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EFC Chaelsson vs Fontaine PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Pedro Rocha Barros has been cut.
Blood throws a series of punches but Rocha Barros moves out of range.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Blood throws a combination that misses
and Rocha Barros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Blood.
Blood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Rocha Barros to counter with a crisp jab.
Rocha Barros misses with a body shot.
Blood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Rocha Barros misses.
Rocha Barros throws a big shot that misses.
Blood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocha Barros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blood looks to land a combination but Rocha Barros avoids it well.
Blood throws a lazy right hand but Rocha Barros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood swings for the body but Rocha Barros moves out of range.
Blood misses with a combination
letting Rocha Barros counter with a right hand.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocha Barros moves away.
Blood slips a straight right by Rocha Barros.
Blood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rocha Barros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
Blood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rocha Barros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blood misses with a straight right.
Blood throws out a loose jab but Rocha Barros uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Rocha Barros misses its target.
Blood throws a nice looking combination but Rocha Barros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Rocha Barros moved out of range nicely.
Blood throws a hook but Rocha Barros blocks it.
Rocha Barros throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range.
Blood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocha Barros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blood cracks a nice hook into Rocha Barros's ribs.
Rocha Barros throws out a loose jab but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blood looks to land a combination but Rocha Barros avoids it well.
Ivan Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood misses with a right hand
and Rocha Barros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rocha Barros momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocha Barros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blood misses with a double jab.
Blood misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the body from Blood misses
and Blood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blood just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocha Barros dodges the punch combination from Blood.
Blood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Blood does it's job there.
Rocha Barros throws a jab when Blood was well out of range.
Rocha Barros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
Blood misses with the combination.
Blood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws a lazy uppercut
and Rocha Barros counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blood scores with a nice head shot.
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blood misses with an uppercut
and Rocha Barros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blood with a hook.
Rocha Barros avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blood lands a jab.
Rocha Barros misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rocha Barros walks into a jab.
Blood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blood throws a series of punches but Rocha Barros avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood connects with a right hand. Rocha Barros shakes it off.
A cross from Rocha Barros lands.
Blood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blood lands a jab to Rocha Barros's midsection.
Blood throws an overhand right that lands on Rocha Barros's shoulder, as Rocha Barros tries to avoid the shot.
Blood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rocha Barros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rocha Barros was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blood lands a nice looking body shot.
Blood misses with a few strikes there.
Rocha Barros slips a straight right by Blood.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood misses with a body shot
letting Rocha Barros counter with a right hand.
Rocha Barros wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rocha Barros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blood.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocha Barros was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
A little feinted left hand from Rocha Barros on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rocha Barros's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blood cracks Rocha Barros with a good jab.
Blood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rocha Barros counters with a straight right hand.
Blood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rocha Barros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blood scores with a one two! Rocha Barros had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rocha Barros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rocha Barros counters with a stiff right hand.
Rocha Barros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blood.
Rocha Barros is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocha Barros takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blood throws an off balance right hand
and Rocha Barros counters with a nice uppercut.
Blood throws a lazy uppercut
and Rocha Barros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blood throws a right and a left that Rocha Barros avoids nicely.
Blood is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blood throws a nice looking combination but Rocha Barros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rocha Barros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blood.
Sloppy strikes from Blood. Those never looked like landing.
Blood throws a right hand that Rocha Barros ducks under and follows up with a left that Rocha Barros also avoids with ease.
Blood throws a right and a left that Rocha Barros avoids nicely.
Rocha Barros throws a jab when Blood was well out of range.
Blood misses with a double jab.
Rocha Barros appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Rocha Barros moved out of range nicely.
Blood misses with a few strikes there.
Rocha Barros lands a nice shot to the body.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood misses with a hook.
Blood misses with a left hand
and Rocha Barros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rocha Barros throws a jab but it's blocked by Blood.
Rocha Barros slips under a jab from Blood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood cracks Rocha Barros with a good jab.
Blood misses with a wild combination.
Ivan Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Rocha Barros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blood throws an overhand right that lands on Rocha Barros's shoulder, as Rocha Barros tries to avoid the shot.
Rocha Barros staying out of range there.
Rocha Barros just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocha Barros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
Blood moves away from the strike by Rocha Barros.
Blood connects with a nice looking jab.
Ivan Blood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rocha Barros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Rocha Barros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood slips a straight right by Rocha Barros.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rocha Barros might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rocha Barros lands a glancing blow to the side of Blood's head.
Blood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blood looks to land a combination but Rocha Barros avoids it well.
Blood misses with an uppercut
and Rocha Barros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rocha Barros just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocha Barros takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blood misses with the combination.
Rocha Barros swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Blood does no damage.
Blood misses with a combination
and Rocha Barros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blood misses with a two punch combination.
Rocha Barros loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Blood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rocha Barros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Rocha Barros does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rocha Barros is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rocha Barros looks to land a left hand but Blood moved out of range nicely.
Blood throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rocha Barros to counter with a crisp jab.
Rocha Barros lands a nice shot that snaps Blood's head back.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Rocha Barros throws an off balance right hand
and Blood counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocha Barros swings for the body but Blood moves out of range.
Blood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rocha Barros.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rocha Barros missing with a left hand there. Blood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Blood misses its intended target.
Rocha Barros throwing a counter right hand but Blood manages to avoid it.
Blood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rocha Barros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Blood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rocha Barros's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocha Barros.
An attempted straight right counter from Rocha Barros misses the target.
Rocha Barros definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rocha Barros misses the shot to the body.
Blood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blood throws the left hand but Rocha Barros avoids the punch easily.
Rocha Barros was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rocha Barros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blood.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Blood lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Blood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blood misses with a right hand
and Rocha Barros counters with a nice uppercut.
Blood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rocha Barros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ivan Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Rocha Barros.
Rocha Barros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blood manages to avoid it.
Rocha Barros takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blood misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Rocha Barros on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rocha Barros loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Blood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Blood.
An attempted straight right counter from Rocha Barros misses the target.
Blood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha Barros takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blood misses with a right hand
letting Rocha Barros counter with a right hand.
Blood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rocha Barros throws a shot from downtown. Blood moves away and avoids it.
Blood just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocha Barros appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blood throws a lazy uppercut
and Rocha Barros counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Rocha Barros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rocha Barros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
A quick step to the side and Rocha Barros tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocha Barros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Rocha Barros to counter with a crisp jab.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Blood throws a looping overhand right but Rocha Barros ducks down to avoid it.
Blood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blood throws a shot from downtown. Rocha Barros moves away and avoids it.
Pedro Rocha Barros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood defending well as Rocha Barros loads up on a big left hand.
Blood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rocha Barros throws a lazy right hand but Blood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Rocha Barros.
Blood swings widly with a right hand
and Blood is countered with a crisp right hand from Rocha Barros that sends him to the canvas! Rocha Barros follows him to the mat into side control.
Blood is rocked!
Blood gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Blood is still in real trouble! Can Rocha Barros finish him?
Rocha Barros looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Blood covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Rocha Barros!
An out of breath Pedro Rocha Barros thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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