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Event:
KoF:IW Golden Claws XV NYE
Date: Jan 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ugo Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes tries to clinch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Yarborough swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
A jab from Yarborough misses.
Barnes throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Yarborough cracks a nice hook into Barnes's ribs.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Yarborough has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Barnes wants to clinch
and Yarborough counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Yarborough avoids them all with ease.
Yarborough swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barnes swings for the body but Yarborough moves out of range.
Yarborough throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
That kick from Yarborough tenderised Barnes's leg. Barnes is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT#It looks like Ugo Barnes has been cut.
Yarborough dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Yarborough swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Yarborough lands a jab to the head.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yarborough moves away.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yarborough just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Yarborough misses.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Barnes.
Barnes takes a swing at Yarborough's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough thinks about countering with a body kick.#T2#
Barnes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yarborough tries to avoid it but Barnes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yarborough to the ground. Yarborough escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #CL2#
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yarborough lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Yarborough lands a shoulder strike.
Yarborough misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yarborough lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards. #ROC#Barnes is rocked!
Yarborough is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yarborough scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Yarborough.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Yarborough finish him?
Still in the clinch, Yarborough scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Yarborough.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yarborough's elbow.
Yarborough creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Barnes's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Barnes drops to his knees and Yarborough pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Yarborough!
During a confident post fight interview, James Yarborough thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
KoF:IW Underground
Date: Dec 05, 2020 |
#R1##CL2#
Barnes pushes Morales up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Morales as the two fighters clinch.
Morales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Morales lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morales lands a nice uppercut.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Morales prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Morales lands with a right to the head.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morales is keeping busy.
I was talking to Morales's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Morales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Morales softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#CUT#It looks like Ugo Barnes has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Morales.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morales is defending well.
Morales lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T1#
Morales lands a body shot.
Morales lands a right hand.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Morales lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Barnes looks winded!
Nice body punch from Morales - that landed with a thud.
Morales lands an uppercut.
Morales lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Barnes is rocked!
A short uppercut from Morales.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Morales finish him?
Morales lands with a right to the head.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Morales creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Barnes's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Barnes drops to his knees and Morales pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Morales!
A relieved looking Ricardo Morales thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
KoF:IW Golden Claws VIII
Date: Oct 31, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Ugo Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes jabs at Lucero's body.
Lucero shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Lucero changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barnes lands a jab to Lucero's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Lucero.
Lucero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #CL2#
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T1#
Lucero has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barnes after a bit of a struggle.
Barnes stops a takedown attempt from Lucero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivor Lucero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucero is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC2#
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucero tries to move into range but Barnes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lucero shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Barnes lands a jab to Lucero's midsection.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.#TD#
Lucero closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barnes to the mat! Barnes manages to get full guard. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Lucero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lucero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lucero preventing the sweep.
Lucero postures up and lands a big shot to Barnes's brow.
Lucero stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Barnes wants to stand and escape but Lucero is having none of it.
Barnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lucero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lucero postures up.
#SUB#
Lucero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lucero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lucero won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Lucero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Barnes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lucero is controlling him.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lucero trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lucero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes with a nice calf kick.#T4#
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ugo Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucero is just out of range.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lucero checks a low kick from Barnes.
It looked like Lucero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A leg kick checked by Lucero.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Lucero was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barnes.
Lucero fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ugo Barnes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Nice shot by Barnes.
Lucero closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Lucero pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lucero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lucero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with the combination.
#T1#
Barnes throws a series of punches but Lucero avoids them all with ease.
Lucero tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL2#
Barnes clinches up against the cage.
Barnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lucero backwards.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Ugo Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes works Lucero's body with a nice hook.
Barnes cracks Lucero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Lucero's belly button to the back.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lucero feinted with a counter takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Barnes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Barnes throws a leg kick #TD#
and Lucero counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #ES2#
Barnes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lucero rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
Lucero feints and as Barnes raises his hands in defense, Lucero changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Barnes is still trying to improve position.
Barnes keeps trying to improve his position.
Lucero is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Lucero makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Lucero looking to pass the guard.
Lucero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lucero is one step ahead there.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Lucero from controlling successfully.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lucero is one step ahead there.
Lucero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lucero preventing the sweep.
Lucero 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.#T4#
Lucero trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes keeping full guard, as Lucero tries to pass.
Lucero postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lucero is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Lucero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lucero's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lucero tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ugo Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lucero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL2#
Lucero tries to keep at a distance but Barnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lucero goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barnes prevents it.
#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from Barnes.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucero tries to counter with a takedown but Barnes is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Lucero's body.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Lucero's head.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T1#
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Lucero saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Lucero avoids nicely.
Lucero drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barnes sprawls and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Barnes.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Some bone on bone action there as Lucero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lucero tries to counter with a takedown but Barnes is quick to defend against it.
Lucero dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Lucero changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T2#
Barnes thuds a left hand into Lucero's body.
Lucero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Lucero on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivor Lucero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lucero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes throws a combination. Lucero tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Lucero drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barnes sprawls and moves away.
Lucero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Lucero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucero half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T3#
Barnes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lucero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Lucero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lucero slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barnes.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lucero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Barnes throws the kick towards the body but Lucero avoids it.
Lucero appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#CL2#
Lucero gets tackled into the cage by Barnes. Barnes maintains the clinch. #T4##BC2#
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes lands with a right hand.
Lucero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lucero fails to land the takedown.
Ivor Lucero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lucero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ugo Barnes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Lucero's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ugo Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnes 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ugo Barnes! |
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Event:
KoF:IW New Blood
Date: Sep 05, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands with a hook. Borktan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Borktan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Barnes looks to land a combination but Borktan avoids it well.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Borktan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Borktan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes lands a body shot.
#KD#
Barnes lands a left and a right that send Borktan crashing to the mat, dazed. Barnes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borktan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Borktan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#ROC#Borktan is rocked!
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
Borktan is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes finds Borktan's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Borktan flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Barnes lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Borktan will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ugo Barnes! |
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Event:
King of Fighters: Round 7
Date: Aug 08, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth throws out a powerful jab.
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Ruth.
Ruth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Ruth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnes throws a leg kick
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
Ruth pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ugo Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Ruth counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #ES#
Barnes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A swing and a miss from Ruth.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Barnes misses its target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes throws a one two combo.
Barnes defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T2#
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Ruth.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Ruth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Ruth moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruth is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Ruth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Ruth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Barnes is looking to wear down Ruth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnes with a jab.#T3#
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD2#
and Ruth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Ruth is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnes is just riding it out for now. Ruth eventually gives up the hold.
Ruth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ruth sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ruth is pressing down on Barnes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barnes is holding on for now. #T4#
Ruth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruth.
Barnes trying to control but Ruth postures up.
Ruth is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Barnes trying to control here.
Ruth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruth is nestled in close to Barnes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruth.
Ruth is nestled in close to Barnes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Ruth dominated that round.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Ruth misses.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruth.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Ruth counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruth thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Ruth.
Barnes walks into a stiff left hand from Ruth.
Ruth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Ruth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes throws a body punch but Ruth moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Barnes
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Ruth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
It seemed like Ruth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD2#
and Ruth counters with a shoot takedown. Barnes fights it but they end up in guard. #T2#
Ruth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth landing some decent shots from guard.
Ruth with a nice head shot there.
Ruth throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruth slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruth is one step ahead there.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes looking to control but Ruth passes into half guard.
Ruth slips a nice elbow through Barnes's hands, connecting with Barnes's forehead.#T3#
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ruth in particular looking to stall.
Barnes is trying to stand up here but Ruth is controlling him well.
Barnes is not content to let Ruth control the position.
Ruth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ruth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruth.
Barnes is looking to get back to is feet but Ruth passes into side control.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ruth controlling from side mount. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ruth cracks Barnes with a big right hand but Barnes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ruth lands a nice forearm strike.
Ruth scores with a couple of short elbows.#ROC2#Barnes is rocked!
Barnes tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ruth presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Oh Barnes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruth lands a big elbow - Barnes is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Barnes is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Myles Ruth!
A very excited looking Myles Ruth 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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