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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sala Barbo (ranked 740 p4p, 1429 weight class) and Klaus Chugman (ranked 93 p4p, 167 weight class). Barbo comes to the cage accompanied by Nissim. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 3, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chugman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chugman has gone for a leg lock! Barbo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chugman's guard.
Chugman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chugman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chugman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barbo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chugman controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barbo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barbo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barbo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Barbo forces his way into half guard.
Chugman is trying to maintain the position but Barbo is very close to passing his half guard.
Chugman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Barbo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Chugman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chugman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barbo wants to stand and escape but instead Chugman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chugman wants to control from the top but Barbo keeps moving.
Barbo keeping full guard, as Chugman tries to pass.
Chugman trying to control but Barbo is working from the bottom.
Barbo trying to control the position.
Chugman looking to pass the guard.
Barbo controls Chugman momentarily but Chugman frees himself.
Chugman wants to pass the guard but Barbo is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barbo is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo controlling the position.
Barbo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barbo looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chugman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbo can pounce on him.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbo as he connects with a hook.
Chugman defending well as Barbo loads up on a big left hand.
Chugman scores with a punch to the head.
Barbo is looking to land body kicks.
Chugman throws a looping overhand right but Barbo ducks down to avoid it.
Chugman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barbo throws a lazy right hand but Chugman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chugman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barbo tried to counter with a leg kick but Chugman avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman misses with a looping left.
Barbo is looking to counter punch.
Barbo misses with a wild body shot.
Barbo throws a leg kick which misses Chugman's front leg but catches the back leg as Chugman tries to avoid it.
Barbo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chugman dives in and scores a takedown into Barbo's guard.
Barbo working a defensive guard here.
Chugman pushes down on Barbo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chugman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chugman working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Barbo's thigh. Barbo counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barbo is pulling down on Chugman's head. It's preventing any offense from Chugman, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Klaus Chugman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chugman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
A jab from Chugman misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbo misses its target.
Chugman missing with a left hand there. Barbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chugman fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Barbo finds it's way through Chugman's defenses.
Barbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chugman moves out of range as Barbo strikes.
Chugman takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barbo.
Chugman moves to clinch but Barbo breaks away
and Barbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbo.
Chugman feints and as Barbo raises his hands in defense, Chugman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chugman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barbo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chugman has managed to get both his arms back between Barbo's legs - danger averted.
Chugman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chugman trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chugman postures up.
Chugman throws a strike but Barbo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barbo wants to control from the top but Chugman keeps moving.
Klaus Chugman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barbo preventing the sweep.
Chugman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barbo defends well.
Barbo postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chugman is trying to keep Barbo in close.
Chugman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chugman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chugman keeping full guard, as Barbo tries to pass.
Barbo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman is looking for a triangle but Barbo pushes his legs off easily.
Barbo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barbo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chugman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barbo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barbo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barbo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chugman closes the distance and clinches.
Chugman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barbo is defending well.
Barbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chugman's elbow.
Barbo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chugmans head.
Chugman is looking to control Barbo's arms but Barbo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chugman has his back to the cage.
Barbo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chugman.
Sala Barbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Chugman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbo.
Barbo tries to work over Chugman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbo tries to work over Chugman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chugman manages to break the clinch.
Chugman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barbo is trying to defend but Chugman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Barbo is controlling Chugman's trapped leg to prevent Chugman from advancing to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sala Barbo will probably get the nod.
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!
Chugman misses with a left hand
and Barbo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chugman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chugman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Barbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chugman throws an overhand right that lands on Barbo's shoulder, as Barbo tries to avoid the shot.
Chugman walks into a stiff left hand from Barbo.
Sala Barbo is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick from Barbo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chugman misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
Chugman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barbo throws a leg kick but Chugman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chugman.
Nice defenses there by Chugman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman misses the jab.
Barbo misses with a body kick.
Chugman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chugman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barbo misses with a wild body shot.
Sala Barbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chugman is looking to clinch but Barbo is avoiding it.
Barbo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Barbo throws a hook but Chugman blocks it.
Chugman throws a looping overhand right but Barbo ducks down to avoid it.
Barbo fakes the leg kick and cracks Chugman in the body.
Chugman misses with a lunging right hand
and Chugman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chugman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barbo to the ground. Chugman is now in Barbo's guard.
Barbo has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Chugman has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
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!
Barbo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chugman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chugman jumps guard but Barbo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sala Barbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Chugman.
Barbo tries a body shot but Chugman blocks it.
Barbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbo breaks the clinch.
Barbo misses with a wild body shot.
Barbo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Barbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chugman dives in and scores a takedown into Barbo's guard.
Chugman cracks Barbo with a solid left hand.
Barbo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chugman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barbo is trying to control the position but Chugman postures up.
Barbo pulls Chugman in close to prevent any damage.
Chugman preventing the sweep.
Chugman landing with the ground and pound.
Barbo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chugman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chugman postures up.
Chugman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barbo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chugman is working Barbo over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo can't do much from the bottom here.
Chugman is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbo is defending well.
Barbo can't do much from the bottom here.
Chugman cracks Barbo with a big right hand but Barbo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barbo is looking to regain half guard here but Chugman keeps moving and retains side control.
Barbo is working hard here to advance position.
Chugman tries for a kimura but Barbo is defending well.
Barbo wants to control but Chugman postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sala Barbo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barbo 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sala Barbo!
After winning the bout, Sala Barbo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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