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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bento Barboza (ranked 6484 p4p, 6425 weight class) and Tom Obama (ranked 199 p4p, 197 weight class). Barboza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Angel Of Death. Bento Barboza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bento Barboza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Obama!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza misses with a jab to the body
and Obama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barboza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Obama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barboza moves away.
Barboza looks to land a left hand but Obama moved out of range nicely.
Obama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Obama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barboza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barboza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Barboza misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama avoids the body shot from Barboza.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Obama! But no joy.
Obama throws a hook but Barboza blocks it.
Barboza scores with a jab. Obama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Bento Barboza has been cut.
Barboza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obama doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obama. Barboza does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obama. Barboza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barboza throws a lazy uppercut
and Obama counters with a left to the body.
Obama throws a body shot but no joy.
Barboza was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barboza ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
Obama cracks Barboza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Obama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barboza misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obama is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barboza rather than just go for the knockout.
Barboza misses with a right hand
and Obama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barboza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Obama to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barboza misses with an uppercut. Obama saw that one coming.
Barboza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Obama at a distance.
Obama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barboza.
Obama blocks a jab.
Obama has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barboza misses with a right hand
and Obama counters with a stiff right hand.
Obama throws a lazy right hand but Barboza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barboza slips under a jab from Obama.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Obama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bento Barboza's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Obama ducks under a wild hook from Barboza.
Obama now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Obama rushes Barboza and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Obama blocks an uppercut.
Obama lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Obama lands a left hand.
Barboza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Barboza fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obama.
Obama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barboza swings wildly with an uppercut but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barboza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Barboza.
Barboza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Barboza.
Barboza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barboza lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barboza working aggressively here.
Obama is breathing heavily.
Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barboza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barboza misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Barboza misses with a punch to the body.
Obama tries to work over Barboza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barboza digs a right hand underneath Obama's ribcage. Obama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barboza lands an uppercut.
Barboza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Barboza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barboza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barboza tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Barboza back against the ropes.
Obama blocks an uppercut.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Barboza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barboza throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama lands a left hand.
Barboza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barboza.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Barboza fails to land.
Barboza pushes Obama back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barboza misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obama.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Barboza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barboza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barboza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bento Barboza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Barboza lands with a short shot to the head.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barboza lands a shot to the body.
Obama tries a body shot but Barboza blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barboza.
Barboza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bento Barboza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bento Barboza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barboza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barboza throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Barboza misses the target.
Barboza cracks Obama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Obama throws a body punch but Barboza moves out of range.
Obama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barboza throwing a counter right hand but Obama manages to avoid it.
Barboza cracks Obama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza swings widly with a right hand
and Obama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barboza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obama takes a swing at Barboza's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Barboza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza throws a hook but Obama blocks it.
Barboza just misses with a punch to the body.
Obama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obama is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Obama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barboza lands a slapping body shot.
Barboza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Obama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barboza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barboza throws a jab when Obama was well out of range.
Obama throws out a loose jab but Barboza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barboza lands with a straight right. Obama didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama looks to clinch
and Barboza counters with a nice uppercut that drops Obama onto his backside! Obama bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Obama is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obama lands with a good body shot.
Obama is still on wobbly legs! Can Barboza finish him?
Obama lands a body shot.
Obama seems to have recovered his senses.
Obama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barboza throwing a counter right hand but Obama manages to avoid it.
Obama tries to clinch up
and Barboza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Obama misses with an uppercut
letting Barboza counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bento Barboza takes that one, having scored the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Bento Barboza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Obama avoids the body shot from Barboza.
Obama slips a jab from Barboza.
Barboza digs a good body shot into Obama's ribs.
A left lands for Barboza.
Barboza scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Obama to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Barboza away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Obama got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Barboza cracks Obama with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bento Barboza!
Bento Barboza is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Bento Barboza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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