Barao a winner, as are Nelson, Trinaldo and more

BARAO vs NOVERFormer UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao picked up his first Octagon win at 145 pounds on Saturday night, as he held off a solid effort from New York’s Phillipe Nover to win a three-round unanimous decision at Ginasio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia, Brazil.Scores were 30-27 and 29-28 twice.Nover had success in the first round with his jabs and counterpunches, but he wasn’t as busy as the Brazilian, whose leg kicks and punch flurries kept him ahead of his foe.Barao steppe