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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Curt Barber (ranked 5792 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Morales (ranked 25343 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolas Morales acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
0 - 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolas Morales!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Barber.
Morales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Morales is predictable there
and Barber counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Morales!
Sloppy strikes there by Barber.
Barber wants to stand but Morales has his arm trapped.
Barber taking a breather here.
Barber has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morales looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barber wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morales, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barber working the ground and pound.
Barber in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Barber tries to score with some ground and pound. Morales controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barber fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Barber cracks Morales with a big right hand but Morales just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Barber tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barber controlling from side mount.
Morales tries to escape but Barber is in control.
Barber decides to stand back up.
Barber misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morales.
Morales counters with a body kick.
Barber shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morales eats them both and turns towards Barber to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barber fails to land with a series of punches.
Barber looks to land a body kick but Morales moved away.
Barber takes the fight into the clinch.
Barber manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Morales trying to control the position from guard on top but Barber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morales being controlled here momentarily.
Morales avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morales trying to control but Barber is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barber trying to control the position here.
Barber wants to stand and escape but Morales is having none of it.
Barber might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barber is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barber is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morales throws a head kick but Barber moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Barber dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch but Barber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morales throws a sloppy head kick and Barber moves out of range easily.
Barber dives in and scores a takedown into Morales's guard.
Barber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morales has a closed guard, preventing Barber from standing up.
Morales preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barber landing some decent shots from guard.
Morales working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barber.
Morales is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barber scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morales preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barber throws an elbow that misses. Morales uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barber's guard. Nice move by Morales!
Barber is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barber is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barber trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Morales won't allow Barber to get back to his feet.
Barber scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Barber really is a fat lump.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barber throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Morales tries to counter it with a takedown but Barber pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barber closes the distance and pushes Morales back into the cage.
Morales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barber moves into the clinch.
Barber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morales smiles and moves away.
Barber throws a series of punches but Morales moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Barber.
Morales throws the kick towards the body but Barber avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barber gets a double leg takedown into Morales's guard.
Barber throws a big right hand that misses.
Barber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morales utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barber lands a couple of elbows.
Barber is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barber throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Morales.
Curt Barber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morales tries to keep at a distance but Barber has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barber pulls guard.
Barber pushes Morales off and scrambles back to his feet.
Barber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morales can do to turn this around?
Barber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barber has closed the distance and engaged Morales in a clinch.
Barber drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morales gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barber wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curt Barber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Barber dominated that second round.
That's time! Barber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barber fails to land with a series of punches.
Nicolas Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barber tries to bum rush Morales with a series of wild strikes but Morales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morales throws a head kick that misses.
Barber went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Morales takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barber clinches.
Barber pulls Morales into guard.
Barber wants to sweep here but Morales controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barber is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barber postures up and lands a big shot to Morales's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barber throwing strikes from guard but Morales blocks nicely.
Barber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Curt Barber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barber landing with the ground and pound.
Barber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barber controlling from the top position.
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.
Barber won't allow Morales to get back to his feet.
Barber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Barber closes the distance and clinches up with Morales, looking for a takedown. Barber pushes Morales against the cage but Morales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Barber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barber misses with a body kick.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
Barber drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morales wants to get back to his feet but Barber passes into half guard.
Morales is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barber scores with a couple of nice shots.
Morales is looking to escape.
Barber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morales defending well though.
Barber trying to control from half guard but Morales is working away.
Barber drops an elbow to the side of Morales's head.
Nicolas Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barber throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morales has hold of Barber's hands but Barber slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barber working Morales over with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curt Barber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curt Barber!
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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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