Post by The Sandmen on Jan 28, 2019 0:38:57 GMT -5
Al Iaquinta is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Renan Barão glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Renan Barão is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Iaquinta and Barão move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Al Iaquinta fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Barão is holding Al Iaquinta's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Al Iaquinta loses balance and goes to the ground.
Iaquinta Hyper-extended his arm
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Renan Barão is in side mount over Al Iaquinta
Renan Barão looks to mount Al Iaquinta...
Al Iaquinta takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Renan Barão is in open guard over Iaquinta
Renan Barão tries to pass to half guard...
Al Iaquinta's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Renan Barão is in open guard over Iaquinta
Renan Barão tries to finish with a leg lock!
Iaquinta is able to break the lock.
Barão misses a step and Al Iaquinta sees an opportunity to counter him!
Iaquinta tries to close his guard around Barão
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Renan Barão is in closed guard over Iaquinta
Barão struggles on the ground and tries to break Al Iaquinta's guard...
Iaquinta doesn't want to free his opponent and Barão continues in closed guard
Renan Barão is in closed guard over Iaquinta
Barão is in closed guard... Iaquinta tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Renan Barão!
Al Iaquinta is in full mount over Renan Barão
Renan Barão tries to roll to his side and trap Al Iaquinta in his guard...
Renan Barão moves to half guard.
Al Iaquinta is in half guard over Barão
Barão moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Crippling lock!
That armbar from Renan Barão appears to be unbreakable
Barão is locking that armbar...
Crippling lock!
Al Iaquinta breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Renan Barão goes with a looping right hand while Al Iaquinta jumps back and jabs
Barão seems staggered and Al Iaquinta runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Al Iaquinta takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Barão is holding Al Iaquinta's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Al Iaquinta shows great balance while pushing away Renan Barão
Good movement from Iaquinta
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Barão is holding Al Iaquinta's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Al Iaquinta loses balance and goes to the ground.
Renan Barão is in side mount over Al Iaquinta
Renan Barão wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Barão drills Al Iaquinta's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Al Iaquinta's Nose
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Renan Barão is in side mount over Al Iaquinta
Renan Barão looks to mount Al Iaquinta...
Al Iaquinta sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Renan Barão is in half guard over Iaquinta
Barão positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Iaquinta's being punished here!
Renan Barão is in half guard over Iaquinta
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Iaquinta's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Barão
Renan Barão goes for an americana!
He locks it in! Al Iaquinta is forced to tap!
Winner is Renan Barão by Submission (Americana) at 3:30 Round 1
Statistics: Al Iaquinta
Punches 6/9 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 112 s
Statistics: Renan Barão
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 112 s
What a disappointing debut from Iaquinta.
Renan Barão glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Renan Barão is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Iaquinta and Barão move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Al Iaquinta fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Barão is holding Al Iaquinta's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Al Iaquinta loses balance and goes to the ground.
Iaquinta Hyper-extended his arm
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Renan Barão is in side mount over Al Iaquinta
Renan Barão looks to mount Al Iaquinta...
Al Iaquinta takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Renan Barão is in open guard over Iaquinta
Renan Barão tries to pass to half guard...
Al Iaquinta's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Renan Barão is in open guard over Iaquinta
Renan Barão tries to finish with a leg lock!
Iaquinta is able to break the lock.
Barão misses a step and Al Iaquinta sees an opportunity to counter him!
Iaquinta tries to close his guard around Barão
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Renan Barão is in closed guard over Iaquinta
Barão struggles on the ground and tries to break Al Iaquinta's guard...
Iaquinta doesn't want to free his opponent and Barão continues in closed guard
Renan Barão is in closed guard over Iaquinta
Barão is in closed guard... Iaquinta tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Renan Barão!
Al Iaquinta is in full mount over Renan Barão
Renan Barão tries to roll to his side and trap Al Iaquinta in his guard...
Renan Barão moves to half guard.
Al Iaquinta is in half guard over Barão
Barão moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Crippling lock!
That armbar from Renan Barão appears to be unbreakable
Barão is locking that armbar...
Crippling lock!
Al Iaquinta breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Renan Barão goes with a looping right hand while Al Iaquinta jumps back and jabs
Barão seems staggered and Al Iaquinta runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Al Iaquinta takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Barão is holding Al Iaquinta's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Al Iaquinta shows great balance while pushing away Renan Barão
Good movement from Iaquinta
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Barão is holding Al Iaquinta's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Al Iaquinta loses balance and goes to the ground.
Renan Barão is in side mount over Al Iaquinta
Renan Barão wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Barão drills Al Iaquinta's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Al Iaquinta's Nose
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Renan Barão is in side mount over Al Iaquinta
Renan Barão looks to mount Al Iaquinta...
Al Iaquinta sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Renan Barão is in half guard over Iaquinta
Barão positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Iaquinta's being punished here!
Renan Barão is in half guard over Iaquinta
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Iaquinta's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Barão
Renan Barão goes for an americana!
He locks it in! Al Iaquinta is forced to tap!
Winner is Renan Barão by Submission (Americana) at 3:30 Round 1
Statistics: Al Iaquinta
Punches 6/9 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 112 s
Statistics: Renan Barão
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 112 s
What a disappointing debut from Iaquinta.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!