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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Barbosa (ranked 2616 p4p, 1915 weight class) and Oskari Sankari (ranked 291 p4p, 229 weight class). Barbosa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem - Go to Sleep. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oskari Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Sankari.
It looks like Antonio Barbosa has been cut.
Sankari jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Sankari works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
Sankari misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sankari was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Sankari scores with a three punch combo!
Sankari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sankari! But no joy.
Sankari lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari scores with a nice head shot.
Sankari misses with a hook to the body
and Barbosa counters with a body kick that stops Sankari in his tracks momentarily.
Sankari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sankari takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Sankari has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barbosa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sankari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sankari scores with a jab to the body.
Sankari ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sankari.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Sankari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Sankari is out of range.
Sankari is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sankari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Sankari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sankari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sankari slips under a jab.
Sankari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sankari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sankari scores with a shot to the body.
Sankari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Sankari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Sankari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sankari scores with a nice right hand.
Barbosa lands a head kick!
The fighters circle momentarily. Sankari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oskari Sankari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Barbosa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sankari scores with a jab to the body.
Sankari throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sankari thinking.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Sankari.
Sankari lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sankari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sankari.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Sankari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Sankari.
Sankari throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Sankari manages to avoid it.
Sankari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sankari looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Sankari moved out of range nicely.
Sankari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sankari moves away.
Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Sankari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sankari appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sankari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Sankari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sankari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sankari misses the body punch
and Barbosa counters with a body kick that stops Sankari in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sankari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barbosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa feints a jab promting Sankari to slip. Barbosa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sankari slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sankari throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Barbosa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Sankari moves out of range.
Sankari doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sankari stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sankari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Barbosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sankari clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
letting Sankari counter with a right hand.
Jab by Barbosa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sankari lands a two punch combo.
Sankari digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Sankari looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barbosa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sankari.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sankari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sankari is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oskari Sankari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Barbosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antonio Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa drops Sankari with a beautiful combination! Sankari stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barbosa is looking for the KO!
Sankari is rocked!
Sankari misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa rattles Sankari with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Sankari tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Barbosa dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Sankari stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antonio Barbosa!
An out of breath and clearly excited Antonio Barbosa thanked Knock Out Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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