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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Hendrix has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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184 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Good takedowns
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Romulo Barral!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barral misses with a takedown
and Hendrix counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barral's guard now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barral is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hendrix is aware though and is defending well.
Hendrix has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barral is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hendrix defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendrix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barral has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hendrix has managed to get both his arms back between Barral's legs - danger averted.
Barral has his foot on Hendrix's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hendrix works his way back into a safe position though.
Barral isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hendrix stacks Barral 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 Hendrix!
Barral is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Barral is looking to reverse the position.
Barral gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barral actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix is looking to advance position but Barral won't allow it.
Hendrix is working for a kimura but Barral is defending it quite comfortably.
Barral looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barral looking for submissions off his back.
Barral is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hendrix pulls his head out easily.
Hendrix takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Barral looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hendrix 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.
Barral is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hendrix pulls his head out easily.
Barral looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barral looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barral looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hendrix lands with a punch from half guard.
Barral is trying to get back to full guard.
Barral looking for subs from the bottom but Hendrix mounts him!
Barral can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral is squirming around, avoiding Hendrix's attempts to control the action.
Hendrix looking to finish Barral with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barral!
Barral sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barral looking for submissions off his back.
Barral looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barral wants to get back to full guard but Hendrix has passed into side control.
Barral manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hendrix's best efforts.
Hendrix really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barral is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hendrix pulls his head out easily.
Hendrix is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barral is just riding it out for now. Hendrix eventually gives up the hold.
Barral looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barral works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barral working for submissions but it's allowed Hendrix to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barral looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barral looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Barral dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barral misses with a takedown
and Hendrix counters by clinching up.
Hendrix breaks from the clinch.
Antonio Hendrix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hendrix has managed to clinch.
Hendrix successfully pulls guard.
Barral drops back looking for a leg! Hendrix is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hendrix manages to kick Barral off! Barral jumps back into Hendrix's guard.
Hendrix striking off his back but it's not causing Barral any problems.
Barral drops back looking for a leg! Hendrix is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hendrix manages to kick Barral off! Barral jumps back into Hendrix's guard.
Romulo Barral has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barral is fighting to break Hendrix's control of his arms but Hendrix is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barral postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hendrix is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barral, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral looking for subs off his back but Hendrix has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hendrix moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Barral.
Barral is looking for a sweep.
Hendrix is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barral knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barral gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barral looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barral gets full guard.
Barral wants to sweep but no luck.
Barral working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hendrix has passed into half guard!
Barral looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hendrix knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barral on the ground.
Hendrix is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barral actively working from the bottom here.
Barral looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Barral looking for submissions off his back.
Hendrix is pressing down on Barral's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barral is holding on for now.
Barral is trying to get back to full guard.
Barral is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hendrix pulls his head out easily.
Barral looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barral looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barral is breathing heavily.
Barral actively working from the bottom here.
Barral looking for submissions off his back.
Barral actively working from the bottom here.
Hendrix seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barral looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barral looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Romulo Barral will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barral doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hendrix counters with a single leg into guard. Barral didn't expect that.
Hendrix wants to stand but Barral has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hendrix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barral has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hendrix has managed to get both his arms back between Barral's legs - danger averted.
Barral is looking for a triangle but Hendrix pushes his legs off easily.
Barral is looking for a triangle but Hendrix pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barral working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hendrix doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hendrix manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barral has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hendrix can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hendrix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barral has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hendrix has managed to get both his arms back between Barral's legs - danger averted.
Barral takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix trying to control but Barral is working from the bottom.
Barral had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hendrix defends it easily.
Barral throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hendrix uses it to pass to side control.
Hendrix trying to control the position but Barral is working away.
Barral takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Barral tries to bench press Hendrix off him but Hendrix keeps the position.
Hendrix tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Barral sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix wants to take a breather but Barral is having none of it.
Barral looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hendrix tries to pass to full mount but Barral defends it.
Barral is not content to let Hendrix control the position.
Barral looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barral looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barral manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hendrix stacks Barral 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 Hendrix!
Barral is looking for a sweep.
Barral tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hendrix presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hendrix tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hendrix seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Barral for as long as he can get away with.
Barral tries to improve his position but instead Hendrix has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix doesn't have the hooks in and Barral manages to turn into his guard.
Barral drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barral jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barral wants to pass the guard but Hendrix is keeping the position.
Hendrix on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hendrix tries to get out of the position.
Barral drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hendrix manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Barral has Hendrix in his guard.
Barral throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hendrix escapes and throws Barral's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barral being controlled for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Romulo Barral.
I've got Barral 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulo Barral!
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FIGHT
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