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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Gumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bratt Nardello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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270 lbs
26 - 10 - 0 |
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30
260 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Gumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bratt Nardello!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nardello looks to land a right hand but Gumble moved out of range.
Nardello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gumble wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nardello throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gumble.
We've been told by Gumble's head coaches at Boston MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice defenses there by Gumble.
Nardello scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Barney Gumble has been cut.
Nardello throws a hook but Gumble blocks it.
Gumble throws a big counter combination but Nardello scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gumble moves forwards but Nardello connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gumble blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nardello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gumble appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nardello throws a hook to the side of Gumble's head but Gumble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gumble tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nardello manages to circle out of the way.
Nardello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nardello paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumble ducks under a wild hook from Nardello.
Gumble tries to counter by clinching up but Nardello breaks away and moves out of range.
Gumble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nardello lands the left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Nardello. That snapped Gumble's head back.
Nardello misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Nardello.
Oooooh!!! Nardello has knocked Gumble down with a huge combo! Nardello steps away and waves a wobbly Gumble back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Barney Gumble's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nardello throws a poor cross that misses
and Gumble counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gumble throws a punch but it's blocked by Nardello.
Gumble tries to work over Nardello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gumble softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Gumble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumble scores with a shot to the side of Nardello's head.
A nice left hand lands by Gumble.
Gumble swings wildly with an uppercut but Nardello uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Gumble.
A short left from Gumble.
Gumble working aggressively here.
Gumble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gumble swings wildly with an uppercut but Nardello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gumble pushes Nardello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gumble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gumble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nardello's elbow.
Gumble lands a shoulder strike.
Gumble tries to throw a body punch but Nardello avoids it by throwing Gumble back against the cage.
Nardello's coach down at England Fight Club MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nardello's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumble lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nardello backwards.
Gumble lands a shoulder strike.
Gumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Gumble scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gumble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nardello's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Gumble.
Gumble gets through Nardello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nardello can't break the clinch.
Nardello is looking to break free of the clinch but Gumble has double underhooks.
Gumble misses with the head strike.
Gumble tries a body shot but Nardello blocks it.
Nardello can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gumble.
Gumble throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nardello or not.
Gumble lands a nice shot to the body.
Nardello looks winded!
A right hand to the body from Gumble.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gumble.
Gumble lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gumble scores with a shot to the side of Nardello's head.
Nardello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gumble scores with a shot to the side of Nardello's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gumble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gumble has a couple of punches blocked by Nardello.
Gumble makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gumble.
Gumble prevents Nardello from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Gumble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Gumble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Gumble's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gumble lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Nardello up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Gumble from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Nardello's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barney Gumble!
After winning the bout, Barney Gumble thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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