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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Barbosa.
Barbosa continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Barbosa tries a knee to the head but Howard blocks it.
Barbosa working Howard over with knees to the body.
Barbosa prevents the takedown attempt.
Barbosa controlling the action here for a moment.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Barbosa darts in and clinches Howard up against the cage.
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barbosa tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
Barbosa tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Barbosa has Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howard.
Barbosa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barbosa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barbosa stalling against the cage.
Barbosa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barbosa misses with a knee to the head.
Barbosa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a knee to the head.
Barbosa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Howard up against the cage.
Howard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barbosa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howard's face.
It looks like Jacob Howard has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howard blocks it with crossed arms.
Barbosa avoiding damage.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Howard fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Howard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barbosa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barbosa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howard's face.
Barbosa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barbosa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barbosa is pushing Howard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barbosa misses with a knee strike.
Barbosa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howard blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barbosa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Barbosa's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howard's face.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barbosa misses with a knee to the head.
Barbosa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hector Barbosa.
Barbosa clinches with his opponent.
Howard is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howard's face.
Barbosa misses with a knee to the head.
Barbosa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Howard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barbosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Barbosa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barbosa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barbosa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barbosa landing knees to the head.
Barbosa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Howard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barbosa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Howard fails with the takedown
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barbosa has closed the distance and engaged Howard in a clinch.
Barbosa stalls.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barbosa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barbosa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Howard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Barbosa clinches.
Barbosa lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barbosa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Barbosa lands a nice knee to the body.
Barbosa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Howard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barbosa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barbosa is stalling here.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa moves into range and clinches up with Howard.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barbosa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barbosa effectively controlling the action here.
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barbosa but Barbosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barbosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Howard wants to take the fight to the mat but Barbosa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hector Barbosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Howard wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barbosa.
Barbosa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barbosa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barbosa lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard tries to score a body lock takedown but Barbosa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Barbosa scores with a knee to the head.
Barbosa drops Howard with a big knee straight up the middle! Howard is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacob Howard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barbosa clinches.
A knee to the head by Barbosa.
Howard is rocked!
Barbosa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oh Howard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbosa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barbosa landing knees to the head.
Barbosa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barbosa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barbosa stalling in the clinch.
Barbosa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Barbosa.
Barbosa jerks Howard's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Howard drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Barbosa goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Barbosa because Howard was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Hector Barbosa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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