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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Stark has chosen Dance Hall Days as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
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236 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, BJ Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Stark!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark motions for Barnes to come forward. Stark throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Stark. No joy for Barnes on that attempt.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stark misses with a hook.
Barnes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barnes is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Stark reverses the position - he's now on top in Barnes's guard.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stark defends well.
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.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
Barnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stark manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is trying to keep Barnes in close.
Stark has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stark keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Stark working a defensive guard here.
Stark has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Stark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Johnny Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Stark.
Johnny Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Stark.
Barnes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stark's half guard.
Barnes trying to mount his opponent but Stark defends it.
Stark is trying to get back to full guard.
Stark slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barnes trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stark's head.
Stark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes lands a couple of digs.
Stark is adopting a defensive guard.
Barnes distracts Stark with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Stark has Barnes pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
Stark has control of Barnes's left arm, preventing Barnes from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barnes.
Barnes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Barnes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stark connects with a nice looking jab.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Stark's ribs.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown but Stark shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes looks for a takedown but Stark sprawls well.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Stark scores with a jab to the body.
Stark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stark.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barnes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to de liver by Stark. Beautiful body shot.
Stark stuffs the takedown attempt from Barnes. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stark can pounce on him.
Stark connects with a right hand. Barnes shakes it off.
Stark tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stark scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark slaps away a takedown attempt from Barnes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stark checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Stark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes slips a straight right by Stark.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stark connects with a nice looking jab.
Barnes tries for a takedown but Stark circles away easily
and Stark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnes has Stark pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stark manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stark is working Barnes over against the cage.
Stark lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
A hook to the body from Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark digs a right hand into Barnes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnes's gas tank.
Nice elbow from Stark.
It looks like BJ Barnes has been cut.
A short right from Stark on the inside.
Stark lands a right hand.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stark lands a nice shot to the body.
Stark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stark scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stark.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnny Stark seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Stark - that landed with a thud.
Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stark.
The referee calls for Stark to work.
Stark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stark lands a nice uppercut.
Stark lands a body punch.
Stark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stark lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stark.
Stark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Stark lands a left hand.
Barnes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stark'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.
Stark pushes Barnes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stark scores with a shoulder strike.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Stark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stark digs a right hand underneath Barnes's ribcage. Barnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stark pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for Stark to work.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stark.
A short right from Stark on the inside.
Stark lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on BJ Barnes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stark drops Barnes with a beautiful combination! Barnes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stark is looking for the KO!
Barnes moves out of range as Stark strikes.
Stark moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt
and Stark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Stark counter with a right hand.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barnes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stark throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes misses with a takedown
and Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Stark counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes has his takedown stuffed
and Stark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stark counters with an outside leg kick.
Stark misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stark manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stark pulls Barnes in close to his closed guard and prevents Barnes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stark looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Barnes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Stark wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Barnes thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stark to regain full guard.
Stark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stark is pulling down on Barnes's head to control his posture.
Barnes 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 throws and elbow that misses. Stark uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnes's guard. Nice move by Stark!
Barnes wants to sweep here but Stark controlling him for the moment.
Stark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stark works over Barnes with some ground and pound from guard.
Stark won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barnes working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Stark has passed into half guard!
Stark is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stark 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.
Stark lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stark lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barnes has hold of Stark's hands but Stark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stark looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stark takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Stark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stark 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Stark!
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