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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bj Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Murometz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Ilya Murometz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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240 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bj Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilya Murometz!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Murometz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murometz. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murometz missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes scores with a takedown into Murometz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murometz pulls Barnes in to control the position.
Murometz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnes's guard.
Barnes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murometz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barnes is looking for a triangle but Murometz pushes his legs off easily.
Barnes keeping full guard, as Murometz tries to pass.
Murometz preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes working for a triangle but Murometz defends it easily.
Barnes is looking for a triangle but Murometz pushes his legs off easily.
Murometz trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murometz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barnes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murometz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Murometz with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murometz advances position into side control!
The referee asks Murometz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Murometz prefers to stall for the moment though.
Murometz wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Barnes can't do much from the bottom here.
Murometz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Barnes rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Murometz's guard! Nice work there by Barnes!
Murometz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barnes controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control but Murometz is working from the bottom.
Barnes stops Murometz from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnes content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bj Barnes just wasn't active enough.
Murometz looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Murometz misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bj Barnes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murometz misses with a low kick.
Murometz misses with a series of wild punches.
Murometz works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Murometz's front leg but catches the back leg as Murometz tries to avoid it.
Murometz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barnes here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Murometz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Murometz looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Murometz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murometz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murometz tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice jab there from Murometz.
Murometz throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Murometz throws a chopping leg kick but Barnes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murometz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murometz sprawls well initially but Barnes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnes wants to take a breather but Murometz is having none of it.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murometz defending well though.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Murometz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murometz gets back to full guard.
Murometz keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murometz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murometz wants to stand and escape but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Murometz holds on and takes a little breather.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Murometz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Murometz's guard now.
Murometz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murometz wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murometz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Murometz looking for a sweep. Not yet Murometz, not yet.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Murometz keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Bj Barnes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murometz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Murometz.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barnes.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murometz.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Murometz.
Ilya Murometz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes tests Murometz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ilya Murometz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murometz swivels and escapes.
Murometz misses the shot to the body.
Ilya Murometz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes moves out of range as Murometz throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murometz looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Murometz throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Murometz throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bj Barnes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A low kick from Murometz misses
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Murometz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Murometz's guard.
Murometz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Barnes is fighting to break Murometz's control of his arms but Murometz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Murometz is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barnes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Murometz is trying to get back to half guard.
Murometz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barnes throws an elbow but Murometz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Barnes is trying to get an arm triangle but Murometz is defending well.
Murometz is looking to regain half guard here but Barnes keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Murometz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ilya Murometz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes taking a breather here.
Murometz tries to bench press Barnes off him but Barnes keeps the position.
Barnes misses with the ground and pound.
Murometz wants to get back to his feet but Barnes drags him back down.
Barnes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Murometz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Barnes but great work by Murometz.
Murometz trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
Barnes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Murometz's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Bj Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes won't allow Murometz to pass to mount.
Barnes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murometz trying to control from half guard but Barnes is working away.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bj 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bj Barnes!
Bj Barnes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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