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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Barreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Van Ironfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikael Van Ironfist has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Barreto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikael Van Ironfist!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Ironfist!
Van Ironfist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barreto walks into a straight right hand from Van Ironfist.
Van Ironfist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Ironfist scores with a nice head shot.
Van Ironfist scores with a three punch combo!
Barreto closes the distance and pushes Van Ironfist back into the cage.
Barreto has Van Ironfist pressed against the cage, preventing Van Ironfist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Ironfist can't break the clinch.
Van Ironfist manages to break the clinch.
Barreto shoots in and bounces Van Ironfist off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Barreto trying to control but Van Ironfist is working from the bottom.
Van Ironfist wants to stand and escape but Barreto is having none of it.
Barreto looking to pass the guard.
Barreto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barreto prevents Van Ironfist from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barreto wants to control from the top but Van Ironfist keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barreto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barreto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Ironfist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mikael Van Ironfist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Ironfist scores with the left hand. Barreto knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Ironfist lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barreto shoots in for a takedown but Van Ironfist shows good takedown defense.
Barreto rushes Van Ironfist and presses him up against the cage.
Van Ironfist is trying to break the clinch but Barreto is controlling him.
Barreto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Van Ironfist does no damage.
A combination from Van Ironfist does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Ironfist is looking to clinch.
Barreto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Ironfist throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barreto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Ironfist.
Van Ironfist works the jab nicely.
Barreto shoots in for a takedown but Van Ironfist shows good takedown defense.
Barreto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Ironfist fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Ironfist stalks Barreto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barreto's face. Barreto staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Van Ironfist displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barreto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Barreto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Ironfist throws a shot to the body.
Van Ironfist connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Ironfist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Ironfist throws a combination. Barreto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Van Ironfist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Ironfist on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barreto misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Ironfist looks to land a combination. Barreto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Van Ironfist is working the combinations to good effect here.
Barreto misses with a two punch combination.
Van Ironfist displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Van Ironfist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Ironfist tries to bum rush Barreto with a series of wild strikes but Barreto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Ironfist has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van Ironfist misses with the combination.
Van Ironfist lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Ironfist connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barreto's hands.
Van Ironfist is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barreto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Van Ironfist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barreto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barreto misses with a takedown attempt - Van Ironfist sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Ironfist connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Ironfist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, jab by Van Ironfist - just one landing.
Van Ironfist cracks Barreto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barreto missing with a left hand there. Van Ironfist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Ironfist throws a nice looking combination but Barreto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barreto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Ironfist as he avoids it easily.
Barreto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Ironfist.
Horrible takedown by Barreto or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Ironfist which made him look bad.
Barreto is breathing heavily.
Van Ironfist looks to land a combination but Barreto avoids it well.
Van Ironfist misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Ironfist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Ironfist scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Ironfist lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Van Ironfist throws a leg kick but Barreto sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Van Ironfist dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Van Ironfist misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Ironfist throws a series of punches but Barreto avoids them all with ease.
Mikael Van Ironfist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Ironfist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barreto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Ironfist defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barreto.
Van Ironfist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barreto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barreto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Ironfist.
Van Ironfist scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Ironfist lands a jab to the nose.
Barreto shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Ironfist clinches.
Barreto wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Barreto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barreto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barreto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Ironfist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barreto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Barreto is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Van Ironfist is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Van Ironfist has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Van Ironfist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barreto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto has momentary wrist control but Van Ironfist slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Ironfist wants to pass the guard but Barreto is keeping the position.
Van Ironfist scoring with some ground and pound.
Van Ironfist won't allow Barreto to sweep him here.
Van Ironfist throwing strikes but missing.
Van Ironfist trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barreto's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barreto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barreto throws a low kick, looking for Van Ironfist's leg but Van Ironfist calmly moves out of range.
Van Ironfist lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barreto backs up against the cage.
Van Ironfist throws a series of punches but Barreto moves out of range.
That's two 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.
Van Ironfist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barreto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Ironfist tries to clinch but Barreto is having none of it.
Carlos Barreto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Ironfist is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No luck for Barreto with that takedown attempt.
Barreto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Van Ironfist keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Barreto is thwarting Van Ironfist's attempts to control the position.
Van Ironfist is trying to stand up here but Barreto is controlling him well.
Barreto wants to control but Van Ironfist is keeping him busy.
Van Ironfist really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barreto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barreto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Van Ironfist is trying to stand back up but Barreto is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Ironfist is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barreto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barreto looking to finish with strikes here!
Van Ironfist avoids a series of strikes thrown by Barreto.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Ironfist can do anything to dispel that myth.
Van Ironfist is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Barreto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barreto tries to control but Van Ironfist wriggling away.
Van Ironfist really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barreto trying to control but Van Ironfist is having none of it.
Barreto goes for an armbar but Van Ironfist turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Van Ironfist.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Van Ironfist got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barreto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Van Ironfist has managed to get both his arms back between Barreto's legs - danger averted.
Van Ironfist is in close to Barreto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van Ironfist with a nice head shot there.
Barreto looking for a sweep. Not yet Barreto, not yet.
Van Ironfist throwing strikes but missing.
Van Ironfist working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Van Ironfist thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Ironfist trying to control the position from guard on top but Barreto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barreto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Barreto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mikael Van Ironfist will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch combination from Van Ironfist misses.
Van Ironfist fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Ironfist.
Van Ironfist misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Van Ironfist as Barreto shoots in.
Barreto walks into a straight right hand from Van Ironfist.
Van Ironfist jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barreto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barreto tries to clinch but Van Ironfist is having none of it.
Mikael Van Ironfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Ironfist connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Ironfist scores with a one two! Barreto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Van Ironfist jabs Barreto right on the nose. Barreto blinks but takes it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Ironfist stalks Barreto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barreto's face. Barreto staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Ironfist slips a jab and a cross from Barreto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Ironfist tries to clinch there but Barreto circles away.
Barreto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Ironfist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barreto looks to land a left hand but Van Ironfist moved out of range nicely.
Barreto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Ironfist lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Ironfist.
Nice jab there from Van Ironfist.
Van Ironfist darts in and clinches Barreto up against the cage.
Van Ironfist has had enough of the clinch but Barreto keeps him there for the moment.
Barreto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barreto misses with a looping left.
Barreto doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Ironfist circles away.
Barreto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Van Ironfist can't do much from the bottom here.
Van Ironfist tries to buck Barreto off but Barreto is having none of it.
Barreto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Van Ironfist, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Ironfist is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Barreto is trying to get an arm triangle but Van Ironfist is defending well.
Barreto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van Ironfist tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barreto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Van Ironfist is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Barreto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Van Ironfist, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Ironfist is trying to get back to his feet.
Barreto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barreto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barreto prevents Van Ironfist from escaping the position.
Barreto goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Van Ironfist rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Barreto's guard! Nice work there by Van Ironfist!
Carlos Barreto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Ironfist lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Van Ironfist wants to stand but Barreto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Van Ironfist throws a strike but Barreto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barreto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barreto trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Ironfist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Ironfist manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Van Ironfist misses.
Van Ironfist closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Carlos Barreto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barreto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barreto misses with a combination
and Van Ironfist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Van Ironfist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Ironfist 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Van Ironfist!
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