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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mansour Barnaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott comes into the arena with Flume - Smoke & Retribution (Ekali Remix) blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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164 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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167 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Pott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mansour Barnaoui!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnaoui blocks a jab.
Pott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnaoui.
Pott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnaoui cracks Pott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barnaoui.
Pott tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnaoui wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pott being controlled for a moment.
Pott wants to control but Barnaoui postures up.
Pott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barnaoui controls the position from side control.
Barnaoui wants to take a breather but Pott manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Barnaoui.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott 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.
Pott is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pott wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnaoui wants to control from the top but Pott keeps moving.
Barnaoui controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barnaoui makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pott 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.
Barnaoui forces his way into half guard.
Pott wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pott is in trouble now - Barnaoui has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pott regains half guard.
Pott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnaoui on the ground.
Barnaoui is looking to take a break and control but Pott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnaoui looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pott trying to control from the bottom.
Pott is looking to improve his position.
Barnaoui is working for a submission of some sort.
Barnaoui seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui trying to control the action but Pott is working from the bottom.
Pott is looking to improve his position.
Barnaoui is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barnaoui is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pott gets back to full guard.
Barnaoui sitting in guard, not really doing much.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Barnaoui working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pott looking for a sweep. Not yet Pott, not yet.
Pott controls Barnaoui momentarily but Barnaoui frees himself.
Barnaoui controlling from the top position.
Barnaoui drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barnaoui jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnaoui stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnaoui is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jack Pott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pott misses with a hook.
Barnaoui catches Pott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnaoui moves out of range as Pott strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mansour Barnaoui dominated that round.
That's time! Pott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pott leaves Barnaoui with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jack Pott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pott tries to clinch up.
Barnaoui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnaoui, pushing him back against the cage.
Barnaoui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnaoui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnaoui tries to break free but Pott pushes him back against the cage.
Pott misses with a body punch.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pott tries a body shot but Barnaoui blocks it.
Pott tries a body shot but Barnaoui blocks it.
Pott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnaoui blocks a body shot from Pott.
Barnaoui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pott working aggressively here.
Barnaoui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Pott.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott tries to throw a body punch but Barnaoui avoids it by throwing Pott back against the cage.
Barnaoui breaks the clinch.
Pott misses with a hook.
Pott lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnaoui off the cage and back into range.
Pott wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott misses with a hook.
Barnaoui jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pott lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnaoui prevents a body shot from Pott.
Pott pushes Barnaoui back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Pott.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnaoui tries for a takedown but Pott manages to get underhooks.
Barnaoui blocks an uppercut.
Pott has a couple of punches blocked by Barnaoui.
Pott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pott misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott misses with a punch to the body.
Pott lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Pott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnaoui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnaoui uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Barnaoui's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pott.
Pott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnaoui's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnaoui controls his hands.
Pott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnaoui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnaoui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnaoui lands a takedown into guard.
Barnaoui seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pott keeping moving, preventing Barnaoui from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pott trying to keep a closed guard but Barnaoui is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Pott dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnaoui moves out of range as Pott strikes.
Barnaoui feints the counter takedown.
Barnaoui circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnaoui cracks Pott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barnaoui feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pott is trying to keep Barnaoui in close.
Barnaoui is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barnaoui looking to pass the guard.
Barnaoui passes Pott's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnaoui scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pott is looking to control Barnaoui's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pott avoid being mounted?
Well, if Barnaoui is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott wants to control the action here but instead Barnaoui manages to pass to full mount!
Pott slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Barnaoui stalling.
Pott trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Barnaoui manages to pass to mount!
Barnaoui lands a big elbow.
Pott can't escape the position.
Pott tries to hold on but Barnaoui postures up.
Barnaoui tries to control but Pott wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Barnaoui trying to mount his opponent but Pott defends it.
Barnaoui sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Barnaoui is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barnaoui prevents Pott from improving his position.
Barnaoui seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott trying to control but Barnaoui postures up.
Pott is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnaoui seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pott is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnaoui scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pott gets back to full guard.
Pott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pott keeping full guard, as Barnaoui tries to pass.
Pott 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.
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.
Pott wants to reverse the position here. Barnaoui has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Pott is forced to tap! Pott looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mansour Barnaoui!
Mansour Barnaoui is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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