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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renan Barao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Stark (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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143 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Renan Barao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Melvin Stark!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barao misses with a combination
and Stark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stark turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee asks Stark politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Stark prefers to stall for the moment though.
Barao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stark wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Barao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stark wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stark tries to move to mount but Barao blocks the move with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barao is looking to regain half guard here but Stark keeps moving and retains side control.
Stark thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barao regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barao with the active half guard here but Stark passes nicely into side control.
Stark taking a breather here.
Stark tries to move to mount but Barao blocks the move with his legs.
Barao is looking for a sweep.
Stark scoring with punches and elbows.
Barao is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Stark stalls from top position.
Stark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barao is looking to regain half guard here but Stark keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark looks up at the clock and then as Barao takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stark smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stark is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark scoring with punches and elbows.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Barao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barao manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stark has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barao is working away from the top position though.
Barao is looking for a kimura but Stark is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barao to get the leverage.
Stark is concentrating on defense, preventing Barao from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barao trying to advance position but Stark counters by regaining guard.
Barao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barao drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stark dives on top into guard.
Stark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barao working for a triangle but Stark defends it easily.
Barao is breathing heavily.
Barao looking for a guillotine here but Stark defends easily.
Stark's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark working some strikes from top position.
Barao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stark can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barao is working an open guard so Stark takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stark.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barao trying to remain calm as Stark controls from the top position.
Stark grinds an elbow into Barao's temple.
Stark lands some shots froms side control.
Barao is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barao on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Stark dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stark gets a double leg takedown into Barao's guard.
Stark is pushing down on Barao's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barao is fighting to maintain full guard but Stark has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barao looking for submissions off his back.
Barao tries to get to full guard but Stark has control of the leg.
Barao makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barao.
Stark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark stays in close to Barao's body and controls the position.
Stark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Melvin Stark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stark is one step ahead there.
Stark wants to control from the top but Barao keeps moving.
Barao looking for a sweep. Not yet Barao, not yet.
Barao looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Stark has picked Barao up and slammed him! Barao can't keep hold of the triangle and Stark manages to pass to side control!
Stark working the ground and pound.
Stark lands a nice forearm strike.
Stark advances to full mount.
Stark controlling the position easily from mount.
Barao really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to control but Barao wriggling away.
Stark looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barao is looking to escape.
Barao is looking to improve his position but Stark isn't that keen on the idea.
Stark in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stark landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a nice shot to the head.
Barao regains half guard.
Barao moves into full guard.
Barao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barao looking for a triangle here. Stark is fighting it but it looks tight! Barao pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Stark is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Renan Barao!
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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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