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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lawerence Barnes (ranked 5801 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Kincaid (ranked 7453 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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193 lbs
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180 cm
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lawerence Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Josh Kincaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Kincaid's shoulder, as Kincaid tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes moves into the clinch successfully.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Kincaid blocks with his arms.
Barnes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kincaid is trying to pull guard but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Kincaid lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Barnes kicks Kincaid off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Kincaid looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Kincaid just gets out of the way.
Barnes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kincaid's guard.
Kincaid seems keen to control Barnes's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Barnes cracks Kincaid with a solid left hand.
Barnes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnes stands up from Kincaid's guard - Barnes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kincaid tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Kincaid darts in trying to clinch
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Kincaid will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kincaid with the counter takedown but Barnes avoids it easily.
Kincaid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kincaid shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Lawerence Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Kincaid.
Kincaid moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kincaid with the counter takedown but Barnes avoids it easily.
Kincaid wants to clinch.
Barnes has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Kincaid blocks with his arms.
Kincaid pulls guard successfully.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kincaid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnes lands a couple of elbows.
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kincaid's head.
Kincaid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes wants to stand but Kincaid is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kincaid looking to control.
Barnes is working Kincaid over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnes stands up and waves to Kincaid to follow him.
Kincaid falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kincaid wants to stand back up but Barnes manages to pass into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kincaid to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawerence Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes clinches.
Barnes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kincaid can do to turn this around?
Kincaid is trying to push Barnes away but Barnes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kincaid drags the fight down to the ground.
Barnes working some strikes from top position.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kincaid's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barnes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kincaid manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Barnes has Kincaid in his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes has his hands on Kincaid's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawerence Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet but Kincaid is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kincaid is fighting to break Barnes's control of his arms but Barnes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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.
Kincaid content to stall in guard here.
Barnes is controlling Kincaid's posture.
Barnes has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kincaid has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Barnes stalls.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnes has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kincaid clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes struggling to keep hold of the position.
Barnes is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kincaid defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Barnes is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kincaid has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Barnes missing with strikes.
Barnes lands with a hammerfist to the side of Kincaid's head.
Barnes is punishing Kincaid with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid tries to roll but Barnes sticks to his back.
Barnes lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Barnes is not going to allow Kincaid to sit and survive in this position.
Kincaid is really stuck here.
Barnes missing with strikes from the back.
Barnes scores with punches from the back.
Barnes landing with strikes.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes is working the ground and pound. Can Kincaid escape?
Kincaid can't escape the position.
Barnes is landing with strikes. Kincaid can't take much more of this.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawerence Barnes 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Kincaid shoots in.
Danga de danga de dang - Barnes scores with a four punch combination!
Kincaid has his takedown stuffed
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control.
Kincaid wants to get back to his feet but Barnes is dominant here and he's now got Kincaid's back!
Barnes landing with strikes.
Kincaid defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Barnes's arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kincaid showing good submission defense here.
Barnes tightening his grip on Kincaid, looking for the choke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is landing with strikes from the back.
Kincaid covering up well under a series of strikes from Barnes.
Kincaid just trying to survive but Barnes is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Barnes connects with a big shot to the side of Kincaid's head.
Barnes is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Barnes gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Barnes gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Barnes apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid drags the fight down to the ground.
Kincaid working a defensive guard here.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes is in close to Kincaid's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnes is working Kincaid over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes lands a couple of digs.
Kincaid 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 scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to Kincaid's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barnes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kincaid manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Barnes has Kincaid in his guard.
Barnes trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Josh Kincaid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawerence Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawerence Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawerence Barnes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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