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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Barbosa (ranked 859 p4p, 1415 weight class) and Stryder Yuri (ranked 121 p4p, 191 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stryder Yuri!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yuri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Yuri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yuri misses with a double jab.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuri manages to avoid it.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Yuri clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Yuri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Yuri breaks the clinch.
Yuri misses with a straight left.
Barbosa cracks Yuri with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Stryder Yuri has been cut.
Yuri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Yuri with a series of wild strikes but Yuri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yuri tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuri misses with a straight left.
Barbosa lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Yuri is out of range.
Yuri unleashes a big counter combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Barbosa. Those never looked like landing.
Yuri lands a jab to the head.
Yuri misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yuri throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Yuri on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yuri moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Yuri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stryder Yuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Jab by Barbosa.
Yuri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Barbosa lands with an overhand left.
Yuri throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yuri.
Barbosa closes the distance and pushes Yuri back into the cage.
Yuri throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuri tries to circle away but Barbosa has him pinned against the cage.
Yuri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A cross from Yuri lands.
Yuri is looking to clinch.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Yuri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yuri cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Yuri.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yuri avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Yuri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Yuri.
Yuri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa jabs at Yuri's body.
Yuri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Yuri digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Yuri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Yuri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yuri scores with a jab.
Yuri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yuri throws a body shot but no joy.
Yuri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Yuri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbosa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yuri.
Yuri drops his hands momentarily and Barbosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuri tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barbosa cracks Yuri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yuri needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
Yuri has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barbosa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barbosa scores with a jab.
Yuri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuri misses the jab.
Barbosa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yuri manages to circle out of the way.
Yuri swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yuri is rocked!
Barbosa drops Yuri with a naaaaasty hook - Yuri is in real trouble here! Barbosa dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Barbosa!
During a confident post fight interview, Junior Barbosa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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FIGHT
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