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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Henrique Barraboza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmett Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pedro Henrique Barraboza has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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278 lbs
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190 cm
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275 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Henrique Barraboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emmett Cole!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cole, as that shot connected.
It looks like Pedro Henrique Barraboza has been cut.
Barraboza stuffs the takedown attempt from Cole. Cole gets slowly back to his feet.
Barraboza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cole.
Cole misses with a shot to the body
and Barraboza counters by moving into the clinch.
Barraboza scores with a shot to the side of Cole's head.
It looks like Emmett Cole has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barraboza takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barraboza seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Cole is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barraboza is defending well.
A frustrated look appears on Cole's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pedro Henrique Barraboza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emmett Cole.
Barraboza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cole.
The referee calls for Barraboza to work.
Barraboza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cole gets underhooks to prevent Barraboza's takedown attempt.
Barraboza slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pedro Henrique Barraboza.
Cole throws a jab when Barraboza was well out of range.
Barraboza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cole shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cole postures up in Barraboza's guard and throws a big left but Barraboza blocks it.
Barraboza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barraboza tries to get out of the position.
Barraboza controls Cole momentarily but Cole frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a big right hand that misses.
Cole is working Barraboza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barraboza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cole stopping the sweep attempt from Barraboza.
Cole with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmett Cole dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barraboza connects with a high kick.
Emmett Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole lands with a cross.
Cole throws a shot from downtown. Barraboza moves away and avoids it.
Barraboza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barraboza wants it to stay on the feet.
Cole closes the distance and clinches up with Barraboza, looking for a takedown. Cole pushes Barraboza against the cage but Barraboza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cole takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barraboza feints and then cracks Cole's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cole down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barraboza cracks the inside of Cole's front leg.
Barraboza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
Cole looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cole seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraboza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cole is one step ahead there.
Cole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barraboza's head.
Cole sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barraboza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barraboza is on top in guard.
Cole is pulling down on Barraboza's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pedro Henrique Barraboza.
Barraboza avoids the body shot from Cole.
Barraboza throws a head kick that half lands.
Cole looks to throw the jab but Barraboza is out of range.
Cole circles away from the clinch attempt.
That kick from Barraboza tenderised Cole's leg. Cole is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cole shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cole was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole punching from mount but Barraboza doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Emmett Cole has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barraboza is looking to get to half guard.
Cole pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barraboza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cole punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cole postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barraboza looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barraboza is in a horrible position here. Cole smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a big elbow.
Barraboza tries to hold on but Cole postures up.
Cole has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barraboza's face.
Cole unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barraboza is bucking up trying to escape but Cole cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cole lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmett Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barraboza scores with a nice head shot.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Cole swings widly with a right hand
enabling Barraboza to counter with a crisp jab.
Barraboza cracks the inside of Cole's front leg.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Barraboza moved out of range.
Cole missing with a left hand there. Barraboza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole throws a jab when Barraboza was well out of range.
Cole closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barraboza quickly recovers to half guard.
Cole missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cole missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barraboza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cole.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole content to control rather than advance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cole prevents Barraboza from improving his position.
Cole thows a huge punch but Barraboza dodges it nicely.
Cole slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cole scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cole missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cole slips a nice elbow through Barraboza's hands, connecting with Barraboza's forehead.
Barraboza has hold of Cole's hands but Cole slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole trying to control from half guard but Barraboza is working away.
Barraboza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Emmett Cole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraboza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cole sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cole scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cole sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Barraboza wants to control but Cole is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barraboza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, if Cole is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cole missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole lands strikes from half guard.
Pedro Henrique Barraboza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emmett Cole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cole winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmett Cole!
Emmett Cole 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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RATING
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