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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Florencio Dragovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barretto comes to the cage accompanied by Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers. Dragovich has chosen Black Mages - Assault of the Silver Dragons as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Roque Barretto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Florencio Dragovich's chin.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roque Barretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Florencio Dragovich!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barretto throws a leg kick but Dragovich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barretto tries to clinch up but Dragovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Dragovich misses with a hook. Barretto ducked under it nicely.
Dragovich cracks a nice hook into Barretto's ribs.
Barretto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barretto.
Barretto doesn't manage to clinch there - Dragovich circles away.
A combination from Dragovich does no damage.
That kick from Barretto tenderised Dragovich's leg. Dragovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barretto just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragovich throws a hook but Barretto blocks it.
Barretto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragovich.
Barretto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dragovich momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Dragovich blocks the low kick.
A jab from Dragovich finds it's way through Barretto's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragovich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barretto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dragovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dragovich throwing shots but Barretto is blocking nicely.
Dragovich prevents Barretto from improving his position.
Dragovich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barretto trying to control but Dragovich postures up.
Dragovich looks to land a strike but Barretto avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Barretto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barretto tries to get out of the position.
Dragovich is in close to Barretto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dragovich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dragovich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dragovich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barretto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barretto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barretto is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich is trying to keep Barretto in close.
Dragovich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dragovich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barretto wants to stand and escape but instead Dragovich has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto pulls Dragovich in close to prevent any damage.
Barretto looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragovich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dragovich trying to control but Barretto is working from the bottom.
Barretto is trying to keep Dragovich in close.
Dragovich throws a big elbow that misses.
Dragovich preventing the sweep.
Dragovich is looking to work some ground and pound but Barretto has wrist control.
Dragovich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto trying to keep a closed guard but Dragovich is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roque Barretto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dragovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barretto.
Dragovich tries to clinch but Barretto is having none of it.
Roque Barretto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barretto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragovich counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Dragovich misses.
Barretto ducks under a wild hook from Dragovich.
Dragovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barretto counters with a good low kick that Dragovich was not able to check.
Barretto throws a nice looking combination but Dragovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barretto throws a jab but it's blocked by Dragovich.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragovich lands the left hand.
Barretto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barretto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Florencio Dragovich will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body punch from Barretto.
Barretto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dragovich checks it well.
Barretto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dragovich's calf.
Dragovich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dragovich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barretto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dragovich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barretto ducks under a wild hook from Dragovich.
Dragovich throws a jab when Barretto was well out of range.
Barretto tries to clinch up.
Barretto misses with a head kick.
Dragovich might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barretto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barretto wants to clinch
and Dragovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barretto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dragovich.
Dragovich tries to keep at a distance but Barretto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dragovich wants to take the fight to the mat but Barretto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dragovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barretto has him pressed against the cage.
Barretto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dragovich taking a breather.
Barretto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dragovich or not.
Dragovich is breathing heavily.
Barretto lands a nice elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barretto.
Dragovich looking to slow down the pace here.
Barretto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Barretto as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barretto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dragovich is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barretto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Roque Barretto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Florencio Dragovich.
Nice elbow from Barretto.
Barretto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barretto lands an elbow inside.
Dragovich takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barretto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Barretto scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barretto.
Dragovich is rocked!
Barretto lands a left hand.
Dragovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Barretto finish him?
Barretto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barretto unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Dragovich! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Barretto is unloading with more strikes now! Dragovich drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roque Barretto!
After the big win, Roque Barretto made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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hype
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