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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Miller (ranked 4499 p4p, 23984 weight class) and Marcos Andre Da Silva Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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2 - 0 - 0 |
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0 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Andre Da Silva Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Da Silva Barbosa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Da Silva Barbosa is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miller stalling in the clinch.
Miller is working Da Silva Barbosa over against the cage.
Da Silva Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Miller is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Da Silva Barbosa can't fight it off and eventually Miller manages to take the fight to the floor. Da Silva Barbosa looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller stands and steps away. Da Silva Barbosa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Marcos Andre Da Silva Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva Barbosa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Da Silva Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Da Silva Barbosa scores with a four punch combination!
Da Silva Barbosa lands a nice shot that snaps Miller's head back.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Miller misses its target.
Da Silva Barbosa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Miller eats them both and turns towards Da Silva Barbosa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Miller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Da Silva Barbosa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Da Silva Barbosa looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miller postures up in Da Silva Barbosa's guard and throws a big left but Da Silva Barbosa blocks it.
Miller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Da Silva Barbosa is working an open guard so Miller takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Da Silva Barbosa tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller darts in and clinches Da Silva Barbosa up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller slows down the pace here.
Da Silva Barbosa tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Miller wants the takedown. Da Silva Barbosa is fighting it off but Miller persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Da Silva Barbosa's guard against the cage.
Da Silva Barbosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller lands a couple of digs.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Da Silva Barbosa wants to stand up but Miller is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Da Silva Barbosa blocks nicely.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Da Silva Barbosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Da Silva Barbosa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That has opened up Marcos Andre Da Silva Barbosa's cut even more.
Da Silva Barbosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Miller leaning his opponent against the cage.
Miller lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva Barbosa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller connects with a couple of short punches.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller is in close to Da Silva Barbosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Andre Da Silva Barbosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miller takes the fight into the clinch.
Da Silva Barbosa is trying to break free.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Silva Barbosa scores with a three punch combo!
Miller dodges the punch combination from Da Silva Barbosa.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Da Silva Barbosa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Da Silva Barbosa.
Da Silva Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Da Silva Barbosa with the counter takedown but Miller avoids it easily.
Miller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Da Silva Barbosa wants to stand back up but Miller manages to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've been informed that Da Silva Barbosa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Da Silva Barbosa is breathing heavily.
Miller in side control, throwing shots but Da Silva Barbosa defends.
Miller is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva Barbosa parries the strikes from Miller easily there. Miller is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Da Silva Barbosa to escape.
Da Silva Barbosa taking a bit of punishment here - Miller scoring with strikes.
Marcos Andre Da Silva Barbosa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcos Andre Da Silva Barbosa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Miller!
A relieved looking John Miller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Marcos Andre Da Silva Barbosa was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry God, your son is failed to became a fighter'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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