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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Barnett (ranked 3755 p4p, 429 weight class) and Dab Calharran (ranked 4305 p4p, 482 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barnett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Move. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buddy Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dab Calharran!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett drives through with a takedown into Calharran's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Calharran wants to sweep here but Barnett controlling him for the moment.
Barnett works over Calharran with some ground and pound from guard.
Calharran working a defensive guard here.
Calharran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barnett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Calharran not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calharran keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calharran 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.
Barnett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Calharran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calharran has control of Barnett's left arm, preventing Barnett from doing any damage.
Barnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Calharran's head.
Calharran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnett wants to pass the guard but Calharran is keeping the position.
Barnett lands a couple of digs.
Calharran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Calharran seems keen to control Barnett's posture.
Calharran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Calharran wants to sweep here but Barnett controlling him for the moment.
Barnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnett tries to free his leg and advance position but Calharran is retaining full guard.
Calharran wants to sweep here but Barnett controlling him for the moment.
Barnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnett with a nice head shot there.
Barnett preventing the sweep.
Barnett throwing strikes from guard but Calharran blocks nicely.
Calharran wants to sweep here but Barnett controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barnett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barnett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calharran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calharran controlling the position.
Barnett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Calharran trying to control the position.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Calharran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barnett stopping the sweep attempt from Calharran.
Barnett looking to pass the guard.
Barnett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Calharran is controlling Barnett's posture.
Barnett sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calharran working a defensive guard but Barnett manages to pass into side control anyway.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Calharran can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barnett wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Calharran, who protects the arm well.
Barnett in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barnett throws a strike aimed at the side of Calharran's head but Calharran avoids it well.
Calharran prevents Barnett from moving into mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Calharran's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barnett works to advance to full mount. Calharran defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
BOOM! Barnett connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett dominated that round.
That's time! Barnett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barnett drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barnett is in close to Calharran's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Calharran has wrist control.
Barnett 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.
Barnett connects with a couple of short punches.
Barnett trying to control but Calharran is working from the bottom.
Barnett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calharran wants to sweep here but Barnett controlling him for the moment.
Barnett scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Calharran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett throwing strikes but missing.
Buddy Barnett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnett working some strikes from top position.
Barnett landing some decent shots from guard.
Calharran looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Calharran's head.
Calharran has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnett chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Calharran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calharran being controlled here, momentarily.
Barnett is fighting to break Calharran's control of his arms but Calharran is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calharran can do to turn this around?
Calharran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calharran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Calharran has wrist control.
Barnett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Calharran is pulling down on Barnett's head. It's preventing any offense from Barnett, at least for the moment.
Barnett preventing the sweep.
Barnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnett lands a couple of elbows.
Calharran looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnett is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Calharran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Calharran lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Calharran from controlling successfully.
Barnett pulls Calharran in close to prevent any damage.
Barnett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Calharran defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Calharran makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Calharran. That snapped Barnett's head back.
Dab Calharran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Calharran!
Calharran sneaks back into half guard.
Barnett perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Calharran makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Calharran.
Calharran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnett.
Calharran is looking to sweep but instead, Barnett has passed into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calharran is staying active underneath Barnett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Calharran is looking to improve his position.
Barnett throwing shots but Calharran is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett passes to side control.
Barnett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Calharran tries to bench press Barnett off him but Barnett keeps the position.
Calharran felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Calharran can't do much from the bottom here.
Barnett is putting a hurting on Calharran here, landing some big shots from side control.
Calharran is looking for a sweep.
Calharran regains half guard.
Calharran trying to hold on to Barnett's head to control him but Barnett postures up.
Barnett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Calharran is trying to maintain the position but Barnett is very close to passing his half guard.
Calharran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calharran is looking to control Barnett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Calharran avoid being mounted?
Barnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Calharran is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnett slows the pace down in half guard.
Barnett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnett lands strikes from half guard.
Calharran trying to control from the bottom.
Barnett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett lands with a punch from half guard.
Barnett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Calharran wants to improve his position but Barnett is controlling well.
Calharran is looking to control Barnett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Calharran avoid being mounted?
Calharran taking some punishment here, with Barnett in his half guard.
Barnett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calharran's head.
Calharran is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Calharran is looking to improve his position.
Calharran trying to control but Barnett postures up.
Calharran wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is looking for a kimura but Calharran is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barnett to get the leverage.
Calharran trying to hold on to Barnett's head to control him but Barnett postures up.
Calharran is pressing down on Barnett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Calharran seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Buddy Barnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnett's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Calharran manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnett manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnett seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barnett holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddy Barnett!
Buddy Barnett decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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