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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Barnaby (ranked 4388 p4p, 501 weight class) and Roel Zuijderduijn (ranked 4758 p4p, 487 weight class). Barnaby comes to the cage accompanied by There Will Be Blood. 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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181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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189 cm
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190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cornelius Barnaby! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roel Zuijderduijn! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barnaby lands a left and a right that send Zuijderduijn crashing to the mat, dazed. Barnaby thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Barnaby lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zuijderduijn loads up on a big right hand but Barnaby slips the punch. Barnaby moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Barnaby swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Zuijderduijn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Zuijderduijn misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnaby finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Barnaby throws a head kick that misses. Cornelius Barnaby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Barnaby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnaby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zuijderduijn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zuijderduijn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnaby. A big left from Zuijderduijn misses. Barnaby feinted there with a counter leg kick. Barnaby misses with an uppercut. Zuijderduijn saw that one coming. Barnaby takes a swing at Zuijderduijn's ribcage but misses. Zuijderduijn avoids a kick to the body.
Zuijderduijn throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnaby. A nice leg kick lands there from Zuijderduijn.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Barnaby looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Zuijderduijn blocks the body kick.
Zuijderduijn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barnaby is out of range and Zuijderduijn settles back down. Barnaby thuds a left hand into Zuijderduijn's body. Barnaby tries a low kick but Zuijderduijn avoids it. Zuijderduijn tried to score with a low kick but Barnaby checks it. Zuijderduijn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnaby takes a step back to recover. Barnaby lands a body shot.
Zuijderduijn throws an overhand right that lands on Barnaby's shoulder, as Barnaby tries to avoid the shot. Zuijderduijn looks to throw a body kick and Barnaby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Barnaby misses with a head kick.
A cross from Barnaby lands. Barnaby throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zuijderduijn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnaby.
Zuijderduijn steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Barnaby takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Zuijderduijn slips a jab from Barnaby. Zuijderduijn misses with a low kick.
Barnaby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zuijderduijn sees it coming and avoids it easily. A kick lands to the mid section there for Barnaby. Barnaby definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Zuijderduijn avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Zuijderduijn throws a sloppy head kick and Barnaby moves out of range easily. Barnaby scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Both fighters circling a little - Barnaby finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Zuijderduijn throws a body kick that misses. Some wild striking there from Barnaby.
Barnaby misses with a body shot.
Zuijderduijn misses with a straight left. Barnaby circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Zuijderduijn drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Barnaby follows Zuijderduijn to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelius Barnaby! A victorious Cornelius Barnaby thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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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