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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Barbosa (ranked 115 p4p, 1115 weight class) and Diamond Hand (ranked 18 p4p, 149 weight class). Lucas Barbosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Diamond Hand!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barbosa shoots for a takedown but Hand saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hand slips a jab from Barbosa.
Hand lands a jab.
It looks like Lucas Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Hand.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucas Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hand gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barbosa.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Hand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Hand keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hand doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Hand moved out of range.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hand throws out the jab.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hand sprawls well. Hand wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barbosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Hand is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Hand moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Hand looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Hand.
Barbosa connects with a right hand. Hand shakes it off.
Barbosa throws a good cross that connects.
Barbosa throws a hook but Hand avoids it easily.
Hand throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hands jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hand misses with a body shot.
Hand defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Hand looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches up with Hand, looking for a takedown. Barbosa pushes Hand against the cage but Hand circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hand!
Barbosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hand keeps working.
Barbosa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hand is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barbosa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barbosa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hand rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Barbosa's guard! Nice work there by Hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hand is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barbosa working a defensive guard here.
Barbosa is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hand has his hands clasped together but Barbosa extends and breaks Hand's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Barbosa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucas Barbosa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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