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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leozinho Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Barreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelo Barreto will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leozinho Cunha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Barreto!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunha moves out of range of the leg kick from Barreto.
Barreto misses with a series of wild punches.
Barreto misses with a few strikes there.
Cunha slips a jab and a cross from Barreto.
Leozinho Cunha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barreto looks gassed!
Cunha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cunha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cunha forces Barreto back against the cage and clinches.
Barreto wants to break free but Cunha has control.
Cunha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cunha.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cunha breaks the clinch.
Cunha rushes Barreto and presses him up against the cage.
Cunha manages to break the clinch.
Cunha gets a clinch.
Cunha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barreto is looking to clinch.
Cunha lands a front kick.
Cunha lands a big head kick that sends Barreto tumbling to the mat! Cunha takes a step backwards and waves Barreto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Marcelo Barreto has been cut.
Cunha clinches with his opponent.
Cunha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cunha has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cunha.
Cunha breaks the clinch.
Cunha pushes Barreto up against the cage in a clinch.
Cunha lands an elbow inside.
Cunha breaks the clinch.
Cunha closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Cunha.
That has opened up Marcelo Barreto's cut even more.
Cunha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cunha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cunha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cunha drives through and clinches with Barreto against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cunha landing knees to the head.
Cunha breaks the clinch.
Barreto throws a combination. Cunha tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cunha has closed the distance and engaged Barreto in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreto tries to break the clinch but Cunha is controlling the position.
Cunha landing knees to the body.
Cunha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Barreto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barreto wants to get back to striking at distance but Cunha won't allow it.
Cunha breaks from the clinch.
Cunha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cunha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cunha breaks the clinch.
Barreto avoids the head kick by Cunha.
Cunha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barreto tries to clinch up.
Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barreto tries to clinch up but Cunha circles away and keeps his distance.
Barreto swinging wilding here.
Cunha moves into range and clinches up with Barreto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barreto's defenses.
Cunha lands a damaging elbow.
Barreto is looking to break free of the clinch but Cunha has double underhooks.
Cunha landing knees to the head.
Cunha lands a knee to the head.
Barreto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cunha lands a damaging elbow.
Cunha breaks from the clinch.
Cunha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barreto wants to clinch
and Cunha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A knee to the head by Cunha.
Barreto is trying to break free.
Barreto tries to break the clinch but Cunha is controlling the position.
Barreto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cunha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barreto scores with a three punch combo!
Barreto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cunha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barreto's head.
Barreto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cunha in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barreto wants to clinch.
Cunha misses with a double jab
and Barreto counters with a left and a right that stings Cunha.
Cunha forces Barreto back against the cage and clinches.
Cunha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barreto wants to clinch but Cunha slips to the side
and Cunha moves into the clinch.
Cunha breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Barreto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barreto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cunha has closed the distance and engaged Barreto in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barreto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cunha misses with a knee strike.
Cunha could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Barreto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cunha has him pressed against the cage.
Cunha breaks from the clinch.
Cunha throws a sloppy head kick and Barreto moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leozinho Cunha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Barreto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cunha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cunha counters by moving into the clinch.
Barreto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cunha breaks from the clinch.
Cunha avoids the head kick by Barreto.
Barreto tries to bum rush Cunha with a series of wild strikes but Cunha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leozinho Cunha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barreto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cunha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cunha throws a sloppy head kick and Barreto moves out of range easily.
Barreto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cunha throws a front kick that sends Barreto stumbling back into the cage.
Cunha clinches up against the cage.
Barreto tries to break free but Cunha pushes him back against the cage.
Cunha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cunha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cunha throws a head kick that half lands.
Barreto tries to close the distance and clinch but Cunha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barreto scores with a one two! Cunha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto avoids the head kick by Cunha.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leozinho Cunha is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cunha lands a with a good body shot.
Barreto tries to clinch there but Cunha circles away.
Barreto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cunha takes the fight into the clinch.
Cunha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barreto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barreto wants to clinch
and Cunha counters with a nice leg kick.
Cunha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barreto, pushing him back against the cage.
Barreto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cunha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barreto's efforts to push away.
Cunha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cunha here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cunha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barreto fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunha drives through and clinches with Barreto against the cage.
Cunha breaks the clinch.
Barreto wants to clinch up but Cunha keeps it at a distance.
Barreto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cunha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cunha moves into the clinch successfully.
Barreto wants to get back to striking at distance but Cunha won't allow it.
Barreto is trying to break the clinch but Cunha has him pressed against the cage.
Cunha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barreto tries to keep at a distance but Cunha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cunha breaks the clinch.
Barreto lands with a nice combination. Cunha backs away looking to recover.
Barreto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barreto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cunha counters by clinching up.
Cunha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barreto's face.
Cunha has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Barreto can't break the clinch.
Barreto tries to break free but Cunha pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha breaks the clinch.
Cunha gets a clinch.
Cunha with a knee to the head.
Cunha prevents Barreto from breaking the clinch.
Cunha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barreto's face.
Cunha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barreto can do to turn this around?
Cunha manages to break the clinch.
Barreto lands a two punch combo.
Cunha pushes Barreto up against the cage in a clinch.
Barreto is looking to break free of the clinch but Cunha has double underhooks.
Cunha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cunha with a knee to the head.
Cunha breaks the clinch.
Barreto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cunha counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cunha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barreto wants to clinch
and Cunha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Barreto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha forces Barreto back against the cage and clinches.
Cunha manages to break the clinch.
Barreto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cunha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cunha throws a sloppy head kick and Barreto moves out of range easily.
Barreto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barreto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cunha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Barreto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cunha has Barreto pressed against the cage, preventing Barreto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cunha manages to break the clinch.
Cunha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cunha breaks the clinch.
Barreto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cunha scores with a head kick.
Barreto moves away from the strike by Cunha.
Barreto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cunha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leozinho Cunha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Barreto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barreto catches Cunha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barreto stalks Cunha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cunha's face. Cunha staggers backwards, shaken.
Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barreto is looking to clinch but Cunha is avoiding it.
Cunha has managed to clinch.
Cunha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cunha lands a head kick. Barreto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barreto walks into a stiff left hand from Cunha.
Cunha clinches up with Barreto and pushes him back against the cage.
Barreto tries to break free but Cunha pushes him back against the cage.
Barreto working hard to break the clinch.
Barreto wants to break free but Cunha has control.
Barreto tries to circle away but Cunha has him pinned against the cage.
Cunha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cunha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barreto throws a series of punches but Cunha moves out of range.
Barreto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cunha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cunha tries to clinch but Barreto moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barreto throws a right and a left that Cunha avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barreto dodges the punch combination from Cunha.
Barreto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cunha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cunha forces Barreto back against the cage and clinches.
Barreto can't break the clinch.
Barreto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cunha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barreto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cunha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cunha rushes Barreto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cunha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barreto closes the distance and clinches.
Cunha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barreto has Cunha up against the cage in a clinch.
Cunha breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barreto.
Barreto wants to clinch.
Cunha keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cunha.
Barreto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cunha counters with a good, hard body kick but Barreto shrugs it off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barreto.
Cunha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barreto takes a step back to recover.
Barreto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barreto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barreto tries a head kick but it misses.
Barreto throws a right and a left that Cunha avoids nicely.
Cunha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barreto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cunha moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cunha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barreto's efforts to push away.
Barreto tries to break the clinch but Cunha is controlling the position.
Cunha effectively controlling the action here.
Cunha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barreto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barreto avoids the head kick by Cunha.
Barreto is looking to clinch but Cunha is avoiding it.
Cunha lands with a kick to the temple. Barreto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cunha throws a head kick but Barreto moves out of range.
Cunha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barreto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barreto moves in looking to clinch but Cunha pushes him off.
Barreto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barreto misses with a two punch combination.
Barreto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barreto doesn't manage to clinch there - Cunha circles away.
Barreto clinches but Cunha breaks the clinch
and Cunha counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cunha.
Leozinho Cunha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cunha lands a knee to the head.
Barreto working hard to break the clinch.
Cunha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cunha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Barreto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cunha connects with a knee to the head.
Barreto is looking to break free of the clinch but Cunha has double underhooks.
Cunha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barreto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cunha forces Barreto back against the cage and clinches.
Cunha breaks from the clinch.
Cunha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barreto counters with a two punch combo.
Barreto tries to clinch but Cunha moves away
and Cunha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cunha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barreto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cunha tries to clinch but Barreto is having none of it.
Barreto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cunha.
Barreto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cunha counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barreto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Marcelo Barreto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leozinho Cunha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cunha throws a body punch but Barreto moves out of range.
Barreto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cunha counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cunha.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leozinho Cunha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cunha 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leozinho Cunha!
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hype
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FIGHT
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