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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 67 p4p, 71 weight class) and Gorgon Patriot (ranked 11 p4p, 12 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgon Patriot!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Patriot does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patriot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Patriot lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
A short uppercut from Patriot.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patriot lands a shoulder strike.
Patriot throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Patriot controls the action.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Patriot fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Patriot defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Patriot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patriot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patriot moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Patriot should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Barbosa.
An inside leg kick from Patriot misses.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Patriot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patriot darts in and clinches Barbosa up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Barbosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Patriot misses with a punch to the body.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patriot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbosa gets through Patriot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barbosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Patriot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Patriot checks a leg kick.
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Patriot moves into the clinch.
Patriot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Patriot lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa is looking to slow Patriot down with leg kicks.
Barbosa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Patriot will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa connects with a single shot there.
Patriot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body. Patriot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Patriot clinches.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Patriot's ribcage. Patriot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Patriot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Patriot wants to clinch.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patriot darts in and clinches Barbosa up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Patriot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patriot fails to land.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patriot's elbow.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Patriot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patriot throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Patriot's head.
Patriot tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Patriot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barbosa avoids the elbow strike from Patriot, against the cage.
Patriot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patriot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Patriot has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Patriot.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
and Patriot counters with a three punch combo that has Barbosa backing up. Barbosa nods at Patriot to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.
Patriot wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Patriot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patriot.
Patriot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patriot lands a body shot.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Patriot controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patriot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patriot pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Patriot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edson Bidon Barbosa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barbosa throws a hook but Patriot blocks it.
Patriot closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the cage.
Patriot breaks the clinch.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patriot was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Patriot moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Patriot as Barbosa tries to tie him up.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patriot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patriot breaks from the clinch.
Patriot closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the cage.
Patriot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patriot lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa works on Patriot's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
It seemed like Patriot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
Barbosa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Patriot's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Patriot there.
Patriot tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Patriot moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patriot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patriot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Patriot is just out of range.
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patriot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patriot throws out the jab.
Patriot is looking to clinch.
Barbosa cracks Patriot with a good jab.
Patriot moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Barbosa.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Patriot avoids it.
Barbosa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Patriot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbosa, pushing him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Patriot lands an elbow that stopped Barbosa in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Patriot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patriot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Patriot back against the cage.
Patriot looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patriot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patriot throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Patriot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa throws a big counter combination but Patriot scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barbosa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patriot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barbosa lands a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
Patriot wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Patriot tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patriot tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Some wild striking there from Patriot.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patriot throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patriot wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patriot manages to avoid it.
Barbosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patriot flicks out a counter leg kick but Barbosa steps away.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
Patriot closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa looking to slow down the pace here.
Barbosa lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patriot throws an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
enabling Patriot to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot.
Barbosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Patriot lands an overhand right.
Patriot lands a jab to the head.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
and Barbosa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Patriot's knee momentarily.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Patriot.
Barbosa pushes Patriot away with a front kick.
Patriot tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Patriot moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Patriot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Patriot lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa stalls.
Patriot prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Patriot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa jabs Patriot right on the nose. Patriot blinks but takes it well.
Patriot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot.
Barbosa lands a leg kick that knocks Patriot off balance momentarily.
Patriot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barbosa is trying to stall.
Patriot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patriot gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patriot! But no joy.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Patriot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Patriot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patriot is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Patriot gets a clinch.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Patriot breaks from the clinch.
Patriot tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Patriot clinches with his opponent.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Patriot moves into the clinch.
Patriot lands with a right to the head.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Patriot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patriot instigates a clinch.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patriot prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa is trying to break free.
A short left from Patriot.
Barbosa blocks the elbow strike.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Patriot blocks it.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Patriot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Patriot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patriot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patriot throws a head punch that misses.
Patriot misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Patriot breaks the clinch.
Patriot is looking to clinch.
Barbosa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.
Patriot has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
Patriot blocking some punches.
Barbosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa trying to stall but Patriot improves his position.
Gorgon Patriot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Edson Bidon Barbosa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Patriot instigates a clinch.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Barbosa taking a breather.
Patriot misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Patriot.
Barbosa has Patriot pressed against the cage.
Patriot scores with a hook to the body.
Patriot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa swings for the body but Patriot moves out of range.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Patriot has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Patriot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Patriot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patriot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patriot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Patriot tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Patriot back against the cage.
Barbosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Patriot.
Patriot looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patriot breaks from the clinch.
Patriot moves into the clinch.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Patriot throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Patriot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Patriot tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patriot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Barbosa counters with a quick kick to the body but Patriot blocks it.
Patriot tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Patriot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barbosa moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPatriot.
Barbosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Patriot under the eye.
Gorgon Patriot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa takes a swing at Patriot's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jab by Patriot.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patriot.
Patriot has managed to clinch.
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa connects with a nice looking jab.
Patriot rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patriot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patriot manages to break the clinch.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Patriot takes the fight into the clinch.
Patriot prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Patriot lands an elbow that stopped Barbosa in his tracks for a moment.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Patriot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patriot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Patriot is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patriot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Patriot slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Patriot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patriot moves away.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patriot manages to avoid it.
Patriot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Patriot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patriot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patriot.
Patriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Patriot checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Bidon Barbosa had his way with Gorgon Patriot in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Barbosa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Patriot doesn't seem phased though.
Patriot closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa is struggling to control the position.
Patriot lands an elbow that stopped Barbosa in his tracks for a moment.
Patriot lands with a light punch inside.
Patriot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barbosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patriot.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot is looking to clinch.
Patriot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patriot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patriot has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Patriot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Patriot clinches up against the cage.
Patriot swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
A shot in the inside from Patriot.
Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa trying to control the position but instead, Patriot has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbosa into the cage.
Patriot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbosa tries to work over Patriot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Patriot lands a lovely overhand right.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patriot.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Patriot blocks a leg kick.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patriot misses with a straight right.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Patriot slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa works the jab nicely.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patriot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Patriot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Patriot closes the distance and clinches.
Patriot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Patriot has had enough of the clinch but Barbosa keeps him there for the moment.
Patriot scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Patriot tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Patriot back against the cage.
Patriot lands an uppercut.
Patriot misses with some punches.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Patriot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.
Patriot struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Patriot's head.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patriot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patriot tries to clinch
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Patriot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Patriot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Patriot moves away and avoids it.
Patriot clinches.
Patriot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Patriot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patriot misses with the head strike.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gorgon Patriot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
After the big win, Edson Bidon Barbosa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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