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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conleth Hartwig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conleth Hartwig !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Barros!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartwig shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hartwig throwing strikes from guard but Barros blocks nicely.
Hartwig has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hartwig is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hartwig lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hartwig throws a strike but Barros rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barros loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barros lands a couple of elbows.
Barros chips away with some ground and pound.
Barros landing with the ground and pound.
Hartwig looking to control.
Barros working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barros's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barros working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hartwig controls Barros momentarily but Barros frees himself.
Barros with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barros stands up over Hartwig , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hartwig controls Barros momentarily but Barros frees himself.
Barros throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barros is working Hartwig over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hartwig has momentary wrist control but Barros slips an elbow through the middle.
Hartwig can't keep his opponent in guard - Barros advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hartwig is breathing heavily.
Barros winds up and cracks Hartwig with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barros working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Barros.
Hartwig is trying to get back to full guard.
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!
Barros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hartwig is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barros scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barros slips a nice elbow through Hartwig 's hands, connecting with Hartwig 's forehead.
Barros takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barros scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barros takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Barros.
Barros is nestled in close to Hartwig , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hartwig is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barros working Hartwig over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barros working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hartwig on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hartwig tries to get out of the position.
Barros slips a nice elbow through Hartwig 's hands, connecting with Hartwig 's forehead.
Barros lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barros not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Barros there.
Barros thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hartwig 's head.
Barros scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hartwig tries to roll over but Barros keeps him under control.
Hartwig taking some punishment here, with Barros in his half guard.
Hartwig taking some punishment here, with Barros in his half guard.
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.
Barros is thwarting Hartwig 's attempts to control the position.
Barros drops an elbow to the side of Hartwig 's head.
Hartwig wants to improve his position but Barros is controlling well.
Barros scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hartwig wants to improve his position but Barros is controlling well.
Hartwig flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartwig is trying to get back to full guard.
Barros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barros working Hartwig over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Barros 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.
Barros clinches up against the cage.
Hartwig has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hartwig wants a takedown but no success here.
Barros gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Barros frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barros cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barros lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartwig really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Barros.
Barros looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barros landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barros cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barros landing strikes from the mount and Hartwig is in trouble!
Barros with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Hartwig that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barros dominating with strikes here.
Hartwig is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barros fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hartwig working to try and regain half guard.
Hartwig is in a horrible position here. Barros smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barros postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hartwig looks a forlorn figure.
Hartwig in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Hartwig that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barros lands a nice shot to the head.
Hartwig taking shots to the head.
Hartwig tries to reverse the position but Barros maintains control.
Barros with shots to the head and body - Hartwig looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hartwig is trying desperately to improve position.
Barros landing strikes from the mount.
Barros postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hartwig looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barros lands a heavy elbow.
Barros looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hartwig is looking to get to half guard.
Hartwig is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barros with shots to the head and body - Hartwig looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barros breaks from Hartwig 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barros scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barros fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barros has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hartwig 's face.
Hartwig is desperately trying to improve his position but Barros has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwig taking shots to the head.
Barros avoids the attempt from Hartwig to control.
Hartwig might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Barros.
Barros lands a big shot there that rocks Hartwig but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Barros cracks Hartwig with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hugo Barros has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hartwig is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barros raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hartwig is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barros landing punches.
Hartwig is looking to get to half guard.
Hartwig knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barros on the ground.
Barros is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hartwig can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Barros 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!
Barros misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartwig changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barros tries to avoid it but Hartwig manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barros to the ground. Barros escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hartwig misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartwig darts in trying to clinch
and Barros counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barros.
Barros postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barros cracks Hartwig with a solid left hand.
Barros stopping the sweep attempt from Hartwig .
Barros is working Hartwig over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barros is in close to Hartwig 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barros landing with the ground and pound.
Barros cracks Hartwig with a solid left hand.
Barros postures up.
Barros with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barros with a nice head shot there.
Hartwig is pulling down on Barros's head to control his posture.
Barros is in close to Hartwig 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hartwig is trying to keep Barros in close.
Barros stands up over Hartwig , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two 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.
Barros lands a couple of digs.
Barros makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barros throwing strikes but missing.
Barros working some strikes from top position.
Barros preventing the sweep.
Barros postures up and lands a big shot to Hartwig 's brow.
Barros scoring with some ground and pound.
Hartwig is trying to keep Barros in close.
Barros working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwig looking for a sweep. Not yet Hartwig , not yet.
Hartwig throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hartwig working a defensive guard here.
Barros content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barros chips away with some ground and pound.
Barros has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hartwig utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barros is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hartwig working a defensive guard here.
Hartwig looking for a sweep. Not yet Hartwig , not yet.
Barros loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barros lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barros lands a couple of elbows.
Hartwig looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barros is one step ahead there.
Barros scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hugo Barros is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hartwig 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.
Barros working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hartwig 's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Barros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barros 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Barros!
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hype
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mgr
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