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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hector Barbossa (ranked 5302 p4p, 4275 weight class) and Petr Sirotek (ranked 588 p4p, 520 weight class). Barbossa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hoist The Colors. Sirotek has chosen Igraj moja Hrvatska as his entrance music. The key to victory for Hector Barbossa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Big heart
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Petr Sirotek!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirotek clinches.
A short uppercut from Barbossa.
Barbossa misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbossa.
Barbossa tries to circle away but Sirotek has him pinned against the ropes.
Sirotek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbossa's efforts to push away.
Sirotek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barbossa up against the ropes.
Barbossa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sirotek is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sirotek breaks the clinch.
Sirotek looks to throw a body kick
and Sirotek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbossa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barbossa throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa throws a nice looking combination but Sirotek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sirotek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbossa, pushing him back against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barbossa managing to block the knees to the body from Sirotek.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sirotek as Barbossa tries to tie him up.
Barbossa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barbossa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbossa lands an elbow just above Sirotek 's eye.
Sirotek is trying to break the clinch but Barbossa has him pressed against the ropes.
Barbossa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbossa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barbossa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirotek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sirotek moves into the clinch.
Barbossa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sirotek.
Sirotek stalling against the ropes.
Barbossa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Come on Sirotek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sirotek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbossa fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbossa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbossa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barbossa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbossa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sirotek takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barbossa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbossa throws a one two combo.
Hector Barbossa is winning the standup battle so far.
Sirotek forces Barbossa back against the ropes and clinches.
Barbossa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sirotek can do to turn this around?
A body shot lands from Barbossa.
Barbossa tries to break free but Sirotek pushes him back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sirotek tries a body shot but Barbossa blocks it.
Barbossa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sirotek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirotek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barbossa throws a head kick that half lands.
Sirotek instigates a clinch.
Sirotek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barbossa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siroteks head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa looking to slow down the pace here.
Sirotek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barbossa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbossa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siroteks head.
Sirotek can't break the clinch.
Sirotek tries a body shot but Barbossa blocks it.
Sirotek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barbossa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sirotek is keeping busy.
Sirotek leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barbossa tries to circle away but Sirotek has him pinned against the ropes.
Barbossa tries to break free but Sirotek pushes him back against the ropes.
Sirotek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barbossa stalling in the clinch but Sirotek improves position.
Sirotek's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sirotek prevents a body shot from Barbossa.
Petr Sirotek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbossa tries to break the clinch but Sirotek is controlling the position.
Barbossa lands a good knee to the midsection. Sirotek won't want to take too many of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbossa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barbossa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Siroteks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sirotek rushes Barbossa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Barbossa trying to control the position but instead, Sirotek has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbossa into the ropes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barbossa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sirotek looking to throw knees to the head but Barbossa is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Sirotek to work.
Barbossa has had enough of the clinch but Sirotek keeps him there for the moment.
Barbossa manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirotek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbossa.
Sirotek takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sirotek swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirotek takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sirotek tries to clinch up but Barbossa circles away and keeps his distance.
As Sirotek looks to move away, Barbossa throws a big counter combo but Sirotek just gets out of the way.
Barbossa scores with a nice head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Barbossa. Those never looked like landing.
Barbossa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sirotek attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petr Sirotek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sirotek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbossa lands with a slapping head kick.
Sirotek blocks a head kick by Barbossa.
Barbossa with a hook.
Sirotek closes the distance and pushes Barbossa back into the ropes.
Barbossa tries a body shot but Sirotek blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirotek tries to circle away but Barbossa has him pinned against the ropes.
Sirotek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbossa scores with a one two! Sirotek had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbossa lands with a nice combination. Sirotek backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Sirotek.
Barbossa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbossa misses with a head kick.
Barbossa lands a jab-cross combination.
Sirotek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbossa. Barbossa obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbossa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sirotek is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Barbossa tries to clinch but Sirotek is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Sirotek's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hector Barbossa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sirotek forces Barbossa back against the ropes and clinches.
Barbossa trying to control the position but instead, Sirotek has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbossa into the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Barbossa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barbossa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Barbossa!
Hector Barbossa looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm curious; After killing me what is it you're planning on doing next?'.
In defeat, Petr Sirotek stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my family, my friends and my trainers and also my sponsors. I'LL BE BACK!'.
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