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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between D.C. Benny (ranked 738 p4p, 1155 weight class) and Antonio Barbosa (ranked 102 p4p, 152 weight class). Benny's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, D.C. Benny - Unagi Standup Bit. Barbosa has chosen Eminem - Go to Sleep as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D.C. Benny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benny.
Jab by Benny.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benny.
A nice side step and Barbosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benny. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Benny.
Benny scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Benny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benny counters with a leg kick.
Benny throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benny slips a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
and Benny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Antonio Barbosa has been cut.
Benny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
As Barbosa backs away, Benny returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Benny counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab by Benny.
Barbosa takes one to the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Benny counters with a leg kick.
Benny throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benny.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benny lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benny was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benny lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barbosa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barbosa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Benny takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benny rather than just go for the knockout.
Benny fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benny was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Benny looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Benny misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Benny.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Benny.
Nice shot lands for Benny.
Benny connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benny looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Benny scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Benny lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Benny.
Benny is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benny half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benny misses with a body punch
and Barbosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Benny's head back.
Benny moves into range and connects 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 keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benny.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Benny avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a leg kick that knocks Benny off balance momentarily.
Benny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa throws a push kick but Benny slaps the foot to one side.
Benny misses with a body shot.
Benny scores with a nice strike.
Nice cross by Benny.
D.C. Benny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benny looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benny thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benny, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
D.C. Benny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Barbosa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benny cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barbosa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Benny finish him?
Barbosa throws a low kick, looking for Benny's leg but Benny calmly moves out of range.
Barbosa seems to have recovered his senses.
Benny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Benny lands a jab to Barbosa's midsection.
Benny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa takes a swing at Benny's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benny.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
Benny slips under a jab.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benny misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benny throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries a quick counter leg kick but Benny is wise to it.
Benny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Barbosa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benny doesn't seem phased though.
Benny scores with a punch to the head.
Nice jab there from Benny.
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benny chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Benny with a series of wild strikes but Benny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benny misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Benny is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benny throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benny scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Benny moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benny throws an off balance right hand
and Benny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
and Benny counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab lands there for Barbosa.
Benny connects with a jab.
Benny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Benny misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Benny.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbosa moves out of range as Benny strikes.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benny.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Benny throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benny feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benny thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benny misses with a straight left.
Barbosa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Benny connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benny.
Benny connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Benny throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
As Benny backs off Barbosa throws a huge counter combo but Benny manages to avoid it all.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barbosa.
Benny throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
D.C. Benny dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Barbosa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benny lands an overhand right.
Benny misses with a looping left.
Benny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benny fakes the leg kick and cracks Barbosa in the body.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Benny lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benny with a hook.
Benny thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Barbosa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Benny has got the better of the exchanges.
Benny tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
D.C. Benny is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benny explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Benny thuds a left hand into Barbosa's body.
Benny scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benny.
Benny fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benny.
Benny connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Benny is predictable there
and Benny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benny misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Benny ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benny lands a head shot.
Barbosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benny ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benny connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Benny misses its intended target.
As Benny backs off Barbosa throws a huge counter combo but Benny manages to avoid it all.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benny counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
No joy there for Benny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Benny slips the punch.
Benny tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Benny moves out of range.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Benny avoids it well.
Antonio Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Benny misses the target.
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benny circles away quickly and effectively.
Benny fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbosa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barbosa.
Benny connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benny.
Benny bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Benny moves out of range.
Benny jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Benny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benny takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Benny works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benny buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Benny.
And that's the end of the fight!
D.C. Benny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benny has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... D.C. Benny!
D.C. Benny thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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