TUF 17 Finale Play-by-Play: Luke Barnatt vs. Collin Hart

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Luke Barnatt vs. Collin Hart

Round 1: Hart pressing forward.  He lands a right hand.  Barnatt circles.  Hart closes the distance and lands a combination.  He presses Barnatt against the cage.  Hart goes for a takedown.  Barnatt scrambles back to his feet.  They clinch and Barnatt delivers a knee to the body.  Hart lands a kick to the groin.  Barnatt is given time to recover and the fight is restarted.  Hart lands a combination.  He clinches, takes Barnatt’s back and slams him to the canvas.  Barnatt stands and shakes Hart off his back.  Hart lands a left hook.  Hart is landing often.  Barnatt begins to work his jab. He goes to the body.  They briefly clinch before separating. Hart delivers a right hand to the chin.  Barnatt lands a stiff jab.  Barnatt delivers a knee to the body and Hart answers with a combination.  Barnatt lands a left hook and a right hand at the bell.  MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Hart.

Round 2: Barnatt lands his jab.  Hart delivers a combination that backs Barnatt up.  Hart lands another combination.  Barnatt walks forward behind his jab.  He lands a nice elbow on the inside.  Barnatt goes to the body and then back to the head.  Barnatt throws a spinning elbow.  Hart ties him up.  Barnatt gets free of Hart’s grasp and lands a jab.  Barnatt working on the outside.  Hart goes to the body with a combination.  Barnatt lands an inside leg kick.  He circles on the outside.  Hart delivers an outside leg kick.  Hart closes the distance and presses Barnatt against the cage.  Barnatt attacks with a kimura and gets the fight to the ground.  Hart stands.  Barnatt applies a standing guillotine.  He lets it go and lands a knee.  Barnatt throws a high kick and slips.  Hart seizes the opportunity to get top position as the round ends.  MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Barnatt.

Round 3: They touch gloves to start the final round.  Barnatt circles on the outside.  Hart lands a combination.  Barnatt sticks his jab in Hart’s face.  Hart has slowed.  He finds the energy to rush in with a combination to the body and a right hand to the head.  Barnatt lands a superman punch.  Barnatt lands a right hand as Hart moved it.  Hart answers with a right hand of his own.  Two minutes remain in the round, and they battle for position along the cage.  They separate.  Hart press forward for a takedown and gets it.  Barnatt quickly bounces back to his feet.  Hart lands a right hand.  Barnatt has slowed down.  Hart presses forward.  Barnatt hits him with a right hand.  Hart changes levels and gets a takedown.  Barnatt works for a guillotine.  The round ends.  MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Hart.

The judges score the fight for Barnatt by unanimous decision.  The scorecards read 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27.

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