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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo De Barros (ranked 1586 p4p, 181 weight class) and Bobby Bianchi (ranked 695 p4p, 86 weight class). Bobby Bianchi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo De Barros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Bianchi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Barros tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bianchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Barros loads up on a big right hand but Bianchi slips the punch.
Bianchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Barros.
Bianchi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
De Barros doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Barros has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the liver by De Barros. Beautiful body shot.
De Barros tries to clinch there but Bianchi circles away.
De Barros fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bianchi avoids it really well and circles away.
Bianchi gets caught flat footed, as De Barros shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bianchi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bianchi is controlling De Barros's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianchi wants to stand and escape but De Barros is having none of it.
Bianchi pushes De Barros off and scrambles back to his feet.
De Barros has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bianchi finds it's way round the side to connect with De Barros's head.
Bianchi throws a jab when De Barros was well out of range.
De Barros wants to clinch.
Bianchi scores with a jab.
De Barros wants to clinch.
De Barros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bianchi manages to avoid it.
De Barros closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bianchi is looking for a sweep. De Barros is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bianchi wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bianchi holds on and takes a little breather.
De Barros pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bianchi is keeping the position for now.
De Barros throws a big elbow that misses.
De Barros throws a big elbow that misses.
Bianchi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Barros looking to sit in guard and control but Bianchi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Barros looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Barros 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.
Bianchi advances position into side control!
Bianchi landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Bianchi crashes against the mat.
De Barros is trying to get back to half guard.
Bianchi has worked his way into a potential kimura here. De Barros is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bianchi yanks on the arm and De Barros is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bianchi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Bianchi!
Bobby Bianchi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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FIGHT
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