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Event:
GC 369 Kaupens vs Karuso
Date: Nov 07, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Komaroff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Fred Barnes has been cut.
Fred Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barnes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Komaroff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Komaroff lands a jab to the nose.#ROC#Barnes is rocked!
Barnes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#TD2#
Barnes scores with a takedown into Komaroff's guard.
Barnes is still in real trouble! Can Komaroff finish him?
Komaroff is looking to stand up but Barnes isn't so interested in that idea.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
Komaroff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Komaroff blocks nicely.
Komaroff wants to get back to his feet but Barnes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Komaroff keeps moving.
Barnes postures up in Komaroff's guard and throws a big left but Komaroff blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Komaroff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T1#
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Komaroff has wrist control.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Komaroff works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Komaroff wants to stand and escape but Barnes is having none of it.
Komaroff trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Komaroff works over Barnes's head and body with a nice combination.
Komaroff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Komaroff.#CUT#That has opened up Fred Barnes's cut even more.#TD2#
Komaroff gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barnes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Komaroff is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
Komaroff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barnes controls the pace.
Komaroff is looking to stand up but Barnes isn't so interested in that idea. #T2#
Komaroff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Komaroff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Komaroff is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Barnes trying to control but Komaroff is working from the bottom.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Komaroff is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T3#
Komaroff wants to get back to his feet but Barnes is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Komaroff swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Vasily Komaroff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Barnes scores with a takedown into Komaroff's guard.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Komaroff keeps moving.
Komaroff wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling him.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Komaroff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Komaroff is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him. #T4##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Komaroff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck for Barnes with that takedown attempt.
Vasily Komaroff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Barnes.
Komaroff connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnes. Barnes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#KD#
Komaroff drops Barnes with a beautiful combination! Barnes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Komaroff is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#KD#
Komaroff drops Barnes with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Barnes looks back up at him and smiles so Komaroff waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#CUT#The cut above Fred Barnes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Komaroff is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Komaroff connects with a body shot.
Komaroff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#TD2#
Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES#
Komaroff kicks off Barnes and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Komaroff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Barnes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Barnes misses with a hook to the body
and Komaroff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#KD#
Komaroff cracks Barnes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Barnes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Komaroff finish him?
Barnes misses with a body shot
and Komaroff counters with a crisp right that sends Barnes to the canvas! Komaroff follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasily Komaroff! |
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Event:
GC 366 Antilles vs Slinger
Date: Oct 10, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Dean rushes Barnes and presses him up against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Dean.
#CUT2#It looks like Fred Barnes has been cut.
Barnes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dean gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barnes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#KD2#
Dean drops Barnes with a big knee straight up the middle! Barnes is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC2#Barnes is rocked!#TD#
Barnes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dean manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.
Barnes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Dean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Dean wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dean trying to control the position.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Dean is keeping the position.
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barnes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dean's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes advances to half guard.
Dean has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnes is working away from the top position though.
Barnes is nestled in close to Dean, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dean has hold of Barnes's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T3#
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dean felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Barnes winds up and cracks Dean with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barnes in particular looking to stall.
Dean is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dean tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Dean looks winded!
Barnes winds up and cracks Dean with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB#
Barnes is working for a submission of some sort.
Barnes wants to control but Dean is keeping him busy.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T4#
Barnes winds up and cracks Dean with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes trying to control from half guard but Dean is working away.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Barnes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barnes wants to control but Dean is keeping him busy.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Barnes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD#
Barnes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barnes is controlling the pace.
Dean is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dean is trying to control but can't.
Barnes is keen to just control but Dean is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Barnes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dean keeps working. #T1#
Dean is trying to stand up here but Barnes is controlling him well.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes 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 wants to free his trapped foot but Dean is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dean wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Dean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnes is nestled in close to Dean, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T2##SUB#
Barnes seems to be working for a kimura but Dean defends the submission attempt.
Barnes is looking to advance position but Dean won't allow it.
Barnes 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 seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
Dean wants to get back to full guard.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Barnes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dean knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barnes is nestled in close to Dean, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T3#
Barnes is keen to just control but Dean is a slippery customer.
Dean is trying to stand up here but Barnes is controlling him well.
Barnes 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 scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dean is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes trying to mount his opponent but Dean defends it.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dean with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Barnes trying to control from half guard but Dean is working away. #T4#
Barnes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dean is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Barnes is nestled in close to Dean, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB#
Barnes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dean doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barnes.
Dean taking some punishment here, with Barnes in his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes is trying to control the action in half guard but Dean is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnes trying to mount his opponent but Dean defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred Barnes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.#R3#
Dean is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Dean fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD#
Barnes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dean to the mat! Dean manages to get full guard.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Barnes looking to sit in guard and control but Dean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dean is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean 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.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Barnes slips nicely into half guard.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Dean defends it.
Barnes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Barnes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barnes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barnes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dean is squirming around, avoiding Barnes's attempts to control the action.
Dean is bucking up trying to escape but Barnes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC#Dean is rocked!#T2#
Barnes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dean is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Barnes working for a guillotine from mount but Dean is in no mood to give up.
Barnes scoring with strikes but Dean is staying in there.
Barnes trying to control but Dean is having none of it. #SUB#
Barnes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dean manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dean seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnes is putting a hurting on Dean here, landing some big shots from side control. #T3##SUB#
Barnes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barnes scoring with punches from side control.
Barnes is chipping away with strikes.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Barnes tries for a kimura but Dean is defending well.
Dean is not content to let Barnes control the position. #T4#
Dean is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Barnes cracks Dean with a big elbow.
Barnes tries to advance to mount but Dean denies him.
Barnes scoring with punches and elbows.
Barnes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Barnes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Henderson Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes lands some shots froms side control.
Barnes lands a few punches from side control.
Barnes lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean prevents Barnes from improving position.
Barnes trying to control the action but Dean is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Barnes! |
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