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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Victory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Barao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Victory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renan Barao!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victory throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Victory fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barao, pushing him back against the cage.
Victory trying to land knees to the body.
Victory is looking to take this one to the mat.
Victory breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Victory shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barao pinned against the cage. Barao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Victory with a poor takedown
and Barao counters with a shoot takedown. Victory fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Victory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barao working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Victory's head.
Barao postures up and lands a big shot to Victory's brow.
Victory working a defensive guard here.
Barao throws an elbow that misses. Victory uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barao's guard. Nice move by Victory!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Victory is one step ahead there.
Barao keeping moving, preventing Victory from controlling successfully.
Victory wants to get up but he can't break Barao's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Victory stopping the sweep attempt from Barao.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barao can do anything to dispel that myth.
Victory trying to control but Barao is working from the bottom.
Victory slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Victory thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victory wants to control but Barao is keeping him busy.
Barao is looking for a sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Victory closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Victory escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Victory shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barao counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barao trying to control the position from guard on top but Victory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barao working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barao working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Victory's head.
Barao distracts Victory with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Victory looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Victory. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Victory is breathing heavily.
Barao working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Victory's head.
Barao connects with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barao lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barao's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barao lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Barao dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Victory misses with a series of wild punches.
Victory tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Victory to score with a decent uppercut.
Victory throws a hook but Barao blocks it.
Victory tries to clinch but Barao moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victory closes the distance and clinches up with Barao, looking for a takedown. Victory pushes Barao against the cage but Barao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vincent Victory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Victory.
Victory missing with a left hand there. Barao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victory wants to clinch up but Barao keeps it at a distance.
Victory misses with a takedown attempt - Barao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Victory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barao blocks a head kick by Victory.
Victory shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barao counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Victory has momentary wrist control but Barao slips an elbow through the middle.
Barao trying to control but Victory is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victory preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barao wants to control from the top but Victory keeps moving.
Victory looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Renan Barao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barao's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Victory working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barao.
Barao trying to control the position from guard on top but Victory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Victory avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Victory is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Victory tries to close the distance and clinch but Barao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barao dodges the punch combination from Victory.
Victory tries to close the distance and clinch but Barao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Victory tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Victory really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Victory tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Victory tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Victory throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Victory throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barao's waist but Barao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Victory off to one side.
Victory shoots and misses
and Barao counters with a nice double leg into side control. Victory won't be happy with that.
Barao connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Victory some visible discomfort.
Barao lands some shots froms side control.
Victory sneaks back into half guard.
Barao lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barao is nestled in close to Victory, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barao thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barao looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Victory with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Barao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Victory misses with a takedown
and Barao counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barao missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Victory wants to get back to full guard.
Victory taking some punishment here, with Barao in his half guard.
Barao missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Victory is trying to maintain the position but Barao is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Barao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victory avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barao.
Barao misses with a head shot. Victory uses the momentum to regain guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Victory is trying to keep Barao in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victory utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Victory utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barao is in close to Victory's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barao throwing strikes but missing.
Barao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Barao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Victory shoots and misses
and Barao counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barao with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barao with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barao lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Victory is looking to stand up but Barao isn't so interested in that idea.
Barao scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barao throwing strikes but missing.
Barao wants to control from the top but Victory keeps moving.
Barao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barao is in close to Victory's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barao is working Victory over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barao lands a couple of digs.
Barao with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barao lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barao works over Victory with some ground and pound from guard.
Barao lands a couple of digs.
Barao postures up in Victory's guard and throws a big left but Victory blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Victory fails with an attempt to clinch.
Victory misses with a takedown attempt
and Barao counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Victory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victory utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Renan Barao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barao postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Victory keeping moving, preventing Barao from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victory preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barao must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Victory trying to strike off his back.
Barao showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barao throwing strikes but missing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barao is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renan Barao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barao 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Renan Barao!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Renan Barao!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Renan Barao!
Renan Barao wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Renan Barao was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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