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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Baroza (ranked 258 p4p, 523 weight class) and The Doctor (ranked 8 p4p, 14 weight class). Doctor has chosen $uicideboy$ - The Thin Grey Line as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Baroza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Doctor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doctor wants to clinch.
Good shot there by Doctor.
Doctor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baroza.
Baroza throws a solid leg kick but Doctor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baroza.
Baroza slips under a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Doctor has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Baroza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baroza connects with a high kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baroza.
Baroza scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctor gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baroza is trying to get back to half guard.
Doctor grinds an elbow into Baroza's temple.
Baroza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Doctor postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baroza, who protects the arm well.
Doctor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Baroza is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Doctor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Doctor working the strikes but Baroza uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Baroza has hold of Doctor's hands but Doctor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Doctor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Doctor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Baroza defends it well.
Doctor wants to free his trapped foot but Baroza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctor throwing shots but Baroza is blocking nicely.
Doctor slips a nice elbow through Baroza's hands, connecting with Baroza's forehead.
Doctor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Doctor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baroza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Doctor's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doctor looking to sit in guard and control but Baroza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baroza is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Doctor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Baroza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Baroza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doctor is trying to keep Baroza in close.
Doctor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Doctor is trying to hold Baroza in close to prevent damage but Baroza has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doctor wants to control but Baroza passes into side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jorge Baroza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Doctor closes the distance and clinches.
Baroza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doctor lands a nice uppercut.
Doctor is trying to pull guard but Baroza has him pressed against the cage.
Doctor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doctor forces Baroza back against the cage and clinches.
Doctor lands a shot to the body.
Baroza scores with a shoulder strike.
Baroza effectively controlling the action here.
Doctor takes a shot to the head.
Doctor breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baroza. Doctor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baroza.
Doctor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baroza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doctor.
Baroza swings for the body but Doctor moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Baroza.
Doctor shoots in but Baroza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Baroza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baroza throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Baroza misses with a looping right.
Doctor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Doctor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jorge Baroza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baroza checks a leg kick.
Baroza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baroza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baroza looks for the body kick but Doctor saw that one coming.
Doctor swinging wildly here.
Doctor walks into a stiff left hand from Baroza.
Doctor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doctor just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctor scores with a sloppy right hand. Baroza should have avoided that one.
Baroza throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Baroza.
Baroza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Baroza misses the target.
Doctor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doctor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baroza misses with a left hand
and Doctor counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Baroza misses
and Doctor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Baroza!
The strikes coming from Doctor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doctor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Doctor lands a few punches from side control.
Doctor wants to control but Baroza is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctor has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Doctor dominating with strikes here.
Baroza defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Doctor.
Doctor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doctor scoring with strikes but Baroza is staying in there.
Baroza is looking to get to half guard.
Doctor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baroza is looking to escape.
Doctor throwing strikes but Baroza uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Doctor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doctor is looking to take a break and control but Baroza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but The Doctor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Baroza blocks the low kick.
A jab from Baroza misses.
Doctor with the counter takedown but Baroza avoids it easily.
Baroza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good work by Doctor as he checks the leg kick.
Doctor looks to throw the jab but Baroza is out of range.
Doctor walks into a straight right hand from Baroza.
Baroza throws a push kick but Doctor slaps the foot to one side.
A nice side step and Doctor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Doctor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baroza.
Baroza throws out a leg kick but Doctor moves out of range and Baroza only half commits.
Doctor misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Doctor blocks the low kick.
Doctor misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baroza. Doctor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doctor was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baroza!
Doctor misses with a wild body shot.
Doctor wants to clinch up but Baroza keeps it at a distance.
Baroza digs a good hook to Doctor's body.
Doctor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baroza.
Baroza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baroza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doctor.
Doctor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baroza throws an overhand right that lands on Doctor's shoulder, as Doctor tries to avoid the shot.
Doctor moves out of range of the leg kick from Baroza.
Doctor feints the counter takedown.
Baroza avoids the body shot from Doctor.
Doctor swings for the body but Baroza moves out of range.
Baroza sizes up Doctor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Baroza as Doctor shoots in.
Jorge Baroza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doctor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baroza.
Doctor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baroza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baroza throws the left hand but Doctor avoids the punch easily.
Baroza throws a big shot that misses.
Doctor lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroza wants to land a leg kick but Doctor is out of range.
Baroza avoids the body shot from Doctor.
A telegraphed right hand from Baroza misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baroza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doctor manages to avoid it.
Baroza misses with a low kick as Doctor jumps back.
Baroza throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doctor misses with a hook
and Baroza counters with a nice uppercut.
Doctor just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doctor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doctor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Baroza.
Baroza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doctor shoots for a double leg takedown but Baroza sprawls well. He's pushed Doctor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baroza was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jorge Baroza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Doctor.
Baroza with a jab.
Baroza connects with an inside leg kick.
Doctor just misses with a punch to the body.
Jorge Baroza is winning the standup battle so far.
Doctor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Doctor has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Doctor not doing much here.
Doctor moves into full mount! Baroza won't be happy about that!
Doctor moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Baroza has worked his arm free - good work by Baroza!
Doctor trying to control the position but Baroza is working away.
That's four 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.
Doctor looks up at the clock and then as Baroza takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Doctor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Doctor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baroza keeps working.
Doctor throws an elbow but Baroza slips to the side and avoids it well.
Baroza is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Doctor is working for a kimura but Baroza is defending it quite comfortably.
Doctor looks to land a strike but Baroza avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Baroza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baroza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... The Doctor!
The Doctor decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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