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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Suarez (ranked 4304 p4p, 419 weight class) and Matthew De Barros (ranked 5570 p4p, 514 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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265 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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273 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew De Barros!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Barros lands a big right hand that sends Suarez crashing to the mat! De Barros stays standing though and waves Suarez back to his feet!
It looks like Julio Suarez has been cut.
Suarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Suarez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
De Barros tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez working De Barros over with strikes here.
Suarez lands a heavy elbow.
Suarez looking to finish De Barros with some ground and pound. This is bad for De Barros!
Suarez working De Barros over with strikes here.
Suarez with shots to the head and body - De Barros looks very uncomfortable down there.
Suarez dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Suarez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Suarez prevents De Barros from getting the reversal.
Suarez with good strikes from the mount here!
Suarez landing punches.
Suarez lands a heavy elbow.
De Barros sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Barros taking some punishment here, with Suarez in his half guard.
Suarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Barros has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suarez is working away from the top position though.
Suarez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Suarez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Suarez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Suarez working over De Barros with some ground and pound. De Barros looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Suarez is nestled in close to De Barros, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Suarez lands a nice short elbow.
Suarez slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Barros looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Suarez.
De Barros taking some punishment here, with Suarez in his half guard.
Suarez wants to take a breather but De Barros is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suarez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suarez winds up and cracks De Barros with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Barros trying to control from the bottom.
Suarez drops an elbow to the side of De Barros's head.
Suarez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Still in half guard, Suarez seems content to control.
De Barros taking some punishment here, with Suarez in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Suarez.
De Barros is trying to stand back up but Suarez is controlling him
Suarez working over De Barros with some ground and pound. De Barros looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Suarez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Suarez connects with a nice short shot to De Barros's temple.
Suarez drops an elbow to the side of De Barros's head.
Suarez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Barros really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suarez drops an elbow to the side of De Barros's head.
Suarez lands strikes from half guard.
Suarez works his way into full mount!
Suarez landing punches.
Suarez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Suarez unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Suarez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Suarez is landing with some decent strikes but De Barros is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Suarez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Barros?
Suarez with a couple of short strikes.
Suarez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Suarez cracks De Barros with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Suarez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Suarez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Suarez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
De Barros can't escape the position.
Suarez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suarez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Suarez landing shots from mount.
De Barros is in a horrible position here. Suarez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Suarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Suarez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Suarez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Barros defends well and Suarez ends up having to push De Barros into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De Barros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suarez slips a straight right by De Barros.
De Barros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Barros scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Barros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Barros moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Suarez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De Barros was covering up waiting for the punch and Suarez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but De Barros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez connects with a couple of short punches.
Suarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Suarez trying to control but De Barros is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Barros looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suarez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Suarez stops De Barros from standing up.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but De Barros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez works over De Barros with some ground and pound from guard.
Julio Suarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Barros's head.
Suarez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Barros working a defensive guard here.
Suarez connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Barros's head.
Suarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suarez working some strikes from top position.
Suarez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Suarez wants to control from the top but De Barros keeps moving.
De Barros not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suarez prevents De Barros from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is in close to De Barros's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Suarez distracts De Barros with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Suarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Suarez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Suarez is in close to De Barros's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Suarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suarez lands a couple of digs.
Suarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suarez distracts De Barros with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Suarez stands up over De Barros, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Suarez trying to control but De Barros is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suarez wants to control from the top but De Barros keeps moving.
De Barros is looking to stand up but Suarez isn't so interested in that idea.
Suarez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Suarez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but De Barros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Barros is trying to keep Suarez in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Suarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julio Suarez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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 telegraphed takedown attempt from Suarez is defended easily by De Barros.
Matthew De Barros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Barros enables Suarez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Barros manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Suarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Suarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Barros's head.
Suarez wants to control from the top but De Barros keeps moving.
Suarez postures up and lands a big shot to De Barros's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez is working De Barros over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Suarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Barros is keeping the position for now.
Suarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Barros's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez is working De Barros over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Suarez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suarez distracts De Barros with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Barros is looking to stand up but Suarez isn't so interested in that idea.
Suarez wants to control from the top but De Barros keeps moving.
Suarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Suarez stands up over De Barros, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Suarez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Suarez with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suarez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Suarez is working De Barros over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Barros is trying to hold Suarez in close to prevent damage but Suarez has managed to pass into half guard.
Suarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Barros taking some punishment here, with Suarez in his half guard.
De Barros is not content to let Suarez control the position.
Nice strikes from Suarez there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
De Barros is looking to improve his position.
Suarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Barros can do to turn this around?
De Barros has hold of Suarez's hands but Suarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Suarez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
De Barros looks like he's trying to stand up.
Suarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Suarez drops an elbow to the side of De Barros's head.
Suarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Suarez is taking a breather. De Barros says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Suarez lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Suarez.
Suarez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Suarez working over De Barros with some ground and pound. De Barros looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De Barros is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suarez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Suarez slips a nice elbow through De Barros's hands, connecting with De Barros's forehead.
Suarez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Barros has hold of Suarez's hands but Suarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Matthew De Barros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julio Suarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suarez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Suarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Suarez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Suarez!
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