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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 329 p4p, 712 weight class) and Coral Sea (ranked 45 p4p, 99 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25 - 15 - 0 |
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168 cm
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23 - 10 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Coral Sea!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sea takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck for Sea with that takedown attempt.
Sea changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sea swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sea shoots in for a double leg but Barbosa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barbosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Sea, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coral Sea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sea tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Coral Sea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sea dives in for a single leg takedown but Barbosa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sea misses with a takedown attempt
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sea closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barbosa circles away.
Sea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Sea shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barbosa has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sea is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sea.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Sea controls his hands.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Sea blocks it.
Sea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sea taking a breather.
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Sea is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sea throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Sea moves into the clinch.
Sea jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barbosa walks away with a smile on his face. Sea gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Sea takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sea shoots in but Barbosa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A quick step to the side and Barbosa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sea tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Sea changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barbosa tries to avoid it but Sea manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barbosa to the ground. Barbosa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barbosa lands an overhand right.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
A jab from Sea finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barbosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa lands a nice shot that snaps Sea's head back.
Sea fails to land the takedown.
Barbosa feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sea sprawling to the canvas! Sea rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Barbosa finish him?!
Sea is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that round.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sea fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barbosa stuffs the takedown attempt from Sea. Sea gets slowly back to his feet.
As Sea looks to move away, Barbosa throws a big counter combo but Sea just gets out of the way.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sea can do to turn this around?
Sea moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sea with a poor takedown
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coral Sea.
Sea tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sea defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Barbosa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sea drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sea trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa wants to stand up but Sea is controlling him.
Sea looking to pass the guard.
Sea looking to sit in guard and control but Barbosa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Barbosa looking to pass the guard.
Sea controls Barbosa momentarily but Barbosa frees himself.
Sea throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sea throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sea trying to keep a closed guard but Barbosa is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barbosa lands with a right hand.
Barbosa lands with a kick to the temple. Sea shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sea shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barbosa as he avoids it easily.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Sea.
Sea with a poor takedown
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Sea should have avoided that one.
Sea is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Sea scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sea seems to have recovered his senses.
Sea doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sea has a takedown stuffed.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sea tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Sea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sea swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coral Sea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sea clinches with his opponent.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sea's elbow.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sea blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Barbosa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sea tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sea clinches with his opponent.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sea has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sea backwards.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sea pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sea looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Sea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Sea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa effectively controlling the action here.
Sea controlling the action here for a moment.
Sea tries to pull guard but Barbosa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sea tries for a takedown. No joy.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coral Sea.
Sea is trying to pull guard but Barbosa has him pressed against the cage.
Barbosa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Sea's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.
Coral Sea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sea 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.
Sea moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sea.
No joy there for Sea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sea fails with the takedown
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Sea closes the distance but Barbosa moves to the side
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sea momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barbosa counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edson Bidon 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
After winning the bout, Edson Bidon Barbosa 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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