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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Barbosa (ranked 1248 p4p, 1082 weight class) and Free Waterfall Jr (ranked 183 p4p, 166 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Free Waterfall Jr!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waterfall Jr throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Waterfall Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Waterfall Jr.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Waterfall Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Waterfall Jr is out of range.
Good shot there by Barbosa.
Barbosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barbosa misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Waterfall Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Waterfall Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Waterfall Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Waterfall Jr wants to clinch.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waterfall Jr.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Waterfall Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Waterfall Jr jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Waterfall Jr moves away and avoids it.
Waterfall Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Waterfall Jr avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Waterfall Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Waterfall Jr.
Barbosa throws a hook but Waterfall Jr blocks it.
Waterfall Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Waterfall Jr swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa with a hook.
Waterfall Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Waterfall Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waterfall Jr tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Waterfall Jr, as that shot connected.
Waterfall Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Waterfall Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Waterfall Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Waterfall Jr is just out of range.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Waterfall Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Waterfall Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Waterfall Jr tries to clinch up.
Waterfall Jr swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Waterfall Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barbosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Waterfall Jr has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waterfall Jr jumps guard and drags Barbosa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Waterfall Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Waterfall Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barbosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barbosa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barbosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Waterfall Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barbosa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Waterfall Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Waterfall Jr has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barbosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barbosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Waterfall Jr defends well.
Waterfall Jr wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Free Waterfall Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Waterfall Jr's shoulder, as Waterfall Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Waterfall Jr throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Waterfall Jr misses with a straight left.
Waterfall Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Waterfall Jr digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Waterfall Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waterfall Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Waterfall Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Waterfall Jr forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa is trying to break free.
Waterfall Jr lands with a left to the head.
Waterfall Jr jumps guard but Barbosa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Waterfall Jr's head.
Waterfall Jr throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Waterfall Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body punch
and Waterfall Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Waterfall Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Waterfall Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Waterfall Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Waterfall Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Waterfall Jr avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Waterfall Jr drops his hands momentarily and Barbosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Waterfall Jr slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Waterfall Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Waterfall Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Waterfall Jr forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waterfall Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Waterfall Jr takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Waterfall Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Waterfall Jr moves away and avoids it.
Waterfall Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Waterfall Jr.
Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Waterfall Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Waterfall Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Waterfall Jr scores with a hook.
Waterfall Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Waterfall Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa catches Waterfall Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Waterfall Jr 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.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Waterfall Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Waterfall Jr is looking to clinch.
Waterfall Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa tries to score with a low kick but Waterfall Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Waterfall Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Waterfall Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Waterfall Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Waterfall Jr moves out of range.
Waterfall Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waterfall Jr moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Waterfall Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa backing away here, and Waterfall Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Waterfall Jr is looking to clinch.
Waterfall Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waterfall Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Waterfall Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Waterfall Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waterfall Jr moves away.
Waterfall Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Waterfall Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa is wise to it.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Waterfall Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa moves out of range as Waterfall Jr strikes.
Waterfall Jr throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Waterfall Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Waterfall Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waterfall Jr throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Waterfall Jr's head but Waterfall Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waterfall Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa is wise to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Free Waterfall Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Waterfall Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Waterfall Jr saw that one coming.
Waterfall Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Waterfall Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Waterfall Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Waterfall Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Waterfall Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waterfall Jr misses with a looping right.
Waterfall Jr misses with a left hand
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Waterfall Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Waterfall Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Waterfall Jr scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Waterfall Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr misses with a body shot.
Waterfall Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Waterfall Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Waterfall Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waterfall Jr loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
A jab from Waterfall Jr misses.
A low kick lands for Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Waterfall Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Waterfall Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Waterfall Jr slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Waterfall Jr tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Waterfall Jr clinches.
Junior Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body.
Waterfall Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Waterfall Jr.
Barbosa tries to break the clinch but Waterfall Jr is controlling the position.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Waterfall Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
Waterfall Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
Waterfall Jr clinches.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Waterfall Jr.
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Free Waterfall Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr wants to clinch.
Barbosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Waterfall Jr.
Barbosa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Waterfall Jr is rocked!
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Waterfall Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Waterfall Jr scores with a nice strike.
Waterfall Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Waterfall Jr misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Waterfall Jr momentarily.
Waterfall Jr connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waterfall Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa scores with a jab. Waterfall Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Waterfall Jr tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Waterfall Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waterfall Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Free Waterfall Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Waterfall Jr moved out of range nicely.
Waterfall Jr throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Waterfall Jr slips a jab from Barbosa.
Waterfall Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waterfall Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbosa's knee momentarily.
Waterfall Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Waterfall Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Waterfall Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Free Waterfall Jr.
Well Waterfall Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Free Waterfall Jr!
Free Waterfall Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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