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UFC: Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald - Title Bout Goes to R4


Date: 02/16 2:00 PM
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Written by Stevie J

Don't miss our UFC: Barao vs. McDonald recap starting today at 3 PM ET, 2 Central. When the recap begins you can hit F5 or refresh for the latest updates. Renan Barao defends his interim Bantamweight Championship against #1 contender Michael McDonald, while in the co-main event Cub Swanson fights Dustin Poirier at featherweight!

3:00 PM ET. We are LIVE on Fuel TV from the Wembley Arena in London, England! A packed house of fight fans is excited and ready to go. Jon Anik and Kenny Florian are at cageside, and Anik reminds us this is the first UFC title fight here since 2008. Florian reminds us that Barao trains with Jose Aldo and talks about how tough and aggressive he is, but also talks about McDonald's incredible stopping power at featherweight. Here's a video of pre-fight predictions as we go to commercial.

* Che Mills vs. Matthew Riddle (Welterweight Bout)

30 to 27, 6'1" to 6'2", 170 each, 76" reach each from Mills to Riddle. Riddle is in the white trunks, 7-3 1 NC fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada - and he's apparently thrilled to be booed - he even drops to his knees and strikes a defiant pose. Mills is 15-5 1 NC in the black trunks and fighting out of Gloucester, England as the clear fan favorite. Our referee in charge of this fight is Kevin Mullhall. Here we go!

Riddle throws the first leg kick and goes for a single leg takedown but Mills gets a jumping nee on him in the process. Riddle won't let go and drives him into the fence, where he finally gives it up and tries to get hooks in. He drops down again at 75 seconds and is looking for that single leg, and by driving all the way across the Octagon at 88 seconds he finally gets it - but Mills pops right back up at 1:40 gone. Both fighters separate and tap gloves - apparently to signal there are no hard feelings about an accidental foul. Riddle takes him down again at the halfway point and Mills pops right up again. They return to center with 2:05 remaining, who is now working leg kicks to set up his hands. A flurry between both leads to Riddle tying hm up. Mills successfully blocks a body lock takedown, but at 3:45 Riddle drops down for a double and by sheer tenacity gets it. Riddle tries to throw some shots with his free left hand but they don't look to have enough leverage to do damage. Riddle has outwrestled his way to a 10-9 but hasn't dominated Mills.

Riddle opens R2 with a strong straight left but quickly goes back to wrestling and dumps Mills even as he's throwing a big kick. Riddle winds up in North-South and Florian is already calling for the choke. The crowd is murmuring at the one minute mark as they'd like more excitement. Riddle moves to side control and could go for a full mount. Somebody just yelled "get busy" but I don't know if it was a fight corner or the ref. I have to give Riddle credit for his patience here - he could have sold out for that mount but he's choosing to slowly chip away at Mills with damage from side which Mills can't stop, where if he went for the mount Mills could slip out or stand up. Mills has shown no danger of doing anything jits' wise on the bottom either so Riddle is better off keeping Mills on his back instead of having a stand-up war. He finally takes the full mount with 75 seconds left. Mills tries to escape and gives up his back. Riddle starts looking for the RNC. Mills gets in a couple of good blows while their heads are on the fence but to be honest this round easily goes 10-9 for Riddle.

A handshake and a hug start the third round. Florian is urging Mills to sell out and go for broke, and at the 30 second mark that's exactly what he does. Riddle seems to welcome the exchange - perhaps he hopes an exciting round will lead to a fight bonus. At 1:02 though he grabs the single leg and the crowd boos. Mills escapes it at 90 seconds gone but he's stuck with his back on the fence. He goes for the double leg but Mills has his best sprawl of the fight. A second attempt is blocked as well but a third succeeds at 2:37. Riddle is in full guard and if he's smart he'd stay here until he gets a finish or is stood up. Riddle cracks Mills with a nice right elbow before passing to half guard. Riddle is turned so far around that Mills is able to sweep and wind up on top. Riddle encourages him to jump back in the guard when he backs off for ground and pound, and eventually the ref backs Mills off and stands him up. He goes for another takedown and the crowd boos but it uses enough time to get to the horn.

29-28 RIDDLE, 29-28 MILLS AND 30-27 FOR THE WINNER BY SPLIT DECISION - MATTHEW 'DEEP WATERS' RIDDLE. Who scored that 29-28 for Mills, and HOW did they come to that conclusion? Absurd. No post-fight interviews - video package then commercial.

* Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te-Huna (Light Heavyweight Bout)

31 each, 6'2" to 6'1", 205 each, 75" to 73" reach from Te-Huna to Jimmo. Jimmo is 17-1 out of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in the blue trunks. Te-Huna is 17-5 out of Penrith, Australia in the black trunks. Our referee in charge is Leon Roberts. Here we go!

Jimmo lands a leg kick almost immediately, and Te-Huna ties him up with underhooks and drives into the fence. Roberts calls for more action and breaks them apart at 56 seconds, at which point JIMMO KNOCKS TE-HUNA DOWN WITH A HEAD KICK AND STARTS POURING ON THE HAMMERS. Te-Huna is close to being stopped but is able to defend enough to survive, although the right side of his face has been destroyed. He gets back up at 2:42 possibly hoping for a guillotine but Jimmo gets him back to the ground and pops out. Jimmo passes to side at 2:12 left and Te-Huna's blood is smearing all over his chest and his right armpit. Jimmo keeps him against the fence. Te-Huna tries through some elbows from the bottom. Some refs would have warned him about that. 40 seconds to go. He finally goes get that warning with 23 seconds remaining. A good first round for 'The Real Deal' Jimmo.

R2 is a little bit slower to start. Jimmo seems to be circling and looking for his opening. They tie up at 40 seconds and Te-Huna goes for an inside trip and doesn't get it. Jimmo is showing good balance as Te-Huna goes for a single. Crowd is eerily calm and quiet waiting to see who gets the advantage on the fence. Te-Huna finally gets a takedown into side control 1:55 into the round. Te-Huna is not being overly aggressive here until he gets a full mount with 98 seconds left, which he can't hold onto as Jimmo gets him back to half, but Te-Huna is opening up from there with elbows. Te-Huna tries to back out a little and drop hammers. Jimmo ties him up for the last 30 seconds to survive and weather the storm, but he ate some cracking right hands in the process. We're all tied up going to the third!

It's 3:57 PM ET as we open the third and final round. Te-Huna fails on a takedown attempt 32 seconds in as Florian speculates on whether or not R1 was a 10-8 for Jimmo. They're tied up in the fence 1:06 in which draws several calls for more work, along with a warning to keep their fingers out of the cage from Leon Roberts. Jimmo gets turned around into the fence and he eats a big elbow in the process. Te-Huna puts Jimmo in the fence after they break and then he gets reversed. Roberts tells them to "make it work" at 2:15 left. Te-Huna gets a bodylock takedown at 2:03 and has Jimmo pinned into the fence. Te-Huna's cut has opened up and his blood is getting all over Jimmo. Jimmo tries to push off the fence but Te-Huna stays heavy on him. Jimmo manages to get a butterfly guard going but with short time left it's not helping to be on his back. This could go Te-Huna's way - we shall see.

29-27, 29-28 AND 29-28 FOR THE UNANIMOUS WINNER - JAMES TE-HUNA. That's the right call AFAIC. Te-Huna admits he was hurt bad in the first round, and it was his strategy to survive to the second and make a comeback. "With this win hopefully I'll get a top ten guy. I'm not going to the same thing again - I'll come out stronger."

* Gunnar Nelson vs. Jorge Santiago (Welterweight Bout)

24 to 32, 5'11" to 6'1", 169 to 170 and 72" to 74" reach from Nelson to Santiago. Santiago is 25-10 in the blue trunks fighting out of Boca Raton, Florida by way of Rio De Janeiro. Nelson is in the black trunks, 10-0-1, fighting out of Reykavik, Iceland. Our referee for this contest is Marc Goddard. Here we go!

A tap of the gloves and we're underway with Santiago being the aggressor early. Santiago lands a right and a knee, Nelson tries to tie him up, he slips away, Nelson throws a headkick that gets checked. Santiago does the same. The crowd is loudly chanting GUN-NAR. 90 seconds gone. Another head kick by Santiago nearly gets through. Nelson eats a jab trying to come forward. Body kick finds a home at 2:10 in. A takedown 9 seconds later puts Santiago on his back. He gets back to his feet just before the 3 minute mark but eats a hard left as he does so. Nice body kick by Nelson at 4:15. Nelson ties him up in the fence looking for a takedown, but they break apart just before the horn.

Nelson lands a solid left early in R2 and tries to press the advantage, and a big right 55 seconds in leads to Santiago being pretty badly hurt, making it easy for Nelson to change levels and get a double. He opts to stand out of it and try for side control. Nelson backs out at 2:12 in to drop some bombs down the pipe, but he nearly got upkicked in the process. Still it paid off with a big elbow. He's using the right elbow effectively even as Santiago tries to tie him up. He backs out again and grabs the ankles to avoid the upkicks, then passes to side. 75 seconds left. Full mount with 47 seconds left. Nelson punishes him with big elbows as the second stanza draws to a close.

Both guys seem pretty loose as we start R3 at 4:31 ET. Santiago tries to come forward with a flurry and gets tied up. Nelson with leg kicks as we pass 1 minute. Head kick checked. Right hand connects. Santiago tries to work knees in clinch but Nelson responds with an elbow to the face. Left jab by Nelson lands. 2:20 left. Santiago lands his best right hand of the fight and Nelson ROCKS SANTIAGO WITH AN UPPERCUT. Santiago survives but he's practically out on his feet - he can barely stand up straight. ANOTHER UPPERCUT. One minute to go. A big right hand lands. SANTIAGO LANDS ONE GOOD RIGHT AT THE END BUT TOO LITTLE TOO LATE.

29-28 X2 AND 30-27 FOR GUNNAR 'GUNNI' NELSON. No post-fight interview.

* Jimi Manuwa vs. Cyrille Diabate (Light Heavyweight Bout)

6'1" to 6'6", 204 to 206 and 75.5" to 81" from Manuwa to Diabate. Diabate is in the red and white trunks and fighting out of France. Manuwa is in the black trunks and fighting out of London, England. Our referee is Leon Roberts.

A tap of the gloves and we're underway at 4:49 PM ET. Diabate gets dumped on his back at 58 seconds as he's trying to throw kicks. He's moved from side control back to half guard. Manuwa pushes him back down to the ground. Diabate is back to his feet with 2:34 left. Manuwa lands a high kick, throws Diabate to the ground, then lets him back up. Leaping left hook which Florian calls right as it happens. Manuwa has Diabate backpedaling. Diabate tries to tie him up and throw knees and short elbows but Manuwa is unimpressed. Another leaping left hook. 30 seconds. Manuwa eats a big knee to the body but Manuwa gets a takedown in the process and backs out before R1 ends.

THIS FIGHT IS OVER - DIABATE HAS AN INJURY IN HIS LEG AND CAN'T CONTINUE FOR ROUND TWO. Manuwa will get the official decision after we take another commercial break for Pitbull and his beer of choice.

THE WINNER BY TKO AFTER THE END OF ROUND 1 IS JIMI MANUWA. No post-fight interview. We have just two more fights left to go on Fuel!

* Cub Swanson vs. Dustin Poirier (Featherweight Bout)

5'8" to 5'9", 146 to 145 and 70" to 73" reach from Swanson to Poirier. The latter is in the blue trunks, 13-2, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Florida by way of Lafeyette, Louisiana. Swanson is in the black, green and pink trunks, 18-5, Albuquerque, New Mexicon by way of Palm Springs, Florida. Kevin Mullhall is our ref. Here we go!

Poirier may only be an inch taller but he seems significantly bigger in the cage. Swanson is throwing bombs early in R1. Poirier goes for a single and can't get it. He throws a leg kick and Swason keeps using his hands. Both fighters are using more and more leg kicks. Poirier lands a hard counter right as Swanson is charging. Half of R1 is gone. They tie up and break with 100 seconds remaining. BIG UPPERCUT BY SWANSON AND POIRIER IS HURT. Poirier dumps Swanson on his back with 75 seconds left and he seems fully recovered on top. Swanson gets back up with 11 seconds to go.

R2 is underway at 5:18 ET. Poirier hurts Swanson with a body shot in the first minute of the second round. Poirier is finding a home for his jab as well. Poirier gets stuffed as he goes for a takedown and Swanson escapes with 2:37 left. Pretty even round striking-wise for the rest of R2, I give a slight edge to Poirier though. Cub Swanson's corner makes him do breathing exercises between rounds.

Poirier goes for a takedown in the first minute of R3, can't get it, but starts to turn it up with combinations. Swanson smiles at him and signals to bring it on - NEVER SMILE AT YOUR OPPONENT. Swanson gets a takedown at 3:21 left and he probably needed that to save himself. Swanson takes his back as we approach the halfway point. Poirier is able to get back to his feet for a moment at 2:11 but Swanson gets him back down. He's up again at 1:52. Swanson avoids a sweep and gets a mount, and smiles to the crowd and cups his ear as if to say "See what I did there?" Unfortunately in all his showboating he lets Poirier get back to his feet. He throws Poirier back to the ground but Poirier has a leg. Poirier is on top and tries to throw a jumping punch over the top as time expires.

29-28, 30-27 X2 FOR THE UNANIMOUS WINNER SWANSON. No post-fight interview.

* Renan Barao {C} vs. Michael McDonald (Interim Bantamweight Title Bout)

5'6" to 5'9", 134 each, 70" reach each from Barao to McDonald. Our referee in charge is Marc Goddard. IT'SSSSS TIIIIIIIME for our main event. McDonald is 15-1 and fighting out of Modesto, California in the white trunks. Barao is in the black trunks, 31-1, 1 NC and fighting out of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Here we go!

Florian is already speculating about future fights between these two men and we're not even 30 seconds into this one. Barao doesn't succeed with a spinning kick but gets a takedown at 45 seconds in. Florian really needs to drop the phrase "beautiful level change" from his repertoire. McDonald gets back up with 3:15 left in the first. He comes forward with a left jab and a right that both land flush. Barao goes for a double at 2:10 that gets stuffed, drawing a round of applause. Barao eats a BIG shot to the temple but recovers to take McDonald's back, landing some nasty damage of his own against the fence before tripping him to the ground with 50 seconds remaining. McDonald ties up his arms but Barao does break free to land at least one hammerfist before the horn.

We're back for R2 at 5:51 ET as both men tap gloves. Barao misses with another spin kick as we go past one minute, which draws a WHOA-OH from the crowd. Anik calls this a "slightly slower pace" in the second stanza - that's an understatement. Neither guy has done much of anything in the first two minutes. Barao finally goes for a single leg and gets it at 2:53. McDonald throws an upkick and gets back to his feet, which pops the crowd. McDonald takes an accidental finger to the eye, Barao apologizes, and we get a brief timeout. He's got some blood smeared across his left arm - not sure where it came from. Both guys get hit in a flurry of exchange. Florian: "I sound like a broken record here." No kidding KenFlo. Barao lands some nice leg kicks and nearly a front kick to the face, but McDonald tags him with a shot in return. Barao lands one to the ear and a spin kick before the round ends.

R3 underway at 5:58 ET. The funniest thing between rounds was McDonald's corner telling him "Don't let him catch you with those stupid front kicks." Barao tags him again in the first 40 seconds. McDonald gets caught again at 3:42 and body locked as Barao is looking for the takedown - he finally gets it at 3:20 and he's in side control but McDonald throws him off 10 seconds later. Barao is really scoring with the right hand. Left head kick checked by McDonald. McDonald's nose is a bright crimson red as we enter the last minute. Barao lands a spin back kick to the chin and almost rushes in but realizes McDonald wasn't hurt enough by it. He circles away from McDonald in the last 10.

6:04 ET and we're in overtime on the Fuel TV broadcast. Barao lands a leaping left hook about 25 seconds into R4. Flying knee from Barao. McDonald is losing significant amounts of blood from his nose because of it. The two men get into a wild exchange at 3:20 left that pops the crowd again. Barao lands another spinning kick at 2:42. Just on Octagon control Barao is winning these rounds, as he's got McDonald constantly backing up. Barao with a body lock and knees against the fence. He throws McDonald to the ground at 1:45 and he's looking for a head and arm choke. McDonald is on the verge of tapping. BARAO GETS THE TAPOUT WITH UNDER 1:05 LEFT IN R4. All we need is Bruce Buffer to make it official.

3:57 OF R4 FOR THE WINNER BY TAPOUT TO AN ARM TRIANGLE AND STILL THE INTERIM UFC BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION - RENAN BARAO. That's all for Fuel TV!



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