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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Shields (ranked 4355 p4p, 411 weight class) and Barrios Messi (ranked 4751 p4p, 435 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alfred Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barrios Messi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi throws a series of punches but Shields avoids them all with ease.
Messi misses with an uppercut
and Shields counters by moving into the clinch.
Messi is trying to break free.
Shields goes for a takedown in the clinch but Messi prevents it.
Messi is trying to break the clinch but Shields has him pressed against the cage.
Shields is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shields pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barrios Messi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Messi misses.
Shields shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfred Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Messi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shields drops his hands momentarily and Messi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Messi throws a right hand that Shields ducks under and follows up with a left that Shields also avoids with ease.
Messi swings widly with a right hand
and Shields counters with a series of strikes. Messi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shields definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Messi throws a series of punches but Shields avoids them all with ease.
Shields showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Messi.
It looked like Shields was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shields rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Messi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Shields, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Messi throws a right and a left that Shields avoids nicely.
Messi throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Messi. Those never looked like landing.
Messi misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Messi.
Shields slips a jab and a cross from Messi.
Shields throws a head kick but Messi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Messi lands a nice looking body shot.
Messi gets tackled into the cage by Shields. Shields maintains the clinch.
Messi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Messi is trying to break the clinch but Shields has him pressed against the cage.
Messi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shields has him pressed against the cage.
Shields prevents Messi from breaking the clinch.
Messi tries to break the clinch but Shields is controlling the position.
Shields takes a shot to the head.
Messi has had enough of the clinch but Shields keeps him there for the moment.
Messi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Messi tries to break free but Shields pushes him back against the cage.
Messi working hard to break the clinch.
Messi throws a head punch that misses.
Messi is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields successfully pulls guard.
Messi content to stall in guard here.
Messi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shields has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Messi is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Shields is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Messi tries to break free but Shields pushes him back against the cage.
Shields tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Messi smiles and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shields.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields misses with a looping left.
Messi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shields throws a big counter combination but Messi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shields ducks right into an uppercut from Messi.
Messi throws a right hand that Shields ducks under and follows up with a left that Shields also avoids with ease.
Messi misses with the combination.
Shields misses with an uppercut. Messi saw that one coming.
Shields rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Messi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shields thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Messi swinging wildly here.
Shields misses with a few strikes there.
Messi slips a jab and a cross from Shields.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barrios Messi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Messi throws a right and a left that Shields avoids nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Messi.
Messi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Messi jabs Shields to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shields misses with the combination.
Messi misses with a wild combination.
Shields appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sloppy strikes from Messi. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Messi throws a combination that misses
and Shields counters with a series of strikes. Messi will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shields shoots and misses
and Messi counters with a series of strikes. Shields will be more careful next time no doubt.
Messi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields dodges the punch combination from Messi.
Shields moves into the clinch successfully.
Shields with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shields looking to slow down the pace here.
Shields drops down looking for an ankle pick but Messi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barrios Messi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Messi throws a series of punches but Shields moves out of range.
Shields appears to be looking for a big counter.
Messi lands with a nice combination. Shields backs away looking to recover.
Shields misses the body punch
and Messi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shields rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Messi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barrios Messi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shields will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfred Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi lands a nice shot to the body.
Shields throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alfred Shields is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shields pivots, looking for a leg kick but Messi is out of range and Shields settles back down.
Messi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shields slips a jab and a cross from Messi.
Messi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shields rather than just go for the knockout.
A right-left combo lands from Messi.
Shields misses with a body shot
letting Messi counter with a right hand.
Messi misses with a two punch combination.
Messi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shields to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Messi kicks Shields off and gets to his feet.
Messi is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shields moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Messi throws a nice looking combination but Shields bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shields appears to be looking for a big counter.
Messi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shields counters with a three punch combo that has Messi backing up. Messi nods at Shields to acknowledge the strikes.
Messi swinging wildly here.
Shields wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shields tries to clinch up
and Messi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shields doesn't manage to clinch there - Messi circles away.
Shields swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Messi.
Shields seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Messi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shields moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shields tries to clinch up but Messi circles away and keeps his distance.
Shields misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Messi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Messi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been informed that Messi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Messi misses with a two punch combination.
Messi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shields.
Shields appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Shields lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barrios Messi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A combination from Shields does no damage.
Messi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shields takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shields moves into the clinch.
Shields escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shields throws a combination that misses
and Messi counters with a stiff right hand.
Messi throws a series of punches but Shields moves out of range.
Messi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shields throws a big counter combination but Messi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shields misses with a combination
and Messi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shields thinking.
Messi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Messi connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi gets tackled into the cage by Shields. Shields maintains the clinch.
Messi tries to break free but Shields pushes him back against the cage.
Messi tries to break free but Shields pushes him back against the cage.
Messi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shields can't get the takedown.
Messi is trying to break free.
Messi is trying to force a seperation but Shields has the dominant position.
Messi is trying to break the clinch but Shields is controlling him.
Messi tries to circle away but Shields has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shields just misses with a elbow thrown towards Messi's brow.
Messi is trying to break the clinch but Shields is controlling him.
Messi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Messi tries to break the clinch but Shields is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Messi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Messi wants to get back to striking at distance but Shields won't allow it.
Shields escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Messi throws a right hand that misses
and Shields counters with a nice double leg into side control. Messi won't be happy with that.
Messi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Messi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shields.
Alfred Shields overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Messi is looking to regain half guard here but Shields keeps moving and retains side control.
Shields grinds an elbow into Messi's temple.
An elbow from Shields crashes against the mat.
Shields is working Messi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Messi can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi prevents Shields from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Shields gets to mount! Messi was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Messi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shields landing strikes from the mount.
Shields moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Messi has worked his arm free - good work by Messi!
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Messi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi defending against the ground and pound.
Messi is trying to control Shields's posture but Shields avoids it.
Messi is pushing Shields's head away, looking to escape. Shields manages to hold on to the position though.
Messi wants to control but Shields postures up.
Shields goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Messi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shields but great work by Messi.
Alfred Shields has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barrios Messi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Messi in side control, throwing shots but Shields defends.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Barrios Messi.
I've got Messi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barrios Messi!
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FIGHT
RATING
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