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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brady Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Blye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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166 lbs
21 - 8 - 1 |
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155 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Blye!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blye 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 Barnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blye misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab by Barnes.
Blye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blye lands a head shot.
Blye has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Blye's head.
Blye slips under a jab from Barnes.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice combination there by Barnes.
Blye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blye tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blye misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Blye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Blye scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blye is looking to take a break and control but Barnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blye misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blye off and has taken his back!
Blye trying to control the position but Barnes manages to sink in the hooks.
Blye defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Barnes's arms.
Blye trying to control the hands but Barnes won't let him.
Barnes looking for the RNC.
Barnes misses with a punch to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blye is trying to break free.
Barnes somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes gets his hands free as Blye looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Blye is defending well though. Barnes let's go of the attempt for now.
Barnes working for a choke but Blye is defending well.
Barnes throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Blye has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Barnes missing with punches from the back.
Blye turns into Barnes and is now in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Blye stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blye postures up and lands a big shot to Barnes's brow.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blye lands a couple of elbows.
Blye passes Barnes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Blye moves nicely into side control.
Barnes regains half guard.
Blye scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blye has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes trying to control from the bottom.
Blye seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blye scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is staying active underneath Blye, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Blye is working for a kimura but Barnes is defending it quite comfortably.
Blye is looking for a kimura here.
Blye wants to take a breather but Barnes is having none of it.
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 Brady Barnes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blye misses with a looping right.
Blye swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blye misses with a body shot.
Barnes throws a hook but Blye blocks it.
Blye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Blye.
A jab from Blye misses.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Blye tries to move into range but Barnes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blye checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blye fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnes checks it well.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes tries to clinch but Blye moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blye defends well and Barnes ends up having to push Blye into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Blye moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Barnes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Blye circles away.
Blye defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Blye moved out of range nicely.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Blye tries to land a body kick
and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blye has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnes is working away from the top position though.
Blye is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blye is looking to control Barnes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blye avoid being mounted?
Blye is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blye is refusing to be controlled, as Barnes sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blye is looking to improve his position.
Barnes is looking to stall here but Blye recovers full guard.
Barnes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four 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.
Barnes distracts Blye with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Blye is retaining full guard.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Blye is trying to control the position but Barnes postures up.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Blye keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blye lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Barnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blye manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Barnes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A big right from Blye misses.
Blye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Blye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blye tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blye is still trying to improve position.
Barnes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blye is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brady Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blye struggling a bit here.
Barnes is putting a hurting on Blye here, landing some big shots from side control.
Blye is rocked!
Barnes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blye is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blye is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blye is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blye is trying to improve his position.
Blye seems to have recovered his senses.
Blye can't do much from the bottom here.
Brady Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blye is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blye is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Blye gets back to half guard.
Barnes wants to stand up but Blye has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Blye is trying to maintain the position but Barnes is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blye keeps working.
Blye moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blye keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Blye looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blye is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnes takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
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.
Blye working a defensive guard here.
Lucas Blye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blye is looking for a triangle but Barnes pushes his legs off easily.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Blye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes postures up.
Barnes looking to sit in guard and control but Blye gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blye is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes wants to control but Blye passes easily into half guard.
Nice strikes from Blye there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lucas Blye.
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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Barnes!
Brady Barnes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sin City Allstars logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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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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