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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Barnes (ranked 2385 p4p, 6268 weight class) and Chill William (ranked 317 p4p, 625 weight class). Chill William is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chill William!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and William moves out of range easily.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
William throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes throws a head kick but William moves out of range.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but William moves away.
William swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
William 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 lands a nice looking body kick.
William drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for William.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
William misses with a straight left.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes staying out of range there.
A head kick from Barnes lands but William takes it in his stride.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but William checks it well.
William appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
William looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
William ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from William! But no joy.
Barnes staying out of range there.
William needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
William swings widly with a right hand
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
William feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
William has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barnes.
Barnes scores with a one two! William had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from William misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
William gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
William throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
William misses with a head kick.
William sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses William's sensitive parts.
William scores with the left hand. Barnes knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
William misses with a head kick.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes walks into a straight right hand from William.
Barnes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
William scores with a kick to the midsection.
William's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
William takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
William is looking to clinch.
William tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but William was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes throws a head kick but William moves out of range.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
William misses with a straight left.
Barnes tried to counter with a leg kick but William avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looks to land a body kick but William moved away.
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling William to score with a decent uppercut.
William ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
William steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
William throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
William misses with a hook.
William moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
William's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have William backpedaling.
William misses with a body kick.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but William checks it.
William swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
William lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
William is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Barnes moves out of range as William strikes.
William finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
William checks a low kick from Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnes throws a right and a left that William avoids nicely.
It seemed like William was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
William pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on William's shoulder, as William tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy body kick from William
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
William takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from William finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barnes - that will leave a mark!
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
William swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A jab from Barnes does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes throws a right and a left that William avoids nicely.
A solid body kick from Barnes.
William tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from William.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes lands a two punch combo.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes moves forwards but William connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but William might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barnes has got the better of the exchanges.
Barnes slips under a jab from William.
William takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of William's head.
Barnes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
William tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
William moves away from the strike by Barnes.
William swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for William.
Reggie Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
William takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
William wants to counter the offense by Barnes and move into the clinch position.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that William can do to turn this around?
Barnes swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jab from William.
William throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
William misses with a body shot.
Barnes blocks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as William checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
William throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes staying out of range there.
William throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a low kick as William jumps back.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and William has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnes throws a leg kick but William moved away.
William throws a head kick that misses.
William throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William throws a leg kick that misses.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but William is just out of range.
Barnes sets himself, and William steps forward looking for the clinch! Barnes avoids it this time.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from William.
Barnes throws a leg kick that misses.
Barnes lands a head kick. William smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
William waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
William's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
William misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Barnes misses the target.
William connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
Reggie Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
William misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes jabs William to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William tries to clinch up.
William misses with a hook.
William showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
William throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
William throws a head kick that Barnes semi-blocks.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
and William counters with a lovely shot to the body.
William chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
William throws a head kick that misses.
William takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
William throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
William misses with a looping left.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
William throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
William takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
William misses with a right hand
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and William moves out of range easily.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
William scores with a body shot.
William misses with a body kick.
William throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
William misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes tries to land a front kick but William steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
William avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
William throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has William backing up. William nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from William.
William's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! William scrambles back to his feet.
Barnes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from William. That one must have hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Barnes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by William.
William moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
William tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
William misses with a looping left.
William throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
A big right from William misses.
William gets cracked there but stands up to it.
William throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
Barnes wants to slow William down by chopping away at his legs.
William tries to land a body kick
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from William.
William connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow William down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a nice hook to William's body. William takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
William avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from William.
A low kick lands for Barnes.
William missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes misses with an attempted mid kick.
William swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
William throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and William takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
William needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
William loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
William throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping William at a distance.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as William lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Barnes misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
William misses with a body shot.
Barnes lands a jab-cross combination.
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and William cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and William moves out of range easily.
William throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by William there.
William tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
William throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws a body punch but William moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles William's knee momentarily.
William bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
William tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by William.
William throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but William moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes misses with a low kick as William jumps back.
William looks like he wants to counter punch here.
William tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from William misses its intended target.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from William.
William throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
William throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes throws a leg kick but William checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes slips a jab from William.
Barnes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but William moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
William has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chill William has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
William lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from William misses the target.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from William.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from William.
William throws a combination. Barnes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
William avoids a kick to the body.
Barnes digs a good body shot into William's ribs.
William throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Barnes!
In his post fight interview, Reggie Barnes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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RATING
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