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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Scruton (ranked 4434 p4p, 4533 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (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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Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Scruton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Scruton with that takedown attempt.
Barbosa with the counter takedown but Scruton avoids it easily.
Scruton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And Barbosa tries to counter it with a takedown but Scruton pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Scruton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barbosa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Scruton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scruton looking to control.
Barbosa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barbosa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Scruton controls Barbosa momentarily but Barbosa frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Scruton keeps moving.
Scruton is looking for a triangle but Barbosa pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scruton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barbosa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barbosa pushing down on Scruton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Scruton manages to get to full guard.
Scruton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scruton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barbosa controls the pace.
Scruton looking for a sweep. Not yet Scruton, not yet.
Barbosa passes Scruton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Scruton is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scruton is trying to maintain the position but Barbosa is very close to passing his half guard.
Scruton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barbosa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Scruton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barbosa pulls his head out easily.
Scruton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barbosa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Scruton sees it coming and defends easily.
Scruton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Scruton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barbosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to control the action but Scruton is working from the bottom.
Barbosa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Scruton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Scruton moves into full guard.
Barbosa drops back looking for a leg! Scruton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Scruton manages to kick Barbosa off! Barbosa jumps back into Scruton's guard.
Barbosa drops back looking for a leg! Scruton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Scruton manages to kick Barbosa off! Barbosa jumps back into Scruton's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Scruton is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scruton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scruton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Scruton stopping the sweep attempt from Barbosa.
Barbosa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scruton manages to get himself to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbosa looking to pass the guard.
Scruton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Barbosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scruton shoots and misses
and Barbosa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Scruton tries to get to full guard but Barbosa has control of the leg.
Barbosa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Barbosa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Scruton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barbosa pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barbosa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scruton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scruton is defending against the submission attempts here by Barbosa.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scruton actively working from the bottom here.
Scruton gets back to full guard.
Scruton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barbosa trying to control but Scruton is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Scruton controls Barbosa momentarily but Barbosa frees himself.
Barbosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Scruton has wrist control.
Scruton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa pulls Scruton in to control the position.
Scruton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barbosa dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Scruton has wrist control.
Scruton is looking for a triangle but Barbosa pushes his legs off easily.
Barbosa forces his way into half guard.
Barbosa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Scruton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barbosa.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Scruton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scruton is trying to control but Barbosa passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scruton is letting Barbosa control him for a moment.
Barbosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scruton keeps working.
Barbosa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Scruton is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scruton is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Scruton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barbosa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Scruton on his heels. He'll look to pass Scruton's guard now, I'm sure.
Barbosa passes Scruton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Barbosa seems to be working for a kimura but Scruton defends the submission attempt.
Scruton wants to control the action here but instead Barbosa manages to pass to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa trying to control but Scruton is having none of it.
Scruton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barbosa fails to take his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa controlling from mount.
Barbosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scruton is looking to escape.
Scruton tries to hold on but Barbosa pushes him away.
Barbosa wants to take Scruton's back here but Scruton is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Barbosa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Scruton because Barbosa loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scruton tries to lock up and control but Barbosa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Scruton sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Barbosa is looking for a kimura but Scruton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barbosa to get the leverage.
Scruton wants to control but Barbosa is keeping busy.
Scruton tries to roll over but Barbosa keeps him under control.
Barbosa trying to mount his opponent but Scruton defends it.
Scruton looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Scruton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Scruton tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Barbosa has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Barbosa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Scruton is looking to get to half guard.
Barbosa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Scruton because Barbosa loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa fails to take his opponent's back.
Scruton manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Barbosa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Scruton is looking for a sweep. Barbosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbosa is working for a kimura but Scruton is defending it quite comfortably.
Scruton is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Barbosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barbosa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Barbosa!
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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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