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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Douglass Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhadny Langote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhadny Langote is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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151 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Douglass Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rhadny Langote!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langote throws a right and a left that both miss.
Langote takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barnett lands with a nice body kick.
Langote misses with a takedown
and Barnett counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Langote is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Langote closes the distance and clinches.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Langote lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Langote lands with a nice body punch.
Barnett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Langote. Langote circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barnett closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Langote tries to circle away but Barnett has him pinned against the cage.
Barnett lands an elbow that stopped Langote in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Langote is trying to keep an underhook but Barnett manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Langote manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Barnett takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Barnett.
Barnett has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Langote is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barnett lands an elbow inside.
Barnett lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett is trying to trip Langote. He has hold of a leg but Langote is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Barnett persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Barnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Langote is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langote has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Barnett is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Barnett gets control of Langote's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barnett will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Langote defends it easily.
Langote wants to control from the top but Barnett keeps moving.
Barnett has control of Langote's left arm, preventing Langote from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnett is working an open guard so Langote takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Barnett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barnett lands a good knee to the midsection. Langote won't want to take too many of those.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
Barnett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnett lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Barnett.
Barnett misses with a punch to the body.
Barnett lands an elbow that stopped Langote in his tracks for a moment.
Barnett tries to pull guard but Langote won't allow it.
Langote blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnett fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglass Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett lands a good knee to the midsection. Langote won't want to take too many of those.
Barnett has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Langote uses from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Langote accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Langote wanted to stand there but Barnett had control of the position.
Barnett trying to strike off his back.
Langote trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Langote preventing the sweep.
Langote trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Langote accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglass Barnett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Langote tries for a takedown but Barnett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Langote shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnett but Barnett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rhadny Langote is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnett rushes Langote and presses him up against the cage.
Barnett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barnett lands an elbow inside.
Langote takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Barnett - that landed with a thud.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barnett decides to pull guard.
Barnett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barnett is working an open guard so Langote takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Langote.
Douglass Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhadny Langote.
Langote is breathing heavily.
Langote takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barnett drives through and clinches with Langote against the cage.
Barnett lands an elbow inside.
Barnett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Langote walks away with a smile on his face. Barnett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Langote fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett moves into range and clinches up with Langote.
Barnett pulls Langote into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnett pulls Langote in close to his closed guard and prevents Langote from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnett, not yet.
Barnett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barnett looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Barnett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Langote on the ground.
Langote working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barnett's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Langote wants to get up but he can't break Barnett's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Langote trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Langote throws a solid leg kick but Barnett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Langote.
A big left from Langote misses.
Barnett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Langote, pushing him back against the cage.
Barnett jumps guard.
Barnett wants to control but Langote passes easily into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Langote misses with a head shot. Barnett uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglass Barnett dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Langote shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnett as he jumps to the side.
Barnett is looking to counter with head kicks.
Langote fails with a takedown attempt.
Langote falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnett counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett forces Langote back against the cage and clinches.
Langote takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barnett is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barnett is working Langote over against the cage.
Barnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Langote can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett breaks from the clinch.
Douglass Barnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Langote has a takedown stuffed.
Douglass Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhadny Langote.
Barnett tries a head kick but it misses.
Langote steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barnett.
Barnett forces Langote back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Barnett.
Barnett jumps into guard, dragging Langote to the mat.
Barnett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langote trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
Barnett wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Langote trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Langote tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnett swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langote fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnett, pushing him back against the cage.
Langote tries to score a body lock takedown but Barnett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Barnett is trying to drag Langote to the mat but Langote just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barnett ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Barnett no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Langote from controlling successfully.
Langote postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Langote prevents Barnett from getting back to his feet.
Barnett will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is adopting a defensive guard.
Langote is pushing down on Barnett's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barnett is fighting to maintain full guard but Langote has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barnett trying to control but Langote postures up.
Barnett wants to get back to full guard but Langote has mounted him!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnett is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rhadny Langote has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Douglass Barnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Langote scoring with strikes but Barnett is staying in there.
Barnett is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Douglass Barnett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnett, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglass Barnett!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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