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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Tao comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yin Tao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
37 - 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
39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches up with Tao, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes Tao against the cage but Tao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Tao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes throws a push kick but Tao slaps the foot to one side.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Tao cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tao throws a leg kick but Barnes moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been informed that Tao has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes is looking to chop away at Tao's legs.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Tao off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes thows a body kick. Tao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A low kick from Tao misses
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Tao 's knee.
Barnes has been working on his balance at Qube Ground, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tao.
Tao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes walks into a left hand.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Tao checks a leg kick nicely.
Barnes takes a swing at Tao's ribcage but misses.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Tao saw that one coming.
Tao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tao. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tao tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Tao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao is looking to score with low kicks.
Tao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yin Tao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barnes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tao is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tao manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tao lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tao stands up and waves to Barnes to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Barnes or perhaps it was just good defense by Tao, which made it look bad.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tao scores with a head kick. Barnes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tao's corner calls for a 1-2. Tao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tao checks a low kick from Barnes.
Barnes throws a low kick but Tao moves out of range easily.
Barnes is looking to wear down Tao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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 Tao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tao avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Tao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barnes is out of range and Tao settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barnes has Tao up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tao throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Tao lands with a right to the head.
Tao misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
Tao throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tao throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tao slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Tao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Mike Barnes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tao.
Mike Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tao.
Tao thinks about the counter body kick.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barnes's calf.
Tao just misses with a punch to the body.
Tao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barnes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt - Tao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barnes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Tao is just out of range.
Tao cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao scores with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
Barnes misses the body punch
and Tao counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tao misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A leg kick checked by Tao.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tao.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tao lands a head kick. Barnes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tao lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
Barnes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tao's waist but Tao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barnes off to one side.
Tao throws a leg kick but Barnes moved away.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barnes backs up against the cage.
A jab from Tao misses.
Yin Tao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tao delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Tao.
Tao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tao.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
Barnes shoots in and drives through. Tao sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Tao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Tao tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes shoots in and drives through. Tao sprawls well.
Tao blocks the body kick.
Barnes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Tao. No joy for Barnes on that attempt.
Tao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnes on the side of the head.
Barnes works Tao's body with a nice hook.
Tao throws a shot to the body.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tao flicks out a counter leg kick but Barnes steps away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes moves out of range as Tao throws a body kick.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes fails with the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Tao. Those never looked like landing.
Tao throws a front kick that sends Barnes stumbling back into the cage.
Barnes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barnes showed some decent athleticism there.
Tao kicks Barnes off and gets back to his feet.
Tao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tao throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Tao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Tao seems unphased.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tao manages to avoid it.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Barnes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barnes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tao wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tao trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes stops Tao from getting back to his feet.
Tao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barnes stalling away here and it's allowed Tao to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is stalling in the full guard.
Tao has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Barnes has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tao can't fight it off and eventually Barnes manages to take the fight to the floor. Tao looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tao is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Barnes dives into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao gets back to half guard.
Tao has hold of Barnes's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tao is trying to stand back up but Barnes is controlling him
Tao regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barnes.
Tao keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnes trying to control but Tao is working from the bottom.
Mike Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao seems keen to control Barnes's posture.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Tao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes stops Tao from standing up.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Tao blocks nicely.
Tao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
It seemed like Tao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Tao circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes shoots for a takedown but Tao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Tao there.
Tao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Tao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barnes will feel that in the morning.
A left lands for Barnes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tao lands a high kick!
It looks like Mike Barnes has been cut.
Tao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barnes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Barnes.
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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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