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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Barnhardt (ranked 24041 p4p, 570 weight class) and Paul Muhapuro (ranked 4128 p4p, 427 weight class). Barnhardt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, James Brown, living in America . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Good low kicks
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Barnhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Muhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhapuro throws a hook but Barnhardt blocks it.
Muhapuro throws a head kick but Barnhardt moves out of range.
Barnhardt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muhapuro's calf.
Muhapuro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Muhapuro has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Muhapuro thuds a left hand into Barnhardt's body.
Muhapuro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muhapuro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnhardt blocks a head kick by Muhapuro.
Barnhardt throws a nice looking combination but Muhapuro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muhapuro throws a counter combo.
Muhapuro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnhardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Muhapuro scores with a jab to the body.
Muhapuro misses with a body shot.
Barnhardt misses with a series of wild punches.
Muhapuro looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muhapuro throws a sloppy head kick
and Muhapuro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muhapuro throws a right hand that misses
and Barnhardt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that misses.
Muhapuro raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barnhardt blocks the body kick.
Paul Muhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhapuro throws a head kick but Barnhardt moves out of range.
Muhapuro misses with a wild body shot.
Barnhardt blocks a head kick by Muhapuro.
Barnhardt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnhardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnhardt ducks under a wild hook from Muhapuro.
Barnhardt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barnhardt works over Muhapuro's head and body with a nice combination.
Muhapuro throws a wild body kick that Barnhardt sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muhapuro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnhardt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Muhapuro misses with a head kick.
Muhapuro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnhardt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that Muhapuro semi-blocks.
Barnhardt swinging wildly here.
Barnhardt slips under a jab.
Barnhardt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Muhapuro throws a push kick but Barnhardt slaps the foot to one side.
Muhapuro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Muhapuro. That snapped Barnhardt's head back.
Muhapuro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Muhapuro misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Muhapuro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sloppy strikes from Barnhardt. Those never looked like landing.
Barnhardt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muhapuro avoids the head kick by Barnhardt.
Barnhardt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Muhapuro lands a high kick!
Muhapuro misses with a hook. Barnhardt ducked under it nicely.
Barnhardt is looking to counter with head kicks.
Muhapuro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Muhapuro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnhardt lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muhapuro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro avoids the head kick by Barnhardt.
Muhapuro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Muhapuro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnhardt throws a front kick that sends Muhapuro stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Barnhardt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Muhapuro throws a hook but Barnhardt avoids it easily.
Muhapuro has Barnhardt up against the cage in a clinch.
Muhapuro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnhardt's efforts to push away.
Barnhardt is trying to force a seperation but Muhapuro has the dominant position.
Muhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as Barnhardt controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
Muhapuro lands a left hand.
Barnhardt is trying to break the clinch but Muhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Muhapuro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barnhardt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnhardt moves away from the strike by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro scores with a head kick.
Muhapuro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paul Muhapuro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muhapuro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Muhapuro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barnhardt scores with a jab to the head.
Muhapuro is looking to clinch but Barnhardt is avoiding it.
Barnhardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muhapuro.
Barnhardt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barnhardt blocks the body kick.
Muhapuro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnhardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Muhapuro thinks about the counter body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muhapuro. Barnhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnhardt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Muhapuro.
A little feinted left hand from Barnhardt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Muhapuro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ronnie Barnhardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnhardt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muhapuro.
Barnhardt misses with a double jab.
Muhapuro tries a head kick but it misses.
Muhapuro throws a push kick but Barnhardt slaps the foot to one side.
Muhapuro lands with a kick to the temple. Barnhardt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Muhapuro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Muhapuro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnhardt doesn't seem phased though.
Muhapuro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barnhardt throws a quick counter head kick but Muhapuro was just out of range.
Muhapuro throws a head kick but Barnhardt moves out of range.
Muhapuro scores with a head kick. Barnhardt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muhapuro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barnhardt is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro looks to throw the jab but Barnhardt is out of range.
It looked like Barnhardt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oh Barnhardt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick by Muhapuro - that's a beauty! Barnhardt is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Muhapuro can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paul Muhapuro!
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energy
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hype
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