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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom McGettigan (ranked 3457 p4p, 390 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 3003 p4p, 345 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tom McGettigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGettigan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
McGettigan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Tom McGettigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Barbosa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Barbosa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McGettigan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Barbosa's guard! Nice work there by McGettigan!
Barbosa looking to hit a scissor sweep but McGettigan is one step ahead there.
Barbosa has McGettigan pulled in close to control his posture.
Barbosa looking to hit a scissor sweep but McGettigan is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to stand but McGettigan is controlling the position.
Barbosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barbosa is on top in guard.
McGettigan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Barbosa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Barbosa controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGettigan tries to get to full guard but Barbosa has control of the leg.
Barbosa trying to control the pace.
Barbosa is trying to control. McGettigan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa is controlling the pace.
McGettigan works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Barbosa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
McGettigan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa looks for a takedown but McGettigan sprawls well.
McGettigan is looking to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch.
McGettigan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGettigan.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGettigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
McGettigan moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Daniel Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGettigan misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGettigan misses with a body shot
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings McGettigan.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McGettigan drives through and clinches with Barbosa against the ropes.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGettigan moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGettigan tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa lands with an uppercut that bounces McGettigan off the ropes and back into range.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGettigan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGettigan tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGettigan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGettigan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGettigan tries to move into range but Barbosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by McGettigan.
Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGettigan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barbosa showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGettigan wants to control but Barbosa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGettigan is staying active underneath Barbosa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barbosa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barbosa wants to pass the guard but McGettigan is defending well.
Barbosa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Barbosa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barbosa looks to land a combination. McGettigan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tom McGettigan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGettigan on the side of the head.
Barbosa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McGettigan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGettigan tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
McGettigan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by McGettigan there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGettigan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by McGettigan.
Barbosa throws a counter combo.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGettigan tries to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tests McGettigan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGettigan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa lands with an uppercut that bounces McGettigan off the ropes and back into range.
McGettigan doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
McGettigan is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Daniel Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGettigan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
McGettigan thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa is rocked!
Tom McGettigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa drops his hands for a split second and McGettigan immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Barbosa face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. McGettigan follows up with a right hand that knocks Barbosa into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom McGettigan!
After the big win, Tom McGettigan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KOMBAT KLOTHING and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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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