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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Statler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Barcelona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donovan Statler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chester Barcelona!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barcelona has a takedown stuffed.
Statler tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barcelona manages to circle out of the way.
Statler rushes Barcelona and presses him up against the cage.
Statler misses with a knee strike.
Statler lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Chester Barcelona has been cut.
Statler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barcelona is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Statler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barcelona's brow.
Statler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Statler could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Statler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Statler.
Barcelona has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Statler tries to land a knee to the head but Barcelona blocks with his arms.
Barcelona has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Statler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Barcelona avoids the elbow strike from Statler, against the cage.
Barcelona breaks from the clinch.
Barcelona fails with a takedown attempt.
Donovan Statler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chester Barcelona.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statler rushes Barcelona and presses him up against the cage.
Barcelona fails to pull guard.
Barcelona tries to circle away but Statler has him pinned against the cage.
Statler lands an elbow just above Barcelona 's eye.
Statler lands an elbow inside.
Statler throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Statler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barcelona's brow.
Statler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Statler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barcelona has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Statler has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Statler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barcelona's brow.
Statler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Statler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Statler.
That has opened up Chester Barcelona's cut even more.
Statler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barcelona manages to break the clinch.
Barcelona shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statler has closed the distance and engaged Barcelona in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Statler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barcelona's face.
Statler missing with knees to the body.
Statler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barcelona looks winded!
Barcelona avoiding damage as Statler throws knees to the body.
Barcelona avoids the elbow strike from Statler, against the cage.
Statler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Statler lands an elbow that stopped Barcelona in his tracks for a moment.
Barcelona takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barcelona tries to pull guard but Statler won't allow it.
Statler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Statler blocks a body shot from Barcelona.
Statler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Statler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barcelona managing to block the knees to the body from Statler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statler lands an elbow just above Barcelona 's eye.
The cut above Chester Barcelona's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barcelona is trying to break free.
Statler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barcelona avoids a wild elbow strike from Statler.
Statler misses with a knee to the head.
Statler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barcelona tries to score a body lock takedown but Statler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Barcelona is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barcelona is struggling to control the position.
Statler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barcelona takes an elbow to the temple.
Statler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barcelona's defenses.
Chester Barcelona's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Statler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chester Barcelona's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Donovan Statler!
After the fight, Donovan Statler was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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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
36% |
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