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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Curt Barber (ranked 7980 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurito Lozingaro (ranked 7976 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Curt Barber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maurito Lozingaro!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lozingaro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barber darts in and clinches Lozingaro up against the cage.
Barber pulls guard effortlessly.
Lozingaro wants to control from the top but Barber keeps moving.
Lozingaro preventing the sweep.
Lozingaro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lozingaro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lozingaro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barber is keeping the position for now.
Barber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lozingaro's guard.
Lozingaro looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barber content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lozingaro is trying to control the position but Barber postures up.
Lozingaro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barber landing with the ground and pound.
Barber with a nice head shot there.
Barber's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barber with a nice head shot there.
Barber really is a fat lump.
Barber is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barber might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barber landing with the ground and pound.
Barber landing with the ground and pound.
Barber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barber decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A punch combination from Barber misses.
Lozingaro tries to sprawl but Barber drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lozingaro taking some punishment here, with Barber in his half guard.
Barber content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Barber.
Barber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lozingaro taking some punishment here, with Barber in his half guard.
Barber slips a nice elbow through Lozingaro's hands, connecting with Lozingaro's forehead.
Barber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barber drops an elbow to the side of Lozingaro's head.
Barber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barber perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Barber is working for a kimura but Lozingaro is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barber is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lozingaro sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Barber dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barber closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lozingaro quickly recovers to half guard.
Lozingaro taking some punishment here, with Barber in his half guard.
Barber is trying to work for a kimura but Lozingaro is defending well.
Lozingaro tries to roll over but Barber keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Barber there.
Barber is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lozingaro is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lozingaro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barber scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lozingaro has hold of Barber's hands but Barber slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lozingaro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lozingaro is rocked!
Barber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barber lands with a punch from half guard.
Lozingaro is still in real trouble! Can Barber finish him?
Lozingaro has hold of Barber's hands but Barber slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lozingaro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barber is working away from the top position though.
Lozingaro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barber scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Barber there.
Lozingaro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barber lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barber lands a nice short elbow.
Barber not doing much here.
Lozingaro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barber scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lozingaro can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barber slows the pace down in half guard.
Barber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lozingaro seems to have recovered his senses.
Barber throws a right and a left that Lozingaro avoids nicely.
Barber throws a series of punches but Lozingaro moves out of range.
Lozingaro throws a big counter head kick but Barber avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barber showed some decent athleticism there.
Barber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lozingaro tries to roll over but Barber keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Barber.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lozingaro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barber controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Barber dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Barber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lozingaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barber goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lozingaro lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Barber flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Barber wants to get back to his feet.
Barber moves into full guard.
Lozingaro being controlled here momentarily.
Lozingaro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barber pushes a forearm under Lozingaro's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Lozingaro is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Curt Barber!
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FIGHT
RATING
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