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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajai Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barbosa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jesus man. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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200 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajai Hoo!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoo throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hoo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hoo just leaning against Barbosa, taking a breather.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks with his arms.
Hoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Hoo has Barbosa pushed against the cage.
Hoo missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barbosa throws an elbow but misses.
Hoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barbosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoo looking to throw knees to the head but Barbosa is blocking nicely.
Hoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Hoo lands a knee to the head.
Hoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Barbosa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hoo has Barbosa pushed against the cage.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo just leaning against Barbosa, taking a breather.
Barbosa is trying to push Hoo away but Hoo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks with his arms.
Hoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Barbosa avoids the damage to the body.
Hoo is stalling here.
Barbosa lands an elbow inside that Hoo shrugs off.
Hoo slowing the pace effectively.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Hoo is controlling him.
Hoo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hoo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbosa blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hoo misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barbosa's face.
Hoo tries a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa tries to stall but Hoo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barbosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barbosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoo has him pressed against the cage.
Hoo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barbosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbosa blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Hoo.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barbosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barbosa managing to block the knees to the body from Hoo.
Hoo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoo stalling.
Barbosa working hard to break the clinch.
Hoo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbosa blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa wants to stall.
Hoo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barbosa's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ajai Hoo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barbosa wants to clinch up but Hoo keeps it at a distance.
Hoo throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
That kick from Hoo tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hoo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hoo.
Ajai Hoo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hoo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barbosa up against the cage.
Hoo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa managing to block the knees to the body from Hoo.
Hoo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barbosa looking to stall.
Hoo leaning against his opponent.
Hoo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barbosa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hoo lands a good knee to the midsection. Barbosa won't want to take too many of those.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbosa avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo with a knee to the head.
Hoo missing with knees to the body.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa working hard to break the clinch.
Hoo crunches a lovely knee into Barbosa's ribcage.
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!
Hoo misses with a knee to the head.
Hoo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Hoo stalling the fight.
Barbosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo scores with a knee to the head.
Hoo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbosa blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoo avoids the elbow strike from Barbosa, against the cage.
Hoo slowing the pace effectively.
Hoo misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hoo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoo leaning against his opponent.
Hoo tries a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks it.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoo avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo prevents Barbosa from breaking the clinch.
Barbosa tries to circle away but Hoo has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hoo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbosa throws an elbow but it misses.
Hoo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barbosa letting Hoo take a breather here.
Hoo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ajai Hoo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hoo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barbosa is rocked!
Hoo drives through and clinches with Barbosa against the cage.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoo has Barbosa pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Barbosa is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Hoo - that's hurt Barbosa badly! Oh, another knee lands and Barbosa is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Barbosa doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ajai Hoo!
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