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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bento Barboza (ranked 706 p4p, 478 weight class) and Boniface Randriamaholison (ranked 94 p4p, 72 weight class). Barboza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Angel Of Death. Randriamaholison has chosen Careless Whisper (Remastered) as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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38 - 21 - 0 |
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28
265
15 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Big right hand |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bento Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Boniface Randriamaholison!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A swing and a miss from Randriamaholison.
We've been told by Barboza's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barboza moves out of range as Randriamaholison strikes.
And Barboza counters with a quick kick to the body but Randriamaholison blocks it.
Barboza looks for the body kick but Randriamaholison saw that one coming.
Randriamaholison misses with a hook. Barboza ducked under it nicely.
Randriamaholison throws a poor cross that misses
and Barboza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Randriamaholison throws an off balance right hand
and Barboza counters with a left hand that sends Randriamaholison to the canvas!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza wants to stand but Randriamaholison has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Our spies down at at Jed's Gym inform us that Randriamaholison has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randriamaholison is controlling Barboza's posture.
Barboza wants to stand and escape but instead Randriamaholison has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Randriamaholison prevents Barboza from getting back to his feet.
Barboza trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Randriamaholison controlling from the top position.
Barboza has momentary wrist control but Randriamaholison slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza pulls Randriamaholison in close to his closed guard and prevents Randriamaholison from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barboza misses with a body kick.
Barboza slips a straight right by Randriamaholison.
Barboza appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Randriamaholison misses with a head kick.
Barboza blocks a jab.
Randriamaholison digs a good body shot into Barboza's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison missing with a left hand there. Barboza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barboza swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Randriamaholison throws an overhand right that lands on Barboza's shoulder, as Barboza tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Barboza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barboza throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Randriamaholison to counter with a crisp jab.
Randriamaholison misses with a looping right.
Barboza fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Randriamaholison is out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barboza lands with a nice body kick.
Randriamaholison lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bento Barboza will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Randriamaholison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randriamaholison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It appears Barboza was looking to counter with a kick there.
Randriamaholison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Randriamaholison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Randriamaholison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barboza throws out the jab.
Randriamaholison looks to land a right hand but Barboza moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza slips a straight right by Randriamaholison.
It appears Barboza was looking to counter with a kick there.
Barboza works Randriamaholison's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randriamaholison throws an overhand right that lands on Barboza's shoulder, as Barboza tries to avoid the shot.
It appears Barboza was looking to counter with a kick there.
Randriamaholison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barboza.
Barboza looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Randriamaholison just misses with a punch to the body.
Barboza misses with a wild body shot.
Randriamaholison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Randriamaholison swings widly with a right hand
and Barboza counters with a nice kick to the body.
Randriamaholison is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Barboza slips under a jab from Randriamaholison.
A quick step to the side and Barboza tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barboza under the eye.
Bento Barboza is winning the standup battle so far.
Barboza misses with the body kick
letting Randriamaholison counter with a right hand.
It looks like Bento Barboza has been cut.
Randriamaholison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barboza counters with a stiff right hand.
Barboza misses with a leg kick
and Randriamaholison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barboza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Randriamaholison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Randriamaholison counters with a straight right hand.
Barboza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barboza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barboza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Randriamaholison 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.
Randriamaholison throws a shot from downtown. Barboza moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Barboza misses the target.
Boniface Randriamaholison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randriamaholison misses with a hook. Barboza ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barboza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randriamaholison.
Randriamaholison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Randriamaholison misses with a hook. Barboza ducked under it nicely.
Barboza throws a sloppy body shot
and Randriamaholison counters with a nice body shot.
Randriamaholison misses with a body shot.
Barboza swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Randriamaholison cracks Barboza with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Randriamaholison has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Barboza to stand back up!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boniface Randriamaholison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bento Barboza's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Randriamaholison stuns Barboza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Randriamaholison misses with an uppercut
and Barboza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barboza takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barboza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randriamaholison.
Randriamaholison misses with a looping right.
Barboza throws a quick counter kick to the body but Randriamaholison avoids it.
Randriamaholison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randriamaholison misses with a looping right.
Barboza is looking for a counter combo.
Barboza moves out of range of the strikes.
Randriamaholison throws a looping overhand right but Barboza ducks down to avoid it.
Barboza feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Randriamaholison lands a big head kick that sends Barboza tumbling to the mat! Randriamaholison takes a step backwards and waves Barboza back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barboza is rocked!
Barboza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Randriamaholison swings widly with a right hand
letting Barboza counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison missing with a left hand there. Barboza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Barboza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randriamaholison throws the left hand but Barboza avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Barboza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Randriamaholison misses with an uppercut.
Barboza appears to be looking for a big counter.
Randriamaholison cracks Barboza with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Barboza looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Randriamaholison finish him?
Randriamaholison throws a hook to the side of Barboza's head but Barboza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Barboza was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Randriamaholison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison looks to land a right hand but Barboza moved out of range.
Barboza slips a jab from Randriamaholison.
An attempted straight right counter from Barboza misses the target.
Barboza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Randriamaholison finds it's way round the side to connect with Barboza's head.
Bento Barboza's cut is getting worse.
Randriamaholison digs a good body shot into Barboza's ribs.
Randriamaholison thuds a left hand into Barboza's body.
Randriamaholison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barboza.
It looked like Barboza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison throws a hook to the side of Barboza's head but Barboza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barboza half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barboza on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barboza staying out of range there.
Barboza looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Randriamaholison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barboza.
Randriamaholison uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barboza has time to react.
Randriamaholison walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boniface Randriamaholison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Randriamaholison 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boniface Randriamaholison!
During a confident post fight interview, Boniface Randriamaholison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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