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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sterling Jordan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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235 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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196 cm
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285 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emilio Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sterling Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Jordan keeps the fight on the outside.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa wants to clinch up but Jordan keeps it at a distance.
Emilio Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa clinches up with Jordan and pushes him back against the cage.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan is just out of range.
Jab from Barbosa.
It looks like Sterling Jordan has been cut.
Barbosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jordan's head.
Barbosa cracks Jordan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa throws a good cross that connects.
Jordan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barbosa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jordan is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jordan stays in close to Barbosa's body and controls the position.
Barbosa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barbosa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jordan!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jordan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jordan is squirming around, avoiding Barbosa's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jordan?
Jordan working to try and regain half guard.
Barbosa looking to control but Jordan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jordan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jordan tries to hold on but Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jordan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Emilio Barbosa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A punch combination from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Jordan avoids nicely.
Jordan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jordan slips a jab from Barbosa.
Jordan throws a nice looking combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sterling Jordan's cut.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jordan throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jordan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Barbosa's half guard.
Jordan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Barbosa is looking to escape.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard but Jordan has passed into side control.
Jordan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jordan working Barbosa over with strikes here.
Barbosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Jordan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa is desperately trying to improve his position but Jordan has a good base and remains in mount.
Jordan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barbosa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barbosa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jordan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jordan raining down shots from the mount!
Jordan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barbosa's face.
Barbosa is in a horrible position here. Jordan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barbosa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jordan lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Jordan.
Barbosa is working to get back to half guard.
Barbosa gets back to half guard.
Jordan wants to take a breather but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jordan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jordan lands a nice short elbow.
Jordan stops Barbosa from getting back to his feet.
Barbosa wants to improve his position but Jordan is controlling well.
Jordan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jordan winds up and cracks Barbosa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa tries to get to full guard but Jordan has control of the leg.
Jordan stops Barbosa from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barbosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jordan's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Jordan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jordan is adopting a defensive guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sterling Jordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sterling Jordan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jordan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jordan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa scores with a one two! Jordan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jordan staying out of range there.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Jordan's head but Jordan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Jordan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa misses with a double jab.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Jordan moves out of range.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Jordan pushes him off.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to clinch there but Jordan circles away.
Jordan needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
That has opened up Sterling Jordan's cut even more.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Jordan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Jordan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barbosa scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
Barbosa lands a lovely overhand right.
The cut above Sterling Jordan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Emilio Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Jordan slips under a jab.
Barbosa sizes up Jordan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barbosa clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Barbosa tries to break the clinch but Jordan is controlling the position.
Jordan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emilio Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jordan tries to keep at a distance but Barbosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa rushes Jordan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa is working Jordan over against the cage.
Barbosa prevents the takedown attempt.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Jordan.
Jordan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Barbosa's half guard.
Barbosa tries to kick Jordan off but Jordan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jordan is looking to take a break and control but Barbosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barbosa.
Jordan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barbosa wants to improve his position but instead Jordan has moved into half guard.
Jordan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Barbosa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jordan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barbosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jordan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Emilio Barbosa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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