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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Metal Barbie (ranked 6167 p4p, 493 weight class) and George Cornwell (ranked 7556 p4p, 545 weight class). George Cornwell struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Metal Barbie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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147 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Metal Barbie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Cornwell!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbie gets a double leg takedown into Cornwell's guard.
Cornwell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barbie is controlling him.
Cornwell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barbie landing with the ground and pound.
Barbie 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornwell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbie controlling from the top position.
Barbie chips away with some ground and pound.
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.
Barbie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barbie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cornwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Cornwell, not yet.
Barbie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cornwell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cornwell working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Barbie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbie has Cornwell pulled in close to control his posture.
Barbie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cornwell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barbie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barbie keeping moving, preventing Cornwell from controlling successfully.
Barbie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Barbie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barbie tries to get out of the position.
Cornwell trying to control but Barbie is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barbie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cornwell sprawls well initially but Barbie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barbie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cornwell is looking to control Barbie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cornwell avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cornwell wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metal Barbie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cornwell shoots in for a takedown but Barbie shows good takedown defense.
Cornwell gets caught flat footed, as Barbie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barbie wants to pass the guard but Cornwell is keeping the position.
Barbie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barbie passes Cornwell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Barbie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cornwell wants to improve his position but Barbie is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbie trying to control the pace.
Barbie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornwell pushes Barbie off looking to stand but Barbie dives back in and keeps control.
Barbie is trying to work for a kimura but Cornwell is defending well.
Barbie decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cornwell misses with a takedown attempt - Barbie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barbie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cornwell's half guard.
Cornwell moves into full guard.
Cornwell is looking to stand up but Barbie isn't so interested in that idea.
Metal Barbie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Barbie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cornwell did well to prevent Barbie getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornwell trying to control from the bottom.
Barbie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cornwell defends it well.
Barbie controlling the action here.
Cornwell is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barbie controlling the action here.
Cornwell wants to control the action here but instead Barbie manages to pass to full mount!
Barbie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cornwell has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cornwell!
Barbie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metal Barbie dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cornwell throws a series of punches but Barbie avoids them all with ease.
Cornwell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barbie defends well and Cornwell ends up having to push Barbie into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barbie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barbie instigates a clinch.
Barbie effectively controlling the action here.
Barbie pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornwell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barbie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornwell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barbie is fending him off so far but Cornwell persists. Nope, Barbie circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbie misses the target.
Metal Barbie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Cornwell.
Barbie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cornwell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee asks Barbie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Barbie prefers to stall for the moment though.
Barbie lands an elbow.
Barbie working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Cornwell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cornwell being controlled for a moment.
Cornwell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cornwell!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barbie here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Barbie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cornwell has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cornwell!
Barbie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cornwell stopping the sweep attempt from Barbie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cornwell wants to control from the top but Barbie keeps moving.
Barbie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cornwell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barbie is one step ahead there.
Cornwell wants to stand but Barbie is controlling the position.
Barbie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cornwell can do to turn this around?
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.
Cornwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cornwell keeping full guard, as Barbie tries to pass.
Barbie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cornwell wants to control the position but Barbie says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbie uses his free foot to push down on Cornwell's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cornwell.
Barbie controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Metal Barbie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Metal Barbie!
After winning the bout, Metal Barbie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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