Post by The Sandmen on Aug 13, 2013 8:38:31 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Barão while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Michael Chiesa looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Michael Chiesa tries a hook to the body
and hits Barão ribs hard
Barão ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Barão is holding Michael Chiesa's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Chiesa loses balance and goes to the ground.
Renan Barão is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Renan Barão looks to mount Michael Chiesa...
Renan Barão slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Renan Barão is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Renan Barão tries to better his position on the ground...
Barão is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Renan Barão is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa tries to roll to his side and trap Renan Barão in his guard...
Michael Chiesa gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Renan Barão is in closed guard over Chiesa
Chiesa attempts a triangle from bottom! Renan Barão slips out. Chiesa quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Renan Barão slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Michael Chiesa. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Jyske Bank Boxen (Herning, Denmark) are cheering for the fighters.
Barão has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Renan Barão attempts a sweep single...
Renan Barão catches Michael Chiesa's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Barão.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Renan Barão is in closed guard over Chiesa
Body shots by Renan Barão
Chiesa covers up.
Barão misses a step and Michael Chiesa sees an opportunity to counter him!
Michael Chiesa isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Barão blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Chiesa's guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Renan Barão is in half guard over Chiesa
Barão looks to be in very good shape.
Renan Barão throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Renan Barão is in half guard over Chiesa
Barão tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Chiesa from the side mount!
Renan Barão is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Barão shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Crippling lock!
Chiesa pushes Renan Barão forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Barão
Barão tries an armbar from the bottom!
Michael Chiesa breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Renan Barão gets sloppy and Michael Chiesa tries to take advantage...
Michael Chiesa looks to posture up and open Renan Barão's guard...
Michael Chiesa forces Renan Barão to open his guard.
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Barão
Barão tries to close his guard around Chiesa
He succeeds!
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Barão
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Chiesa is in closed guard... Barão tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Chiesa!
Renan Barão is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Renan Barão takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Michael Chiesa shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Chiesa's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Chiesa's eyes...
Michael Chiesa breaks that americana attempt!
Renan Barão is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Barão catch Michael Chiesa's right arm and tries a kimura
Michael Chiesa holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Renan Barão is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa tries to roll to his side and trap Renan Barão in his guard...
Michael Chiesa gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Renan Barão is in closed guard over Chiesa
Renan Barão tries to better his position on the ground...
Barão breaks the closed guard of Michael Chiesa and moves to half guard
Renan Barão is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Renan Barão hooks Chiesa's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Chiesa hyper-extended his leg
That Kneebar from Renan Barão appears to be unbreakable
Chiesa hyper-extended his leg
Barão is locking that Kneebar...
Michael Chiesa manages to kick Barão away and scrambles on top!
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Barão
Chiesa tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Michael Chiesa. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Jyske Bank Boxen (Herning, Denmark) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Barão's knee!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Barão grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Chiesa struggles... Renan Barão is unable to take him down
Renan Barão gets sloppy and Michael Chiesa tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Michael Chiesa
makes Barão stumble back!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
A punch from Renan Barão
whizzes past Chiesa.
Michael Chiesa tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Barão is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Hard blow to Barão's mid-section, he seems hurt
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Barão
Barão moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Michael Chiesa breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Barão misses a step and Michael Chiesa sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chiesa moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Barão
Barão steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Barão throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Michael Chiesa realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Renan Barão. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Jyske Bank Boxen (Herning, Denmark) are cheering for the fighters.
Michael Chiesa is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Renan Barão takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Barão grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Chiesa struggles... Renan Barão is unable to take him down
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Barão is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Michael Chiesa tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Renan Barão swings and Chiesa has to retreat
Chiesa tries to grapple
He puts Barão in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barão goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Renan Barão is on his back after that attempt
Poorly executed technique. Michael Chiesa looks to counter!
Tremendous strikes from Chiesa!
Some big punches are landing!
Barão looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Michael Chiesa's punches
Chiesa is on the receiving end of a great combo by Barão.
Barão is holding Michael Chiesa's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Chiesa loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Renan Barão is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Renan Barão looks to mount Michael Chiesa...
Renan Barão slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Renan Barão is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Barão suddenly holds Michael Chiesa's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Renan Barão appears to be unbreakable
Chiesa's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Barão is locking that Armbar...
Crippling lock!
Chiesa can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Renan Barão!
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Barão
Barão measures the resilience of Chiesa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chiesa's side.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Barão
Chiesa is in closed guard... Barão tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Chiesa!
Renan Barão is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Chiesa tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Michael Chiesa. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Jyske Bank Boxen (Herning, Denmark) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Renan Barão
makes Chiesa stumble back!
Terrible one sided match... Chiesa was not ready to fight a fighter of Renan Barão caliber.
Renan Barão throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Chiesa's chin! That stops Chiesa in his tracks!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Chiesa launches a hook to the body
Renan Barão moves aside looking for a counter...
Barão pushes Michael Chiesa and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Chiesa moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Barão's thigh!
A right hand from Michael Chiesa
surprises Barão!
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Barão pushes Michael Chiesa and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Barão throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Michael Chiesa launches a body shot
Barão dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Chiesa tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Barão moves backwards and circles around Michael Chiesa.
Michael Chiesa tries a hook to the body
but Barão manages to dodge it
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Renan Barão attempts to cut off Chiesa with punches
Chiesa reels from the strikes.
Renan Barão tries to bring the fight to the ground
Chiesa goes down.
Renan Barão is in open guard over Chiesa
Chiesa tries to move on the ground and shows Renan Barão a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Chiesa's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Chiesa's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Renan Barão is in open guard over Chiesa
Renan Barão tries to finish with a leg lock!
That leglock from Renan Barão appears to be unbreakable
This is over! Chiesa can't stand the pain and taps!
Winner is Renan Barão by Submission (leglock) at 4:29 Round 2
Statistics: Renan Barão
Punches 14/18 (78%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/6 (67%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 239 s
Statistics: Michael Chiesa
Punches 9/12 (75%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 239 s
Wasn't sure how Barao would win this one, so I picked Chiesa, who seemed to have a stronger ground game. Barao proved me wrong.
Michael Chiesa looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Michael Chiesa tries a hook to the body
and hits Barão ribs hard
Barão ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Barão is holding Michael Chiesa's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Chiesa loses balance and goes to the ground.
Renan Barão is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Renan Barão looks to mount Michael Chiesa...
Renan Barão slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Renan Barão is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Renan Barão tries to better his position on the ground...
Barão is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Renan Barão is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa tries to roll to his side and trap Renan Barão in his guard...
Michael Chiesa gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Renan Barão is in closed guard over Chiesa
Chiesa attempts a triangle from bottom! Renan Barão slips out. Chiesa quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Renan Barão slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Michael Chiesa. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Jyske Bank Boxen (Herning, Denmark) are cheering for the fighters.
Barão has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Renan Barão attempts a sweep single...
Renan Barão catches Michael Chiesa's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Barão.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Renan Barão is in closed guard over Chiesa
Body shots by Renan Barão
Chiesa covers up.
Barão misses a step and Michael Chiesa sees an opportunity to counter him!
Michael Chiesa isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Barão blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Chiesa's guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Renan Barão is in half guard over Chiesa
Barão looks to be in very good shape.
Renan Barão throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Renan Barão is in half guard over Chiesa
Barão tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Chiesa from the side mount!
Renan Barão is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Barão shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Crippling lock!
Chiesa pushes Renan Barão forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Barão
Barão tries an armbar from the bottom!
Michael Chiesa breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Renan Barão gets sloppy and Michael Chiesa tries to take advantage...
Michael Chiesa looks to posture up and open Renan Barão's guard...
Michael Chiesa forces Renan Barão to open his guard.
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Barão
Barão tries to close his guard around Chiesa
He succeeds!
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Barão
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Chiesa is in closed guard... Barão tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Chiesa!
Renan Barão is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Renan Barão takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Michael Chiesa shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Chiesa's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Chiesa's eyes...
Michael Chiesa breaks that americana attempt!
Renan Barão is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Barão catch Michael Chiesa's right arm and tries a kimura
Michael Chiesa holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Renan Barão is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa tries to roll to his side and trap Renan Barão in his guard...
Michael Chiesa gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Renan Barão is in closed guard over Chiesa
Renan Barão tries to better his position on the ground...
Barão breaks the closed guard of Michael Chiesa and moves to half guard
Renan Barão is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Renan Barão hooks Chiesa's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Chiesa hyper-extended his leg
That Kneebar from Renan Barão appears to be unbreakable
Chiesa hyper-extended his leg
Barão is locking that Kneebar...
Michael Chiesa manages to kick Barão away and scrambles on top!
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Barão
Chiesa tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Michael Chiesa. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Jyske Bank Boxen (Herning, Denmark) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Barão's knee!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Barão grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Chiesa struggles... Renan Barão is unable to take him down
Renan Barão gets sloppy and Michael Chiesa tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Michael Chiesa
makes Barão stumble back!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
A punch from Renan Barão
whizzes past Chiesa.
Michael Chiesa tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Barão is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Hard blow to Barão's mid-section, he seems hurt
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Barão
Barão moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Michael Chiesa breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Barão misses a step and Michael Chiesa sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chiesa moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Barão
Barão steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Barão throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Michael Chiesa realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Renan Barão. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Jyske Bank Boxen (Herning, Denmark) are cheering for the fighters.
Michael Chiesa is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Renan Barão takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Barão grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Chiesa struggles... Renan Barão is unable to take him down
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Barão is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Michael Chiesa tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Renan Barão swings and Chiesa has to retreat
Chiesa tries to grapple
He puts Barão in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barão goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Renan Barão is on his back after that attempt
Poorly executed technique. Michael Chiesa looks to counter!
Tremendous strikes from Chiesa!
Some big punches are landing!
Barão looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Michael Chiesa's punches
Chiesa is on the receiving end of a great combo by Barão.
Barão is holding Michael Chiesa's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Chiesa loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Renan Barão is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Renan Barão looks to mount Michael Chiesa...
Renan Barão slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Renan Barão is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Barão suddenly holds Michael Chiesa's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Renan Barão appears to be unbreakable
Chiesa's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Barão is locking that Armbar...
Crippling lock!
Chiesa can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Renan Barão!
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Barão
Barão measures the resilience of Chiesa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chiesa's side.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Barão
Chiesa is in closed guard... Barão tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Chiesa!
Renan Barão is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Chiesa tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Michael Chiesa. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Jyske Bank Boxen (Herning, Denmark) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Renan Barão
makes Chiesa stumble back!
Terrible one sided match... Chiesa was not ready to fight a fighter of Renan Barão caliber.
Renan Barão throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Chiesa's chin! That stops Chiesa in his tracks!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Chiesa launches a hook to the body
Renan Barão moves aside looking for a counter...
Barão pushes Michael Chiesa and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Chiesa moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Barão's thigh!
A right hand from Michael Chiesa
surprises Barão!
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Barão pushes Michael Chiesa and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Barão throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Michael Chiesa launches a body shot
Barão dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Chiesa tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Barão moves backwards and circles around Michael Chiesa.
Michael Chiesa tries a hook to the body
but Barão manages to dodge it
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Renan Barão attempts to cut off Chiesa with punches
Chiesa reels from the strikes.
Renan Barão tries to bring the fight to the ground
Chiesa goes down.
Renan Barão is in open guard over Chiesa
Chiesa tries to move on the ground and shows Renan Barão a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Chiesa's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Chiesa's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Renan Barão is in open guard over Chiesa
Renan Barão tries to finish with a leg lock!
That leglock from Renan Barão appears to be unbreakable
This is over! Chiesa can't stand the pain and taps!
Winner is Renan Barão by Submission (leglock) at 4:29 Round 2
Statistics: Renan Barão
Punches 14/18 (78%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/6 (67%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 239 s
Statistics: Michael Chiesa
Punches 9/12 (75%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 239 s
Wasn't sure how Barao would win this one, so I picked Chiesa, who seemed to have a stronger ground game. Barao proved me wrong.