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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Junior Barbosa (ranked 2572 p4p, 4840 weight class) and Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 292 p4p, 475 weight class). Elizondo has chosen Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaizka Elizondo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elizondo ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Elizondo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Elizondo.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Elizondo has time to react.
Elizondo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Elizondo scores with a shot to the body.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Elizondo is out of range.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Elizondo ducks under and follows up with a left that Elizondo also avoids with ease.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Elizondo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elizondo throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elizondo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elizondo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elizondo connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Elizondo.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Elizondo. Elizondo obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Elizondo walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Elizondo scores with a head kick. Barbosa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Elizondo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Elizondo moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Elizondo.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Elizondo has time to react.
Elizondo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Elizondo misses with a hook.
Elizondo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Elizondo is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Barbosa engages and cracks Elizondo with a massive lead left hook - Elizondo tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Barbosa is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior Barbosa!
A victorious Junior Barbosa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Gaizka Elizondo was interviewed post fight and said 'gonna take some time off '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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