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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shaka Barnes (ranked 2958 p4p, 3463 weight class) and Cristofer Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaka Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cristofer Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nunes.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Barnes backs off Nunes throws a huge counter combo but Barnes manages to avoid it all.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Nunes throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Nunes throws a big counter head kick but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Nunes misses.
As Nunes looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Nunes just gets out of the way.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nunes is looking for the big counter here.
Nunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Nunes looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Nunes just gets out of the way.
Nunes looks winded!
A slow jab from Nunes misses its intended target.
Nunes misses with a combination
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Nunes avoids nicely.
Nunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nunes looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Nunes throws a counter combo.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Nunes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes looks to land a combination. Nunes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Nunes moves out of range easily.
As Barnes backs off Nunes throws a huge counter combo but Barnes manages to avoid it all.
Barnes looks for the body kick but Nunes saw that one coming.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nunes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barnes stalks Nunes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nunes's face. Nunes staggers backwards, shaken.
Nunes is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Nunes avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Nunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes stalks Nunes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nunes's face. Nunes staggers backwards, shaken.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Nunes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nunes misses with a double jab.
Barnes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Nunes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Nunes.
Barnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nunes is out of range and Barnes settles back down.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Nunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Nunes throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Nunes raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nunes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barnes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nunes backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Despite the aggression on Nunes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nunes checks a leg kick.
Barnes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
Barnes lands with a slapping head kick.
Nunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunes throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nunes is out of range and Barnes settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaka Barnes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nunes throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges.
Nunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Shaka Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Nunes moves out of range of the body kick.
Nunes jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Nunes.
Barnes scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nunes can do to turn this around?
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Nunes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nunes is breathing heavily.
Nunes throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nunes swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a left and a right that stings Nunes.
Nunes swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nunes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Crunch! Barnes slams his shin into Nunes's torso.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nunes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nunes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnes with a nice calf kick.
Barnes looks to land a combination. Nunes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nunes misses with a combination
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Nunes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nunes slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Nunes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnes lands with a nice combination. Nunes backs away looking to recover.
Good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes connects with a high kick.
Nunes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick by Nunes misses
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Nunes backing up. Nunes nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
A countering left hand to the body from Nunes misses.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunes misses with a body shot.
Nunes throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a left and a right that stings Nunes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barnes. Nunes shrugs it off though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shaka Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Nunes does no damage.
As Nunes looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Nunes just gets out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaka Barnes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nunes blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Nunes just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Barnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barnes throws a right hand that Nunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Nunes also avoids with ease.
Nunes slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Nunes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Nunes.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes delivers a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Nunes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Nunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a nice combination. Nunes backs away looking to recover.
Nunes dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Nunes.
Nunes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Nunes throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nunes's sensitive parts.
Nunes misses with a body kick.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Nunes.
Barnes stalks Nunes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nunes's face. Nunes staggers backwards, shaken.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Nunes.
Barnes lands a high kick!
A nice combination there by Barnes.
Nunes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Barnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Nunes throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nunes slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Nunes is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nunes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nunes connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Nunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barnes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barnes tries to bum rush Nunes with a series of wild strikes but Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cristofer Nunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaka Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaka 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaka Barnes!
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