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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Luis Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Shepel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barral's entrance music is Michel Telo - Bara Bere. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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179 cm
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183 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Luis Barral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Shepel!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepel leaves Barral with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barral changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shepel tries to avoid it but Barral manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shepel to the ground. Shepel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barral fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Luis Barral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barral fails with the takedown
and Shepel counters with an outside leg kick.
Shepel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barral.
Andre Luis Barral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barral shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shepel defends it nicely.
Barral fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Shepel. No joy for Barral on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Shepel. No joy for Barral on that attempt.
Barral shoots in looking for a takedown but Shepel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barral's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barral changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shepel tries to avoid it but Barral manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shepel to the ground. Shepel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barral.
Barral tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shepel swivels and escapes.
Barral looks for a takedown but Shepel sprawls well.
Barral shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shepel defends it nicely.
Shepel stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shepel wants it to stay on the feet.
Barral misses with a takedown attempt - Shepel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barral closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shepel circles away.
Barral shoots in looking for a takedown but Shepel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barral's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barral fails with the takedown.
Barral shoots in looking for a takedown. Shepel tries to sprawl out of it but Barral keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shepel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexei Shepel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barral is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shepel wants it to stay on the feet.
Shepel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barral shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shepel as he avoids it easily.
Shepel throws a leg kick which misses Barral's front leg but catches the back leg as Barral tries to avoid it.
Barral shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shepel defends it nicely.
Barral shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shepel as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andre Luis Barral will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barral shoots and misses
and Shepel counters with a good low kick that Barral was not able to check.
Shepel is looking to chop away at Barral's legs.
Barral fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shepel avoids it really well and circles away.
Barral looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Luis Barral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shepel leaves Barral with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barral shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shepel defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral has his takedown stuffed
and Shepel counters with a good low kick that Barral was not able to check.
Barral shoots in looking for a takedown. Shepel tries to sprawl out of it but Barral keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shepel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barral misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barral dives in and grabs Shepel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shepel pushes down on Barral's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barral gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shepel wants to get back to his feet.
Shepel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Barral has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Shepel defend it? Barral steps over the head and cranks it - Shepel is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Barral!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Luis Barral!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andre Luis Barral made sure he mentioned Dragon, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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