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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Barreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loco is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by IM & GMS - Arabian Knights On Mescaline. Jose Barreto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Barreto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manuel Loco!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Loco connects with a right hand. Barreto shakes it off.
It looks like Jose Barreto has been cut.
Loco checks a leg kick nicely.
Crunch! Barreto slams his shin into Loco's torso.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barreto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loco checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barreto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barreto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Loco.
Barreto moves into range and clinches up with Loco.
Barreto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barreto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barreto manages to break the clinch.
Barreto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barreto thumps Loco with a low kick.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barreto sprawls well. Barreto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Loco gets slowly back to his feet.
Loco looks gassed!
Barreto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barreto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Loco slips a jab and a cross from Barreto.
Good leg kick by Barreto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barreto instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barreto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barreto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Barreto duly obliges.
Barreto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loco's calf.
Barreto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barreto wants it to stay on the feet.
Jose Barreto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Loco.
Barreto lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barreto.
Barreto stuffs the takedown.
Barreto closes the distance and clinches up with Loco, looking for a takedown. Barreto pushes Loco against the cage but Loco circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barreto closes the distance and clinches.
Barreto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loco has him pressed against the cage.
Barreto is trying to force a seperation but Loco has the dominant position.
Barreto wants to break free but Loco has control.
Loco goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barreto prevents it.
Loco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barreto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barreto.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barreto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barreto throws a nice looking combination but Loco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barreto scoring well with a low kick there.
Barreto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Loco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barreto.
Barreto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barreto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreto connects with a high kick.
Loco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barreto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barreto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barreto takes the fight into the clinch.
Barreto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barreto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barreto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Barreto lands but Loco takes it in his stride.
Barreto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barreto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barreto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barreto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Loco is trying desperately to land a takedown but Barreto is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Loco.
Barreto scores with a decent looking hook.
Barreto feints and then cracks Loco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loco down.
Barreto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Loco's head.
Barreto thumps Loco with a low kick.
Barreto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barreto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barreto scoring well with a low kick there.
Barreto rushes Loco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Loco as Barreto tries to tie him up.
Barreto is trying to break the clinch but Loco is controlling him.
Barreto tries to circle away but Loco has him pinned against the cage.
Barreto breaks the clinch.
Loco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loco shoots and misses
and Barreto counters with a head kick.
Loco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barreto scoring well with a low kick there.
Barreto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Loco misses
and Barreto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Loco takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barreto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barreto works over Loco's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Barreto.
Barreto lands with a kick to the temple. Loco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreto lands a head kick. Loco smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barreto is looking to slow Loco down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barreto.
Barreto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loco circles away quickly and effectively.
Loco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barreto darts in and clinches Loco up against the cage.
Barreto throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Barreto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barreto wants to break free but Loco has control.
Barreto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barreto prevents the takedown attempt.
Barreto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barreto.
Barreto has Loco up against the cage in a clinch.
Loco looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barreto stalling the fight.
Barreto tries to break free but Loco pushes him back against the cage.
Barreto working hard to break the clinch.
Barreto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barreto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loco has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Barreto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Barreto'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.
Barreto works over Loco's head and body with a nice combination.
Barreto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barreto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loco can do to turn this around?
Loco swats away the attempt to clinch by Barreto.
Barreto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barreto misses with a head kick.
Barreto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barreto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Loco drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barreto keeping moving, preventing Loco from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loco lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loco won't allow Barreto to get back to his feet.
Barreto keeping moving, preventing Loco from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco is looking to work some ground and pound but Barreto has wrist control.
Loco throwing strikes but missing.
Barreto can't keep his opponent in guard - Loco advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barreto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barreto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Loco wants to control from the top but Barreto keeps moving.
Loco stops Barreto from standing up.
Loco throws a big right hand that misses.
Loco passes into half guard.
Loco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barreto defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Barreto to stand up.
Barreto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loco's calf.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barreto is defended easily by Loco.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barreto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barreto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barreto lands a high kick!
Barreto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jose Barreto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barreto looks to land a combination. Loco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Loco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barreto.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barreto.
Barreto works over Loco's head and body with a nice combination.
Barreto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Loco's head.
Loco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barreto feints and then cracks Loco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loco down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barreto misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by Barreto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barreto.
Barreto lands a head kick. Loco smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barreto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barreto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barreto.
Barreto leaves Loco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Loco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barreto. Barreto obviously looking to wear him down.
Barreto cracks Loco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barreto closes the distance and pushes Loco back into the cage.
Loco tries to score a body lock takedown but Barreto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jose Barreto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Loco.
Barreto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barreto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barreto scores with a knee to the head.
Loco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barreto's efforts to push away.
Barreto breaks from the clinch.
Loco looks for a takedown but Barreto sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Barreto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Barreto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Barreto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jose Barreto is winning the standup battle so far.
Loco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barreto tries to avoid it but Loco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barreto to the ground. Barreto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barreto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barreto lands a head kick!
Loco clinches up with Barreto and pushes him back against the cage.
Barreto tries to break free but Loco pushes him back against the cage.
Barreto breaks from the clinch.
Barreto scores with a head kick.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barreto as he avoids it easily.
Barreto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Barreto.
Barreto throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barreto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loco sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barreto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto throws a right and a left that Loco avoids nicely.
Barreto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barreto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loco's calf.
Jab by Barreto.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barreto.
Barreto fails with a takedown attempt.
Barreto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barreto cracks the inside of Loco's front leg.
Barreto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barreto throws a right and a left that Loco avoids nicely.
Barreto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Loco takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barreto throws a nice head kick!
No joy there for Barreto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barreto closes the distance and pushes Loco back into the cage.
Loco has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barreto.
Barreto is stalling here.
Barreto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Barreto.
Barreto shoots and misses
and Loco counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barreto's guard now.
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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Loco throws a strike but Barreto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barreto passes into half guard.
Loco tries to roll over but Barreto keeps him under control.
Jose Barreto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco punching from the bottom.
Barreto is trying to control the action in half guard but Loco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barreto prevents Loco from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barreto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barreto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barreto leaves Loco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jose Barreto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Loco.
A left lands for Barreto.
Barreto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A chopping leg kick lands by Barreto.
Barreto is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A good leg kick by Barreto.
Manuel Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barreto as he avoids it easily.
Barreto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loco's calf.
Some wild striking there from Barreto.
Barreto thuds his shin into the meat of Loco's side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barreto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Loco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barreto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barreto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Barreto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barreto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Barreto!
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hype
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