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Event:
Nfld live 18
Date: Dec 10, 2022 |
#R1#
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and McCrae counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gus McCrae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCrae misses with the combination.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice cross by McCrae.
McCrae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes tries a low kick but McCrae avoids it.
McCrae throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a series of punches but McCrae moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. McCrae does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCrae dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCrae.
McCrae misses with a straight left. #T1#
McCrae lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McCrae has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes misses with the combination.
McCrae lands a lovely overhand right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes avoids the body shot from McCrae.
McCrae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCrae throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McCrae misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from McCrae finds it's target.
McCrae connects with a looping right hand.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCrae misses with a series of wild punches.
A lazy left from McCrae finds it's target.
McCrae scores with a decent looking hook.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left lands for McCrae.
McCrae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from McCrae misses the target.
Barnes throws a right and a left that McCrae avoids nicely.
McCrae looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.#T3#
Barnes punishes McCrae's body with a nice straight punch.
McCrae lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCrae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes throws a lazy body kick
enabling McCrae to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCrae.
McCrae lands a nice looking body shot.
Gus McCrae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCrae throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes moves out of range as McCrae strikes.
Barnes throws a leg kick but McCrae sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McCrae throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnes lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCrae paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T4#
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but McCrae is just out of range.
McCrae scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by McCrae.#CL2#
McCrae gets tackled into the cage by Barnes. Barnes maintains the clinch.
McCrae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCrae.
Barnes blocks a body shot from McCrae. #BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCrae on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCrae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCrae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from McCrae.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a hook but McCrae avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gus McCrae dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
McCrae is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCrae avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCrae keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CL2#
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
McCrae is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from McCrae on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gus McCrae is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab from McCrae.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
McCrae lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCrae.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCrae.
McCrae throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range. #T1#
McCrae just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes wants to counter the offense by McCrae and move into the clinch position.
McCrae throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot by McCrae.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McCrae throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCrae. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Barnes.
Barnes slips a jab from McCrae.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but McCrae bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McCrae uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCrae throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCrae's sensitive parts.
McCrae throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Barnes tries to counter it with a takedown but McCrae pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McCrae fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes misses the jab.#T2#
McCrae finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McCrae looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCrae.
McCrae sets himself, and Barnes steps forward looking for the clinch! McCrae avoids it this time.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
The fighters circling - McCrae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
McCrae swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McCrae cracks a nice hook into Barnes's ribs.
McCrae misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has McCrae backing up. McCrae nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from McCrae finds it's way through Barnes's defenses.
McCrae takes one on the button.
Barnes throws a body punch but McCrae moves out of range. #T3#
Barnes moves away from the strike by McCrae.
A jab lands there for McCrae.
McCrae misses the shot to the body.
Barnes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McCrae scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
Barnes is looking to slow McCrae down with leg kicks.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
McCrae jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCrae.
McCrae connects with a body shot.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCrae staying out of range there.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T4#
McCrae thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes tries to work over McCrae's front leg with a kick but McCrae checks it.
A jab from McCrae misses.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McCrae lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barnes backs up against the cage.
#CUT#It looks like Sam Barnes has been cut.
Barnes tries to bum rush McCrae with a series of wild strikes but McCrae uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCrae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCrae jabs Barnes right on the nose. Barnes blinks but takes it well.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes tries to clinch up
and McCrae counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gus McCrae dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Barnes's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
McCrae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
McCrae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes blocks a jab.
McCrae lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCrae finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes's head.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
McCrae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes looks to land a combination. McCrae sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCrae throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like McCrae was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barnes.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T1#
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and McCrae counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barnes thinking.
McCrae lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCrae avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCrae lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCrae throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and McCrae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
McCrae comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCrae takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes is looking for the big counter here.#T2#
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnes throws a leg kick but McCrae checks it.
Barnes throws a leg kick but McCrae checks it.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCrae doesn't seem bothered though.
McCrae lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sam Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McCrae loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
McCrae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCrae swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T3#
McCrae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCrae connects with a body shot.
Barnes throws a leg kick but McCrae sees it coming and moves out of range.
McCrae misses with a body shot.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Gus McCrae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCrae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes avoids the body shot from McCrae.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCrae checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from McCrae on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCrae throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCrae lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barnes swings for the body but McCrae moves out of range.
#T4#
McCrae lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
McCrae throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
McCrae lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCrae throws out the jab.
McCrae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCrae rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
McCrae thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCrae. That did some damage!
Barnes throws a right and a left that McCrae avoids nicely.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCrae fails to land with a series of punches.
McCrae cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCrae changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gus McCrae showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCrae, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gus McCrae!
Gus McCrae really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
Nfld live 15
Date: Nov 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bolleke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes jabs Bolleke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnes slips a straight right by Bolleke.
A countering left hand to the body from Barnes misses.
Bolleke scores with a shot to the body.
Bolleke swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Bolleke missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolleke looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes wants to counter the offense by Bolleke and move into the clinch position.
Barnes throws a one two combo.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bolleke scores with a jab. Barnes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
#T1#
Bolleke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
Barnes defending well as Bolleke loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Bolleke has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bolleke throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Bolleke just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolleke checks a leg kick.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
A jab from Bolleke finds it's way through Barnes's defenses.
Bolleke avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Bolleke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bolleke checks the leg kick.
Bolleke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barnes sprawls and moves away.
Bolleke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bolleke just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes wants to counter with a clinch but Bolleke pushes him away.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Bolleke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bolleke works the jab nicely.#T2#
Barnes staying out of range there.
Bolleke misses with a looping right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Bolleke moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Bolleke dips to his left and cracks Barnes with an uppercut!
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bolleke rather than just go for the knockout.#TD#
Bolleke shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barnes's guard.
Bolleke wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
Barnes is trying to keep Bolleke in close.
Bolleke won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Bolleke trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Bolleke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T3#
Bolleke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bolleke stands up over Barnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barnes is controlling Bolleke's posture.
Bolleke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bolleke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes has momentary wrist control but Bolleke slips an elbow through the middle.
Barnes controlling the position.
Barnes 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.#T4#
Barnes working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Bolleke has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Barnes should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bolleke has tightened it up now! Barnes should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Oscar Bolleke!
A victorious Oscar Bolleke thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Nfld live 13
Date: Oct 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang connects with a looping right hand.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lang tried to counter with a leg kick but Barnes avoided it.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Lang's knee but Lang avoids it well.
Sam Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang throws a front kick that sends Barnes stumbling back into the cage.
Lang misses with a straight left.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lang circles away quickly and effectively.
Lang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes looks to land a combination. Lang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T1#
Barnes dives in for a single leg takedown but Lang sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Barnes tries to bum rush Lang with a series of wild strikes but Lang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lang throws a quick counter kick to the body but Barnes avoids it.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barnes wants to slow Lang down by chopping away at his legs. #CL#
Barnes tries to keep at a distance but Lang has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Lang takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Lang throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Barnes works over Lang's head and body with a nice combination.
Lang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes takes one to the chin there.#T2#
Lang scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
Lang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good work by Lang as he checks the leg kick.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Lang avoids it well.
It looked like Lang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barnes.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Lang misses with a body kick.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T3#
Lang throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Lang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lang rather than just go for the knockout.
Lang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
A big right from Lang misses.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Lang moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Lang counters with a left to the body.
Lang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T4#
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lang throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Lang saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lang is looking to clinch.
Barnes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lang misses the shot to the body.
Lang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lang takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Lang pushes him off.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lang thumps Barnes with a low kick.
Lang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lang throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
#CL#
Lang closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
Lang working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lang checks a leg kick nicely.
Barnes is looking to slow Lang down with leg kicks.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Lang sees it coming and moves out of range. #T1#
Lang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lang thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lang swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes works Lang's body with a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from Lang as Barnes shoots in.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clubber Lang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lang as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Lang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes takes one to the chin there.#T2#
Lang throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Lang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Lang.
Lang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily.
Jab from Lang.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Lang avoids them all with ease.
Barnes swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Lang takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Lang clinches.
I was talking to Lang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T3#
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes is leaning against Lang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Lang.
Lang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lang blocks a jab.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T4#
Barnes throws a series of punches but Lang moves out of range.
Lang throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a combination. Lang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lang avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes thumps Lang with a low kick.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barnes 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.
Lang lands with a nice combination. Barnes backs away looking to recover.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lang checks a leg kick.
Barnes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clubber Lang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lang.
Lang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clubber Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
Lang tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lang throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lang.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lang scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Lang avoids it well.
It looked like Lang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lang.
Lang throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lang.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Barnes blocks a jab.
Lang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lang swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes tries to bum rush Lang with a series of wild strikes but Lang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lang avoids the head kick by Barnes.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Lang moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Lang moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Lang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T2#
Lang doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnes walks into a left hand.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Lang.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Lang jumps back.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Barnes wants to slow Lang down by chopping away at his legs. #T3#
Jab by Lang.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes with the counter takedown but Lang avoids it easily.
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Barnes blocks the leg kick.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Lang moves out of range.
Barnes lands a jab-cross combination.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Lang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lang.#T4#
Barnes takes one to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lang lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Lang with a nice cross.
Barnes drops his hands momentarily and Lang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lang avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Lang lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnes feints and then cracks Lang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lang down.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Lang.
Barnes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lang throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Lang avoids nicely.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Lang's body.
Lang walks into a stiff left hand from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Lang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lang lands with a shot to the body.
Lang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T1#
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick from Lang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lang tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes tries to clinch but Lang is having none of it.
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Lang misses.
Barnes takes one to the chin there.
Lang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lang counters with a low kick, right behind Barnes 's knee. #T2#
Lang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
As Lang backs off Barnes throws a huge counter combo but Lang manages to avoid it all.
Lang throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
A shot to the body from Barnes misses
and Lang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
Lang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Good work by Lang as he checks the leg kick.
Lang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barnes wants to slow Lang down by chopping away at his legs.
A clash of legs there as Lang blocks the low kick.
Lang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T3#
Barnes moves out of range as Lang strikes.
Barnes throws a low kick but Lang moves out of range easily.
Barnes misses with a body shot
and Lang counters with a thumping low kick.
Lang misses with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lang!
Lang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Barnes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
#T4#
Lang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Lang avoids nicely.
A quick step to the side and Lang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crunch! Lang slams his shin into Barnes's torso.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Lang misses the target.
Lang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang had his way with Sam Barnes in that round.
That's time! Lang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
A nice combination there by Barnes.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Lang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lang half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Lang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes tries to work over Lang's front leg with a kick but Lang checks it.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lang is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.#T1#
The crowd cheers as Lang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barnes checks a leg kick.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Lang is looking to counter with a body kick.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barnes thinking.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Lang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lang takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Lang misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Lang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Clubber Lang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Lang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Lang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barnes wants to clinch.
It looked like Lang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barnes.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Lang bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sam Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes lands with an overhand left.#T3#
Lang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL#
Lang takes the fight into the clinch.
Lang avoiding damage.
Lang looking to slow down the pace here.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lang seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barnes can turn it around.
Good body shot from Barnes.
#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Lang pushes him off.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang staying out of range there.
Barnes misses with a looping right.#T4#
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Lang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Lang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lang lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Barnes throws a low kick but Lang moves out of range easily.
Lang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lang connects with a solid leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lang misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lang.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Clubber Lang.
Well Lang 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Lang!
Clubber Lang retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Clubber Lang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Nfld 24
Date: Sep 24, 2022 |
#R1#
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lang throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Lang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Lang's body.
Lang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lang.
Barnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Sam Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Lang misses.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target. #T2#
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Barnes connects with the punch.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Lang's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Lang.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick lands for Barnes.
Lang thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Lang misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Barnes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lang lands a right hand.
Lang scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head. #BC#
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Barnes closes the distance and clinches. #T3#
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Lang blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes tries to circle away but Lang has him pinned against the cage.#BC#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lang scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes slips a straight right by Lang.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lang avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Lang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes is looking to wear down Lang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T4#
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang is trying to counter with his kicks.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lang.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL2#
Lang instigates a clinch.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnes tries to circle away but Lang has him pinned against the cage.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lang looking to slow down the pace here.
Lang misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sam Barnes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lang finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes's head.
Lang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Lang backpedaling.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Lang checks it
and Lang counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Lang's legs.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lang lands with a nice body kick.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T1#
Lang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clubber Lang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lang lands with a right hand.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lang counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Lang's leg but Lang calmly moves out of range.
Lang throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Lang is looking to chop away at Barnes's legs.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lang.
Barnes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barnes somewhat.
Lang throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lang throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lang throws out the jab.
Lang checks a low kick from Barnes.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang connects with a high kick.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses. #T3#
Lang misses the shot to the body.
Lang thuds his shin into the meat of Barnes's side.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang 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.
#TD#
Barnes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lang is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Lang is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lang keeping hold of Barnes's head, controlling as best he can. #T4#
Lang gets back to full guard.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Lang is looking to sweep but instead, Barnes has passed into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R3#
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes misses with a double jab
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lang throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
A jab from Lang misses.
Lang 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.
Lang avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lang sprawls well. Lang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T1#
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Lang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Lang.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes looks for the body kick but Lang saw that one coming.
Lang misses with a looping right.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lang blocks a leg kick.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Lang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lang moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lang counters with a thumping low kick.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL2#
Lang darts in and clinches Barnes up against the cage.#BC#
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lang. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Lang connects with a body shot.
Lang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lang.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Lang checks it.
Barnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T3#
Barnes misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Lang misses.#CL#
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lang.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Lang counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A cross from Lang lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
#T4#
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
and Lang counters with a nice leg kick.
Barnes blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Lang counters with a straight right hand.
Lang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lang throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes slips a jab from Lang.
Barnes wants to slow Lang down by chopping away at his legs.
Barnes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R4#
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Lang counters with a straight right hand.
Lang avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Lang misses.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Lang checks it
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Lang is trying to counter with his kicks.
Barnes defending well as Lang loads up on a big left hand.
Lang lands a nice shot to the body.
Lang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lang throws a good cross that connects.
Lang lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lang misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Barnes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lang manages to circle out of the way.
Lang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Lang avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Lang misses.
Lang works over Barnes's head and body with a nice combination.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lang lands a nice shot to the body.
Lang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.
Lang throws a shot to the body.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lang counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
A nice combination there by Lang.
Clubber Lang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barnes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lang throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Lang throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes shoots and misses
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang connects with a body shot.
Barnes works Lang's body with a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Barnes blocks the low kick.
Barnes tried to counter with a leg kick but Lang avoided it.#T3#
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Lang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lang throws out the jab.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lang.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Lang's knee but Lang avoids it well.
Lang swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Lang loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes slips under a jab from Lang.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Lang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnes is able to avoid easily.#T4#
Lang lands a nice looking body shot.
#CL2#
Lang closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lang is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnes gets an underhook and turns Lang into the cage.
Lang tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lang trying to stall but Barnes improves his position.
Lang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Lang is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lang takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Lang with an uppercut!
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lang back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that fourth round.
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!#R5#
Lang loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barnes misses with a hook to the body
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lang circles away quickly and effectively.#T1#
Lang stuns Barnes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barnes.
Lang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Lang tries to get set, Barnes tries to push him back and clinch up but Lang manages to avoid the attempt.
A nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Clubber Lang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Lang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lang connects with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a right hand that Lang ducks under and follows up with a left that Lang also avoids with ease.
Lang jabs at Barnes's body.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Lang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lang swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Sam Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lang.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Barnes throws a body punch but Lang moves out of range.
Barnes throws a leg kick
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Lang misses.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Lang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lang takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Barnes tried to counter with a leg kick but Lang avoided it.
Barnes is looking to slow Lang down with leg kicks.
Lang throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lang throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range. #T4#
Lang moves to clinch but Barnes breaks away
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lang. Lang obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lang.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barnes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Lang avoids it well.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Lang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Lang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Lang!
Clubber Lang is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Clubber Lang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Nfld 23
Date: Sep 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Dixon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dixon.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barnes throws a lazy head kick
and Dixon counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes punishes Dixon's body with a nice straight punch.
Dixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes scores with a jab. Dixon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Dixon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dixon.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
Barnes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dixon backs up against the cage.
Barnes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Dixon off balance momentarily.
Barnes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dixon.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left and a right from Barnes both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes catches Dixon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Barnes takes one to the side of the head.
Dixon throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dixon throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Dixon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T2#
Dixon slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dixon back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barnes swings for the body but Dixon moves out of range.
#CL#
Barnes has Dixon up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dixon tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Dixon throws a one two combo.
Barnes is looking to wear down Dixon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A left and a right from Dixon both land. Nice combination.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Dixon.
Dixon moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.#T3#
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Barnes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dixon defends well and Barnes ends up having to push Dixon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#BC#
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnes swings for the body but Dixon moves out of range.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Dixon tries to clinch up.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes walks into a straight right hand from Dixon.
Dixon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dixon misses with a double jab.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dixon.
Barnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dixon is out of range and Barnes settles back down.
Barnes connects with a high kick. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Dixon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dixon jabs Barnes right on the nose. Barnes blinks but takes it well.
Barnes slips under a jab from Dixon.
A counter left hand to the body from Barnes misses its target.
Dixon catches Barnes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnes lands with a kick to the temple. Dixon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnes moves out of range as Dixon strikes.
Ali Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dixon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
Barnes has closed the distance and engaged Dixon in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Dixon rushes Barnes and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
A frustrated look appears on Dixon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Barnes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dixon circles away quickly and effectively.
Dixon is looking for the big counter here.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Sam Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Dixon lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Barnes lands a two punch combo.
Barnes fails with the takedown.
Dixon connects with a body shot.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Dixon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dixon tries to clinch
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Dixon there.
Barnes lands a two punch combo.
#T1#
Barnes feints and then cracks Dixon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dixon down.
Dixon throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes moves out of range as Dixon strikes.
Barnes throwing a counter right hand but Dixon manages to avoid it.
Dixon throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Dixon swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Dixon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dixon can do to turn this around?
Barnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dixon works the jab nicely.
Dixon swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Dixon scores with a jab to the head.
Dixon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes delivers a nice body kick.#T2#
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Dixon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dixon.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dixon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Dixon misses the target.
Dixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dixon counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Dixon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab, jab by Dixon - just one landing.
Dixon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barnes tries to bum rush Dixon with a series of wild strikes but Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T3#
Dixon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dixon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes dives in for a single leg takedown but Dixon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dixon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#BC#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Barnes does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Barnes.
Dixon has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.#CL2#
Dixon closes the distance and clinches.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dixon looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range. #T4#
Dixon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dixon.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
letting Dixon counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dixon lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CL#
Barnes has Dixon up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes works on Dixon's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dixon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dixon thinking.
Dixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dixon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ali Dixon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dixon! But no joy.
Dixon misses with a body shot.
As Dixon looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Dixon just gets out of the way.#CL#
Barnes closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dixon. Dixon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dixon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes throws a big counter combination but Dixon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dixon throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Dixon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dixon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Barnes throws a right hand that Dixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dixon also avoids with ease.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dixon misses with a looping left.
Dixon throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Dixon wants to clinch.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dixon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dixon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ali Dixon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Barnes moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2#
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Dixon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dixon cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barnes connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dixon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dixon tries to clinch up.
Dixon with a hook.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dixon is able to avoid easily.#T3#
Barnes throws a right hand that Dixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dixon also avoids with ease.
Dixon cracks Barnes with a good jab.
Dixon checks the leg kick.
Dixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Dixon swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Dixon throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Dixon swinging wildly here.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dixon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges. #T4#
Dixon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
A shot to the liver by Dixon. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dixon moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Dixon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Dixon throws a big shot that misses.
Dixon misses with a series of wild punches.
Dixon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dixon cracks Barnes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dixon misses with an uppercut.
Dixon throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Barnes clearly takes that round.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dixon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Dixon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Dixon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Dixon misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dixon.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes misses with a body shot
enabling Dixon to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T1#
Barnes lands a head shot.#TD#
Barnes gets a double leg takedown into Dixon's guard.
Dixon has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Barnes is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Dixon tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dixon scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dixon circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Dixon.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Dixon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T2#
Barnes feints and then cracks Dixon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dixon down.
A big right from Dixon misses.
Dixon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dixon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barnes is defended easily by Dixon.
Dixon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dixon stuns Barnes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dixon tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barnes misses with a body kick.#T3#
Dixon tries to clinch up.#CL#
Barnes has closed the distance and engaged Dixon in a clinch.
#BC#
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dixon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dixon tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dixon lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dixon.
Barnes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dixon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dixon is looking to clinch.
Dixon cracks Barnes with a good jab.#T4#
Dixon looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Dixon lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barnes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dixon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dixon looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dixon blocks the body kick.
Dixon loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes goes for a double leg but Dixon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dixon continues to drive forward.#BC#
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sam Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R5#
Dixon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Dixon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barnes thinking.
Dixon lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dixon scores with a nice head shot.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Dixon avoids nicely.
Dixon throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Dixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Dixon.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Dixon ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
Dixon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dixon manages to circle out of the way.
Dixon throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Dixon's leg but Dixon calmly moves out of range.
Dixon lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes walks into a straight right hand from Dixon.
Dixon throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dixon tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Dixon throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.#T2#
Dixon tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
No joy there for Dixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes lands an overhand right.
Dixon tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dixon tries to clinch up.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dixon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barnes lands a high kick!
Dixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Dixon tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Dixon throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely. #T3#
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
Dixon connects with a single shot there.
Dixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body punch from Dixon.
Barnes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Dixon's leg. Dixon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dixon.
Dixon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.#T4#
Dixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Dixon.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Dixon lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Dixon. That snapped Barnes's head back.
Dixon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dixon misses with a hook
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dixon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dixon's corner calls for a 1-2. Dixon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
Dixon tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dixon misses with a few strikes there.
Ali Dixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dixon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sam Barnes.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Barnes!
Sam Barnes retains his middleweight title!
Sam Barnes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Nfld 22
Date: Aug 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Dixon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dixon dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Dixon.
Barnes misses the jab.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dixon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dixon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Dixon misses with an uppercut.
Barnes slips a straight right by Dixon.
Dixon throws out a powerful jab.
Dixon scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dixon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dixon wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Dixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Dixon scores with a punch to the head.
Dixon throws a poor cross that misses
#CL#
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch. #BC#
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Barnes closes the distance and pushes Dixon back into the cage.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dixon's efforts to push away.#BC#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dixon misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dixon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dixon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes. #T2#
Barnes slips a straight right by Dixon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes throws a one two combo.
Dixon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ali Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dixon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dixon wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Ali Dixon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Dixon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dixon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Dixon throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T3#
Barnes has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed right hand from Dixon misses the target.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dixon.
Dixon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dixon takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dixon manages to avoid it.
Dixon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dixon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Dixon.
Dixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.#T4#
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.#CL2#
Dixon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Dixon avoids them all with ease.
Dixon blocks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Dixon misses.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Dixon throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Dixon misses the jab.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Dixon is just out of range.
Dixon wants to clinch but Barnes slips to the side
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sam Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes is looking to wear down Dixon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big right from Dixon misses.
Barnes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barnes shoots in looking for a takedown. Dixon tries to sprawl out of it but Barnes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dixon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dixon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dixon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dixon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dixon is looking to clinch.
Dixon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali Dixon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Dixon throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Dixon backing up. Dixon nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Dixon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dixon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dixon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Dixon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dixon! But no joy.
Dixon doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
It looked like Barnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dixon counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dixon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Dixon checks it.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Dixon ducks down to avoid it.
Dixon 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.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Barnes ducks right into an uppercut from Dixon.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Dixon's body.#T2#
Barnes lands a jab to Dixon's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Barnes clinches.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Dixon misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dixon lands a jab to the head.
Dixon misses with an uppercut.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Dixon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Dixon backing up. Dixon nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dixon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.#T3#
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Dixon off balance momentarily.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Dixon misses with an uppercut.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dixon.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dixon looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes wants to slow Dixon down by chopping away at his legs. #T4#
Dixon throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Barnes swings for the body but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Dixon.
It looked like Barnes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dixon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barnes has time to react.
Dixon tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Dixon cracks a nice hook into Barnes's ribs.
Dixon throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Dixon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Dixon.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dixon at a distance.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barnes slips a jab from Dixon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Barnes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dixon throws out the jab.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dixon lands the left hand.
Dixon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dixon looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dixon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Dixon tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Dixon connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes throws a right hand that Dixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dixon also avoids with ease.
Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.#T1#
Barnes walks into a stiff left hand from Dixon.
Dixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Dixon fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD#
Barnes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dixon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dixon pushes Barnes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Barnes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Barnes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Barnes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Dixon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dixon keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Dixon dodges the ground and pound from Barnes.
Dixon pushes Barnes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Barnes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dixon to see if he's OK.#SU#
Barnes stands up and beckons Dixon to his feet.
Dixon misses with a body shot.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon lands with a nice body punch.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Dixon lands a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Dixon jumps back.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dixon! But no joy.
Nice cross by Dixon.
Dixon moves out of range as Barnes throws a body kick.
Dixon fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #T4#
Dixon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dixon scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes lands a two punch combo.
Dixon checks a low kick from Barnes.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Dixon saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes scores with a one two! Dixon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dixon misses with the combination.
A big left from Dixon misses.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Dixon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dixon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Dixon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes looks to land a combination. Dixon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Barnes clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
Dixon tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Dixon.
Dixon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Dixon.
Barnes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Dixon is just out of range.
Dixon misses the shot to the body.
Barnes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dixon will feel that in the morning.
Dixon connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dixon.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dixon misses with a looping right.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
#T1#
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dixon is able to avoid easily.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dixon.
Dixon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a left and a right that stings Dixon.
Dixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Dixon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dixon.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Dixon.
Dixon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
A little jabbing left from Dixon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dixon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnes staying out of range there.#T2#
Barnes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dixon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes cracks Dixon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dixon manages to avoid it.
Dixon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Dixon lands the left hand.
Dixon tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes misses with the combination.
#T3#
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Dixon misses with a two punch combination.
Dixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dixon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Dixon.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Dixon.
Dixon throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dixon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes lands a body shot.
#T4#
Dixon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes shoots in looking for a takedown but Dixon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barnes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Dixon.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dixon.
Barnes throwing a counter right hand but Dixon manages to avoid it.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Barnes tests Dixon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dixon moves away.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dixon circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Dixon misses the target.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab by Barnes.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ali Dixon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dixon manages to avoid it.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dixon scores with a body shot.
Dixon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnes on the side of the head.
Dixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes lands an overhand right.
Dixon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barnes backs up against the cage.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Dixon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dixon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
#T1#
Dixon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dixon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dixon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes throws a leg kick that misses.
Dixon tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Dixon doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Dixon thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dixon throws out the jab.
Dixon misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Barnes throws a lazy body kick
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dixon scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dixon dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Dixon looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
It looked like Barnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dixon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dixon tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
It looked like Barnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Dixon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dixon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes. #T3#
Barnes throws a leg kick but Dixon checks it.
It seemed like Dixon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Dixon's head.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Dixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dixon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
Dixon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dixon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dixon.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Dixon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dixon wants to clinch but Barnes slips to the side
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Dixon throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dixon.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dixon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dixon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dixon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Dixon.
Barnes throws a lazy body kick
and Dixon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Dixon saw it coming and moves away.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Ali Dixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Dixon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Dixon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barnes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:48
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:47
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Sam Barnes retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands! |
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Event:
Nfld 21
Date: Jul 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Hank tries to clinch up.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hank is looking to counter the offense by Barnes and move into the clinch.
Hank moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Hank tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Hank shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barnes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Barnes tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hank cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hank wants to control the pace but Barnes is squirming around nicely.
Hank is trying to control here but Barnes has managed to regain half guard.
Hank thows a huge punch but Barnes dodges it nicely.
Hank is taking a breather. Barnes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Barnes taking some punishment here, with Hank in his half guard. #T1#
Barnes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hank content to stall in guard here.
Hank tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
Hank trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Hank looking to pass the guard.
Barnes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hank throws a big elbow that misses.
Hank trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hank throws a big elbow that misses.
Hank won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Hank showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hank won't allow Barnes to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hank is defended easily by Barnes.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T3#
Barnes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hank tries for a takedown but Barnes circles away easily#CL2#
and Barnes moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Hank's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC2#
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hank.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hill Billy Hank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hank slaps away a takedown attempt from Barnes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hank with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barnes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#TD#
Barnes tries to sprawl but Hank drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Barnes is pressing down on Hank's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hank is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnes pulls Hank in close to prevent any damage.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
Hank has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barnes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Hank from controlling successfully.
Barnes is looking to stand up but Hank isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hank preventing the sweep.
Hank passes Barnes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hank.
Barnes is looking for the big counter here.
Hank tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hill Billy Hank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hank checks a leg kick.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Hank's body.
Hank walks into a stiff left hand from Barnes.
Hank closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Hank pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hank is defended easily by Barnes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hill Billy Hank. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Barnes tries to keep at a distance but Hank has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Hank will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hank changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Hank manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hill Billy Hank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hank, pushing him back against the cage.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hank's elbow. #BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Hank with that takedown attempt.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hank shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Hank looks to clinch
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Good work by Hank as he checks the leg kick.
Barnes is looking to slow Hank down with leg kicks.
Barnes tests Hank's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Hank's leg. Hank is trying to keep his angry face on.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hank doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hank is defended easily by Barnes.
Barnes punishes Hank's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hank dives in for a single leg takedown but Barnes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Barnes clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
#T3#
Hank tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.#TD#
Hank dives in and scores a takedown into Barnes's guard.
Hank pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hank controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barnes pulls Hank in close to prevent any damage.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hank's guard. #REVB##T4##ES#
Hank has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Barnes has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Barnes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hank.
Hank tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Hank lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hank tries to score a body lock takedown but Barnes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hank rather than just go for the knockout.
Hank tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Hank backing up. Hank nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Barnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Hank off the cage and back into range.
Hank takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hank wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Hank shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
Hank tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Hank avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Sam Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Hank tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Hank's leg. Hank is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes throws a head kick but Hank moves out of range.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hank wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes connects with a body shot.#T1#
Hank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Hank with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hill Billy Hank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hank is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Hank fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hank closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnes circles away.
Hank misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hank fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD2#
Hank gets caught flat footed, as Barnes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barnes 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. #T2#
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Hank is retaining full guard.
Barnes won't allow Hank to get back to his feet.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hank wants to get back to his feet but Barnes is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #ES#
Hank scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hank shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barnes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hank seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T3#
Hank fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Hank bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hank closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Hank pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hank looks to clinch
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes thumps Hank with a low kick.
Hank takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#TD2#
Barnes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hank manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Barnes wants to stand but Hank is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hank wants to stand and escape but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes won't allow Hank to get back to his feet. #T4#
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to Hank's brow.
Barnes trying to control but Hank is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hank has a closed guard, preventing Barnes from standing up. #ES#
Hank is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes slaps away a takedown attempt from Hank, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Barnes really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
Hank moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Hank shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
Barnes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barnes is looking to slow Hank down with leg kicks.
Hank darts in looking for a takedown but Barnes gets double underhooks and turns Hank into the cage.
Hank is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.#BC2#
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Hank fails to land the takedown.
Barnes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hank.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hill Billy Hank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hank closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnes circles away.#T1#
Barnes has a takedown stuffed.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Hank takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hank fails to land the takedown.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Hank saw it coming and moves away.
Hank seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Barnes scores with a four punch combination!
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hank looks for a takedown but Barnes sprawls well.
Hank shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T2#
Hank doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
#CL2#
Barnes clinches up against the cage.
Hank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hank misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hank is trying to drag Barnes to the mat but Barnes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hank wants to take the fight to the mat but Barnes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hank wants a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes feints and then cracks Hank's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hank down.
Hank shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T3#
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Hank moves out of range easily.
Barnes scores with a one two! Hank had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hank with a poor takedown
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hank with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hank is looking to counter the offense by Barnes and move into the clinch.
Hank wants to clinch but Barnes slips to the side
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Hank was not able to check.
Hank misses with a takedown
and Barnes counters with a left and a right that stings Hank. #ROC2#Hank is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Hank down.
Hank has his takedown stuffed
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Barnes throws a one two combo.
Oh Hank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4##CL2#
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barnes digs a right hand into Hank's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hank's gas tank.
Hank seems to have got his legs back now.#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Hank connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Barnes.
Hank is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barnes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#BC2#
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Barnes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Hank got wobbled bad by a big combination! Barnes presses forward with punches and knees until Hank stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Hank closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Barnes!
Sam Barnes is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Sam Barnes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Hill Billy Hank had this to say: 'Beats going hungry '. |
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Date: Jul 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kholin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes throws a body punch but Kholin moves out of range.
Kholin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kholin throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barnes.
Kholin throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes shapes to counter with a head kick.
Barnes misses with a combination
enabling Kholin to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Kholin counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes scores with a jab.
Kholin staying out of range there.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kholin counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1#
Kholin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Kholin checks it.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dalinar Kholin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kholin lands with an overhand left.
A head kick by Barnes misses
and Kholin counters with a three punch combo that has Barnes backing up. Barnes nods at Kholin to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice cross by Kholin.
Kholin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes throws a hook but Kholin avoids it easily.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Kholin's front leg but catches the back leg as Kholin tries to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Kholin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kholin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kholin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Kholin counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD2#
Barnes shoots in and gets a takedown into Kholin's guard.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Kholin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnes on the ground.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Kholin is retaining full guard.
Kholin working a defensive guard here.
Barnes passes Kholin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kholin is not content to let Barnes control the position.#T3##SUB#
Kholin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kholin is looking to improve his position.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kholin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes controlling the action here.
Barnes passes the guard and advances to mount! #T4#
Barnes looking to ground and pound but Kholin is blocking nicely.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Kholin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barnes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Barnes throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Barnes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Barnes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kholin because Barnes loaded up on that one.
Barnes throws some wild stikes that Kholin manages to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Barnes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Barnes throws a right and a left that Kholin avoids nicely.
It looked like Kholin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnes jabs Kholin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Kholin moves his leg out of the way.
Kholin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barnes.
Sam Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Kholin off balance momentarily.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Kholin avoids nicely.
Barnes slips a jab from Kholin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes slips under a jab from Kholin.
A bone on bone clash there as Kholin blocks the leg kick.
Kholin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Good work by Kholin as he checks the leg kick.
Kholin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.#T1#
Kholin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kholin throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes misses with a double jab
letting Kholin counter with a right hand.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kholin.
Barnes tries a quick counter leg kick but Kholin is wise to it.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Kholin's knee but Kholin avoids it well.
Kholin thinks about countering with a head kick.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kholin throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Kholin's knee but Kholin avoids it well.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kholin on the side of the head.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Kholin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T2#
Kholin with a nice cross.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Kholin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Kholin counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Kholin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kholin misses with a body shot.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kholin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kholin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kholin tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Kholin throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Kholin.
#T3#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barnes is defended easily by Kholin.
Barnes moves out of range as Kholin strikes.
Nice defenses there by Kholin.
Kholin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kholin dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Kholin counters with a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kholin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.#T4#
Kholin misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Kholin's leg but Kholin calmly moves out of range.
Kholin scores with a head kick. Barnes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Kholin.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Kholin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kholin.
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Kholin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Kholin.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
As Barnes looks to move away, Kholin throws a big counter combo but Barnes just gets out of the way.
Kholin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kholin slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
#CL2#
Barnes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sam Barnes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Barnes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kholin eats them both and turns towards Barnes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Kholin off balance momentarily.
Kholin slips a jab from Barnes.
Kholin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes slips under a jab from Kholin.
Kholin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes scores with a hook.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Kholin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kholin back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes throws a head kick but Kholin moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Barnes. That snapped Kholin's head back.
#T1#
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kholin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kholin lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes tries to move into range but Kholin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sam Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from Kholin lands but Barnes takes it in his stride.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kholin misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes feints and then cracks Kholin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kholin down. #CL2#
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Kholin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T2#
Kholin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes tries a body shot but Kholin blocks it.
Barnes digs a right hand into Kholin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kholin's gas tank.
Barnes working aggressively here.
A short left from Barnes.
Barnes is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kholin is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Kholin controls his hands.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kholin lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Kholin breaks from the clinch.
#T3#
Kholin throws a good cross that connects.
Kholin with a jab.
Kholin misses with a hook.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Kholin counters with a two punch combo.
Barnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kholin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kholin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnes's hands.
Dalinar Kholin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes misses with the combination.
Kholin lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
Kholin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Kholin.
Kholin sets himself, and Barnes steps forward looking for the clinch! Kholin avoids it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Kholin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kholin lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kholin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kholin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
Kholin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dalinar Kholin.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sam Barnes!
In his post fight interview, Sam Barnes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Nfld 19 Savage vs shima 2
Date: Jun 18, 2022 |
#R1#
Moore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barnes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes connects with a crisp jab. #TD#
Barnes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Moore strikes from the bottom but Barnes uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Barnes is putting a hurting on Moore here, landing some big shots from side control.
Barnes just content to control the position.
Barnes scoring with punches from side control.
Barnes controls the position.
Barnes working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore trying to control but Barnes flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Moore looks winded!
Barnes controlling well, preventing Moore from escaping the position.
Barnes biding his time, looking for the opening.
Moore takes a big shot to the side of the head.
#T1#
I would not like to be Moore right now.
Barnes landing with strikes.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Barnes. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Barnes connects with a big shot to the side of Moore's head.
Moore is taking damage to the body and head.
Barnes is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Moore. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Barnes really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Moore.
Barnes lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Moore hold on?!
#T2#
Barnes is hanging on to Moore's back as he tries to escape.
Barnes scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Moore is looking for a way out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes has Moore flattened out and is raining down punches.
Barnes is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Barnes connects with a big shot to the side of Moore's head.
Moore grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Moore covers up after that shot from Barnes.
#ROC#Moore is rocked!
Barnes scores with strikes from the back.
Moore is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Moore hold on?!
Barnes is punishing Moore with some ground and pound.
Barnes controls the position.
A helpless look comes across Moore 's face. He knows he's trapped as Barnes lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Barnes!
Sam Barnes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
GC 421 Garrett vs. Tanahashi
Date: Mar 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Barnes.#CL#
Coooie Cobber closes the distance and clinches.
Coooie Cobber definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barnes taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coooie Cobber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Coooie Cobber.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coooie Cobber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab by Barnes.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coooie Cobber moves away.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A cross from Coooie Cobber lands.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Coooie Cobber counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coooie Cobber tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coooie Cobber throws a head kick that half lands.
Coooie Cobber blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
Coooie Cobber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coooie Cobber misses with an uppercut
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coooie Cobber tries to clinch up.
Coooie Cobber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes wants to clinch but Coooie Cobber slips to the side
letting Coooie Cobber counter with a right hand.
Coooie Cobber swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Barnes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Coooie Cobber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coooie Cobber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Coooie Cobber looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes takes one on the button.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Coooie Cobber moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coooie Cobber throws a head kick that misses.
Coooie Cobber tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Coooie Cobber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barnes tries a low kick but Coooie Cobber avoids it.#T2#
Coooie Cobber misses with a head kick.
Coooie Cobber sets himself, and Barnes steps forward looking for the clinch! Coooie Cobber avoids it this time.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Barnes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Coooie Cobber doesn't seem phased though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Coooie Cobber has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coooie Cobber and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Coooie Cobber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coooie Cobber checks it well.
Coooie Cobber throws a body shot but no joy.
Coooie Cobber misses with a head kick.
Coooie Cobber keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes connects with a high kick.
Jab, jab by Coooie Cobber - just one landing.
Coooie Cobber connects with a high kick.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Coooie Cobber avoids them all with ease. #T3#
Coooie Cobber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Barnes throws a right hand that Coooie Cobber ducks under and follows up with a left that Coooie Cobber also avoids with ease.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Coooie Cobber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coooie Cobber moves away.
Coooie Cobber swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Coooie Cobber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coooie Cobber lands with a slapping head kick.
Barnes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barnes swings for the body but Coooie Cobber moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Coooie Cobber misses the target.
Coooie Cobber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barnes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Coooie Cobber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coooie Cobber tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good leg kick by Coooie Cobber. #CL#
Coooie Cobber moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Coooie Cobber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Coooie Cobber's leg. Coooie Cobber is trying to keep his angry face on.#T4#
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Coooie Cobber manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coooie Cobber throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coooie Cobber circles away quickly and effectively.
Coooie Cobber throws a big counter combination but Barnes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Coooie Cobber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Coooie Cobber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL#
Coooie Cobber has managed to clinch.
Coooie Cobber lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
Coooie Cobber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coooie Cobber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coooie Cobber pushes off an throws an elbow but Barnes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coooie Cobber pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coooie Cobber misses with a body punch.
Barnes looking to stall.
#BC#
Coooie Cobber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Coooie Cobber dominated that round.
That's time! Coooie Cobber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coooie Cobber circles away quickly and effectively.
Coooie Cobber throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barnes's head.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Andy Coooie Cobber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coooie Cobber blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Coooie Cobber appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barnes moves forwards but Coooie Cobber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Coooie Cobber.
Andy Coooie Cobber is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Coooie Cobber saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Coooie Cobber's knee but Coooie Cobber avoids it well.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Coooie Cobber blocks a jab.
As Barnes looks to move away, Coooie Cobber throws a big counter combo but Barnes just gets out of the way.
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Coooie Cobber finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes's head.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Coooie Cobber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Coooie Cobber has managed to clinch.
Barnes tries to circle away but Coooie Cobber has him pinned against the cage.
Coooie Cobber lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Coooie Cobber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coooie Cobber.
Coooie Cobber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coooie Cobber.
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coooie Cobber.
Coooie Cobber lands a shoulder strike.
Coooie Cobber throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes pushes Coooie Cobber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coooie Cobber. #BC#
Coooie Cobber breaks the clinch.
Coooie Cobber throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Coooie Cobber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
Coooie Cobber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Coooie Cobber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Coooie Cobber tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Coooie Cobber to counter with a crisp jab.
Coooie Cobber slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Coooie Cobber avoids nicely.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coooie Cobber moves away.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Coooie Cobber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coooie Cobber misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coooie Cobber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coooie Cobber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Coooie Cobber checks it.
Coooie Cobber throws a big counter combination but Barnes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T3#
The fighters circle momentarily. Coooie Cobber darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Coooie Cobber dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Coooie Cobber works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Coooie Cobber scores with a head kick. Barnes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Coooie Cobber.
Coooie Cobber lands with a slapping head kick.
Coooie Cobber smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coooie Cobber moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Coooie Cobber misses the target.
Coooie Cobber moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T4#
Coooie Cobber wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Coooie Cobber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Coooie Cobber.
Coooie Cobber scores with a three punch combo!
Coooie Cobber lands with a right hand.
Barnes tries to work over Coooie Cobber's front leg with a kick but Coooie Cobber checks it.
Coooie Cobber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Coooie Cobber. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes wants to slow Coooie Cobber down by chopping away at his legs.
Coooie Cobber looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Coooie Cobber jumps back.
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Coooie Cobber dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Coooie Cobber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#CL#
Coooie Cobber has closed the distance and engaged Barnes in a clinch.
Coooie Cobber prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Coooie Cobber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes lands with a left to the head.
Barnes tries to work over Coooie Cobber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes tries to work over Coooie Cobber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coooie Cobber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Coooie Cobber controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes lands a left hand.
Andy Coooie Cobber has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Coooie Cobber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coooie Cobber tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Coooie Cobber scores with a body shot.
#T1#
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
Coooie Cobber avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL#
Coooie Cobber moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.#BC#
Coooie Cobber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Coooie Cobber rushes Barnes and presses him up against the cage.
Coooie Cobber is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Coooie Cobber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
Coooie Cobber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coooie Cobber misses with a knee strike.
Barnes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coooie Cobber tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Coooie Cobber lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Coooie Cobber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coooie Cobber working hard to break the clinch.
Andy Coooie Cobber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Barnes misses with some punches.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Coooie Cobber seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barnes can turn it around.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Coooie Cobber controls the action.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Coooie Cobber controls the action.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Sam Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coooie Cobber working aggressively here.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Coooie Cobber counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Coooie Cobber.
Coooie Cobber throws a front kick that sends Barnes stumbling back into the cage.
Coooie Cobber lands with a hook. Barnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coooie Cobber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A good leg kick by Barnes. #CL2#
Barnes rushes Coooie Cobber and presses him up against the cage.#T4#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes tries a body shot but Coooie Cobber blocks it.
Coooie Cobber blocking some punches.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Coooie Cobber controls his hands.
#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Coooie Cobber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Coooie Cobber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coooie Cobber checks a low kick from Barnes.
A counter left hand to the body from Coooie Cobber misses its target.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Barnes.
Well Coooie Cobber 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Coooie Cobber!
Andy Coooie Cobber 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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Event:
GC 416 Garrett vs. Sailcirc
Date: Feb 05, 2022 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes lands a head kick!
#CUT#It looks like African King has been cut.#TD2#
King is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Barnes's half guard.
Barnes wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King tries to pass to full mount but Barnes defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
King stops Barnes from getting back to his feet.
#T1#
Barnes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
King wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
King content to stall in guard here.
King throwing strikes from guard but Barnes blocks nicely.
Barnes is trying to keep King in close.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barnes can't keep his opponent in guard - King advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barnes is trying to stand up here but King is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
King seems to be working for a kimura but Barnes defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
King is working for a kimura but Barnes is defending it quite comfortably.
Barnes manages to get to full guard.
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T3#
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King advances position into side control!#SUB2#
King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barnes is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes is not content to let King control the position. #T4#
Barnes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #SUB2#
King is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barnes wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
#SUB2#
King is working for a kimura but Barnes is defending it quite comfortably.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but African King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on African King's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
King blocks a leg kick.
King scores with a push kick.#CL2#
Barnes tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
King jumps guard but Barnes stands there with King around his waist. King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD2#
King jumps into guard, dragging Barnes to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
Barnes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.#T1##SUB2#
King is looking for a triangle here but Barnes uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
King is trying to get back to half guard.
Barnes looks up at the clock and then as King takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Barnes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
King sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
King is trying to control but can't.
King is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Barnes trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom. #T2#
Barnes prevents King from improving his position.
King trying to control but Barnes postures up.
Barnes is trying to control the action in half guard but King is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barnes trying to mount his opponent but King defends it.
King wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
#SUB2#
King actively working from the bottom here.
King is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T3#
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnes is working away from the top position though.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnes on the side of the head.
That kick from Barnes tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sam Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
King moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Nice cross by King.
Barnes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sam Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of African King.
Barnes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T4#
Barnes throws a low kick but King avoids it.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sam Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
King throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a left and a right that stings King.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barnes throws a low kick but King avoids it.
King scores with a head kick. Barnes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
King has a takedown stuffed.
As King backs away, Barnes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
King works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on African King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
King with the inside leg kick.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Barnes blocks a head kick by King.
King walks into a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Barnes looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King slips a straight right by Barnes.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for King on that attempt.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.#CL2#
King clinches up with Barnes and pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage. #T1#
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King taking a breather.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King blocks a body shot from Barnes.
King jumps guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes moves forwards but King connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnes.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
King clinches up against the cage.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King lands with a left to the head. #T2#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes.
King is trying to pull guard but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Sam Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of African King.
Good body shot from Barnes.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barnes smiles and moves away.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barnes sprawls well. Barnes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
As King looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but King just gets out of the way.#T3#
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King jabs Barnes right on the nose. Barnes blinks but takes it well.
Barnes blocks a head kick by King.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
#T4#
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.
King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC#King is rocked!
Barnes cracks King on the jaw with a powerful right hand and King falls backwards against the cage. Barnes follows up with more strikes that drop King to his knees. Barnes keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save King! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Barnes!
Sam Barnes 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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Event:
GC 410 Championship Chaos
Date: Dec 25, 2021 |
#R1#
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes misses with a hook
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Barnes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barnes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Barnes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.#T1#
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Barnes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T2#
Nice shot by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barnes back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Barnes in the body.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes blocks a jab.#T3#
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Johnson throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T4#
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Johnson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarnes.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Barnes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barnes somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Barnes forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Johnson swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Barnes throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Barnes is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Barnes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
#TD#
Barnes gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Barnes is controlling him
#T3##SU#
Barnes decides to stand up.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barnes if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
#T4#
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson stalks Barnes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barnes's face. Barnes staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Barnes scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.#CL#
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Johnson breaks the clinch.
#T2#
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Sam Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barnes backs up against the cage.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.#T3#
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target. #TD#
Barnes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU#
Barnes stands up.
A punch combination from Johnson misses. #T4#
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson checks a low kick from Barnes.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Johnson misses.
As Johnson tries to get set, Barnes tries to push him back and clinch up but Johnson manages to avoid the attempt.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT#It looks like Jeff Johnson has been cut.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson moves forwards but Barnes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jeff Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Johnson!
Our winner, Jeff Johnson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
GC 405
Date: Nov 20, 2021 |
#R1#
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Barnes moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jeff Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.#T1#
Barnes throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Barnes jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses. #T2#
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jeff Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
It looked like Barnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnes dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Johnson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Barnes blocks it well.
Barnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson tries to break free but Barnes pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Johnson tries to break free but Barnes pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Barnes throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Barnes throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barnes takes one to the chin there.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeff Johnson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Barnes avoids a kick to the body.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barnes lands with a cross.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Barnes throws a leg kick that misses.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Barnes lands a head kick!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson throws a head kick that Barnes semi-blocks.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T2#
Barnes throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Jeff Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Barnes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Barnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Barnes settles back down. #TD#
Barnes looking to score a takedown here. Johnson is defending well but Barnes drives through and ends up in Johnson's guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
Barnes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T3#
Barnes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling him.
Barnes trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T4#
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.
Barnes tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Barnes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Johnson misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Barnes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick by Barnes misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, jab by Barnes - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.#T1#
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Barnes's side.
Johnson throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T2#
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barnes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Barnes slips a straight right by Johnson.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Barnes's leg. Barnes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
#T3#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
Barnes throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big left from Johnson misses.
As Johnson looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes shoots in but no luck this time. #T4#
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson lands with a hook. Barnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Johnson misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Johnson throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Johnson moves forwards but Barnes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeff Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Date: Aug 07, 2021 |
#R1#
Karuso misses with an uppercut.
Karuso scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karuso darts in trying to clinch
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barnes punishes Karuso's body with a nice straight punch.
Karuso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karuso lands a body shot.
Karuso tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Karuso misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Karuso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karuso moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Barnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karuso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Karuso is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karuso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Karuso clinches with his opponent.
Karuso presses Barnes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karuso prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes wants to break free but Karuso has control.
Karuso pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Karuso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Karuso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Karuso does it's job there.
Barnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T2#
Barnes lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karuso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karuso tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Karuso dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karuso's head backwards.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Karuso avoids it well.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karuso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Karuso uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Karuso. Beautiful body shot.
Karuso misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick. #T3#
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Karuso's belly button to the back.
Karuso throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karuso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Karuso closes the distance but Barnes moves to the side
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Karuso avoids them all with ease.
Karuso tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes throws a counter combo.
Karuso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karuso misses with an uppercut.
Barnes misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Karuso on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karuso jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karuso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Karuso. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karuso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karuso keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karuso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.#CL#
Karuso moves into the clinch.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karuso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frank Karuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karuso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karuso looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karuso looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karuso.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Karuso counters with a nice uppercut.
Karuso digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Barnes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karuso.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karuso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karuso throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL#
Barnes tries to keep at a distance but Karuso has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karuso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Karuso tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Good body shot from Karuso.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karuso blocking some punches.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Karuso keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Karuso tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Karuso throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Barnes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karuso connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Karuso checks a leg kick.
Karuso stalks Barnes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barnes's face. Barnes staggers backwards, shaken.
Karuso tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karuso scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Karuso closes the distance and clinches. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karuso lands a nice uppercut.
Barnes wants to get back to striking at distance but Karuso won't allow it.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Karuso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karuso cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Karuso struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Karuso.
Karuso lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Sam Barnes has been cut.
Barnes cracks Karuso with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karuso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barnes cracks Karuso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Karuso takes one on the button.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Karuso scores with a four punch combination!
Karuso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T3#
Barnes throws a leg kick but Karuso moved away.
Karuso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karuso wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Karuso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frank Karuso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karuso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes motions for Karuso to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Karuso is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
Karuso forces Barnes back against the cage and clinches.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Karuso avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Karuso.
#BC#
Karuso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karuso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes throws a leg kick that misses.
Karuso with a hook.#T4#
Barnes misses with a left hand
letting Karuso counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karuso. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Karuso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
Karuso misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Frank Karuso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karuso tries to clinch up.
Karuso moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.#CL#
Karuso clinches.
Karuso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Karuso controls the action.
Karuso digs a right hand into Barnes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnes's gas tank.
Karuso wants to stall.
Karuso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Karuso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Barnes's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Karuso tries to clinch up.#CL#
Karuso has managed to clinch.
Karuso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Karuso.
Karuso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karuso tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Karuso throws a body shot but no joy.
Karuso connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes throws a body punch but Karuso moves out of range.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Karuso avoids them all with ease. #T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Karuso down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karuso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karuso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karuso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Karuso.
Karuso tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Karuso works over Barnes's head and body with a nice combination.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karuso.
Barnes is looking for the big counter here.#CL#
Karuso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karuso misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Karuso is controlling the position.
Karuso blocks an uppercut.
#BC2#
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
#T2#
Barnes darts in looking for a takedown but Karuso gets double underhooks and turns Barnes into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karuso tries to clinch
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Karuso throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karuso throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Karuso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Karuso lands a jab-cross combination. #CL#
Karuso closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
Karuso struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Karuso tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karuso.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karuso scores with a nice strike.
Karuso misses with a wild combination.
#T3#
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes slips a jab from Karuso.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karuso misses the jab.#CL#
Karuso moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.#BC#
Karuso breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karuso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karuso thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Barnes lands a two punch combo.
Karuso tries to clinch
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karuso tries to clinch up.
Karuso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Karuso moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Karuso blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Karuso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karuso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Karuso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Karuso.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Karuso showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karuso has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Karuso!
Frank Karuso 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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Event:
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Date: Jul 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
Barnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Barnes feints a counter leg kick.
Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes tries to clinch but Green moves away
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Green counters with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Green. Beautiful body shot.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes flicks out a counter leg kick but Green steps away.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes misses with a right hand
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T1#
Green shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A counter left hand to the body from Green misses its target.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Green misses.
Mike Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Green has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Essence Dive in the buildup to the fight.
Green lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Green misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes is looking for the big counter here.
Green swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
#T2#
Barnes clobbers Green with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Green throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barnes tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.#T3#
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
A quick step to the side and Green tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Green misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Green 's knee.
Barnes throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Green looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Green throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Green stuffs the takedown attempt from Barnes. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Green will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Green lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
Green throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Green misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnes throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Green. That's going to slow Barnes down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Green misses
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Green backing up. Green nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Green is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Green tries to land a leg kick but Barnes saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes tries to work over Green's front leg with a kick but Green checks it. #T1#
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barnes's knee momentarily.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green slips a straight right by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mike Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Barnes throws a counter combo.
Barnes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barnes cracks Green with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes thows a leg kick but Green checks it
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Green can pounce on him.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Green's head.
Green displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnes swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Green throws a shot to the body.
Green connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Green throws a powerful right kick. Barnes tried to block low but the kick was high! Barnes was taken right off of his feet! Green jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Green!
Mike Green seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
GC 388
Date: May 29, 2021 |
#R1#
Costa lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Costa.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Barnes gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Costa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
The fighters circling - Costa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Costa throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Costa has knocked Barnes down with a huge combo! Costa steps away and waves a wobbly Barnes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Barnes is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Sam Barnes has been cut.
Maximo Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costa misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A jab from Costa misses.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Costa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes is looking for the big counter here.
Barnes jabs Costa right on the nose. Costa blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Costa misses. #CL2#
Barnes gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T1#
Costa is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes. #BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Costa throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Costa throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.#CL2#
Barnes moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes throws out a counter right but Costa avoids it with no problem.
Costa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab from Costa.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Costa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Costa throws a poor cross that misses
and Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Costa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T2#
Costa throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Costa throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costa.
Costa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Costa lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costa.
Costa is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Costa misses with an uppercut.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Costa.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Costa.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costa.
Costa missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes throws a counter combo.
Nice cross by Costa.#KD#
Costa sends Barnes crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Costa is motioning to the referee to let Barnes up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Costa looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Costa misses with a two punch combination.
#T3#
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Costa misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
A big left from Costa misses.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Costa.
Jab, jab by Costa - just one landing.
Costa throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Costa missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL2#
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Costa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa blocks a jab.
Barnes defending well as Costa loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes walks into a stiff left hand from Costa.
Barnes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #T4#
Barnes slips a jab from Costa.
Costa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Costa throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes throws a counter combo.
Costa throws an off balance right hand
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Barnes moves out of range as Costa strikes.
Barnes throws a counter combo.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Costa's head back.
Costa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barnes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Costa misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes scores with a head kick.
Costa throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes defending well as Costa loads up on a big left hand.
Costa scores with a nice head shot.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maximo Costa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Barnes's cut.
That's time! Costa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Costa. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Costa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Costa.
Costa misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Costa backing up. Costa nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes throws a counter combo.
Costa throws an off balance right hand
and Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown but Costa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Costa missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Costa throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Costa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maximo Costa is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Costa.#T1#
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Costa.
Barnes scores with a hook.
Costa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Barnes darts in and clinches Costa up against the cage.
Costa tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Barnes has Costa pressed against the cage, preventing Costa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Barnes slips under a jab from Costa.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnes defending well as Costa loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Costa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Costa misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Costa misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.#T2#
Barnes moves out of range as Costa strikes.
Barnes connects with a leg kick.
Costa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Costa looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
As Costa backs off Barnes throws a huge counter combo but Costa manages to avoid it all.
Costa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Costa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Costa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Costa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Costa.
Costa misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Costa's head back.
A big right from Costa misses.
Costa throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes. #T3#
Costa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Costa throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costa misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Barnes rushes Costa and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Costa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes moves out of range as Costa strikes.#TD2#
Barnes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Costa to the ground. Barnes is now in Costa's guard.
Barnes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T4#
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costa is keeping the position for now.
Costa wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling him. #SU2#
Barnes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes tries a body shot but Costa blocks it.
#BC2#
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Barnes defending well as Costa loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Barnes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
A big left from Costa misses.
Costa misses with a left hand
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Costa.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Costa circles away quickly and effectively.
Costa throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Costa throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Costa misses the jab.
Costa misses with a straight left.
A big right from Costa misses.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Costa throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Costa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Costa misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
Costa cracks Barnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#TD2#
Barnes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Costa napping and manages to drive through into side control!#T1##SU2#
Barnes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Costa to his feet.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Costa tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Costa seems unphased.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Costa misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Costa.
Costa moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Costa throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Costa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costa loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
#T2#
Costa throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes throws a low kick but Costa avoids it.
Costa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Costa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Costa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Costa misses with a looping right.
Costa misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Costa loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes slips a straight right by Costa.
Barnes throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD2#
Barnes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Costa did well to prevent Barnes getting side control.
Costa manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Barnes keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #T3#
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.#BC#
Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes connects with the punch.#TD2#
Barnes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Costa's guard.
Barnes prevents Costa from getting back to his feet.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T4#
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Barnes.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Barnes!
After the fight, Sam Barnes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
GC 385
Date: Apr 24, 2021 |
#R1#
Smith dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
A big left from Smith misses.
As Smith looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Smith just gets out of the way.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT#It looks like Jayson Smith has been cut.
Smith checks a low kick from Barnes.
Smith tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Barnes tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Barnes throws a body kick that misses #TD2#
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barnes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2#
Barnes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Barnes is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.
Barnes prevents Smith from improving his position.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes misses with a head shot. Smith uses the momentum to regain guard.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Barnes trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Barnes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barnes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith is trying to control the position but Barnes postures up.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith is trying to control the position but Barnes postures up.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Barnes pushes him away.
Smith throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Barnes slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayson Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Sam Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barnes back to the cage. Smith follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barnes avoids a kick to the body.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.#CL#
Barnes has managed to clinch.
Smith tries to break free but Barnes pushes him back against the cage.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barnes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barnes connects with the punch.#CL#
Barnes has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barnes tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnes walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sam Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayson Smith.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barnes is looking to counter with head kicks.#CL#
Barnes drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Barnes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnes.
Barnes is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T3#
A short right from Barnes.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Smith misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#TD#
Barnes drives through with a takedown into guard. #ROC#Smith is rocked!
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barnes controls the pace.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T4#
Barnes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes wants to stand and escape but instead Smith has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Barnes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Smith passes Barnes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jayson Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Barnes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Smith throws a head kick that Barnes semi-blocks.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sam Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from Barnes does no damage. #TD#
Barnes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Barnes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith trying to remain calm as Barnes controls from the top position.#T2##SU#
Barnes has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
An attempted straight right counter from Barnes misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Smith misses with a combination
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD2#
Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Barnes's guard.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Smith is fighting to break Barnes's control of his arms but Barnes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barnes is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Smith working his ground and pound in the gym.#T4##ES#
Barnes is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Smith presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#BC#
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Jayson Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Barnes drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Barnes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sam Barnes.
Well Barnes 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Barnes!
Sam Barnes 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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Event:
GC 380 McScramble vs Bleak
Date: Feb 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voltsz Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Diesel avoids nicely.
Diesel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Diesel checks it.
Diesel tries to clinch
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Diesel clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes with a nice calf kick.
Diesel swinging wildly here.
Diesel looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Diesel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diesel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diesel works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diesel tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been told by Diesel's head coaches at Moondog Snaketime Castle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Diesel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diesel.
Diesel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes tries a low kick but Diesel avoids it.
Diesel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Diesel avoids it well.
Diesel tries to clinch but Barnes moves away
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diesel just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diesel throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Diesel moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diesel's elbow.
Diesel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Diesel lands a damaging elbow.
Barnes tries to circle away but Diesel has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diesel. #CUT#It looks like Sam Barnes has been cut.#T2#
A nice left hand lands by Diesel.
Diesel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes tries to circle away but Diesel has him pinned against the cage.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
Diesel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diesel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Diesel.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diesel blocking some punches.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Diesel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Diesel lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diesel blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike from Diesel.
#T3#
Barnes is trying to break free.#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diesel misses with a looping right.
Diesel scores with a shot to the body.
Diesel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
Diesel clinches up with Barnes and pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Diesel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diesel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diesel keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes is trying to push Diesel away but Diesel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diesel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diesel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diesel's elbow.
Barnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Diesel controls the action.
Diesel lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diesel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diesel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barnes can turn it around.#T4#
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Diesel controls the action.
Diesel scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Diesel on the inside.
Diesel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diesel lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diesel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diesel.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Diesel avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Diesel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diesel lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Diesel on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diesel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnes's brow.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diesel misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diesel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Diesel is controlling the position.
Diesel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diesel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Voltsz Diesel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Barnes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Diesel throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diesel lands with a right hand.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diesel is out of range.
Diesel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diesel. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Diesel clinches with his opponent.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Diesel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes tries to work over Diesel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diesel lands with a left to the head.
Diesel has Barnes pressed against the cage, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diesel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?#T1#
Diesel lands a shoulder strike.
Diesel scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Diesel.
Diesel misses with an elbow over the top.
Diesel keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Diesel.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Diesel is controlling the position. #BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
Diesel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diesel misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Diesel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Diesel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Barnes works over Diesel's head and body with a nice combination.
Diesel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Diesel backpedaling.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diesel cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Voltsz Diesel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Diesel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diesel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Diesel controls the action.
Barnes is leaning against Diesel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diesel's elbow.
Diesel blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diesel.
Diesel lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Diesel.
Diesel lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes takes a swing at Diesel's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Diesel closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
Diesel lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards. #T3#
Diesel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diesel throws an elbow that misses.
Diesel scores with a hook to the body.#BC2#
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diesel moves to clinch but Barnes breaks away
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Diesel moves into the clinch.
Diesel keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Diesel has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Diesel pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diesel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diesel lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diesel digs a right hand into Barnes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnes's gas tank.
Barnes is breathing heavily.#T4#
Diesel lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Diesel.
Diesel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diesel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diesel is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diesel lands an elbow inside that Barnes shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diesel.
Diesel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voltsz Diesel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diesel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diesel.
A short right from Diesel on the inside.
Diesel lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
Diesel lands a damaging elbow.
Diesel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Diesel.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diesel.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diesel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Voltsz Diesel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Barnes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Diesel tries to clinch but Barnes moves away
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Diesel clinches up with Barnes and pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diesel.
Diesel lands an uppercut.
Diesel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diesel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Diesel - that landed with a thud.
Barnes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diesel lands a damaging elbow.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Diesel has the dominant position.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Diesel avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Diesel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diesel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diesel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1#
Diesel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Diesel.
Diesel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #ROC#Barnes is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Diesel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Diesel finish him?
Diesel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diesel lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Diesel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diesel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
Diesel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diesel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diesel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes is pressed against the cage. Diesel pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Barnes! Two more big strikes from Diesel and Barnes crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Voltsz Diesel!
Voltsz Diesel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
GC 376 - Bleak vs Barnes
Date: Jan 23, 2021 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaupens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barnes slips under a jab from Kaupens.
Kaupens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Kaupens throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Kaupens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaupens cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Kaupens is avoiding it.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaupens.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Kaupens throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Kaupens throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes lands a jab-cross combination.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Kaupens misses.
It looked like Barnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Kaupens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaupens walks into a straight right hand from Barnes.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Kaupens avoids them all with ease.
Sam Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Kaupens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaupens connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Kaupens throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Kaupens moves out of range easily.
Kaupens throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Kaupens will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kaupens throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Kaupens misses with a straight right.
Nice body kick from Barnes.
Kaupens walks into a stiff left hand from Barnes.
Kaupens lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Kaupens takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaupens throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kaupens misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Kaupens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Kaupens scores with the left hand. Barnes knows he should have avoided that one. #T2#
Kaupens's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
Kaupens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Kaupens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Kaupens finds it's target.
Kaupens throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kaupens throws a big shot that misses.
Kaupens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Kaupens is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaupens.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaupens counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Kaupens scores with a jab to the body.
Kaupens lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaupens.
Kaupens throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Kaupens connects with a looping right hand.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Kaupens avoids it well.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Kaupens.
Kaupens sizes up Barnes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaupens was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
A little jabbing left from Kaupens on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kaupens is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barnes tries a low kick but Kaupens avoids it.
Kaupens blocks a jab.
Kaupens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaupens takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Kaupens moves out of range.
Kaupens connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnes. Barnes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T4#
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaupens is just out of range.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaupens circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaupens might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaupens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaupens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes moves forwards but Kaupens connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kaupens throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaupens! But no joy.
Kaupens slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Kaupens saw that one coming.
Kaupens swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Kaupens.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barnes scores with the left hand. Kaupens knows he should have avoided that one.
Barnes misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaupens throws a series of strikes that have Barnes backpedaling.
Kaupens throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes looks to clinch
and Kaupens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kaupens throws a good cross that connects.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ansis Kaupens will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kaupens lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barnes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Barnes defending well as Kaupens loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
letting Kaupens counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Kaupens coming out on top.
Kaupens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kaupens's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kaupens duly obliges.
Kaupens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaupens.
A left and a right from Barnes both land. Nice combination.
Kaupens has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kaupens throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Kaupens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kaupens misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Kaupens. Beautiful body shot.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Kaupens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T1#
Barnes misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaupens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Kaupens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaupens throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaupens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaupens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Kaupens avoids it well.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaupens swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ansis Kaupens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaupens scores with a jab to the body.
Kaupens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Kaupens looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Kaupens just gets out of the way.
Kaupens dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T2#
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kaupens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kaupens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaupens throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Kaupens dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Kaupens.
Kaupens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Kaupens moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Kaupens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kaupens's corner calls for a 1-2. Kaupens obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kaupens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Kaupens looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3#
Barnes lands with a nice combination. Kaupens backs away looking to recover.#CL#
Barnes forces Kaupens back against the cage and clinches.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Kaupens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Kaupens pushes him off.
Kaupens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Kaupens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Kaupens throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Kaupens digs a good hook to Barnes's body.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kaupens counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaupens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Barnes moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kaupens fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T4#
Kaupens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Kaupens manages to break the clinch.
Kaupens avoids the body shot from Barnes.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes misses with a hook to the body
and Kaupens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kaupens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnes on the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Kaupens checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kaupens looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kaupens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kaupens.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaupens swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaupens throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Kaupens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
letting Kaupens counter with a right hand.
Barnes moves out of range as Kaupens strikes.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ansis Kaupens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Barnes defending well as Kaupens loads up on a big left hand.
And Barnes counters with a quick kick to the body but Kaupens blocks it.
Kaupens lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaupens checks a leg kick nicely.
Kaupens getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kaupens thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Nice body punch from Kaupens.
Barnes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes is looking to wear down Kaupens with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Kaupens missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaupens swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
#T1#
Kaupens swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Kaupens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaupens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Kaupens counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes swings for the body but Kaupens moves out of range.
Kaupens has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Donk. Kaupens catches Barnes right on the button with a cross.
Kaupens throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes swings for the body but Kaupens moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Kaupens. Those never looked like landing.
Kaupens misses with a looping right.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Kaupens is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barnes with a body shot.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaupens moves away.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Kaupens.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T2#
Barnes swings for the body but Kaupens moves out of range.
Barnes slips a jab from Kaupens.
Kaupens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kaupens has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kaupens and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kaupens bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Kaupens moves out of range.
Kaupens throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Kaupens throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Kaupens backs away, Barnes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kaupens takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Kaupens avoids them all with ease.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Kaupens slips the punch.
Barnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sloppy strikes from Kaupens. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaupens lands with a shot to the body. #T3#
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes scores with a hook.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes misses with a hook to the body
letting Kaupens counter with a right hand.
Barnes looks to land a body kick but Kaupens moved away.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Kaupens.
A jab from Kaupens misses.
It looked like Barnes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kaupens.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Kaupens counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaupens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaupens looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kaupens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaupens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kaupens, as that shot connected.
Kaupens throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes. #T4#
Kaupens tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes misses with the combination.
Kaupens swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Kaupens avoids them all with ease.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kaupens darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges.
Nice defenses there by Kaupens.
Kaupens is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sam Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ansis Kaupens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Kaupens counter with a right hand.
Kaupens slips a jab from Barnes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ansis Kaupens.
I've got Kaupens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ansis Kaupens! |
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Event:
WPFA XLII: Estili vs Bleak
Date: Nov 13, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellogg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kellogg connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
Kellogg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kellogg is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Barnes.
Kellogg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kellogg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Kellogg moves out of range.
Barnes tries to bum rush Kellogg with a series of wild strikes but Kellogg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Kellogg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kellogg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kellogg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kellogg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Graveyard in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Some bone on bone action there as Kellogg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good shot there by Kellogg.
Kellogg throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Kellogg throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kellogg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barnes tries to bum rush Kellogg with a series of wild strikes but Kellogg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Kellogg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Kellogg's ribs.
Kellogg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kellogg drops his hands momentarily and Barnes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kellogg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kellogg.
A swing and a miss from Kellogg.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kellogg rather than just go for the knockout.#T2#
Barnes with a hook.
Barnes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kellogg throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Kellogg there.
Kellogg misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes misses with a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Kellogg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there #CL#
and Kellogg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kellogg.
Kellogg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Kellogg has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T3#
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kellogg has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kellogg.
Kellogg taking a breather.
Kellogg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes tries to work over Kellogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Kellogg has the dominant position.
Kellogg is stalling here.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kellogg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kellogg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T4#
Kellogg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kellogg.
Kellogg tried to counter with a leg kick but Barnes avoided it.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kellogg.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kellogg throws out the jab.
Kellogg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Kellogg throws a body shot but no joy.
Kellogg wants to clinch
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Kellogg connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kellogg checks a low kick from Barnes.
Barnes works Kellogg's body with a nice hook.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kellogg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Kellogg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leonidas Kellogg will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Kellogg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Kellogg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kellogg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kellogg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kellogg checks a leg kick.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Kellogg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kellogg throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Kellogg.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
No joy there for Kellogg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been informed that Barnes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kellogg counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kellogg thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A cross from Kellogg lands.
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Kellogg swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barnes punishes Kellogg's body with a nice straight punch.
Sam Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes scores with a nice body kick.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kellogg throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Kellogg takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Barnes does no damage. #T2#
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kellogg.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Kellogg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Kellogg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kellogg loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Sam Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kellogg connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Barnes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kellogg tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.
Kellogg scores with a nice head shot.
Kellogg lands an overhand right.#T3#
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kellogg to counter with a crisp jab.
Kellogg staying out of range there.
Kellogg thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Kellogg throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Kellogg bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kellogg counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Kellogg forces Barnes back against the cage and clinches.
Kellogg scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Kellogg has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes tries to circle away but Kellogg has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A right hand to the body from Kellogg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kellogg.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Kellogg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.#T4##BC2#
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kellogg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kellogg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kellogg manages to avoid it.
Donk. Kellogg catches Barnes right on the button with a cross.
Kellogg looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Kellogg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.
Barnes is looking for the big counter here.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Kellogg moves out of range.
Kellogg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Kellogg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kellogg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes thinks about the counter body kick.#CL#
Kellogg moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Kellogg dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Kellogg throws a low kick but Barnes avoids it.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL#
and Kellogg counters by clinching up.
Kellogg swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
Kellogg struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Barnes tries to work over Kellogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kellogg has Barnes pressed against the cage, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kellogg lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Sam Barnes has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kellogg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kellogg lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes tries to work over Kellogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellogg controls his hands.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Kellogg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
A hook to the body from Barnes.
Kellogg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Kellogg trying to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Kellogg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Kellogg counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Kellogg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kellogg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kellogg looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Kellogg throws a good cross that connects.
#T2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Kellogg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barnes checks a low kick from Kellogg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barnes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kellogg tries to clinch up.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kellogg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Kellogg does no damage.
Kellogg checks a leg kick nicely.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kellogg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Kellogg has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Kellogg.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3#
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Kellogg is controlling the position.
Kellogg misses with a body punch.
Barnes presses Kellogg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barnes tries to work over Kellogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kellogg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kellogg blocks a body shot from Barnes. #BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Leonidas Kellogg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Kellogg throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Kellogg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnes scores with a jab. Kellogg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Kellogg avoids nicely. #T4#
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kellogg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kellogg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kellogg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kellogg looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Kellogg looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Kellogg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sam Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Kellogg sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leonidas Kellogg.
Well Kellogg 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonidas Kellogg!
Leonidas Kellogg gave a mention to MKFC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
WPFA XXXVIII: DeAngelo vs PG
Date: Oct 16, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes avoids the body shot from Winchester.
A counter left hand to the body from Barnes misses its target.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL2#
and Winchester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Winchester.
Barnes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnes is trying to push Winchester away but Winchester has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Winchester controls the action.
Winchester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Winchester lands a body punch.
Winchester is working Barnes over against the cage.
Winchester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Winchester blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Winchester can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Winchester lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Winchester is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Winchester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Barnes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Winchester misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Winchester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Winchester takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Winchester checks a low kick from Barnes.
Barnes looks to land a combination. Winchester sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barnes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barnes throws a hook but Winchester avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winchester avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T2#
Winchester moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL2#
and Winchester counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Winchester putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barnes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Barnes tries to work over Winchester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Winchester controls the action.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Winchester lands a good knee to the midsection. Barnes won't want to take too many of those.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Winchester controls the action.
Winchester lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Winchester lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Sam Barnes has been cut.
Winchester is working Barnes over against the cage.
A short left from Winchester.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winchester.#T3#
Winchester prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Winchester obliges.
Winchester pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winchester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Winchester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winchester is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Winchester scores with a shoulder strike.
Winchester with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Winchester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winchester with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Winchester obliges.
Winchester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Winchester connects with a knee to the head.
#T4#
Winchester lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
Winchester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Winchester scores with a hook to the body.
Winchester putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barnes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Winchester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Winchester landing knees to the body.
Winchester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Barnes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Winchester digs a right hand into Barnes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnes's gas tank.
Winchester connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barnes's face.
Winchester lands an uppercut.
Winchester with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winchester lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Winchester lands with a light punch inside.
Winchester connects with a knee to the head.
#ROC2#Barnes is rocked!
Winchester lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Winchester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Barnes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Winchester punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Winchester sizes up Barnes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Winchester throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Winchester wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Winchester has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Winchester and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL2#
Winchester moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Winchester avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Winchester prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Winchester lands a good knee to the midsection. Barnes won't want to take too many of those.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winchester with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T1#
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Winchester avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage. #BC#
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winchester is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barnes rather than just go for the knockout.
Winchester is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
As Winchester looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Winchester just gets out of the way.
Winchester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barnes swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL2#
and Winchester holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Winchester pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Winchester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winchester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winchester connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barnes's face.
Winchester lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes tries a body shot but Winchester blocks it.
Winchester lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#T2#
Winchester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Winchester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Winchester has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Winchester has double underhooks.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winchester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Winchester creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Winchester has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
Winchester scores a nice knee to the body.
Winchester looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Winchester scores with a knee to the head.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Winchester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winchester lands a nice knee to the body.
Winchester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Winchester landing knees to the body.
Sam Winchester seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T3#
Winchester lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Winchester lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Winchester softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Winchester has Barnes pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Barnes is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Winchester - that's hurt Barnes badly! Oh, another knee lands and Barnes is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Barnes doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sam Winchester!
In his post fight interview, Sam Winchester started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
WPFA XXXIV: Man vs Barnes
Date: Sep 18, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Amish seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Amish.
Gabriel Amish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Amish is defended easily by Barnes.
Amish shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Amish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amish has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Amish there as he acknowledges the shot.
Amish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes punishes Amish's body with a nice straight punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Amish or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnes, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amish takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Amish stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.#T1#
Amish tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnes swivels and escapes.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amish.
Amish looks for a takedown but Barnes sprawls well.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Barnes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Amish tries for a takedown but Barnes circles away easily
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Amish's body.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Amish doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Amish is breathing heavily.
Amish gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnes punishes Amish's body with a nice straight punch.
Amish with a poor takedown
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Amish's belly button to the back.#T2#
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A right-left combo lands from Barnes.
Amish on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Amish rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Barnes has knocked Amish down with a huge combo! Barnes steps away and waves a wobbly Amish back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Amish is rocked!
Amish get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Amish stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Barnes runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Barnes!
A less than humble Sam Barnes misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
WPFA XXVII: New Alphas
Date: Jul 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fudd tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Fudd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at UnderGround Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Fudd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fudd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fudd checks a low kick from Barnes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fudd is defended easily by Barnes.
Fudd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fudd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
#CL#
Fudd forces Barnes back against the cage and clinches.#T1#
Fudd blocks an uppercut.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Fudd controls the action.
Barnes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fudd has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barnes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD#
Fudd gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fudd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barnes trying to keep a closed guard but Fudd is proving a slippery customer.
Fudd is pushing down on Barnes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barnes is fighting to maintain full guard but Fudd has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fudd wants to take a breather but Barnes is having none of it.
Fudd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fudd working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fudd thows a huge punch but Barnes dodges it nicely.
Barnes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fudd is nestled in close to Barnes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
Fudd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Fudd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
Fudd trying to mount his opponent but Barnes defends it.
Barnes has hold of Fudd's hands but Fudd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fudd lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fudd connects with a nice short shot to Barnes's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fudd.
Fudd 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.
Barnes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fudd scores with a couple of nice shots.
Well, if Fudd 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.
Fudd lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fudd trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fudd wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy. #T3#
Fudd wants to free his trapped foot but Barnes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fudd slips a nice elbow through Barnes's hands, connecting with Barnes's forehead.
Fudd lands strikes from half guard.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fudd thows a huge punch but Barnes dodges it nicely.
Fudd working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fudd lands a nice short elbow.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fudd lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Fudd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fudd connects with a nice short shot to Barnes's temple.
Fudd is looking to advance position but Barnes won't allow it. #T4#
Fudd looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fudd working over Barnes with some ground and pound. Barnes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barnes is looking to get back to full guard here but Fudd has managed to pass to side control instead.
Barnes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fudd trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
Fudd cracks Barnes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Check out the look on Fudd's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
You can see the frustration on Barnes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eldar Fudd dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes lunges at Fudd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fudd's hand.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fudd.
Fudd is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fudd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Fudd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barnes throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD#
and Fudd counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fudd works over Barnes with some ground and pound from guard.
Fudd won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Fudd from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Eldar Fudd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Fudd trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fudd stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Fudd scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fudd preventing the sweep.
Fudd lands a couple of elbows.
Fudd is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fudd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fudd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fudd stops Barnes from standing up.
Barnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fudd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fudd works over Barnes with some ground and pound from guard.
Fudd trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Fudd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T2#
Barnes has momentary wrist control but Fudd slips an elbow through the middle.
Fudd cracks Barnes with a solid left hand.
Fudd trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Fudd landing with the ground and pound.
Fudd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Fudd from controlling successfully.
Fudd distracts Barnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fudd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fudd's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T3#
Fudd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes has momentary wrist control but Fudd slips an elbow through the middle.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fudd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnes working a defensive guard here.
Fudd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fudd controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fudd advances to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fudd lands a nice short elbow.
Fudd landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fudd working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fudd connects with a nice short shot to Barnes's temple. #T4#
Fudd working Barnes over with strikes.
Fudd lands with a punch from half guard.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Fudd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #ROC#Barnes is rocked!
Barnes taking some punishment here, with Fudd in his half guard.
Barnes is still in real trouble! Can Fudd finish him?
Fudd working over Barnes with some ground and pound. Barnes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but Fudd has control of the leg.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fudd takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fudd lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fudd lands a nice short elbow.
Fudd scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Fudd.
Fudd looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eldar Fudd dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R3##CL#
Fudd moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
Fudd is working for takedown but Barnes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barnes has Fudd pressed against the cage, preventing Fudd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes looking to slow down the pace here.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes prevents a takedown attempt there.
#TD#
Barnes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Fudd is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Barnes to the mat. Barnes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fudd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fudd trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Fudd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fudd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fudd's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fudd lands a couple of digs.
Fudd preventing the sweep.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fudd working some strikes from top position.
Fudd lands a couple of digs.
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fudd lands a couple of elbows.
Fudd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fudd working some strikes from top position.
Barnes has momentary wrist control but Fudd slips an elbow through the middle.
Fudd scoring with punches to the head and body. #T2#
Fudd loads up on a big left hand. Barnes felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Fudd looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Barnes can't hide his disappointment, as Fudd celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eldar Fudd!
Eldar Fudd is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Eldar Fudd thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
WPFA XXIV: Rise of An Era
Date: Jul 07, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavarinho moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tavarinho throws a body shot but no joy.
Tavarinho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tavarinho circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Tavarinho.
Tavarinho checks a leg kick nicely.
Tavarinho tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.
Tavarinho throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Tavarinho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tavarinho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavarinho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Tavarinho avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Tavarinho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Tavarinho.
#T1#
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tavarinho.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
#CL#
and Tavarinho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tavarinho controlling the action here for a moment.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Tavarinho is controlling him.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barnes tries to circle away but Tavarinho has him pinned against the cage.
Tavarinho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Tavarinho.
Tavarinho tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
Tavarinho wants to break free but Barnes has control.
#T2#
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes prevents Tavarinho from breaking the clinch.
Barnes tries to break free but Tavarinho pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes tries to work over Tavarinho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tavarinho looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tavarinho lands a left hand.
Tavarinho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barnes looking to slow down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tavarinho wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tavarinho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tavarinho - that landed with a thud.
#T3#
Tavarinho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tavarinho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
Barnes letting Tavarinho take a breather here.
Tavarinho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
Tavarinho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tavarinho stalling.
Barnes letting Tavarinho take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tavarinho for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tavarinho holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tavarinho wants to break free but Barnes has control.
#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch.
#T4#
Tavarinho fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Tavarinho. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Tavarinho misses.
Barnes catches Tavarinho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnes misses with a low kick.
It looked like Tavarinho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tavarinho throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Tavarinho avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Tavarinho lands with a nice combination. Barnes backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Tavarinho swinging wildly here.
Tavarinho throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilson Tavarinho 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.#R2#
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
An attempted straight right counter from Tavarinho misses the target.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tavarinho missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Tavarinho cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Tavarinho has knocked Barnes down with a huge combo! Tavarinho steps away and waves a wobbly Barnes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#It looks like Sam Barnes has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavarinho checks a leg kick.
Tavarinho lands a slapping body shot.
Tavarinho misses with a hook.
Tavarinho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tavarinho digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
Tavarinho misses with a straight left.
Tavarinho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tavarinho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab. #T1#
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Tavarinho throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Gilson Tavarinho is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Tavarinho's knee but Tavarinho avoids it well.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Tavarinho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tavarinho throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Tavarinho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavarinho manages to avoid it.
Tavarinho throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Tavarinho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tavarinho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?#T2#
Jab, jab by Tavarinho - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavarinho manages to avoid it.
Tavarinho throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Tavarinho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Tavarinho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tavarinho throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
A punch combination from Tavarinho misses.
Tavarinho clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Tavarinho tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.
Tavarinho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes lands a two punch combo.
#T3#
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Tavarinho loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tavarinho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tavarinho lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Tavarinho's leg. Tavarinho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Tavarinho.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Tavarinho is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes tries to bum rush Tavarinho with a series of wild strikes but Tavarinho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Tavarinho throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavarinho misses with a double jab.
Tavarinho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Tavarinho seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Tavarinho.
Tavarinho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tavarinho blocks a leg kick.
Tavarinho misses the shot to the body.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tavarinho rather than just go for the knockout.
Tavarinho just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Tavarinho avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilson Tavarinho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Barnes's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Tavarinho misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Tavarinho down.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Tavarinho's body.
Tavarinho misses with the combination.
Barnes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tavarinho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tavarinho.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tavarinho was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Tavarinho misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavarinho misses with a wild body shot.
Tavarinho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Barnes both land. Nice combination.
Tavarinho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tavarinho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Tavarinho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Tavarinho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tavarinho lands the left hand.
Tavarinho misses with a double jab.
Jab from Barnes.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tavarinho scores with a body shot.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavarinho moves away.
Tavarinho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tavarinho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Tavarinho looks to clinch
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavarinho tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tavarinho throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Tavarinho misses with a looping left.
Tavarinho throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes lands with a nice combination. Tavarinho backs away looking to recover.
Tavarinho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a body punch but Tavarinho moves out of range.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavarinho is just out of range.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tavarinho.
Tavarinho blocks a low kick nicely.
Tavarinho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tavarinho connects with the punch.
A left and a right from Barnes both land. Nice combination. #T3#
Tavarinho blocks a leg kick.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tavarinho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Tavarinho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tavarinho missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tavarinho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tavarinho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavarinho misses the target.
Danga de danga de dang - Tavarinho scores with a four punch combination!
Tavarinho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavarinho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges. #ROC2#Tavarinho is rocked!#T4#
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tavarinho is looking to counter punch.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tavarinho was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Tavarinho avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tavarinho.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Tavarinho misses.
Tavarinho tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Sam Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tavarinho avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Tavarinho misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Tavarinho will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gilson Tavarinho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oh Tavarinho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes drops Tavarinho with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tavarinho! Barnes dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Barnes!
Sam Barnes made sure to mention his sponsor, MKFC in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
WPFA XXII: New Beginnings
Date: Jun 23, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adams is out of range. #CL#
Adams pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
Adams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barnes to keep the fight standing.#BC2#
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Barnes throws out a counter right but Adams avoids it with no problem.
Adams tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Adams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barnes defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice combination there by Barnes.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Barnes.#T2#
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adams misses with a head kick.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes's coach down at Qube MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barnes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barnes swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adams tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adams is looking to score with low kicks.
Adams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adams misses with a looping right.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
#T3#
Adams moves out of range as Barnes throws a body kick.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adams dives in and grabs Barnes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes down on Adams's head and hops out.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Adams rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Adams ducks down to avoid it.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barnes sprawls well. Barnes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.#T4#
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sam Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes checks a low kick from Adams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sam Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Barnes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Barnes scores with a punch to the head.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adams tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Adams misses with a low kick.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Adams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Adams wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses with a takedown
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Barnes misses with a low kick as Adams jumps back.
No luck for Adams with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Henry Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes slaps away a takedown attempt from Adams, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T2#
Nice cross by Barnes.
Adams looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
Barnes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sam Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams shoots and misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Adams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#T3#
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Adams tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adams defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Adams walks into a left hand.
Barnes digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adams.
Nice shot by Barnes.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Adams's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Adams's leg. Adams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Adams down.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adams's sensitive parts.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adams throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
Adams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barnes sprawls well. Barnes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Adams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnes pinned against the cage. Barnes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
Adams checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Adams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Adams fails with the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Adams throws a quick counter head kick but Barnes was just out of range.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams closes the distance but Barnes moves to the side
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Adams. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.#T3#
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Adams's ribs.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Adams off balance momentarily.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Adams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adams tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adams's sensitive parts.
Adams has a takedown stuffed.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T4#
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
A counter left hand to the body from Adams misses its target.
Barnes throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
Barnes swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Henry Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Adams tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Barnes!
After the big win, Sam Barnes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MKFC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Barnes.
Monty drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes throws a right hand that Monty ducks under and follows up with a left that Monty also avoids with ease.
Monty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Monty throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Monty shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monty swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Barnes misses.
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've been informed that Barnes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barnes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Monty tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Barnes misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Monty.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Monty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monty changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Monty manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Monty with that takedown attempt.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Monty shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnes throws out a counter right but Monty avoids it with no problem.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Monty takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Monty.
Barnes with a hook.
Barnes misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Monty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monty lands the left hand.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Monty is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Monty blocks the leg kick.
Barnes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barnes feints a jab promting Monty to slip. Barnes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Monty slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Monty is rocked!
Monty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barnes is fending him off so far but Monty persists. Nope, Barnes circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnes throws out a counter right but Monty avoids it with no problem.
AJ Monty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monty wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Monty checks it.
Monty misses with a series of wild punches.
Sam Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Monty moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Monty's body. Monty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monty is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Monty.
Barnes clobbers Monty with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Monty avoids them all with ease.
Monty misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes digs a good hook to Monty's body.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Barnes works the jab nicely.
Oh Monty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes feints with a jab and clips Monty right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Monty is sent crashing into the canvas and Barnes leaps in for the kill! Monty tries to get to his feet but Barnes is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Monty is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Barnes!
After winning the bout, Sam Barnes 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 21, 2020 |
#R1#
Barnes leaves Gale with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gale tries to clinch but Barnes moves away
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab by Barnes.
Gale has his takedown stuffed
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gale misses with a looping right.
Gale goes for a double leg but Barnes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barnes continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Gale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gale.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnes scores with the left hand. Gale knows he should have avoided that one.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Gale's ribs.
Gale on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Junior Gale has been cut.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#TD#
Gale shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gale prevents Barnes from improving his position.#T1#
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Gale is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gale wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but Gale is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Gale is trying to work for a kimura but Barnes is defending well.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnes defending well though.
Gale passes into side control, despite Barnes's attempt to control the position.
Gale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gale working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T3#
Gale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
Barnes is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gale is one step ahead and moves to full mount!#SUB#
Gale swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Barnes is now in Gale's guard. A big mistake from Gale there, giving up the dominant position!
Barnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gale keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Barnes is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gale has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Barnes is looking to defend but Gale has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Barnes! Gale pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Barnes taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Junior Gale!
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