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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sameer Hamadoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hamadoui's choice of entrance music: Lights Out. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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155 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sameer Hamadoui!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbossa lands a two punch combo.
Barbossa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbossa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hamadoui in his tracks.
Hamadoui moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hamadoui stuffs the takedown.
Hamadoui moves into range and clinches up with Barbossa.
Hamadoui is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamadoui breaks from the clinch.
Hamadoui connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbossa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamadoui was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbossa.
Hamadoui wants to clinch.
Barbossa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hamadoui pinned against the cage. Hamadoui gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown by Barbossa or perhaps it was just good defense by Hamadoui which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamadoui goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barbossa moves out of range as Hamadoui throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadoui has closed the distance and engaged Barbossa in a clinch.
Barbossa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hamadoui uses from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Barbossa is trying to control the position but Hamadoui postures up.
Barbossa wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbossa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barbossa keeping moving, preventing Hamadoui from controlling successfully.
Hamadoui must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barbossa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hamadoui stands up from Barbossa's guard - Hamadoui perhaps looking for a knockout.
Barbossa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barbossa misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hamadoui scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hamadoui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbossa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamadoui scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barbossa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Hamadoui.
Hamadoui shoots in looking for a takedown. Barbossa tries to sprawl out of it but Hamadoui keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barbossa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barbossa swats away the attempt to clinch by Hamadoui.
Hamadoui chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbossa fails with the takedown
and Hamadoui counters with a big head kick but Barbossa shrugs it off.
Barbossa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barbossa is breathing heavily.
Hamadoui is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa trying to control but Hamadoui is working from the bottom.
Barbossa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hamadoui swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barbossa stands and steps away. Hamadoui gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Barbossa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hamadoui sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barbossa shoots in for a double leg but Hamadoui sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hamadoui tries to avoid it but Barbossa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hamadoui to the ground. Hamadoui escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hamadoui looks to land a combination but Barbossa avoids it well.
Hamadoui manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barbossa on his heels. He'll look to pass Barbossa's guard now, I'm sure.
Hamadoui missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barbossa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hamadoui would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbossa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hamadoui defends well.
Hamadoui trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbossa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbossa working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sameer Hamadoui dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hamadoui tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbossa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamadoui throws a head kick that misses
and Barbossa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barbossa is trying to work for a kimura but Hamadoui is defending well.
Hamadoui is trying to stand up here but Barbossa is controlling him well.
Barbossa wants to pass to mount but Hamadoui is defending the position.
Barbossa stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hamadoui fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbossa misses with a few strikes there.
Hamadoui shoots in and gets a takedown into Barbossa's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbossa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hamadoui's guard.
Jake Barbossa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jake Barbossa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamadoui lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbossa's sensitive parts.
Hamadoui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Hamadoui.
Barbossa shoots in for a takedown but Hamadoui shows good takedown defense.
Hamadoui swinging wildly here.
Barbossa scores with a one two! Hamadoui had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamadoui clinches up against the cage.
Hamadoui manages to break the clinch.
Barbossa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barbossa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hamadoui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa cracks a nice hook into Hamadoui's ribs.
Hamadoui shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barbossa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbossa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hamadoui's best efforts.
Hamadoui thows a huge punch but Barbossa dodges it nicely.
Hamadoui really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barbossa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hamadoui decides to return to a standing position.
Hamadoui lands with an overhand left.
Barbossa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbossa shoots in and drives through. Hamadoui sprawls well.
Hamadoui fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbossa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hamadoui shoots in and drives through. Barbossa sprawls well.
Hamadoui throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbossa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hamadoui thinking.
Hamadoui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbossa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hamadoui circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Hamadoui misses.
Hamadoui closes the distance and clinches.
Barbossa is working for takedown but Hamadoui is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hamadoui's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamadoui misses with a few strikes there.
Hamadoui connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbossa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hamadoui finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hamadoui.
Sameer Hamadoui seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbossa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hamadoui. Hamadoui circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hamadoui lands a nice hook to Barbossa's body. Barbossa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hamadoui throws a head kick but Barbossa moves out of range.
Hamadoui throws a shot to the body.
Hamadoui takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hamadoui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbossa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui tries to clinch but Barbossa is having none of it.
Hamadoui tries to clinch up but Barbossa circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Hamadoui.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barbossa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamadoui digs a good body shot into Barbossa's ribs.
Hamadoui slaps away a takedown attempt from Barbossa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hamadoui tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barbossa swivels and escapes.
Hamadoui has Barbossa up against the cage in a clinch.
Hamadoui breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamadoui misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Barbossa. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sameer Hamadoui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hamadoui moves into the clinch.
Barbossa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hamadoui uses from the top position.
Barbossa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamadoui drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barbossa dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbossa looking to pass the guard.
Barbossa wants to control from the top but Hamadoui keeps moving.
Barbossa wants to pass the guard but Hamadoui is keeping the position.
Hamadoui keeping moving, preventing Barbossa from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hamadoui wants to stand but Barbossa is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jake Barbossa.
Hamadoui displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbossa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbossa dives in and grabs Hamadoui's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hamadoui pushes down on Barbossa's head and hops out.
Hamadoui stuffs the takedown attempt from Barbossa. Barbossa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamadoui throws a head kick that half lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Hamadoui scores with a four punch combination!
Hamadoui scores with a head kick.
Hamadoui scores with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hamadoui. Those never looked like landing.
Barbossa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hamadoui pinned against the cage. Hamadoui gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui connects with an inside leg kick.
Hamadoui tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbossa dodges the punch combination from Hamadoui.
Hamadoui throws a nice looking combination but Barbossa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbossa misses with the combination.
Barbossa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hamadoui to the ground. Barbossa is now in Hamadoui's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamadoui is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barbossa is controlling him.
Hamadoui avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hamadoui wants to stand and escape but Barbossa is having none of it.
Barbossa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barbossa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hamadoui is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barbossa is controlling him.
Sameer Hamadoui is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barbossa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hamadoui but Hamadoui pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barbossa throws a right hand that Hamadoui ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamadoui also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barbossa looks for a takedown but Hamadoui sprawls well.
Hamadoui scores with a three punch combo!
Hamadoui connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbossa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hamadoui is fending him off so far but Barbossa persists. Nope, Hamadoui circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamadoui has managed to clinch.
Hamadoui is struggling to control the position.
Barbossa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hamadoui after a bit of a struggle.
Hamadoui breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Hamadoui misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Hamadoui!
Jake Barbossa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbossa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hamadoui finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbossa's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sameer Hamadoui.
I've got Hamadoui winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sameer Hamadoui!
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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