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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Slobovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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275 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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197 cm
26
235 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Slobovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emilio Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Slobovic avoids nicely.
Slobovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slobovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slobovic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Slobovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slobovic scores with a takedown into Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barbosa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barbosa is controlling the pace.
Slobovic actively working from the bottom here.
Slobovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Slobovic gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slobovic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barbosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Slobovic keeps moving.
Barbosa stays in close to Slobovic's body and controls the position.
Barbosa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Slobovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slobovic tries to get out of the position.
Slobovic can't do much from the bottom here.
Barbosa decides to stand back up. Barbosa steps back and let's Slobovic get back to his feet.
Slobovic scores a takedown into full mount!
Slobovic has control of Barbosa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barbosa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Slobovic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barbosa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slobovic goes for an armbar but Barbosa turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Barbosa.
Barbosa wants to get up but he can't break Slobovic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Slobovic looking for a guillotine here but Barbosa defends easily.
Slobovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barbosa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Slobovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slobovic wants to stand but Barbosa is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barbosa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Emilio Barbosa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Some wild striking there from Slobovic.
Slobovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slobovic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slobovic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barbosa is just riding it out for now. Slobovic eventually gives up the hold.
Slobovic is breathing heavily.
Slobovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa moves into full guard.
Slobovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barbosa wants to sweep here but Slobovic controlling him for the moment.
Slobovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slobovic landing some decent shots from guard.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slobovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barbosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slobovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Igor Slobovic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Slobovic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barbosa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Slobovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barbosa is trying to improve his position.
Slobovic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barbosa, who protects the arm well.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep.
Slobovic landing strikes.
Slobovic with the ground and pound but Barbosa regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Barbosa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barbosa gets back to full guard.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
Slobovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slobovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barbosa working for a triangle but Slobovic defends it easily.
Slobovic stands and steps away. Barbosa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Barbosa connects with a right hand. Slobovic shakes it off.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
Slobovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slobovic tries to keep at a distance but Barbosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barbosa works on Slobovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Barbosa tries to work over Slobovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emilio Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slobovic fails to land the takedown.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Slobovic with a series of wild strikes but Slobovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slobovic tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Slobovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Slobovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slobovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slobovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Slobovic shoots in and drives through. Barbosa sprawls well.
Barbosa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Slobovic backs up against the cage.
Barbosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Slobovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Slobovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Slobovic closes the distance and clinches up with Barbosa, looking for a takedown. Slobovic pushes Barbosa against the cage but Barbosa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slobovic.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Slobovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Slobovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Slobovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Igor Slobovic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Slobovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barbosa as he avoids it easily.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Slobovic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Slobovic lands a couple of digs.
Slobovic distracts Barbosa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barbosa can't keep his opponent in guard - Slobovic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Slobovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barbosa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slobovic seems to be looking for submissions.
Slobovic is working for a submission of some sort.
Slobovic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa moves into full guard.
Slobovic passes Barbosa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barbosa is defending against the submission attempts here by Slobovic.
Slobovic is trying to work for a kimura but Barbosa is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Slobovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barbosa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Slobovic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Barbosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Slobovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa works the jab nicely.
Emilio Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barbosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Slobovic on the side of the head.
Slobovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barbosa as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Slobovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Slobovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Igor Slobovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barbosa thuds a left hand into Slobovic's body.
Slobovic slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Slobovic is out of range.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slobovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Igor Slobovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Slobovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Emilio Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa throws a good cross that connects.
Barbosa scores with a hook.
Slobovic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Slobovic controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Igor Slobovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Slobovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slobovic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Igor Slobovic!
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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