Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: TC 10 Sitsongrit vs Woo
Date: Oct 17, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Twelve scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
Twelve lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Twelve lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've been told by Twelve's head coaches at Westside Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barbosa swings away with a body shot that misses #KD#
and Twelve counters with a crisp one two that drops Barbosa! Twelve thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Barbosa to his feet! Barbosa is in big trouble!#ROC#Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Twelve manages to avoid it.
Twelve throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Twelve finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Twelve cracks Barbosa with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor Twelve!
In his post fight interview, Conor Twelve started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 17, 2019

#R1#
Barbosa swings for the body but Bilous moves out of range.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jed's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bilous lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from Bilous.
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
Bilous lands with a right hand.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Bilous counters with a one-two to the body.
Barbosa throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
Bilous gets a clinch.
Bilous blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bilous lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bilous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bilous lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Bilous as the two fighters clinch.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Bilous blocks it.
A body shot lands from Bilous.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bilous's elbow.
Barbosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barbosa misses with the head strike. #T1#
A shot in the inside from Bilous.
Bilous tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bilous. #TD2#
Bilous gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Barbosa regains guard.
Bilous with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bilous's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bilous in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bilous is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bilous landing some decent shots from guard.
Barbosa has momentary wrist control but Bilous slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Bilous from controlling successfully.
Bilous postures up and lands a big shot to Barbosa's brow. #ROC2#
Barbosa is rocked!
Bilous arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Barbosa's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pavlo Bilous!
Pavlo Bilous took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, RAGS of a RONIN for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 01, 2018

#R1#
Vazquez tries for a takedown but Barbosa circles away easily
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vazquez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa tests Vazquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vazquez shoots in and drives through. Barbosa sprawls well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbosa.
Vazquez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barbosa counters with a big head kick but Vazquez shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Vazquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Barbosa has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vazquez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barbosa prevents it.
A body shot lands from Barbosa.
Nice body punch from Barbosa. #T1#
Barbosa lands a body shot. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vazquez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barbosa cracks Vazquez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa lands with a cross. #ROC2#
Vazquez is rocked!
Barbosa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vazquez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
Oh Vazquez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vazquez misses with a takedown
and Barbosa counters with a crisp right that sends Vazquez to the canvas! Barbosa follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfredo Barbosa!
A relieved looking Alfredo Barbosa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 28, 2018

#R1#
Vazquez shoots in for a takedown but Barbosa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Barbosa as Vazquez shoots in.
Barbosa with a jab.
Vazquez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vazquez fails with the takedown
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alfredo Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joel Vazquez.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Vazquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Vazquez should have avoided that one.
Barbosa scores with a head kick. #ROC#
Vazquez is rocked!
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!
Vazquez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barbosa. That one must have hurt.
Vazquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Vazquez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbosa throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Vazquez crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alfredo Barbosa!
During a confident post fight interview, Alfredo Barbosa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: UGD 96:Man Vs Bailey
Date: Jan 19, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Barbosa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dead.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Dead's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Dead.
Barbosa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barbosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Dead lands a left hand.
Dead lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
Dead's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barbosa is working Dead over against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barbosa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dead lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Our sources have told us that Dead has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dead lands an elbow inside that Barbosa shrugs off. #T1#
With the fighters up against the cage, Dead throws an elbow but misses.
Dead looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Dead.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Barbosa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dead seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barbosa can turn it around.
Dead pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dead is working Barbosa over against the cage.#BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dead throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range. #CL#
Dead has closed the distance and engaged Barbosa in a clinch.
Dead prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Dead.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Dead throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Barbosa avoids the elbow strike from Dead, against the cage.
Dead working aggressively here.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Dead misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dead comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #BC2#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dead.#CUT#
That has opened up Alfredo Barbosa's cut even more.#CL#
Dead instigates a clinch.
Dead prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Dead throws an elbow but it misses.
Dead misses with an elbow over the top.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Dead throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dead throws a head punch that misses.
Dead misses with an elbow strike.
Barbosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deads head.
Barbosa keeps control of Dead as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dead takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dead lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dead throws an elbow that misses.
Dead lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
Dead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa blocks an elbow strike.
Barbosa has Dead pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Barbosa. #BC2#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dead throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dead slips a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Dead misses the target.
Dead misses with a kick to the body. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa cracks Dead with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Dead. #T4#
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dead working aggressively here. #BC#
Dead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dead counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dead lands a really nice looking cross but Barbosa seems unphased.
Dead slips under a jab.
Dead swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dead fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dead moves away.
Dead connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barbosa scores with a spinning back kick!
Dead cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barbosa lands a jab to Dead's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Barbosa finds it's way through Dead's defenses.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Dead.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Better Dead will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Barbosa slips a jab from Dead.
Dead throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Dead drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dead tries to land a front kick but Barbosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbosa lands with a right hand.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Dead.
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dead's calf.
Barbosa cracks the inside of Dead's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dead.
Dead is looking to clinch.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa stuns Dead with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dead looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dead looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T1#
Dead scores with a kick to the body.
Dead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Dead rushes Barbosa and presses him up against the cage.
Dead misses with the head strike.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dead connects with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dead misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dead throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dead throws a leg kick that misses.
Dead bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.#CL2#
Barbosa darts in and clinches Dead up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Dead tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Better Dead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2##CL2#
Barbosa darts in and clinches Dead up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dead.
Barbosa slowing the pace effectively.
Better Dead has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dead lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Dead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dead ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Dead lands a nice looking body kick.
Dead lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barbosa backs up against the cage.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Dead moves out of range.
Dead staying out of range there.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Dead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.#T3#
Dead throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Dead throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dead throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa thuds his right hand into Dead's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dead throws out a powerful jab.#CUT#
The cut above Alfredo Barbosa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
Dead finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dead takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Dead blocks the leg kick. #T4#
Barbosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Dead should have avoided that one. #CL#
Dead takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dead creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa prevents Dead from breaking the clinch.
Barbosa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dead is keeping busy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dead throws an elbow but misses. #BC#
Dead breaks from the clinch.
Dead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dead tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick from Dead misses.
Dead avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dead looks to land a combination but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dead tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alfredo Barbosa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Dead falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbosa counters with a head kick. That will keep Dead thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Barbosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dead doesn't seem bothered though.
Barbosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dead has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dead throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
A nice side step and Barbosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dead throws a body kick that misses
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Barbosa has managed to clinch.
Dead using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barbosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Dead tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dead misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Barbosa to work.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Dead being controlled against the cage.
Dead creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbosa's defenses.
Barbosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Dead.
Dead throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Dead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body. #TD2#
Barbosa pulls guard.
Barbosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dead trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dead tries to stand but Barbosa is controlling from the bottom.
Dead preventing the sweep. #T2#
Barbosa controls Dead momentarily but Dead frees himself.
Barbosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barbosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dead stopping the sweep attempt from Barbosa.
Dead wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Barbosa trying to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dead misses the jab.
Dead tries to clinch up.
Dead avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dead lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No joy there for Dead, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T3#
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dead stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbosa.
Dead thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combo that has Dead backing up. Dead nods at Barbosa to acknowledge the strikes.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dead was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Dead takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barbosa cracks Dead with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dead doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Dead.
Alfredo Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Dead misses.
Barbosa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDead.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Dead misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dead tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Dead misses with an uppercut. #T4#
Barbosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dead misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with an outside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dead just misses with a punch to the body.
Dead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dead tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dead pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
Dead tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Dead.
An inside leg kick lands from Dead.
Nice body kick there by Barbosa.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dead is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dead keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfredo Barbosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Better Dead!
Better Dead very nearly forgot to thank Sin City Allstars amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: UGD 93:Kenway Vs Keenan
Date: Dec 29, 2017

#R1#
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa defending well as Eremeev loads up on a big left hand.
Eremeev connects with a single shot there.
Eremeev misses with a head kick.
Barbosa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Andrey Eremeev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eremeev just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa lands a nice shot that snaps Eremeev's head back.
Barbosa scores with a nice head shot.#CL2#
Barbosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eremeev, 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!
Eremeev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eremeev throws an elbow that misses. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Eremeev gets tackled into the cage by Barbosa. Barbosa maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Eremeev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Eremeev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eremeev circles away from the clinch attempt. #T1#
Eremeev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eremeev tries to land a leg kick but Barbosa saw it coming and moves away.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Eremeev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Eremeev throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
and Eremeev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eremeev lands with an overhand left.
Eremeev shoots and misses
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eremeev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eremeev lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT#
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eremeev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Eremeev looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Eremeev.
Eremeev tries to score with a low kick but Barbosa moves his leg out of the way.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Eremeev.#T2#
Eremeev avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Eremeev misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Eremeev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Eremeev throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Eremeev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eremeev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbosa scrambles back to his feet.
Eremeev misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eremeev.
Eremeev lands with a good body shot.
Eremeev drops his hands momentarily and Barbosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Eremeev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD#
Eremeev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barbosa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barbosa struggling a bit here.
Eremeev scoring with punches from side control. #T3#
Barbosa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Eremeev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Eremeev trying to control the action but Barbosa is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Eremeev is working for a kimura but Barbosa is defending it quite comfortably.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep. Eremeev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Eremeev there.
Barbosa trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
Eremeev seems to be working for a kimura but Barbosa defends the submission attempt.
Barbosa is looking to improve his position. #T4#
Barbosa manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Eremeev wants to stand and escape but instead Barbosa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Eremeev keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
Barbosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eremeev looking for a sweep. Not yet Eremeev, not yet.
Barbosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Eremeev keeping full guard, as Barbosa tries to pass.
Eremeev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eremeev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Eremeev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alfredo Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barbosa. Eremeev shrugs it off though.
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Eremeev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eremeev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa. #TD#
Eremeev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Barbosa's half guard.
Barbosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eremeev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barbosa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barbosa is staying active underneath Eremeev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eremeev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep. Eremeev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barbosa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barbosa has momentary wrist control but Eremeev slips an elbow through the middle.#T1#
Eremeev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa working a defensive guard here.
Barbosa wants to sweep here but Eremeev controlling him for the moment.
Eremeev is working Barbosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eremeev landing with the ground and pound.
Eremeev is working Barbosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eremeev stands up over Barbosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Eremeev working some strikes from top position.
Our spies down at at Jed's Gym inform us that Barbosa has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#SUB2#
Barbosa working for a triangle but Eremeev defends it easily.
Eremeev is working Barbosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T2#
Eremeev won't allow Barbosa to sweep him here.
Eremeev cracks Barbosa with a solid left hand.
Eremeev won't allow Barbosa to sweep him here.
Eremeev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eremeev is working Barbosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eremeev cracks Barbosa with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Barbosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Eremeev works over Barbosa with some ground and pound from guard.
Barbosa is trying to hold Eremeev in close to prevent damage but Eremeev has managed to pass into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Eremeev connects with a nice short shot to Barbosa's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Barbosa actively working from the bottom here.
Andrey Eremeev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Barbosa tries to roll over but Eremeev keeps him under control.
Eremeev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barbosa trying to control but Eremeev postures up.
Barbosa is pressing down on Eremeev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barbosa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Eremeev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barbosa is one step ahead there.
Barbosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eremeev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barbosa pushing down on Eremeev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T4#
Eremeev trying to control but Barbosa postures up. #SUB2#
Barbosa is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Eremeev to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Barbosa passes Eremeev's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Barbosa trying to control the action but Eremeev is working from the bottom.
Eremeev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Eremeev looking for a guillotine here but Barbosa defends easily.
Eremeev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Eremeev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eremeev throws out the jab.
A big right from Eremeev misses. #CL#
Eremeev closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa fails to pull guard.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eremeev backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Eremeev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eremeev backwards.
Eremeev just leaning against Barbosa, taking a breather.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
Barbosa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Barbosa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Eremeev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Eremeev throwing strikes from guard but Barbosa blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eremeev is in close to Barbosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T1#
Eremeev working some strikes from top position.
Eremeev works over Barbosa with some ground and pound from guard.
Barbosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eremeev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eremeev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eremeev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eremeev won't allow Barbosa to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Eremeev from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Barbosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eremeev is aware though and is defending well.
Barbosa is trying to keep Eremeev in close.
Eremeev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T2#
Barbosa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eremeev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbosa is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Barbosa is looking for a triangle but Eremeev pushes his legs off easily.
Eremeev advances to half guard.
Eremeev throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Barbosa to regain full guard.
Barbosa is trying to control the position but Eremeev postures up.
Eremeev throwing strikes from guard but Barbosa blocks nicely.
Eremeev lands a couple of elbows.#T3#
Eremeev tries to free his leg and advance position but Barbosa is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Barbosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eremeev is aware though and is defending well.
Eremeev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Eremeev with a nice head shot there.
Eremeev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eremeev stopping the sweep attempt from Barbosa.#SUB2#
Barbosa has his foot on Eremeev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eremeev works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Barbosa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eremeev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barbosa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Eremeev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eremeev wants to stand up but Barbosa is controlling him. #T4##SUB#
Eremeev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barbosa defends well.
Barbosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barbosa trying to control but Eremeev is working from the bottom.
Eremeev wants to get back to his feet but Barbosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SUB#
Eremeev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa scoring with some ground and pound.
Eremeev wants to sweep here but Barbosa controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alfredo Barbosa.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfredo Barbosa!
During a confident post fight interview, Alfredo Barbosa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: UGD 84:Curran Vs Dykstra
Date: Nov 10, 2017

#R1#
Wax takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wax closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT2#
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
Wax throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barbosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wax.
Nice defenses there by Wax.
Wax fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wax tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That kick from Wax tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wax.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wax tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Wax looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wax's calf.
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wax. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wax with a hook.
Wax tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it. #T1#
Barbosa scores with a jab. Wax acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wax falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa thumps Wax with a low kick.
Wax slips a jab from Barbosa.
Wax swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wax is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wax lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Wax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
Wax tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wax stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbosa.
Wax throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wax thinking. #CL#
Barbosa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wax putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barbosa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T2#
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Wax unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barbosa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Wax. #BC2#
Wax's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wax looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Wax ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Wax moved out of range.
Wax looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charlie Wax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wax throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Wax closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa is trying to maintain a safe position but Wax gets an underhook and turns Barbosa into the cage.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Barbosa.
Wax lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa is looking to control Wax's arms but Wax gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbosa has his back to the cage. #T3#
Wax connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barbosa's face.
Wax can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa lands a left hand.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wax lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Wax lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wax blocks an uppercut.
Wax swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa stalling in the clinch but Wax improves position.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wax lands a right hand.
Barbosa stalls.
I was talking to Barbosa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wax misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Wax controls the action.
Wax tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
Wax throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wax scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wax tries a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks it.
Nice body punch from Barbosa - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Wax.
Barbosa tries to break free but Wax pushes him back against the cage.
Wax misses with the head strike.
Barbosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Wax backwards.
Wax lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Wax tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Wax back against the cage.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wax's elbow.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wax struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wax backwards.
Barbosa lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Wax breaks the clinch.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wax tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charlie Wax will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Barbosa throws the left hand but Wax avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa tried to score with a low kick but Wax checks it.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wax throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#CL#
Barbosa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wax keeps control of Barbosa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Wax avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage. #BC2#
Wax breaks the clinch.
Wax misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Wax tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wax moves away.
Wax is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wax. Wax circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wax tries to clinch up.
Wax just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarbosa.
Wax bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Wax with a nice cross.#T1#
Wax is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Wax closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the cage.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wax takes a shot to the head. #BC2#
Wax breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wax.
Wax closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL2#
Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Wax has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wax stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barbosa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A hook to the body from Wax.
Barbosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wax has him pressed against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Wax makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Wax escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wax connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Wax throws a head kick that misses
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Wax thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Wax lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbosa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wax looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Barbosa throws a hook but Wax avoids it easily.
Wax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Wax tries to move into range but Barbosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Wax takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wax walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wax.
Wax misses with a looping left.#T3#
Wax tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wax moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Wax slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Nice uppercut there from Barbosa.
Wax just misses with a punch to the body.
Wax uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Wax misses with a low kick.
Barbosa throws a jab when Wax was well out of range.
Wax misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Wax misses its intended target.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Wax takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Wax.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T4#
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Wax misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wax.
Alfredo Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wax is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wax finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Wax throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice combination there by Wax.
Wax tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Barbosa. Those never looked like landing.
Barbosa scores with a head kick.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Barbosa looks to land a combination. Wax sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#ROC#
Wax is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alfredo Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Wax's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.#CL2#
Wax moves into the clinch.
Barbosa is looking to control Wax's arms but Wax gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbosa has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wax is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Wax putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barbosa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wax seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Wax.
Wax blocking some punches.
Wax scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
A shot in the inside from Wax.
Wax tries a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wax has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Charlie Wax seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wax tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wax connects with an inside leg kick.#T1#
Wax does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wax.
Wax tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wax tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wax fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wax's hands.
Wax looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wax counters with a right hand to the body.
Wax throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Wax throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wax takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CL2#
Wax rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Wax.
Wax pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wax.
Barbosa lands with a left to the head.
Wax throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbosa blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Wax.
Wax working Barbosa over with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Wax.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Wax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wax blocking some punches.
Barbosa is trying to stall.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Barbosa.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Wax.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Wax uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wax. #T3#
Barbosa tries a body shot but Wax blocks it.
Wax tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Wax connects with a knee to the head.
Wax lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Wax's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Wax 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wax tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa moves out of range as Wax strikes.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wax misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wax lands a nice shot that snaps Barbosa's head back. #CL2#
Wax rushes Barbosa and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Wax saw that one coming.
Barbosa sizes up Wax with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wax is looking to clinch.
Barbosa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
No joy there for Wax, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Wax connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barbosa takes one to the side of the head.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wax.
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Barbosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL2#
Wax instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Wax comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wax has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Wax!
Charlie Wax decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: UGD 77:Sturm Vs Ajax
Date: Sep 22, 2017

#R1#
Barbosa scores with the left hand. Nikitin knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nikitin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nikitin misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nikitin's head.
Nikitin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Nikitin jabs at Barbosa's body.
Nikitin throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a left to the body.
Alfredo Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikitin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
and Nikitin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL2#
Nikitin rushes Barbosa and presses him up against the cage.
Nikitin works on Barbosa's body with a couple of short punches.
Nikitin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nikitin tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Barbosa has Nikitin pushed against the cage.
Barbosa letting Nikitin take a breather here.
Nikitin is stalling here.
Nikitin continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Nikitin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Nikitin.
A right hand to the body from Nikitin.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nikitin is trying to drag Barbosa to the mat but Barbosa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Nikitin won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Nikitin.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nikitin.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T2#
Nikitin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barbosa up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Nikitin.
Nikitin struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nikitin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nikitin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nikitin stalls. #TD#
Barbosa drags the fight down to the ground.
Nikitin landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikitin wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Barbosa keeping full guard, as Nikitin tries to pass. #T3#
Barbosa has his hands on Nikitin's head, controlling the position.
Nikitin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barbosa wants to control but Nikitin passes easily into half guard.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard but Nikitin has passed into side control.
Barbosa looks to move to half guard but instead Nikitin has passed into mount! Damn!
Barbosa is working to get back to half guard.
Nikitin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barbosa? #T4#
Barbosa is working to get back to half guard.
Nikitin raining down shots from the mount!
Barbosa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nikitin lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nikitin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nikitin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barbosa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa is squirming around, avoiding Nikitin's attempts to control the action.
Nikitin controlling the pace for now.
Barbosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Nikitin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A shot to the liver by Nikitin. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa looks to land a combination. Nikitin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nikitin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nikitin throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa tries a low kick but Nikitin avoids it.
Nikitin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikitin.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Nikitin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikitin misses the jab.
Barbosa throws a low kick but Nikitin avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Nikitin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.#T1#
Nikitin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa lands with a good body shot.
Nikitin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Nikitin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nikitin takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikitin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Nikitin throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Nikitin throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nikitin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alfredo Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nikitin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nikitin swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
Barbosa with a jab.
Nikitin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alfredo Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikitin looks for the body kick but Barbosa saw that one coming.
Nikitin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Nikitin.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Nikitin moved away.
Nikitin slips a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikitin.
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nikitin. Nikitin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Nikitin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nikitin scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Nikitin moved out of range nicely.
Nikitin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nikitin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Nikitin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Nikitin misses the body punch
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Nikitin misses with a looping left.
Nikitin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikitin.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbosa lands with a shot to the body.
Nikitin swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Some bone on bone action there as Nikitin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nikitin. That did some damage!
Nikitin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Barbosa misses. #T4#
Barbosa tries to score with a low kick but Nikitin moves his leg out of the way.
Nikitin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Nikitin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nikitin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa dips to his left and cracks Nikitin with an uppercut!
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nikitin was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Nikitin looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Nikitin checks a leg kick.
Barbosa motions for Nikitin to come forward. Barbosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa moves out of range as Nikitin strikes.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Nikitin moves out of range.
Nikitin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nikitin moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Barbosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa punishes Nikitin's body with a nice straight punch.
Nikitin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nikitin moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Nikitin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barbosa swings for the body but Nikitin moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Nikitin misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Nikitin misses.
Barbosa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Nikitin. #T1#
A punch lands to the side of Nikitin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nikitin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nikitin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Nikitin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa takes a swing at Nikitin's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barbosa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nikitin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nikitin lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Nikitin.
Nikitin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nikitin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Nikitin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nikitin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Nikitin.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target. #T2#
Nikitin swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nikitin lands a jab.
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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barbosa - that will leave a mark!
Barbosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbosa, as that shot connected.
Nikitin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Nikitin is out of range.
Nikitin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Nikitin.
A head kick misses from Barbosa. #T3#
Nikitin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Nikitin manages to avoid it.
Nikitin throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Nikitin misses with an uppercut.
Nikitin digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Nikitin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Nikitin's head.
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nikitin on the side of the head.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
Nikitin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbosa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nikitin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T4#
Nikitin throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from Nikitin.
Nikitin misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nikitin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Nikitin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikitin checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nikitin! But no joy.
Barbosa swings for the body but Nikitin moves out of range.
Nikitin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nikitin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nikitin checks a leg kick nicely.
Nikitin lands a jab to Barbosa's midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfredo Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfredo Barbosa!
Our winner, Alfredo Barbosa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: UGD 71:Pulkkinen Vs Sole
Date: Aug 18, 2017

#R1#
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torhammer throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torhammer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torhammer scores with a shot to the body.
Torhammer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Torhammer throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Torhammer with a body shot.
Henrik Torhammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa swings for the body but Torhammer moves out of range.
Barbosa moves out of range as Torhammer throws a body kick.
Torhammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa digs a good hook to Torhammer's body.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Torhammer looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torhammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torhammer slips under a jab.
Torhammer misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Torhammer lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Torhammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Torhammer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.#T1#
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.
Torhammer throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Torhammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Torhammer.
Torhammer scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torhammer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Torhammer on the side of the head.
Torhammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa cracks Torhammer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Torhammer throws a body kick that misses
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torhammer.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torhammer.
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
Torhammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T2#
Barbosa tests Torhammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Torhammer is looking to wear down Barbosa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Torhammer throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torhammer.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torhammer. Barbosa shrugs it off though.
Torhammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Torhammer throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torhammer throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a left to the body.
Torhammer throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Torhammer blocks the body kick.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torhammer. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torhammer is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Barbosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa lands a nice shot that snaps Torhammer's head back. #T3#
Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Torhammer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Torhammer defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Torhammer swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Torhammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Torhammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.#CL2#
Barbosa gets a clinch.
Torhammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Torhammer's head.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torhammer blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torhammer misses with the head strike.
Torhammer can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Torhammer can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action. #T4#
Barbosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Torhammer backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torhammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbosa.
Torhammer working aggressively here.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torhammer backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Torhammer.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Torhammer.
Good body shot from Torhammer.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Torhammer controls his hands.
Torhammer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barbosa.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Torhammer scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Torhammer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torhammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Torhammer misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torhammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Henrik Torhammer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Torhammer thows a body kick. Barbosa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Torhammer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Torhammer is just out of range.
Torhammer blocks the body kick.
Henrik Torhammer is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Torhammer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa throws a hook but Torhammer blocks it.
Torhammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Torhammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Torhammer also avoids with ease.
Torhammer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torhammer.
A telegraphed right hand from Torhammer misses the target.
Torhammer throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Torhammer throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A big right from Torhammer misses.
Torhammer throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
Torhammer scores with a kick to the body.
Torhammer lands with a cross. #CUT#
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
Torhammer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barbosa lands a nice shot that snaps Torhammer's head back.
Barbosa takes a swing at Torhammer's ribcage but misses.
Torhammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Torhammer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torhammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torhammer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torhammer.
Torhammer pushes Barbosa away with a front kick.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barbosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Torhammer throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Torhammer.
Barbosa flicks out a counter leg kick but Torhammer steps away.#T2#
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torhammer.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
Torhammer lands a nice looking body shot.
Torhammer lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Torhammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Torhammer misses with a looping left.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Torhammer moves out of range.
Torhammer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Torhammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torhammer.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Torhammer ducked under it nicely.
Torhammer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #T3#
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torhammer.
Torhammer slips a jab from Barbosa.
Torhammer scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Torhammer.
A countering left hand to the body from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa swings for the body but Torhammer moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Torhammer.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Torhammer avoids it with no problem.
Torhammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Torhammer feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Torhammer slips a jab from Barbosa.
Torhammer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches. #CL2#
Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Torhammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Torhammer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barbosa can turn it around.#T4#
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Torhammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Torhammer.
A hook to the body from Torhammer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torhammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Torhammer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Torhammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torhammer misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Torhammer.
Torhammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torhammer can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Torhammer cracks Barbosa with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Torhammer.
Henrik Torhammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
Torhammer can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Torhammer.
Torhammer misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrik Torhammer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Torhammer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torhammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Torhammer.
Barbosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Torhammer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torhammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Torhammer throws a body kick that misses.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torhammer manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Torhammer misses the target.
Torhammer thows a body kick. Barbosa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barbosa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barbosa lunges at Torhammer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torhammer's hand.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torhammer.
Torhammer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torhammer feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torhammer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T1#
Torhammer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barbosa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torhammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Torhammer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
Torhammer misses the jab.
Torhammer looks for the body kick but Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa blocks a leg kick.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torhammer digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Torhammer cracks the inside of Barbosa's front leg.
Barbosa closes the distance but Torhammer moves to the side
and Torhammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Torhammer.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Torhammer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torhammer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Torhammer on the side of the head.#T2#
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torhammer.
Torhammer scores with a hook.
Barbosa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Torhammer.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torhammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Torhammer throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torhammer misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Torhammer.
Torhammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Torhammer avoids it.
Barbosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torhammer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barbosa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Torhammer - the referee stops the clock and Barbosa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Torhammer. Barbosa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A telegraphed right hand from Torhammer misses the target.
Barbosa is looking to clinch. #T3#
Torhammer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torhammer moves away.
Torhammer throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torhammer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torhammer digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Torhammer misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Torhammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Torhammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Torhammer thuds a left hand into Barbosa's body.
Torhammer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Torhammer.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Torhammer.
Alfredo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Torhammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torhammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torhammer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Torhammer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Barbosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torhammer in his tracks.
Torhammer swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Torhammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa lands a lovely overhand right.
Henrik Torhammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#ROC2#
Torhammer is rocked!
Torhammer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oh Torhammer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torhammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Torhammer seems to have got his legs back now.
Torhammer lands a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Torhammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torhammer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Henrik Torhammer!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Henrik Torhammer!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Henrik Torhammer!

Henrik Torhammer wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Henrik Torhammer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: EPL 12 Finale
Date: Jul 21, 2017

#R1#
Barbosa tried to score with a low kick but Sanford checks it.
Sanford misses with a head kick.
Sanford backing away here, and Barbosa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanford.
Sanford misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Barbosa. Beautiful body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanford.
Sanford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Sanford. #CL#
Barbosa gets tackled into the cage by Sanford. Sanford maintains the clinch.
Barbosa gets through Sanford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanford lands an uppercut.
Sanford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanford trying to land knees to the body.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Sanford.
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!
Barbosa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barbosa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #BC#
Sanford breaks from the clinch.
Sanford throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanford throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Sanford lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barbosa backs up against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body.
A cross from Sanford lands.
Sanford misses with a double jab
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa digs a good hook to Sanford's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Sanford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbosa lands a nice hook to Sanford's body. Sanford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanford throws a body kick that misses.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sanford with a body shot.#T2#
Barbosa throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Sanford avoids nicely.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Barbosa.
Sanford connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanford is looking to score with low kicks.
Sanford scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanford.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanford misses with a head kick.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanford.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Sanford seems unphased. #T3#
Sanford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbosa throws a good cross that connects.
Sanford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barbosa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sanford had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sanford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanford scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Sanford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Sanford.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Sanford's ribs.
Sanford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanford lands a high kick!
Sanford throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanford throws a body kick that misses
and Sanford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanford.
Sanford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanford.
A jab from Barbosa finds it's way through Sanford's defenses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanford.
Sanford looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanford. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Sanford throws a big shot that misses.
Sanford gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Sanford's ribs.
Sanford throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanford throws out the jab.
Sanford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alfredo Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Sanford.
Sanford tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanford looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa feints a jab promting Sanford to slip. Barbosa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanford slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sanford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a good low kick that Sanford was not able to check.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Sanford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sanford misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Alfredo Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Sanford walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Barbosa.
Sanford missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanford throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Sanford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Sanford misses.
Barbosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanford's hands.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
Sanford walks into a jab.
Sanford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanford swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanford.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanford throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Barbosa has managed to clinch.
Sanford looking to throw knees to the head but Barbosa is blocking nicely. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Sanford throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range. #T2#
Sanford lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanford.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sanford with a body shot.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanford scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
Sanford doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanford misses with a hook.
Barbosa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Sanford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T3#
Sanford misses with a kick to the body.
Barbosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanford at a distance.
Sanford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanford misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. Sanford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanford needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
Barbosa scores with a head kick.
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.
A bone on bone clash there as Barbosa blocks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanford slips a jab from Barbosa.
Sanford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanford half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sanford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Sanford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T4#
Barbosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanford under the eye.
Sanford throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crunch! Sanford slams his shin into Barbosa's torso.
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
Sanford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanford throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Good shot there by Barbosa.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Sanford slips the punch.
Barbosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanford.
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sanford lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Danga de danga de dang - Barbosa scores with a four punch combination!
Sanford throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanford misses with a straight right.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Sanford sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Sanford is having none of it.
Sanford throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanford blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Sanford throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanford throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Sanford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T1#
Sanford is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barbosa.
A solid body kick from Barbosa.
Lamont Sanford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Sanford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanford on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanford checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sanford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.
Lamont Sanford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Sanford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanford.
A low kick from Sanford misses
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanford lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barbosa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barbosa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL#
Sanford forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.
Sanford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sanford seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barbosa can turn it around.
Sanford crunches a lovely knee into Barbosa's ribcage.#BC2#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbosa.
Sanford misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Sanford throws a head kick that Barbosa semi-blocks.
A big left from Sanford misses.
Barbosa shapes to counter with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanford.
Sanford ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.#T3#
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
Sanford connects with a leg kick. Barbosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanford's calf.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL2#
Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanford pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alfredo Barbosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanford swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alfredo Barbosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Sanford can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Sanford misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanford has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Sanford 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.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Sanford.
Sanford misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Sanford blocks it.
Sanford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa stalling against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanford.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfredo Barbosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barbosa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfredo Barbosa!
Alfredo Barbosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Lamont Sanford stepped up to the mic, saying 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.

Event: Ascension 0701
Date: Jul 01, 2017

#R1#
Barbosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tonga doesn't seem bothered though.
Tonga misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Tonga thuds a left hand into Barbosa's body.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonga.
Tonga misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a left to the body.
Kukulcan Tonga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Tonga clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Tonga lands a right hand.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Tonga blocks it.
Tonga blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Barbosa.
Tonga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tonga swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Tonga.
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!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonga's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Barbosa. #T1#
Tonga tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa just leaning against Tonga, taking a breather.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Tonga has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tonga tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa is working Tonga over against the cage.
Barbosa cracks Tonga with a nice body shot.
Tonga pushes Barbosa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tonga. #T2#
Tonga cracks Barbosa with a nice body shot.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Tonga avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Tonga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa wants to stall.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa has Tonga pressed against the cage.
Barbosa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Tonga avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #BC2#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Tonga blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa thows a body kick. Tonga tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tonga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Tonga's head.
Barbosa looks to land a body kick but Tonga moved away.
A left lands for Tonga.#CUT#
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barbosa.
Tonga wobbles Barbosa with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Tonga dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Barbosa to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kukulcan Tonga!
A less than humble Kukulcan Tonga misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Ascension 0603
Date: Jun 03, 2017

#R1#
A low kick from Barbosa misses
letting Rakija counter with a right hand.
Barbosa tried to score with a low kick but Rakija checks it.
Rakija throws a nice looking combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rakija looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Rakija fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa scores with a jab. Rakija acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rakija misses with a head kick.
Rakija moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Rakija moves out of range.
Rakija tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa is wise to it.
Rakija thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rakija throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Rakija.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rakija. Rakija obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Rakija's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rakija misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.#T1#
Rakija throws out a leg kick but Barbosa moves out of range and Rakija only half commits.
Rakija scores with a nice head shot.
Rakija fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Rakija throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rakija.
Rakija uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Alfredo Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rakija rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body. Rakija takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbosa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rakija throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Rakija instigates a clinch. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Rakija throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Rakija swings widly with a right hand #KD#
and Barbosa counters with a head kick that drops Rakija to the mat! Rakija scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC#
Rakija is rocked!#T2#
Rakija throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a huge left! Rakija is in big trouble! He's backing up but Barbosa isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rakija from any more damage. A dominating finish by Barbosa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfredo Barbosa!
Alfredo Barbosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Ascension 0415
Date: Apr 15, 2017

#R1#
Dead misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Dead walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barbosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dead pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range and Dead settles back down.
Dead lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dead's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dead scrambles back to his feet.
Dead finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dead sizes up Barbosa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Dead.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dead thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Dead avoids the punch easily.
Dead avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Dead's coach down at Montreal Gym Sparr was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dead's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
A head kick misses from Dead.
Dead chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Dead throws a good cross that connects. #CUT2#
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
Dead connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dead.#T1#
Dead misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
Dead is looking to score with low kicks.
Dead scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #ROC2#
Barbosa is rocked!
Dead knocks out Barbosa with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Dead before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Dead picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Better Dead!
Better Dead made sure to mention his sponsor, Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview.

Event: Ascension 0325
Date: Mar 25, 2017

#R1##CL#
Eaton clinches.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Eaton blocks it. #TD#
Eaton pulls Barbosa into guard.
Barbosa postures up and lands a big shot to Eaton's brow.
Barbosa looking to pass the guard.
Barbosa passes Eaton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Barbosa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Barbosa.
Eaton is trying to control but can't.
Barbosa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa is keen to just control but Eaton is a slippery customer.
Eaton wants to get back to his feet.
Barbosa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barbosa not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Barbosa is thwarting Eaton's attempts to control the position.
Barbosa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Eaton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barbosa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eaton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barbosa.
Eaton is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Barbosa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Eaton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barbosa. #SUB2#
Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Eaton has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Eaton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barbosa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Eaton trying to control here. #SUB#
Eaton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barbosa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Eaton controlling the position for now.
Barbosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barbosa missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Eaton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barbosa pulls his head out easily.
Eaton is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Eaton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Eaton keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Eaton is looking for a triangle but Barbosa pushes his legs off easily.
Barbosa passes Eaton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Barbosa thows a huge punch but Eaton dodges it nicely.
Barbosa thows a huge punch but Eaton dodges it nicely. #SUB#
Eaton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barbosa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Eaton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barbosa works his way into full mount! #T4#
Eaton taking shots to the head.
Barbosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eaton is looking to escape.
Barbosa looking to ground and pound but Eaton is blocking nicely.
Barbosa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Eaton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eaton tries to hold on but Barbosa postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barbosa unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Barbosa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD#
Eaton scores with a takedown into Barbosa's guard.
Eaton won't allow Barbosa to sweep him here.
Eaton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barbosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eaton's guard. #REVB#
Eaton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eaton wants to sweep here but Barbosa controlling him for the moment.
Barbosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Eaton has wrist control.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eaton looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa scoring with some ground and pound.
Barbosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eaton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eaton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eaton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T1##SUB#
Eaton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barbosa throws an elbow that misses. Eaton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barbosa's guard. Nice move by Eaton!#REVR##SUB2#
Barbosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eaton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eaton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Barbosa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alfredo Barbosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eaton tries to free his leg and advance position but Barbosa is retaining full guard.
Barbosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barbosa is still trying to improve position.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Eaton from controlling successfully. #T2#
Barbosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barbosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eaton's guard. #REVB#
Barbosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barbosa stopping the sweep attempt from Eaton.
Barbosa is working Eaton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barbosa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barbosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Eaton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barbosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barbosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barbosa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T3#
Barbosa wants to pass the guard but Eaton is keeping the position.
Barbosa trying to control but Eaton is working from the bottom.
Barbosa throws an elbow that misses. Eaton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barbosa's guard. Nice move by Eaton!#REVR#
Eaton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Barbosa looking for a guillotine here but Eaton defends easily.
Eaton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Barbosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Eaton trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Eaton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barbosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eaton preventing the sweep.
Eaton wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Eaton won't allow Barbosa to sweep him here. #SUB#
Eaton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Barbosa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Eaton has Barbosa in his guard.#REVB#
Eaton is trying to keep Barbosa in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Eaton working for a triangle but Barbosa defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Barbosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Eaton's head.
Ashton Eaton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Eaton throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Alfredo Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eaton avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Eaton takes a step back to recover.
Barbosa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Eaton counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eaton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eaton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eaton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.#T1#
Eaton slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Barbosa tries to get set, Eaton tries to push him back and clinch up but Barbosa manages to avoid the attempt.#TD#
Eaton shoots in and bounces Barbosa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Barbosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eaton won't allow Barbosa to sweep him here.
Barbosa trying to keep a closed guard but Eaton is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Barbosa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Barbosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eaton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eaton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eaton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T2##SUB#
Eaton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Eaton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barbosa regains half guard.
Eaton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barbosa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB2#
Barbosa looking for subs off his back but Eaton has passed one foot through into half guard.
Barbosa wants to improve his position but Eaton is controlling well.
Barbosa regains full guard. Nicely done. #T3#
Eaton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barbosa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Eaton is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Eaton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eaton wants to control but Barbosa is keeping busy. #SUB#
Eaton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barbosa pulls his head out easily.
Eaton wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Barbosa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Eaton sees it coming and defends easily.
Alfredo Barbosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Eaton is looking to improve his position.
Barbosa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB#
Eaton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barbosa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ashton Eaton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Eaton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barbosa pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfredo Barbosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barbosa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfredo Barbosa!
A very excited looking Alfredo Barbosa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Ascension 0225
Date: Feb 25, 2017

#R1#
Sabah Nur misses with a looping right.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sabah Nur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barbosa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sabah Nur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sabah Nur pushes Barbosa away with a front kick.
Barbosa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sabah Nur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sabah Nur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Sabah Nur moved out of range.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sabah Nur throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body. Sabah Nur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sabah Nur lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabah Nur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1#
Barbosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alfredo Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabah Nur throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Barbosa gets tackled into the cage by Sabah Nur. Sabah Nur maintains the clinch.
Sabah Nur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sabah Nur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barbosa taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Sabah Nur.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Sabah Nur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sabah Nur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
Sabah Nur tries to break the clinch but Barbosa is controlling the position.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sabah Nur's elbow.
Barbosa keeps control of Sabah Nur as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T2#
Barbosa misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Sabah Nur's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Sabah Nur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Sabah Nur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabah Nur.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabah Nur misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.#CL2#
Sabah Nur moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
A right hand to the body from Barbosa.
Sabah Nur has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barbosa slowing the pace effectively.#BC2#
Sabah Nur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa lands the left hand.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sabah Nur ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Sabah Nur unleashes a big counter combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sabah Nur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.#T3#
Sabah Nur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Sabah Nur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sabah Nur lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sabah Nur throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sabah Nur looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Sabah Nur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabah Nur looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Sabah Nur explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sabah Nur throws a body kick that misses
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sabah Nur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sabah Nur scores with a nice strike.
Sabah Nur swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sabah Nur.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabah Nur throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Sabah Nur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sabah Nur looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sabah Nur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sabah Nur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Barbosa finds it's target.
Sabah Nur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabah Nur looks to throw a body kick
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Sabah Nur misses.
Some wild striking there from Sabah Nur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but En Sabah Nur will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Barbosa jabs at Sabah Nur's body.
Sabah Nur misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Barbosa takes a swing at Sabah Nur's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sabah Nur.
The fighters circling - Sabah Nur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sabah Nur cracks a nice hook into Barbosa's ribs.
Sabah Nur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sabah Nur swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range. #CL#
Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Sabah Nur is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Sabah Nur manages to break the clinch. #T1#
Barbosa works Sabah Nur's body with a nice hook.
Sabah Nur lands a nice shot that snaps Barbosa's head back.
En Sabah Nur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sabah Nur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Sabah Nur throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barbosa.#CUT2#
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa jabs Sabah Nur right on the nose. Sabah Nur blinks but takes it well.
Barbosa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sabah Nur will feel that in the morning.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Barbosa takes one on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barbosa.
Sabah Nur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sabah Nur scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabah Nur just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a counter high kick but Sabah Nur was just alert enough to avoid it.
Barbosa blocks a leg kick.
Sabah Nur throws a lazy uppercut
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand. #T2#
Barbosa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Barbosa has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sabah Nur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Sabah Nur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sabah Nur misses with a body kick.
Barbosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barbosa thows a leg kick but Sabah Nur checks it
and Sabah Nur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabah Nur. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sabah Nur tries to move into range but Barbosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sabah Nur takes a shot to the body in his stride. #CL#
Barbosa has managed to clinch.
Sabah Nur lands an uppercut.
Barbosa is struggling to control the position.
Sabah Nur dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T3#
Barbosa is struggling to control the position.
Sabah Nur is trying to break free.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Sabah Nur controls the action.
Sabah Nur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Sabah Nur.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Sabah Nur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sabah Nur tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Sabah Nur tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sabah Nur struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Barbosa stalling in the clinch.
Barbosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T4#
Sabah Nur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa works on Sabah Nur's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Sabah Nur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa lands with a slapping head kick.
Barbosa dips to his left and cracks Sabah Nur with an uppercut!
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Sabah Nur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Sabah Nur counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Barbosa gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Sabah Nur's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barbosa stalling the fight.
Sabah Nur dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sabah Nur misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Barbosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sabah Nur swinging wildly here.
Sabah Nur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Sabah Nur takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Sabah Nur has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barbosa connects with a body shot that sends Sabah Nur's belly button to the back.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sabah Nur.
Barbosa throws a counter high kick but Sabah Nur was just alert enough to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabah Nur misses the target.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Sabah Nur moves out of range.
Sabah Nur avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Sabah Nur scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabah Nur moves away.#T1#
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sabah Nur just manages to avoid it.
Barbosa takes a swing at Sabah Nur's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Sabah Nur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Sabah Nur circles away.
Barbosa tries to clinch up but Sabah Nur circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sabah Nur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Sabah Nur lands with a good body shot.
Sabah Nur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sabah Nur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sabah Nur throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Sabah Nur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Sabah Nur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sabah Nur.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabah Nur throws a body shot but no joy.
Sabah Nur walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barbosa.#CL#
Barbosa drives through and clinches with Sabah Nur against the cage.
Sabah Nur scores with a hook to the body.
Barbosa tries to work over Sabah Nur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Sabah Nur wants to get back to striking at distance but Barbosa won't allow it. #BC2#
Sabah Nur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range. #T3#
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Sabah Nur.
Barbosa fakes the leg kick and cracks Sabah Nur in the body.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sabah Nur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sabah Nur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Sabah Nur looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Sabah Nur misses with a left hand
and Sabah Nur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sabah Nur momentarily.
Barbosa throws a sloppy body shot
letting Sabah Nur counter with a right hand.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Sabah Nur counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Barbosa instigates a clinch. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Sabah Nur controls the action.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sabah Nur wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Barbosa. #BC#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Sabah Nur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Barbosa.#CL#
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Sabah Nur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sabah Nur blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alfredo Barbosa.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... En Sabah Nur!

Event: Ascension 0128
Date: Jan 28, 2017

#R1#
Kokoszka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
Kokoszka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
A jab lands there for Kokoszka.
Kokoszka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kokoszka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Kokoszka.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Kokoszka misses with a looping left.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Kokoszka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa jabs at Kokoszka's body.
Kokoszka avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kokoszka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kokoszka misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kokoszka thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Barbosa lands a head kick!
We've been told by Kokoszka's head coaches at LOD: Contenders that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T1#
Kokoszka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Kokoszka throws a leg kick
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Kokoszka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kokoszka moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Kokoszka half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kokoszka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Kokoszka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
Kokoszka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kokoszka lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand. #T2#
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Kokoszka seems unphased.
Danga de danga de dang - Barbosa scores with a four punch combination!
Kokoszka throws a good cross that connects.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Kokoszka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa cracks Kokoszka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barbosa.
Kokoszka lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Kokoszka moved out of range.
Kokoszka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kokoszka keeps Barbosa at a distance using the push kick.
Kokoszka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kokoszka.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T3#
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Kokoszka's legs.
Kokoszka throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Kokoszka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Kokoszka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kokoszka is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kokoszka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kokoszka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbosa takes one on the button.
Barbosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Kokoszka walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Kokoszka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kokoszka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kokoszka misses with a head kick.
Kokoszka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T4#
Kokoszka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kokoszka loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kokoszka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Kokoszka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kokoszka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka throws a series of strikes that have Barbosa backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kokoszka's calf.
A big left from Kokoszka misses.
Kokoszka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kokoszka throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominik Kokoszka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Nice uppercut lands for Kokoszka. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Kokoszka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kokoszka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kokoszka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barbosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kokoszka misses the shot to the body.
Kokoszka needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Kokoszka avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kokoszka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kokoszka walks into a left hand.
Dominik Kokoszka is winning the standup battle so far.
Kokoszka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kokoszka.
Kokoszka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kokoszka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kokoszka counter with a right hand.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Kokoszka ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa defending well as Kokoszka loads up on a big left hand.
Kokoszka swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kokoszka misses with a straight right.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kokoszka tries to move into range but Barbosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kokoszka scores with a punch to the head.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Kokoszka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kokoszka lands with a good body shot.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kokoszka connects with a single shot there.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Kokoszka moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Kokoszka lands a nice looking body shot.
Kokoszka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kokoszka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kokoszka misses with a kick to the body.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Kokoszka avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Kokoszka.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T3#
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kokoszka counters with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kokoszka. Kokoszka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kokoszka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kokoszka with a hook.
Kokoszka swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Kokoszka throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Kokoszka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barbosa takes a swing at Kokoszka's ribcage but misses.
Kokoszka punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Barbosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kokoszka.
Barbosa is looking to land body kicks.#T4#
Barbosa lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kokoszka, as that shot connected.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Kokoszka.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kokoszka feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Kokoszka moves out of range of the body kick.
Kokoszka avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kokoszka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice body shot.
Kokoszka throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dominik Kokoszka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kokoszka misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kokoszka cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Kokoszka moves out of range.
Barbosa swings for the body but Kokoszka moves out of range.
Barbosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kokoszka avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Kokoszka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Kokoszka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kokoszka throws a head kick that Barbosa semi-blocks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
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!
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body
and Kokoszka counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Kokoszka as he connects with a hook.#T1#
Barbosa jabs Kokoszka right on the nose. Kokoszka blinks but takes it well.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kokoszka misses with a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kokoszka scores with a nice head shot.
Kokoszka scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa catches Kokoszka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barbosa tries to land a front kick but Kokoszka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Kokoszka throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa takes a swing at Kokoszka's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Kokoszka.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa blocks a leg kick.
Kokoszka ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kokoszka was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Kokoszka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa scores with a three punch combo!
Kokoszka tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Kokoszka counters with a thumping low kick.
Kokoszka tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Kokoszka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Kokoszka as he connects with a hook.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kokoszka avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Kokoszka throws out a powerful jab.
Barbosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kokoszka is able to avoid easily.
Kokoszka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barbosa feints and then cracks Kokoszka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kokoszka down. #T3#
Barbosa takes a swing at Kokoszka's ribcage but misses.
Kokoszka throws a solid leg kick but Barbosa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kokoszka.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa tries to score with a low kick but Kokoszka moves his leg out of the way.
Barbosa punishes Kokoszka's body with a nice straight punch.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kokoszka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kokoszka misses with a looping right.
Kokoszka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbosa counters with a body kick.
Kokoszka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kokoszka.
A countering left hand to the body from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kokoszka throws out the jab.
Alfredo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominik Kokoszka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Kokoszka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kokoszka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Kokoszka moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kokoszka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Kokoszka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa lands with a nice body kick.
Kokoszka throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Kokoszka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kokoszka misses with a looping left.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kokoszka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Kokoszka moves away and avoids it.
Kokoszka tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Kokoszka slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dominik Kokoszka.
Well Kokoszka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominik Kokoszka!
Dominik Kokoszka bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Ascension 1224
Date: Dec 24, 2016

#R1#
Murray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murray slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a push kick but Murray slaps the foot to one side.
Murray defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Murray walks into a left hand.
Murray stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa ducks right into an uppercut from Murray.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Barbosa 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.
Murray throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Murray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
Murray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murray scores with a head kick.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Murray's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Murray misses with a shot to the body
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Murray there.
Murray throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murray to score with a decent uppercut.
Murray lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Murray moved away.
Murray takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Murray lands a nice looking body shot.
Good shot there by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Murray's shoulder, as Murray tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murray.
Murray scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.
Murray misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa takes a swing at Murray's ribcage but misses.
Murray seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely. #T2#
Murray lands a jab.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Murray blocks it well.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray with a hook.
John Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray misses the body punch
and Barbosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murray finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head.
Barbosa throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
Murray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No joy there for Murray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Murray's ribs.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murray lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray is looking to counter punch.#T3#
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Murray fails to land with a series of punches.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Murray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murray lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Barbosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murray misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murray misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barbosa counters with a good low kick that Murray was not able to check.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murray.
Murray slips a jab from Barbosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa tries to clinch up but Murray circles away and keeps his distance.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Barbosa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Murray. #T4#
Murray misses with a wild combination.
Barbosa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A combination from Murray does no damage.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Murray misses with a head kick.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Murray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barbosa cracks Murray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa works Murray's body with a nice hook.
Murray swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Murray finds it's target.
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Murray misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murray looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Murray dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Murray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Murray swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Murray blocks a leg kick.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Murray throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Barbosa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Murray has got the better of the exchanges.
Murray throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa lands a body shot.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Barbosa.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray takes one on the button.
Murray comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.#T1#
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Murray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Murray.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murray swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Barbosa slips a jab from Murray.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murray lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Murray misses.
Murray throws a poor cross that misses
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray misses with a head kick.
Murray misses with a hook.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray misses with a head kick.
Murray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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.
A big left from Murray misses.
Murray throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Murray. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Murray. Those never looked like landing.
Barbosa throws a good cross that connects.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Murray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Murray pushes him off.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Murray moves away and avoids it.
Murray misses with a left hand
and Barbosa counters with an outside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Murray tries a head kick but it misses.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Murray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Murray.
Barbosa throws a head kick that half lands. #ROC2#
Murray is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like John Murray has been cut.
Barbosa drops Murray with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Murray! Barbosa dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfredo Barbosa!
Alfredo Barbosa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
John Murray spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck this fuckin' shit. Fuck you opponent, Fuck you crowd, and fuck you ref'.

Event: Ascension 1203
Date: Dec 03, 2016

#R1#
St Lazarus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St Lazarus takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
St Lazarus staying out of range there.
St Lazarus motions for Barbosa to come forward. St Lazarus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
St Lazarus moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbosa.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but St Lazarus is out of range.
St Lazarus avoids a kick to the body.
St Lazarus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
St Lazarus throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Lazarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from St Lazarus.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa swings away with a body shot that misses #TD#
so St Lazarus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
St Lazarus chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Barbosa has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. St Lazarus is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Barbosa.
St Lazarus scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barbosa to see if he's OK.#T1#
Barbosa is looking to regain half guard here but St Lazarus keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa sneaks back into half guard.#SUB2#
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
Barbosa trying to get back to full guard but St Lazarus takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Barbosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Lazarus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barbosa?
St Lazarus is landing with some decent strikes but Barbosa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#T2#
St Lazarus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barbosa is looking to escape.
Barbosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barbosa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barbosa is working to get back to half guard.
St Lazarus cracks Barbosa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa tries to reverse the position but St Lazarus maintains control.
St Lazarus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent. #T3#
Barbosa is working to get back to half guard.
Barbosa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
St Lazarus prevents Barbosa from improving his position.
St Lazarus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB#
St Lazarus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barbosa has a hand on St Lazarus's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. St Lazarus takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!#T4#
Barbosa tries to reverse the position but St Lazarus maintains control.
St Lazarus tries to control but Barbosa wriggling away.
St Lazarus raining down shots from the mount!
Barbosa regains half guard.
St Lazarus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB#
St Lazarus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barbosa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Lazarus.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Lazarus lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk St Lazarus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - St Lazarus had a free shot at his head there.
Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa throws the left hand but St Lazarus avoids the punch easily.
St Lazarus misses with an uppercut.
St Lazarus misses with a hook to the body
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St Lazarus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St Lazarus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
St Lazarus tries a head kick but it misses.
St Lazarus tried to score with a low kick but Barbosa checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Barbosa digs a good hook to St Lazarus's body.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
St Lazarus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Lazarus on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T1#
Barbosa tries to clinch but St Lazarus moves out of range.
As Barbosa backs away, St Lazarus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alfredo Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - St Lazarus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Lazarus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for St Lazarus.
Alfredo Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Lazarus connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Barbosa connects with a nice looking jab.
St Lazarus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St Lazarus connects with a leg kick. Barbosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Lazarus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but St Lazarus avoids it with no problem.
St Lazarus misses with a hook.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa cracks St Lazarus with an open hand slap.
St Lazarus blocks a leg kick.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Lazarus scores with a nice head shot.
St Lazarus throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa lands a nice hook to St Lazarus's body. St Lazarus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
St Lazarus lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by St Lazarus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbosa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big left from St Lazarus misses.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
Barbosa scores with a jab.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus blocks a leg kick.
Barbosa blocks the body kick.
St Lazarus catches Barbosa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL2#
Barbosa clinches with his opponent.
St Lazarus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T3#
St Lazarus blocking some punches.
Barbosa looking to stall.
St Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Lazarus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St Lazarus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Lazarus lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa tries to work over St Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa tries to work over St Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
St Lazarus lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbosa lands a body shot.
A short right from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Lazarus can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
St Lazarus misses with some punches.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
St Lazarus misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Lazarus blocking some punches.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
St Lazarus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirk St Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St Lazarus, as that shot connected.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and St Lazarus counters with a nice leg kick.
St Lazarus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kirk St Lazarus will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice straight punches there by Barbosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbosa.
St Lazarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Lazarus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barbosa, right into the meat.
St Lazarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Lazarus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but St Lazarus avoids it.
St Lazarus throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
St Lazarus connects with a leg kick. Barbosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barbosa, right into the meat.
St Lazarus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from St Lazarus.#T1#
St Lazarus lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barbosa duly obliges.
Barbosa tries to clinch but St Lazarus is having none of it.
St Lazarus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Lazarus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbosa, as that shot connected.
Barbosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Lazarus.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but St Lazarus moved out of range.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Lazarus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
St Lazarus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick. #T2#
St Lazarus throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Kirk St Lazarus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barbosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Lazarus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
St Lazarus ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
St Lazarus is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
St Lazarus lands a body shot.
Barbosa throws a hook but St Lazarus blocks it.
St Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
St Lazarus is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
St Lazarus misses with a head kick.
St Lazarus throws a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa throws a right hand that St Lazarus ducks under and follows up with a left that St Lazarus also avoids with ease.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
A head kick misses from St Lazarus.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
St Lazarus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but St Lazarus ducks down to avoid it.
St Lazarus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
St Lazarus throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
St Lazarus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses with a looping left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Lazarus, right into the meat.
St Lazarus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Lazarus missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Barbosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
St Lazarus lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alfredo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
St Lazarus throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Lazarus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Lazarus throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
St Lazarus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
St Lazarus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
St Lazarus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa throws a jab when St Lazarus was well out of range.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa counters with a good low kick that St Lazarus was not able to check.
Barbosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa tries to move into range but St Lazarus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
St Lazarus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St Lazarus scores with a one two! Barbosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kirk St Lazarus.
Well St Lazarus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk St Lazarus!
A very excited looking Kirk St Lazarus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Ascension 1109
Date: Nov 09, 2016

#R1#
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hitscock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa wants to clinch but Hitscock slips to the side
and Hitscock counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hitscock.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Hitscock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Hitscock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Hitscock's shoulder, as Hitscock tries to avoid the shot.
Hitscock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hitscock was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T1#
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Hitscock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Hitscock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Barbosa wants to clinch up but Hitscock keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Hitscock was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Hitscock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbosa on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Barbosa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Hitscock tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Hitscock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T2#
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hitscock.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hitscock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hitscock tried to score with a low kick but Barbosa checks it.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa works Hitscock's body with a nice hook.
Barbosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Hitscock moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hitscock clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hitscock lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Hitscock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hitscock lands a nice looking body shot. #T3#
Hitscock checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Hitscock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alfredo Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hitscock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barbosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Hitscock ducked under it nicely.
Hitscock looks for the body kick but Barbosa saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
Hitscock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hitscock ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa backing away here, and Hitscock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa misses the jab.#T4#
Barbosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Hitscock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitscock slips a jab from Barbosa.
Nice uppercut there from Hitscock.
Hitscock motions for Barbosa to come forward. Hitscock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Hitscock should have avoided that one.
Barbosa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Hitscock blocks a jab.
Hitscock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barbosa!
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hitscock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hitscock counters with a left to the body.
Barbosa jabs Hitscock right on the nose. Hitscock blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Hitscock defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hitscock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alfredo Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Hitscock throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Hitscock's ribs.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Hitscock counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hitscock's head backwards.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitscock thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T1#
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hitscock on the side of the head.
Hitscock connects with a body shot.#CL#
Hitscock tries to keep at a distance but Barbosa has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Hitscock gets control of Barbosa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hitscock will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Barbosa wants to pass the guard but Hitscock is keeping the position.
Barbosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hitscock is trying to control the position but Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hitscock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hitscock keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
Barbosa looking to pass the guard. #T2#
Barbosa trying to control but Hitscock is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hitscock looking to control. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barbosa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hitscock.
Hitscock connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa jabs Hitscock right on the nose. Hitscock blinks but takes it well.
Hitscock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa swings for the body but Hitscock moves out of range.
Hitscock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.#T3#
Barbosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Hitscock moves out of range.
Barbosa defending well as Hitscock loads up on a big left hand.
Hitscock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hitscock misses with a looping right.
Hitscock misses with a straight right.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hitscock can do to turn this around?
Hitscock lands a head kick. Barbosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barbosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Hitscock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hitscock replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Barbosa blocks it well.
Hitscock staying out of range there.
Hitscock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T4#
Hitscock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Hitscock ducks down to avoid it.
Hitscock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hitscock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa scores with the left hand. Hitscock knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Hitscock is trying to counter with his kicks.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Hitscock.
Barbosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hitscock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Barbosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Hitscock looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitscock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hitscock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa misses the body punch
and Hitscock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Hitscock.
Barbosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Hitscock counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hitscock.
Hitscock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hitscock throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Hitscock blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hitscock.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Hitscock avoids it well.
Hitscock was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hitscock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hitscock avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hitscock lands a jab to Barbosa's midsection.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hitscock.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hitscock! But no joy.
Alfred Hitscock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hitscock misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Hitscock circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Barbosa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hitscock doesn't seem phased though.
Barbosa throws a leg kick which misses Hitscock's front leg but catches the back leg as Hitscock tries to avoid it.
Hitscock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Hitscock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T3#
Hitscock takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Hitscock moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Hitscock tries to move into range but Barbosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Hitscock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitscock was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hitscock misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Barbosa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa misses with a body shot
and Hitscock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hitscock throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hitscock swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Barbosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alfredo Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4##BC2#
Hitscock breaks from the clinch.
Hitscock missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbosa. That's going to slow Hitscock down.
Barbosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Barbosa catches Hitscock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hitscock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hitscock's sensitive parts.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hitscock misses with a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Hitscock.
Nice defenses there by Hitscock.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfredo Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbosa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfredo Barbosa!
Alfredo Barbosa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Ascension 921
Date: Sep 21, 2016

#R1#
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Ysengrin. #CL#
Barbosa clinches.
Barbosa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa presses Ysengrin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Ysengrin fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barbosa throws an elbow but misses.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Ysengrin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa throws a low kick but Ysengrin moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ysengrin! But no joy.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Ysengrin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barbosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ysengrin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there
and Ysengrin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ysengrin fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Barbosa misses with a hook. Ysengrin ducked under it nicely.
Ysengrin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ysengrin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ysengrin.
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ysengrin.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ysengrin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barbosa takes one on the button.
Ysengrin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Ysengrin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ysengrin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barbosa backs up against the cage. #CUT2#
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa cracks Ysengrin with a good jab.
Ysengrin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ysengrin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Ysengrin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Barbosa with a hook.
Ysengrin throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa lands a head shot.#ROC#
Ysengrin is rocked!
Barbosa throws a powerful right kick. Ysengrin tried to block low but the kick was high! Ysengrin was taken right off of his feet! Barbosa jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alfredo Barbosa!
Alfredo Barbosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Ascension - 2
Date: Aug 26, 2016

#R1#
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Unchained swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Unchained misses with an uppercut.
Unchained darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barbosa scores with a head kick. Unchained tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Unchained throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unchained throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa defending well as Unchained loads up on a big left hand.
Unchained 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.
Unchained looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Barbosa. #T1#
Barbosa throws a series of strikes that have Unchained backpedaling. #CUT#
It looks like Olympia Unchained has been cut.
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Unchained moved out of range.
Unchained throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Unchained scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Unchained misses with a hook.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Unchained.
Unchained misses the jab.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Unchained checks a leg kick.
Barbosa connects with a single shot there.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Unchained checks the leg kick nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Unchained pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Unchained.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Unchained might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T2#
Unchained is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Unchained bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Unchained pushes him off.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Unchained scores with a jab to the head.
Unchained throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Unchained.
Good standup being displayed there by Unchained as he connects with a hook.
Unchained staying out of range there.
Unchained keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Unchained throws out a powerful jab.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.#T3#
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Unchained throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Unchained misses the target.
Barbosa moves out of range as Unchained strikes.
Good shot there by Barbosa.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Unchained bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Unchained looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Unchained lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Unchained is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
Unchained throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Unchained misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unchained throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Unchained connects with the punch.#T4#
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Unchained saw that one coming.
Unchained lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Unchained scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Unchained uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Unchained scores with a hook.
Unchained throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Unchained. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Unchained.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Unchained scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.
Barbosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olympia Unchained dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olympia Unchained's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Unchained lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barbosa swings for the body but Unchained moves out of range. #CL#
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Unchained throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
Unchained waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Unchained connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Barbosa moves out of range as Unchained strikes.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Unchained.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Barbosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unchained misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Unchained misses with a left hand
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Unchained throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Unchained.#T1#
Unchained throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Unchained moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barbosa lands with a right hand.
Unchained's corner calls for a 1-2. Unchained obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Unchained.
Unchained misses with a straight left. #CL#
Barbosa clinches.
Barbosa is trying to push Unchained away but Unchained has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Unchained fails to land.
Unchained fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Unchained throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Unchained moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Unchained feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unchained takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbosa throws a hook but Unchained avoids it easily.
Olympia Unchained seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Unchained takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Unchained has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Unchained there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Unchained throws out a powerful jab.
Unchained throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Unchained swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Unchained misses.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch. #T3#
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Unchained.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Unchained walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Unchained misses with a looping right.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Unchained avoids them all with ease.
Unchained misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Unchained misses.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Unchained slips the punch.#CL#
Barbosa pushes Unchained up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Unchained swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Unchained.
Unchained takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barbosa cracks Unchained with a nice body shot.#T4#
A short right from Barbosa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Barbosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barbosa digs a right hand into Unchained's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Unchained's gas tank.
Unchained fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Unchained avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa misses with an elbow over the top.
Barbosa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Unchained.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Unchained takes a shot to the head.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Unchained has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Unchained misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Barbosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Olympia Unchained's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Unchained takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Unchained throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Unchained.
Unchained lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Unchained to score with a decent uppercut.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Unchained connects with a nice looking jab.
Unchained circles away from the clinch attempt.
Unchained blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Unchained slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barbosa. #T1#
Unchained works the jab nicely.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Unchained is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Unchained paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Unchained misses with a hook.
Unchained looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
A cross from Unchained lands.
Barbosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Unchained jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Unchained.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Unchained's head but Unchained sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Unchained looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Unchained works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barbosa swings for the body but Unchained moves out of range.
Unchained throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut there from Unchained.
Unchained misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa swings for the body but Unchained moves out of range.
Unchained connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Unchained sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Unchained takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Unchained.
A swing and a miss from Unchained.
Unchained works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#ROC2#
Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T3#
A big left from Unchained misses.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Unchained swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Unchained.
Unchained throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Unchained moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Unchained.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Unchained.
Unchained keeps the fight on the outside.
Unchained misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Unchained moves out of range.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Unchained.
Unchained wants to clinch.#T4#
A jab from Unchained does it's job there.
Barbosa slips a jab from Unchained.
Barbosa throws a low kick, looking for Unchained's leg but Unchained calmly moves out of range. #CL#
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Unchained blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
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!
Unchained takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Unchained.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
A bone on bone clash there as Unchained blocks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olympia Unchained comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Unchained has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olympia Unchained!
Olympia Unchained 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.

Event: EPL Semi Final
Date: Jul 20, 2016

#R1#
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cobb connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Cobb throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Cobb throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cobb checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cobb can pounce on him.
Cobb lands with a slapping head kick.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Cobb.
Cobb misses with a low kick.
Barbosa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cobb checks it well.
Cobb throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb lands the left hand.
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!
Cobb throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a head kick that Cobb semi-blocks. #T1#
Cobb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cobb staying out of range there.
Barbosa scores with a nice head shot.
Cobb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Cobb.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Cobb's shoulder, as Cobb tries to avoid the shot.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Cobb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Cobb.
Cobb checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa stuns Cobb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cobb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Cobb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cobb blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Cobb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
Barbosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cobb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cobb. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Cobb scoring well with a low kick there.
Cobb throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barbosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cobb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cobb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cobb throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa counters with a thumping low kick.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cobb thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Cobb feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down. #CL#
Barbosa pushes Cobb up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Cobb throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Barbosa wants to clinch but Cobb slips to the side
and Cobb counters with a head kick.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb lands a head kick. Barbosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cobb throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Coco Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cobb shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice shot by Cobb.
Cobb misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Cobb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Cobb.
Barbosa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cobb wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Cobb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #T4#
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Cobb checks it.
Cobb walks into a left hand.
Cobb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cobb thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cobb - that will leave a mark!
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Cobb is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Cobb avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Cobb.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Cobb is having none of it.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coco Cobb dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
We've been informed that Cobb has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Cobb lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Cobb.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa connects with a body shot that sends Cobb's belly button to the back.
Cobb tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Cobb is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
Cobb connects with an inside leg kick.#CL#
Barbosa forces Cobb back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb trying to land knees to the body.
Cobb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barbosa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Barbosa takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Cobb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
Barbosa swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa is wise to it.
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Cobb dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Cobb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Cobb.
Cobb keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cobb.
Barbosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cobb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cobb lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Barbosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T2#
Cobb does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cobb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa catches Cobb with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cobb throws a lazy head kick
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cobb thinking.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Cobb.
Cobb thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Cobb throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cobb.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Cobb.
Cobb misses with a body kick.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobb moves away.#T3#
Cobb lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Cobb is predictable there
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
Cobb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cobb stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cobb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa wants to clinch but Cobb slips to the side
and Cobb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobb is looking to land body kicks.
Barbosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cobb finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cobb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coco Cobb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobb misses with a body kick.
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
Barbosa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Cobb.
Barbosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cobb under the eye.
Cobb throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cobb misses with a kick to the body.
Cobb slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Cobb shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cobb walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cobb fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa throws a series of strikes that have Cobb backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Cobb swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alfredo Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Cobb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Cobb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cobb throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cobb throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a body kick.
Cobb dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Barbosa is looking to score with low kicks.
Barbosa takes a kick to the side of the head.#CL#
Barbosa clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barbosa takes a step back to recover.
Barbosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Cobb.
Cobb tries to work over Barbosa's front leg with a kick but Barbosa checks it.
Cobb throws a leg kick but Barbosa checks it. #T1#
A low kick from Cobb is predictable there
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobb or not.
Cobb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
That kick from Cobb tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barbosa throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Cobb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Cobb misses with a kick to the body.
Barbosa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb misses with a body shot. #T2#
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
Cobb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cobb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobb throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Cobb's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cobb slips under a jab.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Cobb.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbosa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barbosa cracks the inside of Cobb's front leg. #T3#
Barbosa lands a nice hook to Cobb's body. Cobb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Cobb throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barbosa darts in trying to clinch
and Cobb counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbosa's knee momentarily.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cobb thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Cobb fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cobb throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cobb throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barbosa connects with a body shot that sends Cobb's belly button to the back.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Cobb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobb walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T4##CL#
Barbosa has closed the distance and engaged Cobb in a clinch. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cobb. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Cobb takes a kick to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Barbosa blocks the low kick.
Cobb just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarbosa.
Barbosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cobb doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cobb.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Barbosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cobb thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cobb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cobb lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cobb throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Cobb throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Coco Cobb.
I think Cobb has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coco Cobb!
Coco Cobb gave a mention to Perkele! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: Ascension 356
Date: Jun 18, 2016

#R1#
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butcher circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Butcher! But no joy.
Butcher has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barbosa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Butcher throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Barbosa takes a swing at Butcher's ribcage but misses.
Butcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Barbosa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Butcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Butcher lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Butcher lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Butcher misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Danga de danga de dang - Barbosa scores with a four punch combination!#ROC#
Butcher is rocked!
Butcher gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alfredo Barbosa!
After winning the bout, Alfredo Barbosa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: HFL #35
Date: Apr 16, 2016

#R1#
LeFleur misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
LeFleur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a nice body kick.
Barbosa takes a kick to the side of the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LeFleur throws out the jab.
LeFleur throws a body shot but no joy.
As LeFleur backs away, Barbosa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Barbosa misses
letting LeFleur counter with a right hand.
LeFleur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
LeFleur throws a big counter head kick but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
LeFleur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbosa.
A low kick from Barbosa misses
and LeFleur counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from LeFleur misses
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LeFleur was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from LeFleur! But no joy.
LeFleur swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
LeFleur looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LeFleur throws out the jab.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
Barbosa works the jab nicely.
LeFleur swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps LeFleur thinking.
That kick from LeFleur tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
LeFleur throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
LeFleur connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
LeFleur tries to work over Barbosa's front leg with a kick but Barbosa checks it.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
LeFleur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barbosa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and LeFleur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from LeFleur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barbosa throws out a leg kick but LeFleur moves out of range and Barbosa only half commits.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LeFleur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
LeFleur throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
LeFleur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa is looking to slow LeFleur down with leg kicks.
LeFleur shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barbosa eats them both and turns towards LeFleur to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
LeFleur takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the body.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body
and LeFleur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#
Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
LeFleur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT2#
Alfredo Barbosa's cut is getting worse.
Barbosa tries a low kick but LeFleur avoids it.
Barbosa is looking to wear down LeFleur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
LeFleur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbosa works the jab nicely.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
LeFleur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa seems to have got his legs back now.#T3#
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
LeFleur throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
LeFleur checks a leg kick.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LeFleur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slow jab from LeFleur misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
LeFleur misses the shot to the body.
LeFleur lands a head kick!
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a body punch but LeFleur moves out of range.
LeFleur throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
LeFleur checks a leg kick.#T4#
LeFleur throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from LeFleur.
LeFleur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
A low kick from LeFleur is predictable there
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
LeFleur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
A nice side step and LeFleur releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa tries to work over LeFleur's front leg with a kick but LeFleur checks it.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and LeFleur releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
LeFleur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from LeFleur.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Barbosa darts in and clinches LeFleur up against the cage.#BC#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
LeFleur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alfredo Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alfredo Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
LeFleur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbosa ducks right into an uppercut from LeFleur.
LeFleur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from LeFleur.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
It seemed like LeFleur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and LeFleur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
LeFleur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LeFleur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LeFleur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but LeFleur checks it. #CL#
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
LeFleur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Barbosa throws a low kick but LeFleur avoids it.
Barbosa wants to clinch up but LeFleur keeps it at a distance.
LeFleur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa lands a nice looking kick to the body. LeFleur takes a step back to recover.
LeFleur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws the left hand but LeFleur avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body. LeFleur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
LeFleur does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but LeFleur checks it.
Barbosa tries to clinch up but LeFleur circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Barbosa throws a leg kick but LeFleur checks it.
A nice side step and LeFleur releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to LeFleur's calf.
LeFleur just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa works LeFleur's body with a nice hook.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Barbosa misses.
LeFleur tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
LeFleur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
LeFleur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
LeFleur throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
It seemed like LeFleur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barbosa, right into the meat.
LeFleur throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
LeFleur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LeFleur just misses with a punch to the body.
LeFleur connects with a nice looking jab.
Barbosa throws a low kick but LeFleur moves out of range easily.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and LeFleur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
LeFleur throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch. #T4#
A jab from Barbosa misses.
LeFleur misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and LeFleur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Allen LeFleur seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Barbosa forces LeFleur back against the cage and clinches.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
LeFleur breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeFleur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa misses with a low kick as LeFleur jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. LeFleur does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by LeFleur misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and LeFleur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa throws a quick inside leg kick.
LeFleur misses with a low kick.
A big left from LeFleur misses.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but LeFleur manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Allen LeFleur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
LeFleur lands a slapping body shot.
Good leg kick by Barbosa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by LeFleur.
Barbosa thinks about countering with a body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but LeFleur ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Barbosa blocks the low kick.
LeFleur misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Barbosa. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from LeFleur! But no joy.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeFleur is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barbosa.
Barbosa swings for the body but LeFleur moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
LeFleur lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
LeFleur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa digs a good hook to LeFleur's body.
Barbosa moves to clinch but LeFleur breaks away
and LeFleur counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but LeFleur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LeFleur circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from LeFleur.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
LeFleur swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T2#
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by LeFleur. #CL#
Barbosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Barbosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt LeFleur or not.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of LeFleurs head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
LeFleur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
LeFleur throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
LeFleur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
LeFleur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but LeFleur avoids them all with ease.
Barbosa throws a low kick but LeFleur moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Barbosa.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
LeFleur throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.#T3#
LeFleur throws a quick inside leg kick.
LeFleur misses the shot to the body.
LeFleur scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.
LeFleur keeps the fight on the outside.
LeFleur circles away from the clinch attempt.
LeFleur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barbosa tries to clinch but LeFleur moves away
and LeFleur counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa swings for the body but LeFleur moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from LeFleur.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LeFleur.
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa thows a leg kick but LeFleur checks it
and LeFleur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
LeFleur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LeFleur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barbosa throws a hook but LeFleur avoids it easily.
Barbosa throws a body punch but LeFleur moves out of range.
LeFleur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LeFleur cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
Barbosa lands with a right hand.
LeFleur throws a leg kick that misses.
LeFleur swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
A nice side step and LeFleur releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa tries to land a body kick
and LeFleur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but LeFleur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LeFleur throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
LeFleur throws a counter combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alfredo Barbosa.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfredo Barbosa!
After winning the bout, Alfredo Barbosa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: HFL #31
Date: Mar 19, 2016

#R1#
Barbosa catches Miletich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miletich's calf.
A big left from Miletich misses.
Barbosa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Miletich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miletich with a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miletich.
Miletich works the jab nicely.
Miletich fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa throws a jab when Miletich was well out of range.
Miletich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barbosa slips under a jab.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miletich working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Miletich has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Barbosa lands a nice hook to Miletich's body. Miletich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body.
Miletich throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.#T1#
Miletich doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Miletich cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miletich's calf.
Barbosa cracks Miletich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miletich moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Miletich throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
A clash of legs there as Miletich blocks the low kick.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Miletich avoids it well.
Miletich slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa moves out of range as Miletich strikes.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Miletich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Miletich scores with a shot to the body.
Miletich ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a low kick, looking for Miletich's leg but Miletich calmly moves out of range.
Miletich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Miletich throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miletich misses with a body punch
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miletich checks a leg kick nicely.
Miletich misses with a straight right.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
Miletich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miletich misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miletich misses the shot to the body.
Miletich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa throws a counter high kick but Miletich was just alert enough to avoid it.
Miletich's corner calls for a 1-2. Miletich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miletich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miletich slips a jab from Barbosa.
Miletich connects with a body shot.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miletich throws a body shot but no joy.
Miletich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa. #T3#
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miletich.
Barbosa swings for the body but Miletich moves out of range.
Barbosa motions for Miletich to come forward. Barbosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miletich was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
A little jabbing left from Miletich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miletich.
Barbosa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Miletich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Miletich misses the target.
Miletich checks a leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Miletich is out of range.
Miletich throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T4#
Barbosa pushes Miletich away with a front kick.
Miletich throws a combination. Barbosa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miletich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miletich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Miletich.
Miletich cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miletich throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Miletich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miletich moves to clinch but Barbosa breaks away
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miletich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Miletich.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Breannain Miletich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Miletich looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barbosa lands with an overhand left.
Miletich shoots in for a takedown but Barbosa shows good takedown defense.
Miletich walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa motions for Miletich to come forward. Barbosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miletich slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Miletich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miletich.
Miletich cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barbosa lands with an overhand left.
Miletich misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miletich jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miletich connects with a body shot.
Barbosa throws a push kick but Miletich slaps the foot to one side.
Miletich doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alfredo Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Miletich takes one on the button.
A shot to the liver by Miletich. Beautiful body shot.#CL2#
Miletich rushes Barbosa and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Barbosa.
Miletich lands an elbow just above Barbosa 's eye.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Miletich on the inside. #BC#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Barbosa - just one landing.
Miletich tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Miletich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miletich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Miletich.
Barbosa misses with an elbow over the top.#BC#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
It seemed like Miletich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Miletich.
Miletich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick. #T2#
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa throws a low kick, looking for Miletich's leg but Miletich calmly moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Miletich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miletich lands with a shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
Miletich looks to land a combination but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Miletich.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Miletich moves away and avoids it.
Miletich throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Miletich throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Miletich misses with a few strikes there.
Miletich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Breannain Miletich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Miletich on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miletich throws a body shot but no joy.
Miletich misses with a hook
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miletich was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
A cross from Miletich lands.
Miletich throws a series of strikes that have Barbosa backpedaling.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Miletich.
Miletich shoots in looking for a takedown. Barbosa tries to sprawl out of it but Miletich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barbosa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miletich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miletich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Miletich.
Miletich misses with a jab, cross combination. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miletich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa throws a hook but Miletich blocks it.#CL2#
Miletich moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.#BC#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Miletich with a jab.
Barbosa pushes Miletich away with a front kick.
Barbosa cracks Miletich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barbosa scores with a spinning back kick!
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Miletich.
A jab from Barbosa finds it's way through Miletich's defenses.
Miletich loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miletich throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miletich connects with a single shot there.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Miletich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alfredo Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Miletich blocks a low kick nicely.
Miletich takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Miletich tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miletich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Miletich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbosa connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Barbosa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Miletich throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a big counter combination but Miletich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barbosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miletich lands with a good body shot.
Miletich cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miletich pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barbosa back to the cage. Miletich follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa wants to slow Miletich down by chopping away at his legs.
Miletich appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa scores with a nice head shot.
Miletich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Miletich misses with a wild combination. #T1#
Jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miletich on the side of the head.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miletich.
A punch combination from Miletich misses.
Barbosa throws a push kick but Miletich slaps the foot to one side.
Miletich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miletich lands a jab to Barbosa's midsection.
Miletich misses with a few strikes there.
Miletich lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Barbosa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa tests Miletich's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Miletich misses.
Miletich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Miletich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alfredo Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. Miletich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barbosa cracks the inside of Miletich's front leg.
Barbosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barbosa with a jab.
Miletich misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Miletich misses with a shot to the body
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Miletich clinches up against the cage.
Barbosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miletich was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.#T3#
Miletich looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Miletich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Miletich punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Miletich lands a jab to Barbosa's midsection.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Miletich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miletich lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Miletich moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Miletich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miletich jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miletich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barbosa as he jumps to the side.
Barbosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miletich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4#
Miletich misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Miletich misses with a straight right.
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!
A big right from Miletich misses.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa connects with a single shot there.
Jab by Barbosa.
Barbosa moves out of range as Miletich strikes.
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miletich throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miletich checks a leg kick.
Miletich steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barbosa.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Miletich.
Miletich with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL2#
Miletich forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alfredo Barbosa.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Breannain Miletich!
Breannain Miletich decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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