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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusty Bottoms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clifton Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dusty Bottoms!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottoms throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes gets caught flat footed, as Bottoms shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bottoms trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bottoms drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bottoms jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barnes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bottoms gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bottoms wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Bottoms pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barnes working for a triangle but Bottoms defends it easily.
Bottoms trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Bottoms controlling him for the moment.
Bottoms wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Bottoms sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bottoms thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bottoms loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bottoms trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bottoms looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes has Bottoms up against the cage in a clinch.
Bottoms breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Bottoms circles away.
Bottoms fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Bottoms shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bottoms was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bottoms has control of Barnes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barnes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bottoms looks gassed!
Barnes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bottoms jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Barnes is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Barnes and Bottoms has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Barnes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bottoms is working for a submission of some sort.
Barnes moves into full guard.
Bottoms drops back, looking for a kneebar! Barnes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Barnes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Barnes!
Barnes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms can't do much from the bottom here.
Bottoms tries to buck Barnes off but Barnes is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bottoms sneaks back into half guard.
Bottoms gets back to full guard.
Barnes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bottoms trying to strike off his back.
Bottoms 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.
Bottoms is looking for a triangle but Barnes pushes his legs off easily.
Bottoms is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Bottoms is keeping the position.
Bottoms has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barnes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bottoms wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Bottoms manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.
Bottoms wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bottoms is one step ahead there.
Barnes keeping full guard, as Bottoms tries to pass.
Barnes is looking for a triangle but Bottoms pushes his legs off easily.
Bottoms drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bottoms jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Bottoms dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Bottoms throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bottoms slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Bottoms changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Bottoms 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 leg kick which misses Bottoms's front leg but catches the back leg as Bottoms tries to avoid it.
Barnes lands a head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Bottoms shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
Barnes has closed the distance and engaged Bottoms in a clinch.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Bottoms is blocking nicely.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bottoms blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bottoms blocks the elbow strike.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bottoms has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bottoms avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Bottoms wants the takedown. Barnes is fighting it off but Bottoms persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Barnes's guard against the cage.
Barnes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottoms wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Bottoms stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Bottoms is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bottoms trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bottoms trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bottoms manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bottoms's guard.
Bottoms is in trouble now - Barnes has advanced to mount!
Bottoms tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dusty Bottoms has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Barnes.
Bottoms keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes Bottoms's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Bottoms is in trouble.
Barnes keeps control of the position as Bottoms tries to break free.
Barnes doesn't have the hooks in and Bottoms manages to turn into his guard.
Bottoms trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes can't keep his opponent in guard - Bottoms advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bottoms looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bottoms lands with a punch from half guard.
Barnes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bottoms is looking for a kimura but Barnes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bottoms to get the leverage.
Barnes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bottoms loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes can't keep his opponent in guard - Bottoms advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bottoms 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.
Barnes actively working from the bottom here.
Barnes is looking to control Bottoms's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barnes avoid being mounted?
Barnes punching from the bottom.
Barnes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bottoms lands a nice short elbow.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
Bottoms is working for a kimura but Barnes is defending it quite comfortably.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bottoms misses with a combination
and Barnes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bottoms throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a good, hard body kick but Bottoms shrugs it off.
Dusty Bottoms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Bottoms 's knee.
Bottoms misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bottoms misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bottoms throws a shot to the body.
Bottoms misses with a series of wild punches.
Bottoms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Bottoms 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.
Bottoms lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bottoms trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Bottoms passes Barnes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bottoms is working for a kimura but Barnes is defending it quite comfortably.
Bottoms has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but Bottoms has control of the leg.
Bottoms thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Bottoms 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bottoms fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bottoms avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bottoms to the mat! Bottoms manages to get full guard.
Barnes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bottoms manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnes looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bottoms looking for a sweep. Not yet Bottoms, not yet.
Bottoms is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bottoms slips a nice elbow through Barnes's hands, connecting with Barnes's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottoms passes to side control.
Bottoms tries for a kimura but Barnes is defending well.
Barnes tries to improve position but can't.
Bottoms looks up at the clock and then as Barnes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bottoms smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bottoms swings around for an armbar but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bottoms's guard.
Barnes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bottoms lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barnes!
Barnes working to try and regain half guard.
Barnes tries to hold on but Bottoms pushes him away.
Barnes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Barnes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bottoms.
Bottoms prevents Barnes from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to hold on but Bottoms pushes him away.
Bottoms fails to take his opponent's back.
Bottoms is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Barnes is surviving well by controlling Bottoms's body position as best he can.
Bottoms is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Barnes has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bottoms is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Barnes is surviving well by controlling Bottoms's body position as best he can.
Barnes tries to lock up and control but Bottoms gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bottoms jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Barnes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bottoms tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Barnes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bottoms's best efforts.
Bottoms wants to pass to mount but Barnes is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms slips a nice elbow through Barnes's hands, connecting with Barnes's forehead.
Bottoms working over Barnes with some ground and pound. Barnes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bottoms wants to pass to mount but Barnes is defending the position.
Bottoms seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barnes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bottoms looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bottoms frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barnes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bottoms looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Clifton Barnes has been cut.
Bottoms tries to control but Barnes wriggling away.
Barnes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barnes is bucking up trying to escape but Bottoms cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bottoms prevents Barnes from getting the reversal.
Bottoms connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes tries to hold on but Bottoms pushes him away.
Bottoms working for a submission but Barnes is keeping him at bay.
Bottoms lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Barnes because Bottoms loaded up on that one.
Barnes is looking to get to half guard.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Bottoms unloads with some shots from mount but Barnes bucks and avoids them well.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bottoms lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bottoms trying to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bottoms working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bottoms jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Barnes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Clifton Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bottoms wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dusty Bottoms comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bottoms 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusty Bottoms!
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RATING
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