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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oswaldo Barra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oswaldo Barra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oswaldo Barra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barra is looking to clinch but Pinto is avoiding it.
Pinto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barra is looking to clinch.
Pinto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barra clinches with his opponent.
Pinto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barra up against the cage.
Barra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pinto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barra closes the distance but Pinto moves to the side
and Pinto counters with a straight right hand.
Barra darts in trying to clinch
letting Pinto counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barra swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Pinto counter with a right hand.
Barra closes the distance and pushes Pinto back into the cage.
Pinto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barra swings for the body but Pinto moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barra's head backwards.
Pinto checks a leg kick.
Pinto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barra.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pinto!
Pinto throws out a loose jab but Barra uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barra looks to clinch
and Pinto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barra tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pinto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barra thinking.
Barra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pinto pinned against the cage. Pinto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barra staying out of range there.
Barra closes the distance but Pinto moves to the side
and Pinto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pinto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barra throws a push kick but Pinto slaps the foot to one side.
Barra fails with the takedown
and Pinto counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oswaldo Barra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pinto blocks a head kick by Barra.
Good shot there by Pinto.
Barra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pinto pinned against the cage. Pinto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barra needs to keep his hands up - Pinto had a free shot at his head there.
Barra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pinto.
Pinto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barra.
Pinto digs a good hook to Barra's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pinto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barra tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pinto counters with a nice body shot.
Pinto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barra circles away quickly and effectively.
Oswaldo Barra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barra shoots in for a double leg but Pinto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jose Pinto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barra had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Pinto does it's job there.
Barra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pinto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pinto is fending him off so far but Barra persists. Nope, Pinto circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Pinto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pinto lands with a nice body punch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Barra. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
No joy there for Pinto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barra shoots in looking for a takedown. Pinto tries to sprawl out of it but Barra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pinto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinto misses with an uppercut. Barra saw that one coming.
Jose Pinto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pinto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinto.
Barra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barra has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pinto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pinto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pinto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oswaldo Barra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pinto stuns Barra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinto throws a series of punches but Barra avoids them all with ease.
Pinto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barra momentarily.
Barra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barra thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Barra.
Barra misses with a double jab
and Pinto counters with a nice uppercut.
Pinto's corner calls for a 1-2. Pinto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barra manages to avoid it.
Barra tries to clinch but Pinto moves away
and Pinto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pinto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barra doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinto circles away.
Pinto misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Barra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barra.
Barra looks for a takedown but Pinto sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oswaldo Barra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barra wants to clinch.
Barra's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pinto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barra scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Barra tries to clinch up
and Pinto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barra is looking to clinch but Pinto is avoiding it.
Pinto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barra.
Pinto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pinto with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Barra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pinto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barra tries to clinch up but Pinto circles away and keeps his distance.
Barra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
Barra moves forwards but Pinto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pinto takes a swing at Barra's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto cracks Barra with an open hand slap.
Barra throws a head kick but Pinto moves out of range.
Barra wants to clinch
and Pinto counters with a right hand to the body.
Pinto 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!
A punch combination from Pinto misses.
Pinto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinto throws a jab but it's blocked by Barra.
Barra shoots in but Pinto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barra with a poor takedown
and Pinto counters with a nice uppercut.
Barra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barra lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Pinto misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Pinto 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!
Barra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pinto counters with a straight right hand.
Barra darts in trying to clinch
and Pinto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barra shoots in for a takedown but Pinto shows good takedown defense.
Pinto gets caught napping as Barra dives in and scores a takedown. Pinto manages to retain guard.
Pinto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barra.
Pinto has Barra pulled in close to control his posture.
Pinto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pinto working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barra's guard.
Pinto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pinto trying to control the position from guard on top but Barra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jose Pinto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Barra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pinto counters with a right hand to the body.
Barra is looking to clinch.
Barra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oswaldo Barra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barra moves into range and clinches up with Pinto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barra looking to stall.
Pinto manages to break the clinch.
Barra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pinto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinto just misses with a punch to the body.
Barra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinto lands with a straight right. Barra didn't see that one coming.
Barra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pinto tries to throw a body punch but Barra avoids it by throwing Pinto back against the cage.
Pinto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but Barra is just out of range.
Pinto throws a body punch but Barra moves out of range.
Pinto throws a jab but it's blocked by Barra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto cracks Barra with a good jab.
Pinto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barra.
A cross from Pinto lands.
Barra is looking to clinch but Pinto is avoiding it.
Barra shoots and misses
and Pinto counters with a stiff right hand.
Barra doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinto circles away.
Barra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pinto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barra throws the left hand but Pinto avoids the punch easily.
Barra clinches with his opponent.
Pinto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Oswaldo Barra has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barra tries to clinch up
and Barra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barra tries to clinch but Pinto is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barra takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barra looks for a takedown but Pinto sprawls well.
Oswaldo Barra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Pinto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barra misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Pinto.
I've got Pinto 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Pinto!
An out of breath Jose Pinto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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