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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Barreda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hercules Belvedere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belvedere has chosen Lupe Fiasco - Superstar as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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178 cm
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178 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
180 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Barreda! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hercules Belvedere! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barreda moves into the clinch successfully.
Barreda is trying to break free. Barreda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barreda cracks Belvedere with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Hercules Belvedere has been cut. Barreda tries to bum rush Belvedere with a series of wild strikes but Belvedere uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Barreda cracks a nice hook into Belvedere's ribs. Barreda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belvedere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barreda.
Belvedere throws an off balance right hand
and Barreda counters with a left and a right that stings Belvedere. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Barreda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belvedere misses with a body shot.
Barreda throws a one two combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Barreda as he connects with a hook. Belvedere closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barreda circles away. Jesus Barreda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barreda lands with a good body shot. Barreda lands a jab to Belvedere's midsection. Barreda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Belvedere takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Barreda is looking to wear down Belvedere with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. A decent looking cross lands there for Barreda. Barreda lands a nice shot to the body.
Belvedere looks gassed! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Barreda lands a right hook to the body.
Barreda connects with a jab. Barreda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belvedere circles away quickly and effectively. Barreda throws a series of punches but Belvedere moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barreda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belvedere stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Barreda feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Belvederes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Barreda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belvedere takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barreda scores with a shot to the body.
Barreda scores with a shot to the body.
Barreda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Barreda lands a jab to Belvedere's midsection. Barreda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Barreda misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Belvedere takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barreda throws a right and a left that Belvedere avoids nicely. The fight stays on the outside here - Barreda looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A nice combination there by Barreda.
Barreda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Barreda lands a jab-cross combination. This has been an exciting period of action! Barreda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belvedere stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Barreda throws a nice looking combination but Belvedere bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Barreda swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barreda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barreda throws a nice looking combination but Belvedere bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Belvedere showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barreda.
Barreda lands a lovely overhand right. Belvedere dodges the punch combination from Barreda.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Good exchange - Barreda coming out on top. Barreda lands an overhand right. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Barreda dominated that round. The cut man is working on Hercules Belvedere'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.
Belvedere drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Barreda lands a body shot.
Belvedere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barreda moves away. Belvedere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barreda.
Belvedere just misses with a punch to the body.
Barreda lands a body shot.
Barreda fails in his attempt to clinch. Barreda misses with a wild combination.
Barreda throws a nice looking combination but Belvedere bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Jesus Barreda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Barreda misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barreda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Barreda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barreda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Barreda misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barreda looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Belvedere throws a shot from downtown. Barreda moves away and avoids it. Barreda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belvedere. Barreda fails to land with a series of punches.
Barreda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barreda just misses with a punch to the body.
Belvedere closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barreda to the mat! Barreda manages to get full guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Belvedere looking to pass the guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Belvedere trying to control but Barreda is working from the bottom. Belvedere tries to free his leg and advance position but Barreda is retaining full guard. Belvedere sitting in guard, not really doing much. Barreda keeping full guard, as Belvedere tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barreda keeping moving, preventing Belvedere from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hercules Belvedere. Belvedere misses the shot to the body. Jesus Barreda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Barreda fails in his attempt to clinch. Barreda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belvedere paws at him with a jab and circles away. Barreda wants to clinch up but Belvedere keeps it at a distance. Barreda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barreda loads up on a big right hand but Belvedere slips the punch. Jesus Barreda is winning the standup battle so far. Belvedere doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Barreda fails to land with a series of punches.
Belvedere wants to clinch up but Barreda keeps it at a distance. Barreda misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Barreda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barreda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Belvedere shoots in looking for a takedown. Barreda tries to sprawl out of it but Belvedere keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barreda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Barreda stuns Belvedere with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Barreda dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Hercules Belvedere's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barreda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Barreda throws a right and a left that Belvedere avoids nicely. Barreda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Barreda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barreda tries to clinch up. Belvedere looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Belvedere trying to control but Barreda is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Belvedere seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Belvedere sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barreda's guard. Belvedere seems to be looking for submissions.
Belvedere wants to take a breather but Barreda is having none of it. Barreda is trying to control but can't.
Hercules Belvedere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Belvedere passes the guard and advances to mount! Belvedere swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Barreda is now in Belvedere's guard. A big mistake from Belvedere there, giving up the dominant position! Belvedere wants to hit a switch here but Barreda passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Belvedere there! Barreda tries to control but Belvedere wriggling away. Belvedere sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Belvedere trying to control from the bottom.
Barreda content to control rather than advance. Barreda blocks the strikes from Belvedere.
Belvedere works his way to full guard. Good work. Belvedere looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Belvedere wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Belvedere trying to keep a closed guard but Barreda is proving a slippery customer.
Barreda trying to control the position from guard on top but Belvedere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Barreda trying to stand up but can't free himself from Belvedere's guard. Jesus Barreda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Barreda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Belvedere has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barreda has managed to get both his arms back between Belvedere's legs - danger averted. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Belvedere isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Barreda stacks Belvedere on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Barreda! Belvedere takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Belvedere is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight! Hercules Belvedere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Barreda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:27 Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:27 Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Barreda! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jesus Barreda made sure he mentioned Convicted Trap House, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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G |
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
55% |
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