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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Czyngis Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czyngis Chan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Barbosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Czyngis Chan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
A combination from Chan does no damage.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Chan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Chan looks to move away, Barbosa throws a big counter combo but Chan just gets out of the way.
Barbosa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Chan.
Chan throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
Chan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan wants to clinch but Barbosa slips to the side
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
It looked like Barbosa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa defending well as Chan loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Chan.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Chan.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barbosa back to the cage. Chan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Czyngis Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
Chan connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan misses with an uppercut.
Chan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chan misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Barbosa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chan looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fighters circling - Chan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Chan misses with a combination
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Chan.
A big right from Chan misses.
Chan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chan looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chan digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Chan misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
Chan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chan swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chan throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chan wants to clinch.
Chan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chan thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
Chan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Chan throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
Chan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Chan throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Czyngis Chan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbosa slips under a jab from Chan.
Chan tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combo that has Chan backing up. Chan nods at Barbosa to acknowledge the strikes.
Chan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chan.
Chan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chan scores with a jab.
Chan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbosa on the side of the head.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chan.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
Chan misses with a combination
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chan throws a one two combo.
Chan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Chan does no damage.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
Czyngis Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chan misses with a kick to the body.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chan.
Chan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Chan throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Barbosa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chan lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Chan finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Chan lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Chan misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with a looping left.
Jose Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Chan misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes. Chan will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
Barbosa moves out of range as Chan strikes.
Chan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chan swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
Chan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes. Chan will be more careful next time no doubt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barbosa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chan misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Chan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chan.
Chan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chan looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Chan misses the target.
It looked like Barbosa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barbosa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chan.
Chan tries to clinch up.
Barbosa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chan swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chan throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Barbosa throws a big counter combination but Chan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chan throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
A jab from Chan misses.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chan misses with a wild combination.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chan just misses with a punch to the body.
Chan misses with a hook.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Chan wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Czyngis Chan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chan throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
It looked like Barbosa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Chan throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combo that has Chan backing up. Chan nods at Barbosa to acknowledge the strikes.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Chan.
Chan throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan tries to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
Chan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbosa scrambles back to his feet.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan misses with a left hand
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes. Chan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chan is rocked!
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbosa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chan.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Barbosa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan misses with a double jab
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
Chan is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Chan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes. Chan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chan tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Chan looks to move away, Barbosa throws a big counter combo but Chan just gets out of the way.
Chan throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chan misses with a body punch
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Chan throws a head kick that misses
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes. Chan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan tries to clinch up
and Barbosa comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Chan stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Barbosa is on him like rabid pit bull! Chan slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Barbosa!
Jose Barbosa retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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