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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Barboza (ranked 2055 p4p, 2054 weight class) and Jach Bresnar (ranked 269 p4p, 268 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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11 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
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Excellent 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jach Bresnar!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bresnar throws a nice looking combination but Barboza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barboza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bresnar.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barboza checks a leg kick.
Barboza slips under a jab from Bresnar.
Bresnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bresnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barboza is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bresnar.
Bresnar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bresnar loads up on a big right hand but Barboza slips the punch.
Bresnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barboza clinches up with Bresnar and pushes him back against the cage.
Bresnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barboza avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barboza has a couple of punches blocked by Bresnar.
Bresnar misses with an elbow strike.
Barboza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barboza prevents Bresnar from breaking the clinch.
Barboza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bresnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Bresnar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barboza taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barboza has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bresnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bresnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barboza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barboza misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Barboza.
Bresnar blocks a body shot from Barboza.
Barboza presses Bresnar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza is struggling to control the position.
Barboza leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barboza avoiding damage.
Bresnar tries to break the clinch but Barboza is controlling the position.
Bresnar tries to stall but Barboza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barboza is pushing Bresnar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barboza just leaning against Bresnar, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joey Barboza.
Bresnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar missing with a left hand there. Barboza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barboza has managed to clinch.
Barboza'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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bresnar.
Barboza manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barboza stalling the fight.
Bresnar just leaning against Barboza, taking a breather.
Barboza gets through Bresnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barboza stalling the fight.
Barboza misses with some punches.
Barboza leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar is looking to break free of the clinch but Barboza has double underhooks.
Barboza pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joey Barboza.
A cross from Bresnar lands.
Bresnar throws a series of punches but Barboza moves out of range.
Bresnar tries to keep at a distance but Barboza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bresnar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barboza has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bresnar is trying to break the clinch but Barboza is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barboza stalling the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Barboza dominated that 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.
Bresnar lands with an overhand left.
Barboza misses with a double jab
letting Bresnar counter with a right hand.
Barboza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Joey Barboza has been cut.
Barboza misses with a double jab.
Joey Barboza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bresnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barboza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bresnar drops Barboza with a beautiful combination! Barboza stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bresnar is looking for the KO!
Barboza is rocked!
Jach Bresnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bresnar lands a brutal uppercut that launches Barboza off his feet! Barboza tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jach Bresnar!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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