but Penaali blocks it.
Knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Penaali avoids the damage to the body.
Penaali wants to take the fight to the mat but Barnes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Barnes lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penaali looking for a takedown.
Barnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penaali backwards.
Penaali has clasped his hands together around Barnes's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Barnes throws Penaali to one side and escapes!
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 Penaali down by chopping away at his legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Penaali misses.
Barnes throws a body punch but Penaali moves out of range.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penaali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penaali misses the jab.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penaali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penaali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penaali shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Penaali's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penaali's hands.
Barnes throws a jab when Penaali was well out of range.
Penaali closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnes circles away.
Penaali changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes throws a one two combo.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes lands with a straight right. Penaali didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes lands a head kick!
Penaali misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Penaali wants to clinch but Barnes slips to the side
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
Penaali is rocked!
That has opened up Arvo Penaali's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Penaali takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Penaali drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Penaali prevents Barnes from escaping the position.
Penaali throws an elbow but Barnes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Barnes is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Penaali is thwarting Barnes's attempts to control the position.
Mike Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnes pushes Penaali off looking to stand but Penaali dives back in and keeps control.
Penaali sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnes defending well though.
Penaali stalling away here and it's allowed Barnes to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Penaali dives into side control.
Barnes sneaks back into half guard.
Penaali trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Penaali seems to be working for a kimura but Barnes defends the submission attempt.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali controlling the action here.
Penaali scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Penaali not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Penaali is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barnes is defending against the submission attempts here by Penaali.
Penaali is stalling here. Barnes is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Penaali seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Barnes has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Barnes has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
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.
Penaali is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Penaali has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes throws a strike but Penaali avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Penaali has an active guard here but Barnes has managed to pass into half guard.
Penaali looking for submissions off his back.
Penaali is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penaali looking for submissions off his back.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Penaali's cut.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Penaali ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Penaali counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penaali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penaali scores with a jab. Barnes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Penaali is just out of range.
Penaali tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penaali's coach down at Disciples Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Penaali's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Penaali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penaali misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mike Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Penaali uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Penaali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Penaali on the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penaali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali misses with a wild combination.
Penaali shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barnes defends it nicely.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes throwing a counter right hand but Penaali manages to avoid it.
Mike Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penaali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Penaali lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Penaali ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Penaali moves into the clinch successfully.
Penaali goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barnes prevents it.
Mike Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvo Penaali.
Penaali is trying to drag Barnes to the mat but Barnes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Penaali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barnes.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Penaali leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnes looking to slow down the pace here.
Barnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penaali backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes is pressed up against the cage. Penaali has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barnes down to the mat. Barnes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penaali checks it well.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penaali can do to turn this around?
Barnes connects with a high kick.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Penaali.
Penaali shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Penaali's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Penaali's leg. Penaali is trying to keep his angry face on.
Penaali misses with a looping left.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Penaali throws a counter combo.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Penaali drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet but Penaali passes into half guard.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penaali winds up and cracks Barnes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Penaali slips a nice elbow through Barnes's hands, connecting with Barnes's forehead.
Penaali thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnes's head.
Penaali content to control rather than advance.
Arvo Penaali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes is trying to stand back up but Penaali is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Barnes!
Our winner, Mike Barnes, 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.
Arvo Penaali spoke after the fight, saying 'i´ll be back and i will fight anyone, anywhere anytime.'.
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