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Event:
IFL 3-
Date: Apr 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Pettis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left lands for Pettis.
Pettis works over Barbosa's head and body with a nice combination.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pettis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pettis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pettis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pettis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pettis swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Pettis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pettis circles away quickly and effectively.
Pettis is looking to counter punch.
Pettis lands with a right hand.
Barbosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettis catches Barbosa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T1#
Pettis scores with a leg kick.
Pettis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barbosa tries to clinch up
and Pettis counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Pettis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Barbosa.
Nice sprawl there from Pettis as Barbosa shoots in.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pettis. Pettis obviously looking to wear him down.
Pettis cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Pettis tries to sprawl out of it but Barbosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pettis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T2#
Barbosa dives in and grabs Pettis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pettis pushes down on Barbosa's head and hops out.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pettis.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pettis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa fails with the takedown
letting Pettis counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Pettis scores with a hook.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pettis to score with a decent uppercut.
Pettis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pettis.#T3#
Pettis throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pettis.
Pettis misses with a wild body shot.
And Barbosa tries to counter it with a takedown but Pettis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pettis misses with a body shot.
Pettis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barbosa darts in looking for a takedown but Pettis gets double underhooks and turns Barbosa into the cage.
Pettis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Pettis slaps away a takedown attempt from Barbosa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pettis stalks Barbosa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barbosa's face. Barbosa staggers backwards, shaken.#T4#
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Pettis counters with a straight right hand.
Pettis thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pettis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbosa thinking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pettis.
Pettis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Pettis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Barbosa looks for a takedown but Pettis sprawls well.#TD#
Pettis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barbosa did well to prevent Pettis getting side control.
Barbosa is trying to escape back to his feet but Pettis uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Pettis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pettis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T1#
Barbosa struggling a bit here.
Pettis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pettis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Barbosa for as long as he can get away with.
Pettis works to advance to full mount. Barbosa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pettis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barbosa tries to hold on but Pettis postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pettis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T3#
Barbosa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pettis.
Barbosa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pettis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pettis controlling the pace for now.
Barbosa tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barbosa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barbosa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pettis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barbosa wants to hold on but Pettis pushes him away.
Pettis controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pettis lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that second round.
That's time! Pettis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pettis circles away quickly and effectively.
Pettis connects with a right hand. Barbosa shakes it off.
Pettis lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barbosa is defended easily by Pettis.
A nice combination there by Pettis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Pettis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Barbosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Pettis counter with a right hand.
A cross from Pettis lands.
Pettis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Barbosa.
Pettis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pettis counters with a nice uppercut.
Paulo Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pettis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pettis finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head.
A shot to the liver by Pettis. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pettis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Barbosa. No joy for Pettis on that attempt. #T2#
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pettis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pettis throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Paulo Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Pettis does no damage.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Pettis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Pettis throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Pettis shows good takedown defense.
Barbosa darts in looking for a takedown but Pettis gets double underhooks and turns Barbosa into the cage.
Pettis scoring well with a low kick there.
Pettis throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T3#
Pettis jabs at Barbosa's body.
Pettis throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pettis defends it well.
Barbosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Pettis sprawls well. He's pushed Barbosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pettis. That one must have hurt.
Pettis lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbosa tries to land a front kick but Pettis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pettis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pettis lands with a shot to the body.
Anthony Pettis is winning the standup battle so far.#T4#
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pettis counters with a straight right hand.
Pettis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pettis scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Pettis counter with a right hand.
Paulo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Pettis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pettis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Pettis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pettis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Pettis!
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Event:
IFL 2- Pablo vs Pettis 2
Date: Apr 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD#
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't. #SUB#
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barbosa, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barbosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Barbosa's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barbosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barbosa has escaped the position, nice work there. #T1##SUB#
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The referee asks Silva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silva prefers to stall for the moment though.#SUB#
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Barbosa instead regains half guard. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barbosa is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva controlling the pace.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Barbosa defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barbosa trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva is trying to control. Barbosa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Barbosa is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Barbosa defends the submission attempt.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Barbosa is working away. #T3##SUB#
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barbosa can't escape the position.
Barbosa stops Silva from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head. #T4#
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB#
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Barbosa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
Barbosa is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva fails to move to back control.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbosa prevents Silva from taking his back.#SUB#
Silva has control of Barbosa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barbosa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barbosa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barbosa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barbosa some visible discomfort.
Silva working away.
Barbosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva advances to full mount.
Barbosa tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Alex Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barbosa is looking to escape.
Silva is looking to work his way around to Barbosa's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position. #SUB#
Silva working for a submission but Barbosa is keeping him at bay.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Barbosa is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva wants to control the pace but Barbosa is squirming around nicely.
Silva moves to take his opponent's back. #T2#
Silva connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Barbosa to escape the position.
Barbosa wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Silva has got one arm under Barbosa's chin. This could be trouble... Barbosa trying to control the other hand but Silva gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Barbosa has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex Silva!
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Event:
RFL 011 Machado vs Rutten
Date: Mar 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Divers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Divers throws a big shot that misses.
Divers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Divers manages to circle out of the way.#CL2#
Barbosa gets tackled into the cage by Divers. Divers maintains the clinch.
Divers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Divers effectively controlling the action here.
Divers wants to break free but Barbosa has control.
#TD2#
Divers gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Barbosa pushes Divers off but Divers dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divers trying to control the action but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa is looking to reverse the position.#T1#
Barbosa gets back to half guard.
Divers prevents Barbosa from improving his position.
Barbosa is looking to control Divers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barbosa avoid being mounted?
Divers controlling the pace.
Barbosa trying to control from the bottom.
#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Divers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Divers wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
Barbosa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barbosa gets full guard.
Divers looking to pass the guard.
Divers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barbosa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Divers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barbosa pinned against the cage. Barbosa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T3#
Divers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Divers misses with a wild combination.
#CL#
Barbosa rushes Divers and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
Divers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barbosa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paulo Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lary Divers.
Divers is working for takedown but Barbosa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Divers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barbosa pulls him back up using the underhooks. #T4#
Barbosa controlling the action here for a moment.
Divers is working for takedown but Barbosa is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC#
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Divers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barbosa pinned against the cage. Barbosa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Divers as he avoids it easily.
Divers tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa is wise to it.
Divers scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Divers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barbosa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Divers looks winded!
Divers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lary Divers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Barbosa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Divers closes the distance and clinches up with Barbosa, looking for a takedown. Divers pushes Barbosa against the cage but Barbosa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Barbosa with that takedown attempt.
Divers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barbosa is fending him off so far but Divers persists. Nope, Barbosa circles away and we're back to standing.
Divers has a takedown stuffed.
Paulo Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lary Divers.
Divers throws a lazy body kick #TD#
and Barbosa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barbosa slips a nice elbow through Divers's hands, connecting with Divers's forehead.
Divers is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divers trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Divers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T1##SUB#
Barbosa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Divers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Divers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Paulo Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbosa stops Divers from standing up. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Divers looking for a guillotine here but Barbosa defends easily.
Barbosa wanted to stand there but Divers had control of the position. #SUB2#
Barbosa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Divers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barbosa has managed to get both his arms back between Divers's legs - danger averted.
Divers controls Barbosa momentarily but Barbosa frees himself.
Barbosa's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3##SUB2#
Barbosa has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Divers to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Barbosa is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Divers pulls down on the head and he's put Barbosa to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lary Divers!
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Event:
RFL 006 Jones vs Divers
Date: Feb 15, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Monster rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monster has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barbosa after a bit of a struggle.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Monster.
Barbosa letting Monster take a breather here.#TD2#
Barbosa turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Barbosa manages to end up in side control.#SUB2#
Barbosa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Monster is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Monster is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa prevents Monster from escaping the position.#T1#
Monster gets back to half guard.
Monster is trying to control but Barbosa passes into side control!
Monster wants to get back to his feet but Barbosa drags him back down.
Monster struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monster tries to buck Barbosa off but Barbosa is having none of it.
Monster avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barbosa.
Barbosa controlling the position from side mount. #T2#
Monster is looking to regain half guard here but Barbosa keeps moving and retains side control.
Monster pushes Barbosa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Barbosa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Barbosa moves into full mount!
Monster tries to hold on but Barbosa pushes him away.
Monster is just holding on here. Barbosa manages to take his back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Barbosa controlling the positon.#T3##SUB2#
Barbosa tightening his grip on Monster, looking for the choke.
Barbosa is punishing Monster with strikes - can he finish him?!
Barbosa slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Barbosa has the hooks in. Monster is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T4#
Barbosa is not going to allow Monster to sit and survive in this position.
Barbosa controlling well, preventing Monster from escaping the position.
#SUB2#
Barbosa is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Monster is defending well though. Barbosa let's go of the attempt for now.
Barbosa has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Monster's body.
Barbosa has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Monster.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Monster manages to reverse the position and now he's in Barbosa's guard. Nice work there by Monster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Barbosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monster shoots in but no luck this time.
Monster tries to clinch up
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
Monster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#TD2#
Monster gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Monster keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Monster escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barbosa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barbosa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Barbosa working some strikes from top position.
Barbosa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa is looking to stand up but Monster won't let him.
Barbosa 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. #SUB#
Monster is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barbosa defends well.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barbosa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Monster's guard.
Barbosa prevents Monster from improving his position.
Monster is looking to control Barbosa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Monster avoid being mounted?
Paulo Barbosa has got the better of the ground game so far.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Barbosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monster slaps away a takedown attempt from Barbosa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Monster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD2#
Barbosa feints and as Monster raises his hands in defense, Barbosa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barbosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barbosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Monster wants to control the position but Barbosa says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Barbosa wants to pass to mount but Monster is defending the position. #T4#
Monster is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Barbosa jumps into side control!
Monster is trying to get back to half guard.
Barbosa controls the position.
Barbosa landing a few strikes.
Monster struggling a bit here.
Barbosa controls the position from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa blocks the strikes from Monster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Monster tries to clinch up.
Monster fails to land the takedown.
Monster wants to clinch#TD2#
and Barbosa counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Monster!
Monster is trying to get back to half guard.
Monster is not content to let Barbosa control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monster is trying to work for a sweep but Barbosa has mounted him!
Monster is bucking up trying to escape but Barbosa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T1##SUB2#
Barbosa has control of Monster's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Monster regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Barbosa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #SUB2#
Barbosa moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Monster has worked his arm free - good work by Monster!
Monster is pushing Barbosa's head away, looking to escape. Barbosa manages to hold on to the position though.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Monster is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Monster tries to get to full guard but Barbosa has control of the leg.
Monster is looking to control Barbosa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Monster avoid being mounted?
Barbosa wants to stand up but Monster is controlling the position.
Still in half guard, Barbosa seems content to control.
Monster has hold of Barbosa's hands but Barbosa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Monster is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Barbosa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barbosa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Barbosa wants to take a breather but Monster is having none of it.
Monster wants to control but Barbosa is keeping busy and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barbosa darts in looking for a takedown but Monster gets double underhooks and turns Barbosa into the cage.
Barbosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Monster throws a series of strikes that have Barbosa backpedaling.
Barbosa dives in and grabs Monster's left leg, looking for a takedown. Monster pushes down on Barbosa's head and hops out.#CL#
Monster clinches. #T4##TD2#
Barbosa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Monster trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monster throwing strikes but missing. #SUB2#
Barbosa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barbosa keeping full guard, as Monster tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Monster is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Barbosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barbosa 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Barbosa!
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Event:
AMC 010 Bergfried vs Szczesny
Date: Jan 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Cunningham shoots in and drives through. Barbosa sprawls well.#CL#
Barbosa moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barbosa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cunningham's brow.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Cunningham.
Cunningham looking to stall.
Cunningham should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cunningham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barbosa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#BC2#
Cunningham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cunningham is fending him off so far but Barbosa persists. Nope, Cunningham circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
Barbosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Cunningham breaks the clinch.
Cunningham has a takedown stuffed.
Paulo Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ellie Cunningham.
Cunningham misses with the body kick#TD#
so Barbosa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cunningham controlling the position.#T1#
Cunningham wants to sweep here but Barbosa controlling him for the moment.
Barbosa looking to pass the guard.
Cunningham wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Cunningham has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Barbosa should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Cunningham has tightened it up now! Barbosa should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ellie Cunningham!
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Event:
AMC 007 >> 2 Belts <<
Date: Jan 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Havel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barbosa is looking to counter with head kicks.
Havel lands a jab to Barbosa's midsection.
Havel throws a head kick that misses #TD#
and Barbosa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Havel won't be happy with that. #SUB#
Barbosa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Havel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Havel tries to get to full guard but Barbosa has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barbosa controlling the action here. #T1#
Havel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barbosa is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Havel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barbosa wants to stand up but Havel has a hold of him and won't allow it. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barbosa trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Havel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barbosa is working away from the top position though.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Barbosa drives through with a takedown into Havel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Havel keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
Barbosa looking to sit in guard and control but Havel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T3#
Havel trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa controlling the position.
Havel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barbosa is proving hard to escape from.
Havel wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Havel wants to get up but he can't break Barbosa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Havel from controlling successfully.
Havel preventing the sweep. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barbosa is working hard here to advance position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barbosa looking to control.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Havel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barbosa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barbosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Havel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paulo Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Havel.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Havel shoots in but no luck this time.
Havel shoots in looking for a takedown. Barbosa tries to sprawl out of it but Havel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barbosa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Barbosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Barbosa dives in for a single leg takedown but Havel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Havel has a takedown stuffed.
Havel lands an overhand right.
Horrible takedown attempt by Havel or perhaps it was just good defense by Barbosa, which made it look bad.
Havel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paulo Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Havel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Havel.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Havel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barbosa avoids it really well and circles away.#T1#
Havel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barbosa's waist but Barbosa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Havel off to one side.
Barbosa shoots in and drives through. Havel sprawls well.#CL#
Barbosa has managed to clinch.
Havel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Havel. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Havel with that takedown attempt.
Barbosa tries to clinch up but Havel circles away and keeps his distance.
Havel fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T2#
Barbosa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barbosa wants it to stay on the feet.
Havel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barbosa circles away.
Havel is breathing heavily.
Havel has a takedown stuffed.
Havel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD#
Barbosa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Havel did well to prevent Barbosa getting side control.
Havel trying to hold on to Barbosa's head to control him but Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Barbosa working over Havel with some ground and pound. Havel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T3#
Barbosa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barbosa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Havel is looking to get back to full guard here but Barbosa has managed to pass to side control instead.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Havel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barbosa wants to stand but Havel is controlling his arm.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Havel wants to get back to his feet.
Barbosa scoring with punches from side control.
Barbosa wants to stand but Havel is controlling his arm.
Barbosa working the ground and pound.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Havel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Havel can do to turn this around?
Havel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Barbosa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Havel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Havel lands a slapping body shot.
Paulo Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Havel blocks the body kick.
Barbosa has a takedown stuffed.
Barbosa leaves Havel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL#
Barbosa moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havel trying to land knees to the body.
Havel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barbosa after a bit of a struggle.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but Havel has him pressed against the cage.
Barbosa tries a knee to the head but Havel blocks it.
#T1#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barbosa as Havel tries to tie him up. #BC#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Havel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barbosa defends it nicely.
Paulo Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Havel.
Havel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Havel has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Havel sprawls well. He's pushed Barbosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #CL#
Barbosa instigates a clinch. #T2#
Havel tries to pull guard but Barbosa won't allow it.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but Havel has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Havel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barbosa goes for a double leg but Havel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Havel continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbosa leaves Havel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Havel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barbosa defends it nicely.
Havel fails with a takedown attempt. #T3##TD#
Barbosa drives through with a takedown into Havel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Havel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barbosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Havel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Havel working a defensive guard here.
#T4#
Havel controlling Barbosa's posture.
Havel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Havel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Havel moves into the clinch successfully.
Petr Havel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulo Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#TD2#
Havel manages to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paulo Barbosa.
Well Barbosa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Barbosa!
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Event:
AMC 002 Hogg vs Traianus
Date: Dec 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Frey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes one to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Frey scores with a four punch combination!
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frey shoots in for a double leg but Barbosa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barbosa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Frey. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to stand but Frey is controlling his head.
Frey is trying to escape the position but Barbosa is controlling the position.
Barbosa trying to control the action but Frey is working from the bottom. #T1##SUB#
Barbosa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Frey tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barbosa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Frey stops Barbosa from passing to mount.
Barbosa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Frey will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Frey is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The strikes coming from Barbosa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Barbosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frey keeps working.
Barbosa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Frey down.
You can see the frustration on Frey's face as Barbosa controls the position.
Barbosa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T3#
Barbosa tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Barbosa trying to control the position but Frey is working away. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Frey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barbosa swivels and escapes.
Paulo Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abel Frey.#TD#
Barbosa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Frey to the mat! Frey manages to get full guard.
Frey wants to get back to his feet but Barbosa passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Barbosa wants to stand up but Frey has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Barbosa moves into full mount! Frey won't be happy about that! #T4#
Frey's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. #SUB#
Barbosa looking to secure an arm triangle but Frey defends it well.
Frey is looking to improve his position but Barbosa isn't that keen on the idea.
Barbosa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Frey is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Barbosa locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Frey is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo Barbosa!
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