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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renan Barao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cup Tea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renan Barao has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renan Barao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cup Tea!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tea misses with a wild combination.
Tea misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barao circles away quickly and effectively.
Tea misses with a left hand
and Barao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barao tries a head kick but it misses.
Barao misses with a two punch combination.
Tea misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab from Barao.
Tea misses with a body shot.
Tea throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barao counters with a head kick. That will keep Tea thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tea shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barao but Barao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tea misses with a shot to the body
and Barao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barao manages to avoid it.
Tea misses with a hook
and Barao counters with a head kick. That will keep Tea thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barao circles away quickly and effectively.
Barao throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea misses with a looping right.
Barao connects with a high kick.
Tea thows a body shot but no joy.
Tea gets a takedown into half guard.
Tea is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barao doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tea.
Tea looks gassed!
Barao gets back to full guard.
Barao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tea pushing down on Barao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tea throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barao gets back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tea defends it easily.
Tea is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tea doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tea manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tea is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tea stands and throws Barao's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tea is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Barao looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tea gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Barao is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tea lets go of the hold and Barao can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cup Tea!
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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
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