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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eldridge Barnett (ranked 4726 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Tomas (ranked 4972 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: PRO8L3M - Ritz Carlton . Pablo Tomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eldridge Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Tomas!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tomas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnett is keeping the position for now.
Tomas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barnett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tomas is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett wants to hit a switch here but Tomas passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Barnett there!
Tomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett is working to get back to half guard.
Tomas scoring with strikes but Barnett is staying in there.
Barnett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tomas controlling from mount.
Tomas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Barnett really wants to buck Tomas off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to reverse the position but Tomas maintains control.
Barnett is working hard here to advance position.
Barnett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barnett really is a fat lump.
Tomas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tomas landing strikes from the mount.
Tomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomas prevents Barnett from getting the reversal.
Tomas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tomas content just to control the position here.
Barnett is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomas controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Tomas might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Barnett is trying desperately to improve position.
Tomas controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnett is trying desperately to improve position.
Tomas controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Tomas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barnett gets caught flat footed, as Tomas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barnett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tomas is one step ahead there.
Barnett is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tomas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tomas stands and throws Barnett's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomas advances to mount.
Barnett is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomas dominating with strikes here.
Tomas scoring with strikes but Barnett is staying in there.
Tomas controlling from the full mount.
Barnett sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tomas is controlling the pace.
Barnett won't allow Tomas to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Barnett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tomas not doing much here.
Tomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomas prevents Barnett from improving his position.
Tomas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Tomas is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tomas is continuing to stall.
Barnett tries to get to full guard but Tomas has control of the leg.
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.
Tomas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barnett tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tomas defends well and Barnett ends up having to push Tomas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tomas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Barnett was covering up waiting for the punch and Tomas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tomas won't allow Barnett to get back to his feet.
Tomas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tomas advances to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tomas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Tomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barnett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tomas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tomas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tomas working over Barnett with some ground and pound. Barnett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomas is controlling the pace.
Barnett wants to improve his position but Tomas is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tomas works his way into full mount!
Tomas controlling his opponent.
Barnett working to try and regain half guard.
Tomas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Barnett tries to reverse the position but Tomas maintains control.
Tomas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Tomas.
Barnett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barnett wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tomas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tomas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Tomas has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Barnett working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnett squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tomas content just to control the position here.
Tomas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tomas controlling the pace for now.
Eldridge Barnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Tomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tomas with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Tomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Tomas!
After winning the bout, Pablo Tomas 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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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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