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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo De Barros (ranked 2468 p4p, 276 weight class) and Alex Polyanskiy (ranked 2810 p4p, 308 weight class). Polyanskiy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Oxxxymiron - Signs of life. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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158 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo De Barros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Polyanskiy!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polyanskiy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Barros connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Polyanskiy scrambles back to his feet.
De Barros changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Polyanskiy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
De Barros connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Polyanskiy some visible discomfort.
Polyanskiy is trying to control De Barros's posture but De Barros avoids it.
Polyanskiy manages to get back to half guard.
De Barros lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polyanskiy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Polyanskiy.
De Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Polyanskiy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Polyanskiy controls De Barros momentarily but De Barros frees himself.
De Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Polyanskiy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Barros wants to control from the top but Polyanskiy keeps moving.
Polyanskiy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Barros is aware though and is defending well.
Polyanskiy keeping moving, preventing De Barros from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Barros passes Polyanskiy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
De Barros trying to pass the guard but Polyanskiy defending well.
De Barros wants to work for an arm triangle but Polyanskiy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Barros is trying to control the action in half guard but Polyanskiy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Polyanskiy trying to control here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Barros is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Polyanskiy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Barros wants to work for an arm triangle but Polyanskiy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Barros is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
De Barros is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Polyanskiy sees it coming and defends easily.
De Barros looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Polyanskiy is trying to control but can't.
De Barros is working for a kimura but Polyanskiy is defending it quite comfortably.
De Barros is thwarting Polyanskiy's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Barros looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Polyanskiy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions off his back.
De Barros working over Polyanskiy with some ground and pound. Polyanskiy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De Barros working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Polyanskiy's thigh. Polyanskiy counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Polyanskiy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Barros loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Barros passes Polyanskiy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Polyanskiy is looking to control De Barros's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Polyanskiy avoid being mounted?
Polyanskiy won't allow De Barros to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Barros looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De Barros is looking for a kimura here.
De Barros is working for a kimura but Polyanskiy is defending it quite comfortably.
De Barros is trying to work for a kimura but Polyanskiy is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Barros trying to mount his opponent but Polyanskiy defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo De Barros dominated that round.
That's time! De Barros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown but Polyanskiy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Barros tries for a takedown but Polyanskiy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Polyanskiy as he avoids it easily.
Polyanskiy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polyanskiy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by De Barros.
De Barros shoots in but no luck this time.
Polyanskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Polyanskiy.
Polyanskiy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Barros looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Polyanskiy throws a hook to the side of De Barros's head but De Barros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Barros feinted with a counter takedown.
Polyanskiy walks into a straight right hand from De Barros.
De Barros fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Polyanskiy avoids it really well and circles away.
Polyanskiy with the counter takedown but De Barros avoids it easily.
De Barros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polyanskiy can do to turn this around?
Polyanskiy connects with a looping right hand.
Polyanskiy looking to score a takedown here. De Barros is defending well but Polyanskiy drives through and ends up in De Barros's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Barros is looking for a triangle here but Polyanskiy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Polyanskiy swings around for an armbar but De Barros sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Polyanskiy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polyanskiy wants to sweep but no luck.
Polyanskiy can't keep his opponent in guard - De Barros advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De Barros wants to pass to mount but Polyanskiy is defending the position.
Polyanskiy is defending against the submission attempts here by De Barros.
Polyanskiy actively working from the bottom here.
De Barros is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions off his back.
De Barros is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy actively working from the bottom here.
Bernardo De Barros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Polyanskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Barros pulls his head out easily.
De Barros trying to pass the guard but Polyanskiy defending well.
De Barros is keen to just control but Polyanskiy is a slippery customer.
De Barros is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Barros prevents Polyanskiy from improving his position.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy is looking to control De Barros's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Polyanskiy avoid being mounted?
De Barros works his way into full mount!
Polyanskiy can't escape the position.
Polyanskiy reaches up and holds on to De Barros to control the position.
De Barros trying to control but Polyanskiy is having none of it.
De Barros fails to take his opponent's back.
The referee warns Polyanskiy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Barros tries to control but Polyanskiy wriggling away.
De Barros putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Polyanskiy wants to control but De Barros is having none of it.
Polyanskiy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
De Barros has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Polyanskiy's face.
Polyanskiy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Barros with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polyanskiy tries to hold on but De Barros pushes him away.
De Barros with a couple of short strikes.
De Barros is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo De Barros dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Polyanskiy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Polyanskiy wants it to stay on the feet.
A slow jab from De Barros misses its intended target.
Nice sprawl there from Polyanskiy as De Barros shoots in.
Polyanskiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polyanskiy throws a shot to the body.
De Barros dives in for a single leg takedown but Polyanskiy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Barros shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab from Polyanskiy misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Polyanskiy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Polyanskiy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Barros takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Barros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Barros throws a hook to the side of Polyanskiy's head but Polyanskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Barros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Barros feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Polyanskiys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Barros tries to score with a low kick but Polyanskiy moves his leg out of the way.
Bernardo De Barros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polyanskiy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Barros.
De Barros shoots in for a double leg but Polyanskiy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Polyanskiy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Polyanskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Barros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polyanskiy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Barros.
De Barros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Barros jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Barros. Polyanskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Polyanskiy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Polyanskiy's corner calls for a 1-2. Polyanskiy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab, jab by Polyanskiy - just one landing.
De Barros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Barros dives in for a single leg takedown but Polyanskiy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Polyanskiy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Polyanskiy struggling a bit here.
De Barros 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.
The ground and pound from De Barros seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Polyanskiy can't do much from the bottom here.
Polyanskiy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De Barros wants to control but Polyanskiy is keeping him busy.
Alex Polyanskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy wants to control but De Barros postures up.
De Barros creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polyanskiy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Polyanskiy wants to control but De Barros postures up.
De Barros wants to control but Polyanskiy is keeping him busy.
Polyanskiy is looking to reverse the position.
De Barros working away.
De Barros wants to control but Polyanskiy is keeping him busy.
Polyanskiy gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
De Barros lands a couple of good shots and Polyanskiy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Polyanskiy wants to control his opponent's hands but De Barros gets his hands free.
De Barros is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy trying to control the action but De Barros just sinks the hooks in.
Polyanskiy tries to escape the position.
De Barros is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Polyanskiy is defending well though. De Barros let's go of the attempt for now.
Polyanskiy wants to escape the position.
De Barros not allowing Polyanskiy to control his hands.
De Barros wants to control but Polyanskiy is keeping busy.
Polyanskiy wants to control his opponent's hands but De Barros gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control De Barros haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Polyanskiy is trying to break free.
Oooh a big shot gets through from De Barros. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
De Barros working for the choke.
De Barros scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Polyanskiy is taking damage to the body and head.
Polyanskiy rolls, trying to escape but De Barros keeps control of the position.
De Barros has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
De Barros avoiding Polyanskiy 's attempts to control his hands.
De Barros is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Polyanskiy is defending well though. De Barros let's go of the attempt for now.
De Barros tries to keep control of the position but Polyanskiy is staying busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernardo De Barros showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Barros, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernardo De Barros!
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