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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Anson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anson comes to the cage accompanied by ''South of Heaven'' by The Electric Hellfire Club. Barnes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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215 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seth Anson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tre Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anson moves into the clinch.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
Anson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anson lands a body shot.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anson has him pressed against the cage.
Anson blocking some punches.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Anson controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anson.
It looks like Tre Barnes has been cut.
Barnes stops a takedown attempt from Anson.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnes tries to stall but Anson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anson blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes is trying to push Anson away but Anson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Barnes.
Anson pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Anson is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anson finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes's head.
Anson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barnes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Anson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Anson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is not content to let Anson control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anson lands a nice short elbow.
Anson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes is not content to let Anson control the position.
Anson is really struggling to control Barnes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Anson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes manages to get to full guard.
Anson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
Anson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes can't keep his opponent in guard - Anson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barnes gets full guard.
Anson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anson stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Anson trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anson working some strikes from top position.
Barnes throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Anson wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Anson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anson is one step ahead there.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Anson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anson stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Anson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anson won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barnes holds on and takes a little breather.
Anson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Anson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tre Barnes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Anson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anson.
Anson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes wants to clinch but Anson slips to the side
and Anson counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes looking to stall.
Anson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anson or not.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anson lands a body punch.
Anson 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Anson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Anson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Anson works on Barnes's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anson has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Anson avoids the damage to the body.
Anson is pressed up against the cage. Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anson down to the mat. Anson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Anson.
Barnes throws a head kick but Anson moves out of range.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Anson keeps it at a distance.
Anson connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes leaves Anson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anson misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Anson was not able to check.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes with a poor takedown
and Anson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Seth Anson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Barnes.
Barnes tries for a takedown but Anson circles away easily
and Anson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Anson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barnes throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anson blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anson scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
Anson prevents the takedown attempt.
Anson lands with a right to the head.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Barnes can't get the takedown.
Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Anson.
Anson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Anson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Anson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barnes to see if he's OK.
Barnes is trying to escape the position but Anson is controlling the position.
Anson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Barnes is looking for a sweep.
Anson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anson is putting a hurting on Barnes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Barnes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
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!
Anson working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Anson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tre Barnes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anson.
Anson shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barnes lands a head shot.
Barnes gets caught napping as Anson dives in and scores a takedown. Barnes manages to retain guard.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barnes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barnes passes to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes thowing shots but they're missing.
Anson wants to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes thowing shots but they're missing.
Barnes unloads with some shots from mount but Anson bucks and avoids them well.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Anson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anson taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Anson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Barnes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Barnes throwing strikes here but Anson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Barnes unloads with some shots from mount but Anson bucks and avoids them well.
BOOM! Barnes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Barnes landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the head.
Barnes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Barnes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Barnes with the ground and pound from mount.
Anson is squirming around, avoiding Barnes's attempts to control the action.
Anson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barnes.
Barnes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes cracks Anson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Anson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barnes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tre Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes wants to control the pace but Anson is squirming around nicely.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tre Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anson 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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pop
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