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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Feliciano De Vigilancia (ranked 3667 p4p, 4714 weight class) and Alex Barnes (ranked 347 p4p, 411 weight class). The key to victory for Feliciano De Vigilancia has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Feliciano De Vigilancia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but De Vigilancia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Vigilancia throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes feints the counter takedown.
Barnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
De Vigilancia misses with a straight left.
De Vigilancia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and De Vigilancia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Vigilancia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes moves away from the strike by De Vigilancia.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Vigilancia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Vigilancia throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
De Vigilancia misses with an uppercut.
Barnes misses the body punch
enabling De Vigilancia to counter with a crisp jab.
De Vigilancia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes wants to clinch up but De Vigilancia keeps it at a distance.
De Vigilancia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Vigilancia throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vigilancia looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from De Vigilancia.
De Vigilancia staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Vigilancia manages to avoid it.
De Vigilancia misses with an uppercut.
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Vigilancia defends it well.
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Vigilancia throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes takes a swing at De Vigilancia's ribcage but misses.
De Vigilancia throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vigilancia has hold of Barnes's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barnes is taking a breather. De Vigilancia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
De Vigilancia is controlling Barnes's position as best he can from this difficult position.
De Vigilancia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnes on the ground.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes moves into full mount! De Vigilancia won't be happy about that!
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Barnes.
Barnes tries to control but De Vigilancia wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Barnes lands a big shot there that rocks De Vigilancia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is landing with some decent strikes but De Vigilancia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
De Vigilancia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barnes lands a couple of good shots and De Vigilancia has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Barnes scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Barnes loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can De Vigilancia hold on?
Barnes lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Barnes.
Barnes scores with strikes from the back.
Barnes is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
De Vigilancia looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Barnes lands with a hammerfist to the side of De Vigilancia's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Barnes. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Barnes.
Barnes connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for De Vigilancia to escape the position.
Barnes scores with punches from the back.
Will Barnes go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Barnes is working the ground and pound. Can De Vigilancia escape?
De Vigilancia tries to escape but Barnes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Barnes lands punches and elbows.
Barnes is working the ground and pound. Can De Vigilancia escape?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Barnes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Feliciano De Vigilancia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from De Vigilancia misses.
De Vigilancia misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a single leg into guard. De Vigilancia didn't expect that.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Vigilancia's head.
Barnes cracks De Vigilancia with a solid left hand.
De Vigilancia wants to stand and escape but Barnes is having none of it.
De Vigilancia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but De Vigilancia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes pushing down on De Vigilancia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barnes winds up and cracks De Vigilancia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barnes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barnes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barnes breaks from De Vigilancia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount and De Vigilancia is in trouble!
Barnes dominating with strikes here.
Barnes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Vigilancia?
De Vigilancia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Vigilancia tries to reverse the position but Barnes maintains control.
Alex Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Vigilancia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a big shot there that rocks De Vigilancia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
De Vigilancia is rocked!
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!
Barnes with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh De Vigilancia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Vigilancia's face.
Barnes breaks from De Vigilancia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnes lands a big elbow.
De Vigilancia is bucking up trying to escape but Barnes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barnes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
De Vigilancia tries to lock up and control but Barnes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barnes controlling from the full mount.
Barnes looking to finish De Vigilancia with some ground and pound. This is bad for De Vigilancia!
Barnes dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount and De Vigilancia is in trouble!
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Vigilancia wants to control but Barnes is having none of it.
De Vigilancia working to try and regain half guard.
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
Barnes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount and De Vigilancia is in trouble!
Barnes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barnes lands with some strikes.
Barnes looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has De Vigilancia covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Barnes!
An out of breath Alex Barnes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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