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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Helder Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Barcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolas Barcos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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196 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helder Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Barcos!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barcos.
Barcos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barcos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barcos showed some decent athleticism there.
Barcos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dias is looking to improve his position.
Barcos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dias tries to roll over but Barcos keeps him under control.
Barcos is stalling here. Dias is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Barcos seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dias has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Barcos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barcos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dias's best efforts.
Dias knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barcos on the ground.
Barcos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barcos.
Barcos keeping moving, preventing Dias from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias won't allow Barcos to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barcos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barcos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dias tries to roll over but Barcos keeps him under control.
Barcos is trying to control the action in half guard but Dias is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barcos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dias defending well though.
Barcos trying to mount his opponent but Dias defends it.
Dias keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barcos is thwarting Dias's attempts to control the position.
Barcos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barcos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barcos connects with a nice short shot to Dias's temple.
Barcos is keen to just control but Dias is a slippery customer.
Dias is trying to control but can't.
Barcos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barcos connects with a nice short shot to Dias's temple.
Dias is refusing to be controlled, as Barcos sits in half guard.
Barcos has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at DaJet Conditioning, Transition, Escape School. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Barcos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dias's head.
Barcos is trying to control the action in half guard but Dias is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barcos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dias!
Dias takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias is looking to get to half guard.
Dias is bucking up trying to escape but Barcos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barcos controlling his opponent.
Dias is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barcos lands a big shot there that rocks Dias but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dias tries to reverse the position but Barcos maintains control.
Barcos looking to control but Dias is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barcos lands a heavy elbow.
Dias is rocked!
It looks like Helder Dias has been cut.
Barcos unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Dias wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Barcos celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolas Barcos!
Nicolas Barcos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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