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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 1253 p4p, 157 weight class) and Finnish Experiment lV (ranked 295 p4p, 44 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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175 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
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175 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment lV!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Experiment lV.
Barbosa throws a jab when Experiment lV was well out of range.
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Experiment lV misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Experiment lV's legs.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Experiment lV was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Experiment lV walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbosa misses with a double jab.
Experiment lV has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbosa.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Experiment lV cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Daniel Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Experiment lV tries to keep at a distance but Barbosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Experiment lV - that landed with a thud.
Experiment lV breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
and Experiment lV cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Experiment lV connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa is looking to slow Experiment lV down with leg kicks.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Experiment lV keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Barbosa rushes Experiment lV and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Experiment lV.
Experiment lV throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barbosa jumps guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa controls Experiment lV momentarily but Experiment lV frees himself.
Experiment lV throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barbosa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV passes into half guard.
Experiment lV passes to full mount!
Experiment lV working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barbosa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Experiment lV thowing shots but they're missing.
Barbosa tries to hold on but Experiment lV postures up.
Barbosa is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Experiment lV avoids the attempt from Barbosa to control.
Barbosa blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barbosa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barbosa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barbosa is working hard here to advance position.
Barbosa sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Barbosa is looking to control Experiment lV's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barbosa avoid being mounted?
Experiment lV has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Experiment lV is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barbosa defends it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Experiment lV trying to mount his opponent but Barbosa defends it.
Experiment lV trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barbosa is rocked!
Experiment lV performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Oh Barbosa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Experiment lV frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Experiment lV lands a big elbow - Barbosa is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Barbosa is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Finnish Experiment lV!
Finnish Experiment lV decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Daniel Barbosa stepped up to the mic, saying 'That was most unfortunate, sir i hope you have endless farts for the rest of the night. '.
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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
RATING
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