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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aslak Maitonaama (ranked 2260 p4p, 2739 weight class) and Antonio Barbosa (ranked 225 p4p, 264 weight class). Barbosa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Go to Sleep. Aslak Maitonaama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aslak Maitonaama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maitonaama throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Maitonaama has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gumburcules Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Maitonaama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maitonaama throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maitonaama slips under a jab.
Maitonaama just misses with a punch to the body.
Maitonaama lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Maitonaama scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maitonaama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barbosa sprawls well. Barbosa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maitonaama gets slowly back to his feet.
Maitonaama scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maitonaama tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maitonaama is controlling him well.
Barbosa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Maitonaama in side control, throwing shots but Barbosa defends.
Maitonaama in side control, throwing shots but Barbosa defends.
Maitonaama tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Maitonaama is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbosa is defending well.
Barbosa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maitonaama is controlling him well.
Maitonaama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Barbosa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Maitonaama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama working the head with strikes.
Maitonaama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Maitonaama misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Maitonaama in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Maitonaama is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbosa is defending well.
Maitonaama fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Maitonaama working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama tries to advance to mount but Barbosa denies him.
Barbosa is trying to get back to his feet.
Barbosa stops Maitonaama from passing to mount.
Barbosa is pushing Maitonaama's head away, looking to escape. Maitonaama manages to hold on to the position though.
Check out the look on Maitonaama's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Maitonaama is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbosa is defending well.
Barbosa defending against the ground and pound.
Maitonaama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barbosa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Maitonaama asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Maitonaama crashes against the mat.
Maitonaama with the ground and pound but Barbosa regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Maitonaama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maitonaama is nestled in close to Barbosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maitonaama is working for a kimura but Barbosa is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maitonaama trying to control from Barbosa's half guard. Barbosa has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Maitonaama dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Maitonaama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maitonaama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maitonaama throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maitonaama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maitonaama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Maitonaama coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa cracks Maitonaama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maitonaama drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maitonaama is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Barbosa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Barbosa has escaped and now he's on top!
Barbosa wants to get up but he can't break Maitonaama's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to stand and escape but instead Maitonaama has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Maitonaama sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa is trying to stand up here but Maitonaama is controlling him well.
Maitonaama is working for a submission of some sort.
Barbosa is staying active underneath Maitonaama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama wants to work for an arm triangle but Barbosa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barbosa manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Maitonaama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Maitonaama.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maitonaama sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Antonio Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maitonaama staying out of range there.
Maitonaama on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa cracks Maitonaama with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Barbosa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Maitonaama to stand back up!
Maitonaama is rocked!
Barbosa with the inside leg kick.
Oh Maitonaama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Maitonaama sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Maitonaama misses.
Maitonaama seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Barbosa as Maitonaama shoots in.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maitonaama slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Maitonaama is looking to clinch.
Barbosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maitonaama is out of range.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Maitonaama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maitonaama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama connects with a right hand. Barbosa shakes it off.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Maitonaama ducked under it nicely.
Maitonaama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa lands a big right hand that sends Maitonaama crashing to the mat! Barbosa stays standing though and waves Maitonaama back to his feet!
Barbosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Maitonaama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Maitonaama appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Maitonaama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maitonaama misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a big right hand! Oh Maitonaama is in trouble here! Barbosa follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Barbosa!
A very excited looking Antonio Barbosa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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