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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Barcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martinez Eluard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eluard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sail. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Martinez Eluard was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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196 lbs
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197 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Barcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martinez Eluard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eluard throws a jab but it's blocked by Barcos.
Barcos shoots in looking for a takedown but Eluard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barcos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barcos drops his hands momentarily and Eluard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barcos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barcos is nestled in close to Eluard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Eluard wants to get back to his feet.
Barcos drops an elbow to the side of Eluard's head.
Eluard pushes Barcos off looking to stand but Barcos dives back in and keeps control.
Eluard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barcos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barcos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Eluard to regain full guard.
Barcos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eluard is trying to keep Barcos in close.
Barcos landing with the ground and pound.
Barcos looking to sit in guard and control but Eluard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Eluard won't allow Barcos to sweep him here.
Eluard wants to control from the top but Barcos keeps moving.
Eluard tries to free his leg and advance position but Barcos is retaining full guard.
Barcos wants to sweep here but Eluard controlling him for the moment.
Barcos has a closed guard, preventing Eluard from standing up.
Barcos is trying to keep Eluard in close.
Eluard wants to pass the guard but Barcos is keeping the position.
Barcos keeping moving, preventing Eluard from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barcos has his hands on Eluard's head, controlling the position.
Barcos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barcos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eluard's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nicolas Barcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eluard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barcos.
Barcos shoots for a takedown but Eluard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barcos shoots in looking for a takedown but Eluard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barcos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Barcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barcos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barcos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Eluard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Barcos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eluard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barcos lands a couple of elbows.
Barcos throws a strike but Eluard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Eluard passes Barcos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Barcos gets full guard.
Barcos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barcos keeping full guard, as Eluard tries to pass.
Barcos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcos pulls Eluard in close to prevent any damage.
Eluard advances position into side control!
Eluard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barcos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Eluard tries to advance to mount but can't.
Barcos struggling a bit here.
Barcos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Eluard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Eluard is trying to get an arm triangle but Barcos is defending well.
Barcos regains half guard there - taking advantage of Eluard's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barcos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Eluard trying to control the position from guard on top but Barcos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eluard passes Barcos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eluard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barcos shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barcos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nicolas Barcos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Eluard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barcoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eluard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barcos shoots in but Eluard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barcos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Eluard defends well and Barcos ends up having to push Eluard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barcos misses with a takedown
and Eluard counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Barcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barcos tries for a takedown but Eluard circles away easily
and Eluard counters with a nice uppercut.
Barcos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eluard counters with a straight right hand.
Barcos misses with a takedown attempt - Eluard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barcos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eluard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Eluard there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eluard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barcos has time to react.
Eluard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barcos on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barcos walks into a straight right hand from Eluard.
Eluard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eluard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eluard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eluard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barcos is rocked!
Barcos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Barcos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eluard scores with a jab to the head.
Eluard slaps away a takedown attempt from Barcos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eluard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barcos scores with a takedown into Eluard's guard.
Barcos seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barcos throws a big right hand that misses.
Barcos throws an elbow that misses. Eluard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barcos's guard. Nice move by Eluard!
Barcos wants to sweep here but Eluard controlling him for the moment.
Barcos is trying to keep Eluard in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eluard trying to control the position from guard on top but Barcos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eluard passes into half guard.
Eluard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Eluard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barcos keeps working.
Barcos trying to control but Eluard postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Eluard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barcos on the side of the head.
Barcos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It seemed like Eluard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eluard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martinez Eluard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barcos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eluard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barcos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eluard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eluard jabs at Barcos's body.
Eluard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barcos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barcos misses with a takedown attempt - Eluard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eluard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eluard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eluard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eluard has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Eluard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barcos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eluard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barcos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eluard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barcos dives in and grabs Eluard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eluard pushes down on Barcos's head and hops out.
Eluard lands with a nice body punch.
Barcos darts in looking for a takedown but Eluard gets double underhooks and turns Barcos into the cage.
Barcos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eluard finds it's way round the side to connect with Barcos's head.
Barcos shoots in for a takedown but Eluard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eluard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Martinez Eluard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barcos takes one to the side of the head.
Eluard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barcos shoots and misses
and Eluard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eluard lands a nice shot to the body.
Barcos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eluard scores with a decent looking hook.
Barcos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barcos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eluard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eluard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martinez Eluard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Eluard jabs at Barcos's body.
Eluard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barcos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eluard tries to avoid it but Barcos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eluard to the ground. Eluard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barcos misses with a takedown attempt
and Eluard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eluard lands a jab to the nose.
Barcos shoots in but Eluard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Barcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eluard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Eluard duly obliges.
Eluard connects with a looping right hand.
Eluard slaps away a takedown attempt from Barcos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eluard connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Eluard.
Eluard drops Barcos with a big left hand and mounts him. Barcos is in big trouble!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barcos is trying to escape the mount.
Eluard has hold of Barcos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Barcos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eluard with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Eluard looking to control but Barcos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Eluard swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Barcos is now in Eluard's guard. A big mistake from Eluard there, giving up the dominant position!
Barcos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barcos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eluard's head.
Barcos working some strikes from top position.
Barcos throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barcos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barcos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eluard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barcos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eluard's head.
Eluard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barcos throws a big elbow that misses.
Barcos lands a couple of digs.
Eluard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barcos.
Eluard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barcos is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eluard is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eluard gets to his feet - Barcos follows without any prompting.
Barcos tries for a takedown but Eluard circles away easily
and Eluard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barcos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eluard counters with a nice uppercut.
Barcos tries for a takedown but Eluard circles away easily
and Barcos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eluard cracks Barcos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barcos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eluard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eluard lands a head shot.
Eluard connects with a body shot.
Eluard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barcos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eluard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barcos scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barcos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Eluard.
Barcos takes one on the button.
Eluard slaps away a takedown attempt from Barcos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eluard connects with a nice looking jab.
Barcos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barcos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barcos there as he acknowledges the shot.
A shot to the liver by Eluard. Beautiful body shot.
Barcos goes for a double leg but Eluard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Eluard continues to drive forward.
Eluard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barcos tries to counter with a takedown but Eluard is quick to defend against it.
Eluard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Eluard thuds his right hand into Barcos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barcos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eluard circles away.
Eluard cracks Barcos with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martinez Eluard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eluard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martinez Eluard!
Martinez Eluard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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