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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Ames (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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219 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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212 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Ames!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Barton!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ames lands a jab to the nose.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barton avoiding damage as Ames throws knees to the body.
Ames can't find room to land a body shot as Barton controls the action.
Barton blocking some punches.
Ames throws a punch but it's blocked by Barton.
Ames misses with a punch to the body.
Ames missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ames just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barton's brow.
Ames goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ames unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ames throws an elbow but it misses.
Ames tries to work over Barton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ames missing with knees to the body.
Barton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ames throws a head punch that misses.
Barton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ames tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ames tries to work over Barton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ames pushes off an throws an elbow but Barton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barton dodges an elbow strike from Ames.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ames slips a jab from Barton.
Ames clobbers Barton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ames tries to clinch there but Barton circles away.
Ames throws a hook but Barton blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ames.
Barton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ames misses with a right hand
and Barton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ames rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barton.
Nathan Ames is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ames throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ames rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barton misses with a right hand
and Ames makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Ames dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ames misses with a body shot.
Ames uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barton.
Ames throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barton counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ames obliges.
Ames gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jack Barton has been cut.
Ames misses with a body punch.
Ames tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barton's elbow.
Ames tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barton's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ames works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barton breaks the clinch.
Barton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab, jab by Ames - just one landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ames lands a body punch.
Ames tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ames is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barton is defending well for now.
Barton blocks a body shot from Ames.
Ames trying to control the position but instead, Barton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ames into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ames tries a body shot but Barton blocks it.
Ames tries to work over Barton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Ames.
Barton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ames obliges.
Barton manages to break the clinch.
Barton 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.
Barton avoids the body shot from Ames.
Barton misses with a hook.
Ames works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ames works Barton's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ames throws a leg kick
and Barton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ames thinking.
Ames misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barton throws a jab when Ames was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Ames dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Barton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ames misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barton just misses with a punch to the body.
Ames thuds his right hand into Barton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ames with a nice cross.
Barton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ames moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton wants to clinch up but Ames keeps it at a distance.
Barton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ames digs a good hook to Barton's body.
Nathan Ames is winning the standup battle so far.
Barton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ames counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ames tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barton was well out of range. Poor timing from Ames.
Barton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ames moves away.
Barton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barton avoids the body shot from Ames.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barton lands a head kick. Ames smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ames works the jab nicely.
Ames uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ames takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ames circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ames counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Ames showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ames 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Ames!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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