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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Barnes (ranked 2480 p4p, 5341 weight class) and Morioka Shigemasa (ranked 347 p4p, 641 weight class). Shigemasa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seek and Destroy. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morioka Shigemasa!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shigemasa moves into the clinch successfully.
Shigemasa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barnes.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shigemasa tries to clinch up.
Barnes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Shigemasa is looking to clinch.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shigemasa was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Shigemasa tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes feints a jab promting Shigemasa to slip. Barnes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shigemasa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shigemasa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shigemasa is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Shigemasa is out of range.
Shigemasa tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shigemasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shigemasa moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shigemasa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shigemasa's sensitive parts.
Shigemasa staying out of range there.
Shigemasa tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Shigemasa moved out of range.
Shigemasa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barnes can't get the takedown.
Shigemasa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shigemasa avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shigemasa is looking to clinch.
Shigemasa moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Barnes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Barnes backs off Shigemasa throws a huge counter combo but Barnes manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shigemasa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Morioka Shigemasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a push kick but Shigemasa slaps the foot to one side.
Shigemasa has Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Shigemasa breaks from the clinch.
Shigemasa tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shigemasa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Shigemasa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shigemasa tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shigemasa doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnes throws a hook but Shigemasa avoids it easily.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shigemasa is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Shigemasa 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.
Shigemasa tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Shigemasa moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Shigemasa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shigemasa is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Shigemasa 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 half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shigemasa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shigemasa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shigemasa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shigemasa ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Shigemasa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barnes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Shigemasa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Shigemasa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Shigemasa moves out of range.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shigemasa misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shigemasa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shigemasa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Shigemasa's knee but Shigemasa avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Shigemasa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shigemasa.
A jab from Shigemasa does it's job there.
Shigemasa tries to clinch
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes trying to control but Shigemasa is working from the bottom.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shigemasa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shigemasa pushes Barnes off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Barnes dominated that round.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shigemasa moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Shigemasa moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Shigemasa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shigemasa instigates a clinch.
Shigemasa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shigemasa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shigemasa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shigemasa breaks the clinch.
Shigemasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shigemasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shigemasa is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shigemasa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnes, pushing him back against the cage.
Shigemasa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes is rocked!
Shigemasa breaks the clinch.
Shigemasa wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shigemasa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Shigemasa tenderised Barnes's leg. Barnes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shigemasa tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Shigemasa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shigemasa just leaning against Barnes, taking a breather.
Barnes wants a takedown but no success here.
Barnes has clasped his hands together around Shigemasa's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Shigemasa sneaks out the side door and pushes Barnes away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Shigemasa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shigemasa misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Shigemasa 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.
Shigemasa moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Shigemasa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shigemasa wriggles free and stands up.
Shigemasa is looking to clinch.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shigemasa ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Shigemasa feints a jab and as Barnes dips his head, Shigemasa unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Barnes right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Barnes falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Shigemasa smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Morioka Shigemasa!
A very excited looking Morioka Shigemasa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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