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Event:
BFC HARDCORE 5:
Date: Oct 17, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garbrandt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barao scrambles back to his feet.
Garbrandt misses with a lunging right hand
and Garbrandt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garbrandt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garbrandt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garbrandt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barao moves away.
Garbrandt backing away here, and Barao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Garbrandt misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Garbrandt - just one landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garbrandt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL2#
Barao clinches with his opponent.
Barao is trying to maintain a safe position but Garbrandt gets an underhook and turns Barao into the cage.
Garbrandt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garbrandt lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barao fails to land. #T1#
Garbrandt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garbrandt tries to work over Barao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barao misses with a knee strike.
Barao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garbrandt backwards. #BC2#
Barao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garbrandt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#TD#
Garbrandt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Garbrandt 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.
#SUB#
Garbrandt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T2##SUB#
Garbrandt seems to be looking for submissions.
Garbrandt tries to pass to full mount but Barao defends it.
Garbrandt trying to control from half guard but Barao is working away. #T3##SUB#
Garbrandt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Garbrandt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barao is just riding it out for now. Garbrandt eventually gives up the hold. #ES2#
Barao pushes Garbrandt off and gets back to his feet.
Garbrandt misses with a few strikes there.
#T4##CL#
Garbrandt gets a clinch. #BC2#
Barao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barao defending well as Garbrandt loads up on a big left hand.
Barao lands with a kick to the temple. Garbrandt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cody Garbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garbrandt.
Garbrandt lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garbrandt's sensitive parts.
Garbrandt tries to clinch but Barao is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garbrandt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Garbrandt backs off Barao throws a huge counter combo but Garbrandt manages to avoid it all.
Garbrandt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Garbrandt misses.
Garbrandt throws the left hand but Barao avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cody Garbrandt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Nice straight punches there by Garbrandt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garbrandt.
Garbrandt tries to clinch but Barao moves out of range.
Barao has a takedown stuffed.
It looked like Garbrandt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garbrandt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garbrandt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garbrandt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barao blocks a jab.
Barao replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Garbrandt blocks it well.
Dantas Barao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garbrandt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barao counters with a three punch combo that has Garbrandt backing up. Garbrandt nods at Barao to acknowledge the strikes.
Garbrandt misses with a hook. Barao ducked under it nicely.
Barao unleashes a big counter combination but Garbrandt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL#
Garbrandt drives through and clinches with Barao against the cage.
#T1##BC2#
Barao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garbrandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garbrandt throws a lazy uppercut
and Barao counters with a left to the body.
Barao throws a front kick that sends Garbrandt stumbling back into the cage.
Garbrandt fails to land the takedown.
Barao ducks under a wild hook from Garbrandt.
Barao is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Garbrandt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#CL#
Garbrandt moves into the clinch.
Barao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garbrandt's face.
#BC2#
Barao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garbrandt throws a big shot that misses.
Garbrandt tries to clinch but Barao moves away
and Barao counters with a head kick. That will keep Garbrandt thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Garbrandt throws a lazy uppercut
and Barao counters with a two punch combo. #ROC2#Garbrandt is rocked!#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garbrandt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oh Garbrandt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL#
Garbrandt closes the distance and pushes Barao back into the cage.
Garbrandt seems to have got his legs back now.
Garbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garbrandt blocks it with crossed arms.
Garbrandt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barao stalling in the clinch but Garbrandt improves position.
Garbrandt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barao tries a knee to the head but Garbrandt blocks it.
Garbrandt lands a right hand.
Barao being controlled against the cage.
Garbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garbrandt lands with a left to the head.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but Garbrandt blocks with his arms.
#BC2#
Barao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Garbrandt looks to land a left hand but Barao moved out of range nicely.
Barao moves away from the strike by Garbrandt.
Garbrandt tries to clinch up but Barao circles away and keeps his distance.
Garbrandt throws a shot to the body.
Barao tries to clinch but Garbrandt moves out of range.
Barao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garbrandt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barao ducks under a wild hook from Garbrandt.
Garbrandt backing away here, and Barao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Garbrandt fails with the takedown.
Barao scores with a kick to the body.
Barao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dantas Barao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Garbrandt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barao defends it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barao! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Garbrandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barao avoids the body shot from Garbrandt.
Garbrandt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garbrandt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barao steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Barao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garbrandt doesn't seem phased though.
Barao swats away the attempt to clinch by Garbrandt.#CL2#
Barao pushes Garbrandt up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dantas Barao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Garbrandt tries to bum rush Barao with a series of wild strikes but Barao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice jab there from Garbrandt.
Garbrandt doesn't manage to clinch there - Barao circles away.
Barao blocks a jab.
Garbrandt scores with a punch to the head.
Garbrandt missing with a left hand there. Barao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barao drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garbrandt defends it well.
Garbrandt misses the shot to the body.
Barao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garbrandt moves in looking to clinch but Barao pushes him off.
Garbrandt cracks Barao with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barao tries to clinch up
letting Garbrandt counter with a right hand.
Barao tries to clinch up but Garbrandt circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Barao doesn't manage to clinch there - Garbrandt circles away.
Garbrandt is looking to counter punch.
Garbrandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barao misses with a two punch combination.
Garbrandt lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garbrandt. Barao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barao looks to land a left hand but Garbrandt moved out of range nicely.
Barao ducks under a wild hook from Garbrandt.
Garbrandt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barao scores with a spinning back kick!
Barao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garbrandt momentarily.
Garbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barao keeps the fight on the outside.
Garbrandt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T2#
Barao tries to clinch up.
Garbrandt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garbrandt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Garbrandt.
Garbrandt backing away here, and Barao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick from Barao, right into the meat of the thigh.
#CL2#
Barao takes the fight into the clinch.
Garbrandt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but Garbrandt blocks with his arms.
Barao misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Barao on the inside. #T3#
Garbrandt blocking some punches.
Garbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Barao controls the action.
Barao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garbrandt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garbrandt scores with a shoulder strike.
Garbrandt scores with a shoulder strike.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garbrandt lands with a right to the head.
Garbrandt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garbrandt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but Garbrandt blocks with his arms.
Garbrandt throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Barao breaks from the clinch.
Garbrandt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garbrandt moves away.
Barao on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T4#
Garbrandt misses with a hook to the body
and Barao counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Garbrandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barao is looking for the big counter here.
Garbrandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barao throws a sloppy head kick and Garbrandt moves out of range easily.
Garbrandt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barao.
Garbrandt sizes up Barao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barao swats away the attempt to clinch by Garbrandt.
Garbrandt misses with a body shot.
Garbrandt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Garbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barao was well out of range. Poor timing from Garbrandt.#KD2#
Barao lands a big head kick that sends Garbrandt tumbling to the mat! Barao takes a step backwards and waves Garbrandt back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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 Cody Garbrandt.
Well Garbrandt 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Garbrandt!
In defeat, Dantas Barao stepped up to the mic, saying 'I luhhh you myke'. |
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Event:
BFC Fight Night 5
Date: Sep 18, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ballistics misses.
Barao is looking to counter punch.
Ballistics lands a jab to the head.
Barao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ballistics. Ballistics obviously looking to wear him down.
Barao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jab, jab by Ballistics - just one landing.
A combination from Ballistics does no damage.
Ballistics tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barao was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballistics.
Ballistics has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barao is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dudley Ballistics seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ballistics.
Barao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballistics.
A shot to the body from Ballistics misses
and Barao counters with a stiff right hand.
Barao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballistics circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Ballistics misses.
Barao dodges the punch combination from Ballistics.
#T1#
Barao connects with a high kick.
Ballistics takes a swing at Barao's ribcage but misses.
Ballistics throws a hook but Barao blocks it.
Ballistics tries to work over Barao's front leg with a kick but Barao checks it.
Ballistics is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barao.
Barao is looking for a counter combo.
Barao lands with a nice body kick.
Barao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ballistics is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barao.
Ballistics throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barao looks for the body kick but Ballistics saw that one coming.
Ballistics avoids the head kick by Barao.
Ballistics looks to throw the jab but Barao is out of range.
Barao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
Barao slips under a jab from Ballistics.
Ballistics stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ballistics throws a shot from downtown. Barao moves away and avoids it.
Ballistics throws a hook to the side of Barao's head but Barao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballistics lands a nice hook to Barao's body. Barao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ballistics moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Ballistics on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ballistics finds it's way round the side to connect with Barao's head.
Ballistics misses with a straight left.
A jab from Barao misses.
Barao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballistics swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Ballistics on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barao ducks under a wild hook from Ballistics.
Barao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ballistics can pounce on him.
Barao throws a shot to the body.
Ballistics throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ballistics looks to land a combination but Barao avoids it well. #T3#
Ballistics throws a poor cross that misses
and Barao counters with a series of strikes. Ballistics will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Barao.
Nice defenses there by Barao.
Ballistics throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballistics throws a leg kick which misses Barao's front leg but catches the back leg as Barao tries to avoid it.
Ballistics rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ballistics misses with a right hand
and Barao counters with a left and a right that stings Ballistics.
Barao misses with a series of wild punches.
Barao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ballistics missing with a left hand there. Barao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Ballistics misses
letting Barao counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballistics misses with a hook. Barao ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Barao tries to clinch there but Ballistics circles away.
Ballistics let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Barao! Ballistics is out on his feet! Barao rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Ballistics is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Ballistics is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dantas Barao!
A very excited looking Dantas Barao made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
BFC Halle Birthday Bash 1
Date: Aug 28, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Barao rushes Bataglia and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Bataglia breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barao.
Barao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bataglia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bataglia misses with an uppercut. Barao saw that one coming.
Barao appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL#
Barao closes the distance and clinches.
Barao misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bataglia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barao has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barao.
Bataglia scores with a shot to the side of Barao's head. #BC2#
Bataglia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bataglia swings for the body but Barao moves out of range.
#T1#
Barao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bataglia. That did some damage!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bataglia wants to break free but Barao has control.
Barao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC2#
Bataglia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bataglia missing with a left hand there. Barao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bataglia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barao throws a head kick that misses.
Bataglia misses with a lunging right hand
and Barao counters with a nice leg kick.
Barao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#T2#
Barao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barao wants to clinch
and Bataglia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barao tries a head kick but it misses.
Bataglia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bataglia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barao.
Barao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bataglia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Barao. Bataglia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bataglia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bataglia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barao throws a sloppy head kick and Bataglia moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Bataglia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bataglia misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barao throws a lazy head kick
and Bataglia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Barao.
It seemed like Bataglia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bataglia misses with a straight right.
Barao ducks under a wild hook from Bataglia.#T4#
Barao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bataglia throws a series of punches but Barao avoids them all with ease.
Barao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barao blocks a jab.
Barao seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barao defending well as Bataglia loads up on a big left hand.
Barao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bataglia moves away.
Barao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bataglia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lorenzo Bataglia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Barao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bataglia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bataglia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bataglia throws out a counter right but Barao avoids it with no problem.
Bataglia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barao on the side of the head.
Barao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barao slips a jab from Bataglia.
Lorenzo Bataglia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barao throws a hook to the side of Bataglia's head but Bataglia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barao tries to land a front kick but Bataglia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T1#
Barao tries to clinch but Bataglia moves away
and Bataglia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bataglia stalks Barao and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barao's face. Barao staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bataglia lands a really nice looking cross but Barao seems unphased.
Bataglia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bataglia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barao.
#CL#
Barao has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Bataglia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bataglia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T2#
Barao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bataglia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dantas Barao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bataglia cracks Barao with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bataglia lands a nice looking body shot.
Barao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Bataglia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bataglia throws a right hand that misses
and Barao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bataglia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barao throws a sloppy body shot
and Barao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Bataglia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barao.
Barao stuns Bataglia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL#
Barao closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Bataglia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice cross by Bataglia.
Barao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bataglia thuds his right hand into Barao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barao drops his hands momentarily and Bataglia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T4#
Barao throws a jab but it's blocked by Bataglia.
Bataglia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barao with a body shot.#CL#
Barao drives through and clinches with Bataglia against the cage.
#BC2#
Bataglia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bataglia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bataglia.
Bataglia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bataglia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barao throws a wild body kick that Bataglia sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Bataglia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Bataglia throws a shot from downtown. Barao moves away and avoids it.
Bataglia misses with a wild body shot.
Barao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bataglia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bataglia lands with a hook. Barao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL#
Barao closes the distance and pushes Bataglia back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barao keeps control of Bataglia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bataglia lands a shoulder strike.
Barao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bataglia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#T1##BC2#
Bataglia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bataglia jabs Barao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bataglia misses with a two punch combination.
Barao moves away from the strike by Bataglia.
Barao connects with an inside leg kick.
Barao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bataglia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bataglia throws a body punch but Barao moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barao.
#T2#
Bataglia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barao doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice jab there from Bataglia.
Barao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bataglia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bataglia throws a hook but Barao blocks it.
Barao appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bataglia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bataglia managing to block the knees to the body from Barao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Barao breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Barao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T3#
Barao lands a high kick!
Barao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barao.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barao.
Dantas Barao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bataglia misses with a looping right.
Bataglia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barao counters with a good low kick that Bataglia was not able to check.
Bataglia throws a lazy right hand but Barao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barao lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4#
Bataglia scores with a body shot.
Bataglia lands with an uppercut that bounces Barao off the cage and back into range.
Bataglia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barao was well out of range. Poor timing from Bataglia.
Barao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bataglia throws a hook to the side of Barao's head but Barao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bataglia.
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!
Some wild striking there from Barao.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lorenzo Bataglia.
I've got Bataglia 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Bataglia!
Dantas Barao spoke after the fight, saying 'I luhhh you myke'. |
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Event:
BFC 16: Rodrigues Vs. Lane
Date: Jul 31, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barao manages to avoid it.
Ness lands a body shot.
Ness misses with a looping left.
Barao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ness.
Ness keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ness throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barao lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ness misses with a body shot.
Ness lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ness throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ness throws out a loose jab but Barao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ness connects with a jab.
Ness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barao manages to avoid it.
As Ness looks to move away, Barao throws a big counter combo but Ness just gets out of the way.
Ness looks to throw the jab but Barao is out of range.
Barao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ness looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ness misses with a hook
and Barao counters with an outside leg kick.
#T1#
Jab from Ness.
Ness misses the shot to the body.
Ness lands with a good body shot.
Ness misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Ness - just one landing.
Barao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barao was well out of range. Poor timing from Ness.
Barao lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ness throws an overhand right that lands on Barao's shoulder, as Barao tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Ness misses.
Barao slips a straight right by Ness.
Ness digs a good body shot into Barao's ribs.
Ness throws out a loose jab but Barao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barao throwing a counter right hand but Ness manages to avoid it.
Barao avoids the body shot from Ness.
Barao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ness.
Ness misses with a straight left. #T2#
Ness scores with a hook.
Ness looks to score with a jab to the body but Barao is just out of range.
Ness lands a glancing blow to the side of Barao's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ness swats away the attempt to clinch by Barao.
Barao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ness steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barao.
Ness uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ness ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ness lands with a good body shot.
Barao slips a straight right by Ness.
Barao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ness misses with an uppercut.
Barao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Ness misses.
Barao throws a low kick but Ness avoids it.
Ness throws a shot to the body.
Ness cracks Barao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T3#
Barao moves out of range as Ness strikes.
Ness connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Ness.
Barao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ness misses with a looping left.
Barao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ness is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ness scores with a punch to the head.
Ness lands with a hook. Barao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Ness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barao looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ness misses with a body shot.
Ness bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barao's head backwards.
Barao moves out of range of the strikes.
Ness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barao moves away from the strike by Ness.
Ness misses with a straight left.
Barao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ness.#T4#
Ness lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barao slips a jab from Ness.
Ness scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barao was well out of range. Poor timing from Ness.
Barao throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Barao misses.
Ness keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ness appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ness moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ness throws a right hand that misses
and Barao counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barao throws a shot from downtown. Ness moves away and avoids it.
Barao slips under a jab from Ness.
As Ness backs away, Barao returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ness misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ness misses the target.
Ness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barao was well out of range. Poor timing from Ness.
Barao is looking to counter punch.
Ness thuds a left hand into Barao's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willing Ness dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
The fighters circling - Ness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ness misses with a left hand
and Barao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ness throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ness throws a looping overhand right but Barao ducks down to avoid it.
Willing Ness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ness throws an overhand right that lands on Barao's shoulder, as Barao tries to avoid the shot.
Ness misses with an uppercut
and Barao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ness scores with a body shot.
Ness misses with an uppercut
and Barao counters with a nice body shot.
Ness scores with a jab to the body.
Ness thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ness scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ness blocks a head kick by Barao.
Ness jabs Barao right on the nose. Barao blinks but takes it well.
Ness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barao tries to score with a low kick but Ness moves his leg out of the way.
Barao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Ness tests Barao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barao moves away.
Barao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ness throws a hook but Barao blocks it.
Barao throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ness avoids it.
Barao slips a jab from Ness.
Ness throws a hook but Barao avoids it easily.
Willing Ness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barao slips under a jab from Ness.
Ness swings widly with a right hand
and Barao finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barao.
Ness stuns Barao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barao blocks a jab.
Dantas Barao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ness misses with a body shot.
Ness misses with a looping right.
Ness lands a nice shot to the body.
Ness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Ness throws a right hand that misses
and Barao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Ness was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab by Ness.
An inside leg kick from Barao misses.
Ness lands a nice looking body shot.
Ness misses with a body shot
and Barao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ness misses the jab.
Barao appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barao defending well as Ness loads up on a big left hand.
Ness digs a good hook to Barao's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ness darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Ness.
Ness connects with a body shot.
Ness throws a poor cross that misses
and Barao counters with a head kick. That will keep Ness thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #T3##CL#
Barao closes the distance and pushes Ness back into the cage.
Ness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Ness.
Ness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barao throws a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Barao breaks the clinch.
Barao tries to clinch up.
Barao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ness.
Barao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ness just misses with a punch to the body.
Ness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD2#
Ness closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barao to the mat! Barao manages to get full guard.
Barao keeping moving, preventing Ness from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Ness drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ness jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T4#
Ness wants to control from the top but Barao keeps moving.
Ness slips nicely into half guard.
Barao is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Ness is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB2#
Barao is defending against the submission attempts here by Ness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Ness is trying to work for a kimura but Barao is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willing Ness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Barao throws a sloppy head kick and Ness moves out of range easily.
Ness throws out a counter right but Barao avoids it with no problem.
Barao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ness.
Barao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the body from Ness misses
and Barao counters with a three punch combo that has Ness backing up. Ness nods at Barao to acknowledge the strikes.
Ness shoots in for a double leg but Barao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ness swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barao counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ness is lucky that one didn't land flush. #ROC#Ness is rocked!
Barao is looking to clinch but Ness is avoiding it.
Ness is still on wobbly legs! Can Barao finish him?
Ness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barao throws a head kick but Ness moves out of range.
Barao wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ness misses the target.
Barao just misses with a punch to the body.
Ness seems to have recovered his senses.
Barao throws a sloppy head kick and Ness moves out of range easily.
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!
Ness looks to land a left hand but Barao moved out of range nicely.
Ness throws a hook but Barao blocks it.#T1#
Barao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ness swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ness looks to land a right hand but Barao moved out of range.
Ness scores with a hook to the body. Barao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ness misses with an uppercut. Barao saw that one coming.
Ness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barao.
An attempted straight right counter from Barao misses the target.
Ness digs a good hook to Barao's body.
Barao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Ness.
The fighters circling - Ness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ness swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barao counters with a nice uppercut.
Ness throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Barao counter with a right hand.
Ness swings widly with a right hand
#KD#
and Barao counters with a crisp one two that drops Ness! Barao thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ness to his feet! Ness is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ness misses with the combination.
Willing Ness is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Ness throws a jab but it's blocked by Barao.
Ness looks to land a left hand but Barao moved out of range nicely.
Ness scores with a punch to the head.
Ness misses with a body punch
enabling Barao to counter with a crisp jab.
Ness looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barao is fending him off so far but Ness persists. Nope, Barao circles away and we're back to standing.#TD#
Barao darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Ness looking for submissions off his back.
Ness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barao wants to get back to his feet.
#T3#
Ness is controlling Barao's trapped leg to prevent Barao from advancing to side control.#SUB2#
Ness is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barao pulls his head out easily.
Dantas Barao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ness is looking to control Barao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ness avoid being mounted?
Barao wants to stand but Ness has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ness tries to get to full guard but Barao has control of the leg. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ness is trying to maintain the position but Barao is very close to passing his half guard.
Ness controlling the position well. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barao ducks under a wild hook from Ness.
Barao is looking to counter punch.
Ness misses with a right hand
and Barao counters with an outside leg kick.
Ness misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ness changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barao tries to avoid it but Ness manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barao to the ground. Barao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dantas Barao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willing Ness.
Ness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barao was well out of range. Poor timing from Ness.
Ness looks to score with a jab to the body but Barao is just out of range.
Ness connects with a jab.
Barao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Willing Ness.
I've got Ness 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willing Ness!
The defeated Dantas Barao had this to say: 'I luhhh you myke'. |
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Event:
TWGC 30 (155lbs, D3): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 09, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Dantas Barao! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; John Johns!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Barao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barao shoots in and drives through. Johns sprawls well.#TD2#
Johns drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Barao (0) vs (2) Johns
Johns trying to control the position from guard on top but Barao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johns might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Barao haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Johns looking to sit in guard and control but Barao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barao (2) vs (2) Johns
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johns wants to sweep here but Barao controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Johns lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barao (2) vs (4) Johns
Barao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johns wants to control from the top but Barao keeps moving.
Johns looking to pass the guard. #T2#
Barao keeping moving, preventing Johns from controlling successfully.
Barao keeping full guard, as Johns tries to pass.
Barao has Johns pulled in close to control his posture.
Johns wants to control from the top but Barao keeps moving.
Johns looking to pass the guard.
Johns trying to control but Barao is working from the bottom. #T3#
Johns advances to half guard.
Johns wants to take a breather but Barao is having none of it.
Johns is pressing down on Barao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barao is holding on for now.
Barao preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Barao is refusing to be controlled, as Johns sits in half guard.
Johns wants to pass the guard but Barao is defending well.
Johns is looking to take a break and control but Barao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
Johns trying to mount his opponent but Barao defends it.
Johns stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barao is concentrating on defense, preventing Johns from advancing position.
Barao trying to control but Johns postures up.
Barao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barao tries to get out of the position.
Johns is controlling the pace.
#T5#
Barao is staying active underneath Johns, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2#
Johns is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Barao as he works his way to full guard.
Johns looking to pass the guard.
Barao lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barao (4) vs (4) Johns#T6#
Barao tries to free his leg and advance position but Johns is retaining full guard.
Johns is pulling down on Barao's head to control his posture.
Barao wants to control from the top but Johns keeps moving.
Johns wants to sweep here but Barao controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Johns has an active guard here but Barao has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johns manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barao has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T7#
Johns trying to control the position.
Barao looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barao wants to control from the top but Johns keeps moving.
Johns is trying to keep Barao in close.
Barao trying to control the position from guard on top but Johns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johns controls Barao momentarily but Barao frees himself. #T8#
Johns has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barao won't allow Johns to sweep him here.
Barao tries to free his leg and advance position but Johns is retaining full guard.
Johns controlling the position.
Barao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barao stopping the sweep attempt from Johns.
Barao controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T9#
Barao trying to control the position from guard on top but Johns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barao controlling from the top position.
Barao trying to control but Johns is working from the bottom.
Johns wants to sweep here but Barao controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Barao is posturing up here but Johns has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Barao tries to roll out but it's too tight and Barao has to tap! Slick submission there by Johns!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Johns!
Dantas Barao was interviewed post fight and said 'I luhhh you myke'. |
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Event:
SAFO 62 Marston v Frost
Date: May 23, 2020 |
#R1#
Barao clobbers Fatih with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barao throws a leg kick which misses Fatih's front leg but catches the back leg as Fatih tries to avoid it.
Barao slaps away a takedown attempt from Fatih, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fatih tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fatih somewhat.
Fatih with a poor takedown
and Barao counters with a nice body kick.
Dantas Barao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhamad Fatih.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Barao lands a big head kick that sends Fatih tumbling to the mat! Barao takes a step backwards and waves Fatih back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Muhamad Fatih has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barao throws a sloppy head kick and Fatih moves out of range easily.
Muhamad Fatih seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barao lands a big right hook! Fatih looks hurt but is still standing! Barao lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Fatih falls down and Barao dives in with a huge hammer fist! Fatih's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Barao runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dantas Barao!
Our winner, Dantas Barao, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Muhamad Fatih was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for the fight. I will come back stronger. InshaAllah'.
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Event:
SAFO 59
Date: May 09, 2020 |
#R1#
Fatih doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Barao's head coaches at Gorilla Kingz MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fatih looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barao is fending him off so far but Fatih persists. Nope, Barao circles away and we're back to standing.
Barao scores with a nice right hand.
#CUT#
It looks like Muhamad Fatih has been cut.
Fatih with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fatih thinking.
Dantas Barao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhamad Fatih.
Fatih misses with a takedown attempt
and Barao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barao connects with a leg kick. Fatih looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fatih tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barao defends well and Fatih ends up having to push Barao into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barao throws a front kick that sends Fatih stumbling back into the cage.
Fatih looks winded!
Barao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fatih if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Barao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fatih, pushing him back against the cage.
Fatih takes a knee right on the jaw!
#T1#
Still in the clinch, Barao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barao obliges.
A shot in the inside from Barao.
Fatih takes a shot to the head. #ROC#
Fatih is rocked!
Barao has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Fatih - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Barao, and another! Fatih is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dantas Barao!
Dantas Barao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Muhamad Fatih was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for the fight. I will come back stronger. InshaAllah'.
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Event:
RRFC Challengers 33
Date: Apr 22, 2020 |
#R1##CL#
Barao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Onfoy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barao controlling the action here for a moment.
Barao scores a nice knee to the body.
Onfoy is trying to push Barao away but Barao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barao pushes Onfoy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Barao breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Onfoy. Barao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Onfoy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barao has time to react.
Barao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Barao clinches up with Onfoy and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT#
It looks like Jahseh Onfoy has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barao scores with a shoulder strike.
Onfoy working hard to break the clinch.
Barao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#T1#
Barao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Onfoy's face.
Barao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC#
Onfoy is rocked!
Barao scores with a shoulder strike.
Onfoy is still on wobbly legs! Can Barao finish him?
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barao lands a big right hand that drops Onfoy! The killer instinct kicks in and Barao finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Barao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dantas Barao!
Dantas Barao thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 27
Date: Mar 22, 2020 |
#R1#
McCullen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barao tries to counter by clinching up but McCullen breaks away and moves out of range.
Barao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McCullen throws a leg kick but Barao sees it coming and moves out of range.
McCullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barao moves away.
Barao tries to clinch but McCullen moves out of range.
Barao throws a head kick that misses.
McCullen keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like McCullen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCullen looks to throw the jab but Barao is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCullen.
Nice jab there from McCullen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barao works the jab nicely.#CUT#
It looks like Daniel McCullen has been cut.
McCullen blocks the body kick.
McCullen tries to bum rush Barao with a series of wild strikes but Barao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barao is looking to counter the offense by McCullen and move into the clinch.
McCullen looks for the body kick but Barao saw that one coming.
McCullen misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Barao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCullen cracks the inside of Barao's front leg.
McCullen throws a body punch but Barao moves out of range.
Barao seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for McCullen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from McCullen is predictable there
and Barao counters with an inside leg kick.
Daniel McCullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCullen takes a swing at Barao's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barao.
#CL#
Barao closes the distance and clinches.
Barao scores a nice knee to the body.
Barao looking to throw knees to the head but McCullen is blocking nicely.
Barao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barao prevents McCullen from breaking the clinch.
Barao tries to land knees in the clinch but McCullen avoids the damage to the body. #T2##BC#
Barao manages to break the clinch.
McCullen misses with the combination.
McCullen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barao manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCullen looks to land a combination. Barao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CL#
Barao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but McCullen blocks with his arms.
Barao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCullen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T3#
Barao trying to land knees to the body.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Barao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCullen.
McCullen looks to throw the jab but Barao is out of range.
Barao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCullen fails to land with a series of punches.
Barao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McCullen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McCullen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McCullen thuds a left hand into Barao's body.
A solid body kick from Barao.
Barao avoids a kick to the body.
Barao throws a jab but it's blocked by McCullen. #T4#
McCullen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barao doesn't manage to clinch there - McCullen circles away.
#CL#
Barao has taken the fight to the clinch.
McCullen avoiding damage as Barao throws knees to the body.
Barao lands a nice shot to the body.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Barao with a knee to the head.
Barao can't find room to land a body shot as McCullen controls the action.
Barao trying to land knees to the body.
Barao has McCullen pressed against the cage, preventing McCullen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barao's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dantas Barao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel McCullen's cut.
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#
McCullen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barao ducks under a wild hook from McCullen.
Barao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCullen.
Barao quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barao, right into the meat.
McCullen misses with a few strikes there.
Barao misses with a head kick.
#CL#
Barao moves into range and clinches up with McCullen.
Barao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCullen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barao working McCullen over with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McCullen managing to block the knees to the body from Barao.
#T1#
McCullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Barao.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but McCullen blocks with his arms.
McCullen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barao is pushing McCullen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but McCullen blocks with his arms.
Barao misses with a knee strike.
#T2#
Barao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but McCullen blocks with his arms.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
McCullen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barao seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McCullen can turn it around.
Barao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCullen avoids it.
Barao trying to land knees to the body.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Barao.
#BC#
Barao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Barao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullen throws a hook but Barao avoids it easily.
McCullen lands with an uppercut that bounces Barao off the cage and back into range.
Barao avoids the body shot from McCullen.
Barao throws a wild body kick that McCullen sees coming a mile off.
Barao ducks under a wild hook from McCullen.
Barao tries to counter by clinching up but McCullen breaks away and moves out of range.
McCullen misses with a hook. Barao ducked under it nicely.
McCullen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barao on the side of the head.
McCullen works the jab nicely.
McCullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barao.
#CL#
Barao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barao.
McCullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T4#
Barao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barao tries to stall but McCullen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCullen takes a knee right on the jaw!
#BC#
Barao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barao connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barao manages to avoid it.
Barao tries to clinch but McCullen moves out of range.
McCullen throws an overhand right that lands on Barao's shoulder, as Barao tries to avoid the shot.
McCullen throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL#
Barao clinches with his opponent.
Barao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dantas Barao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel McCullen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
McCullen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barao.
Barao avoids a kick to the body.
And Barao counters with a quick kick to the body but McCullen blocks it.
McCullen throws a poor cross that misses
and Barao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barao misses with a low kick.
McCullen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barao with a body shot.
Barao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCullen throws a leg kick but Barao sees it coming and moves out of range.
McCullen avoids the head kick by Barao.
McCullen scores with a punch to the head.
Barao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCullen can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen throws a looping overhand right but Barao ducks down to avoid it.
McCullen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barao is out of range and McCullen settles back down.
Barao tries to counter by clinching up but McCullen breaks away and moves out of range.
Barao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McCullen misses the shot to the body. #T1#
A low kick from McCullen misses
and Barao counters with a solid body kick.
Barao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Barao closes the distance and clinches.
Barao misses with a knee to the head.
Barao stalls.
Barao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCullen managing to block the knees to the body from Barao.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barao is trying to maintain a safe position but McCullen gets an underhook and turns Barao into the cage.#T2#
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Barao tries a knee to the head but McCullen blocks it.
Dantas Barao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barao taking a breather.
McCullen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
McCullen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCullen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A good leg kick by McCullen.
McCullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Dantas Barao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCullen throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T3#
McCullen blocks a head kick by Barao.
Barao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCullen.
A head kick misses from Barao.
McCullen looks to land a right hand but Barao moved out of range.
The fighters circling - McCullen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barao is looking for a counter combo.
McCullen lands a nice hook to Barao's body. Barao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCullen throws a body punch but Barao moves out of range.
A combination from McCullen does no damage.
Barao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCullen.
McCullen scores with the left hand. Barao knows he should have avoided that one.
McCullen circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T4#
McCullen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#CL#
Barao instigates a clinch.
McCullen avoiding damage as Barao throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCullen tries to break the clinch but Barao is controlling the position.
Barao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barao tries to land knees in the clinch but McCullen avoids the damage to the body.
Barao trying to land knees to the body.
McCullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Daniel McCullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCullen swings wildly with an uppercut but Barao uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel McCullen.
I think Barao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dantas Barao!
A relieved looking Dantas Barao thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 24
Date: Feb 28, 2020 |
#R1#
Barao misses with a head kick.
Barao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown but Barao shows good takedown defense.
Edwards with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barao counters with a low kick, right behind Edwards 's knee.
Barao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Edwards shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barao defends it nicely.
Barao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dantas Barao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corsley Edwards.
Edwards shoots in and drives through. Barao sprawls well.
Barao swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards dives in for a single leg takedown but Barao sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Edwards fails with the takedown.
Barao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#TD2#
Barao gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Edwards to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T1#
Barao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Barao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barao is keeping the position for now.
Barao keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Barao wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Edwards manages to pass to side control.
Barao is trying to stand up here but Edwards is controlling him well. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barao is staying active underneath Edwards, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Edwards is pressing down on Barao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barao is holding on for now.
Barao might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Edwards wants to take a breather but Barao is having none of it.
Barao is looking to escape.#SUB2#
Barao is defending against the submission attempts here by Edwards.
Edwards stops Barao from getting back to his feet.
#T3#
Edwards tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barao knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barao tries to get out of the position.
Barao looks like he's trying to stand up.
#SUB2#
Edwards is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Barao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Edwards on the ground.
Edwards is pressing down on Barao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barao is holding on for now.
Barao is trying to stand back up but Edwards is controlling him
Barao looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB2#
Barao is defending against the submission attempts here by Edwards.
#SUB2#
Edwards is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T4#
Edwards wants to pass to mount but Barao is defending the position.
Edwards moves into full mount! Barao won't be happy about that!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barao is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Corsley Edwards will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Edwards tries for a takedown but Barao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL#
Edwards tries to keep at a distance but Barao has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Barao breaks from the clinch.
Edwards shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barao defends it nicely.
Edwards fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dantas Barao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corsley Edwards.
Nice uppercut lands for Barao. That snapped Edwards's head back.
Barao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Edwards's calf.#TD2#
Edwards drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barao wants to stand up but Edwards is controlling him. #T1#
Barao 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.
Edwards passes Barao's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Edwards trying to mount his opponent but Barao defends it. #SUB2#
Edwards is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Edwards perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB2#
Edwards maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Barao could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Edwards has cracked it and Barao is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Edwards!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Corsley Edwards!
A very excited looking Corsley Edwards rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Dantas Barao was interviewed post fight and said 'I luhhh you myke'.
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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 21
Date: Feb 02, 2020 |
#R1#
Barao throws a body kick that misses.
Holm throws a head kick that misses.
Barao shapes to counter with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Barao.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holm misses with a two punch combination.
Barao thows a body kick. Holm tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barao.
Holm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barao feints a counter leg kick.#T1#
Holm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barao looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Barao misses with a head kick.
Holm tries to counter with a takedown but Barao is quick to defend against it.
Holm throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holm fails to land with a series of punches.
Holm misses with a combination
and Barao counters with a good low kick that Holm was not able to check.
Barao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holm half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Holm circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T2#
Holm throws a body punch but Barao moves out of range.
Barao is looking for the big counter here.
Holm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barao checks it well.
Barao throws a lazy head kick
and Holm counters with a series of strikes. Barao will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barao can't find room to land a body shot as Holm controls the action.
#BC2#
Barao breaks the clinch.
Holm looks to land a combination but Barao avoids it well. #T3#
Holm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holm's head backwards.
Barao thuds his shin into the meat of Holm's side.
Holm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Holm. Those never looked like landing.
Barao raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Holm tries to clinch but Barao moves out of range.
Barao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tyler Holm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holm misses with a combination
and Barao counters with a three punch combo that has Holm backing up. Holm nods at Barao to acknowledge the strikes.
Holm is breathing heavily.#T4#
Barao moves out of range of the leg kick from Holm.
Holm swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Barao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL2#
Barao closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Barao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barao throws a leg kick but Holm checks it.
Holm appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Holm.
Barao tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dantas Barao dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Holm misses with a leg kick
and Barao makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Holm really felt that one!
Barao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barao tries a head kick but it misses.
Holm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barao circles away quickly and effectively.
Despite the aggression on Barao's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holm swings for the body but Barao moves out of range.
Barao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Barao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T1#
Barao throws a head kick but Holm moves out of range.
Barao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barao. Barao obviously looking to wear him down.
Barao throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Holm.
Barao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holm wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barao takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T2#
Barao throws the kick towards the body but Holm avoids it.
Barao tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL#
Holm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barao, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Barao manages to break the clinch.
Barao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holm is able to avoid easily.
Holm changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barao lands a head kick. Holm smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #ROC2#
Holm is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barao was well out of range. Poor timing from Holm.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barao! But no joy.
Oh Holm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holm throws a combination. Barao tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Holm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barao counters with a solid body kick.
Barao keeps Holm at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T3#
A thudding body kick lands there by Barao!
Holm takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barao lands a big head kick that sends Holm to the canvas! Barao follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dantas Barao!
After winning the bout, Dantas Barao thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 16, 2020 |
#R1#
Rowley shoots in looking for a takedown. Barao tries to sprawl out of it but Rowley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL2#
Barao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rowley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barao trying to land knees to the body.
Barao stalling against the cage.
Barao is pushing Rowley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barao avoids the elbow strike from Rowley, against the cage.
#T1#
Rowley avoiding damage as Barao throws knees to the body.
Rowley has had enough of the clinch but Barao keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Rowley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rowley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barao raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rowley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL2#
Barao forces Rowley back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Barao manages to break the clinch.
Rowley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barao counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rowley tries to clinch there but Barao circles away.
Barao throws a sloppy head kick and Rowley moves out of range easily.
As Barao tries to get set, Rowley tries to push him back and clinch up but Barao manages to avoid the attempt.#CL2#
Barao drives through and clinches with Rowley against the cage.
Rowley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
Barao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rowley jumps guard but Barao turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dane Rowley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barao misses with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Barao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barao checks a low kick from Rowley.
Rowley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barao.
Barao counters with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rowley.
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!#CL2#
Barao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barao as Rowley tries to tie him up. #BC2#
Barao manages to break the clinch.
#T3#
Barao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Rowley with that takedown attempt.
Barao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rowley. That did some damage!
Barao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barao takes a swing at Rowley's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Barao forces Rowley back against the cage and clinches.
Rowley wants a takedown but no success here.
Rowley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barao is defending well.
Rowley is trying to break free.
Rowley wants to break free but Barao has control.
#T4#
Barao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rowley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rowley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rowley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barao is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#BC2#
Barao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barao.
Barao lands a head kick. Rowley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rowley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barao thinks about the counter body kick.#CL2#
Barao rushes Rowley and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Barao trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barao is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dantas Barao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rowley trying to stall but Barao improves his position.
Rowley jumps guard but Barao turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Rowley breaks from the clinch.
Barao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barao feints and then cracks Rowley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rowley down.
Rowley shoots in looking for a takedown but Barao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rowley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rowley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barao's waist but Barao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rowley off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dane Rowley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Barao drives through and clinches with Rowley against the cage.
Rowley letting Barao take a breather here.
Barao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rowley's efforts to push away.#T1#
Rowley is trying to push Barao away but Barao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rowley tries to pull guard but Barao holds him up against the cage and eventually Rowley drops back down to his feet.
Rowley jumps guard but Barao turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Barao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rowley misses with a takedown attempt
and Barao counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rowley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dantas Barao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rowley fails with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Barao has managed to clinch.
#T2#
Rowley wants a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barao - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rowley wants to stall.
Barao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rowley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rowley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barao obliges.
Barao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rowley is defending well for now.#T3##BC2#
Barao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barao effectively controlling the action here.#BC2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barao breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Barao clinches up against the cage.
Dantas Barao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rowley jumps guard but Barao stands there with Rowley around his waist. Rowley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#BC2#
Barao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T4#
Barao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barao!
Dantas Barao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barao stuffs the takedown attempt from Rowley. Rowley gets slowly back to his feet.
Rowley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Barao instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Barao manages to break the clinch.
Dantas Barao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Barao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barao is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rowley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dantas Barao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Rowley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rowley shoots and misses
and Barao counters with a nice leg kick.
Barao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rowley is defended easily by Barao.
Barao throws a push kick but Rowley slaps the foot to one side. #CL2#
Rowley tries to keep at a distance but Barao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barao taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rowley trying to control the position but instead, Barao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rowley into the cage.
Rowley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dane Rowley. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rowley managing to block the knees to the body from Barao.
Barao controlling the action here for a moment.
Rowley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#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.
Rowley working hard to break the clinch.
Rowley fails to pull guard.
Barao managing to block the knees to the body from Rowley.
#BC2#
Barao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Barao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rowley tries to work over Barao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rowley misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rowley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dantas Barao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barao controlling the action here for a moment.
#T3#
Rowley tries to circle away but Barao has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Barao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Barao pushes Rowley up against the cage in a clinch.
Barao scores a nice knee to the body.
Rowley jumps guard but Barao turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#BC2#
Barao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rowley is defended easily by Barao.#T4##CL2#
Barao closes the distance and clinches.
Rowley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barao is keeping busy.
Rowley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barao scores a nice knee to the body.
#BC2#
Barao manages to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Barao has managed to clinch.
Rowley jumps guard but Barao turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dane Rowley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rowley wants a takedown but no success here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dantas Barao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dantas Barao!
A very excited looking Dantas Barao made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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