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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Barreda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barreda comes to the cage accompanied by Planet Caravan. Yauch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fight For Your Right To Party. Adam Yauch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
25 - 18 - 0 |
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179 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Barreda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barreda lands a really nice looking cross but Yauch seems unphased.
Yauch with a nice cross.
Barreda fails with the takedown.
Jesus Barreda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yauch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yauch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barreda.
Barreda drops his hands momentarily and Yauch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barreda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yauch.
Barreda fails with a takedown attempt.
Barreda misses with a hook.
Barreda looks to throw the jab but Yauch is out of range.
Yauch takes a swing at Barreda's ribcage but misses.
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!
Barreda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Barreda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yauch.
Yauch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barreda is looking to counter punch.
Barreda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yauch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barreda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barreda scoring well with a low kick there.
Barreda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yauch lands with a cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barreda.
Yauch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barreda.
Yauch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreda goes for a double leg but Yauch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yauch continues to drive forward.
Jab from Yauch.
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!
Yauch throws a lazy right hand but Barreda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Yauch misses the target.
Barreda slips under a jab from Yauch.
Barreda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yauch.
A swing and a miss from Yauch.
Barreda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yauch.
An inside leg kick from Yauch misses.
A cross from Barreda lands.
Yauch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barreda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yauch avoids it really well and circles away.
Barreda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yauch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreda blocks a head kick by Yauch.
Yauch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barreda connects with a high kick.
Barreda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yauch throws a shot from downtown. Barreda moves away and avoids it.
Barreda seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yauch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barreda takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yauch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barreda.
Barreda shoots in looking for a takedown. Yauch tries to sprawl out of it but Barreda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yauch manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good shot there by Barreda.
Yauch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yauch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adam Yauch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yauch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barreda loads up on a big right hand but Yauch slips the punch.
Barreda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barreda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yauch's waist but Yauch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barreda off to one side.
Yauch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice takedown defense from Yauch. No joy for Barreda on that attempt.
Yauch throws a series of punches but Barreda moves out of range.
Barreda has his takedown stuffed
and Yauch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barreda is rocked!
Yauch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yauch moves out of range of the strikes.
Yauch unleashes a big counter combination but Barreda bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barreda throws a leg kick
and Yauch counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Barreda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yauch feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Barreda sprawling to the canvas! Barreda rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Yauch finish him?!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yauch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yauch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barreda had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barreda throws a head kick that Yauch semi-blocks.
Barreda throws a looping overhand right but Yauch ducks down to avoid it.
Yauch pounces like a tiger and cracks Barreda with a vicious hook! Barreda is down but not out! Yauch follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adam Yauch!
An out of breath Adam Yauch 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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