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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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149 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Zoolander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zoolander sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbosa somewhat.
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches up with Zoolander, looking for a takedown. Barbosa pushes Zoolander against the ropes but Zoolander circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Xavier Zoolander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Barbosa.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hector Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Zoolander as Barbosa shoots in.
Zoolander tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Zoolander. No joy for Barbosa on that attempt.
Barbosa has his takedown stuffed
and Zoolander counters by clinching up.
Zoolander tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barbosa is working for takedown but Zoolander is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zoolander lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Zoolander holds him up against the ropes and eventually Barbosa drops back down to his feet.
Zoolander gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zoolander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zoolander landing knees to the body.
Zoolander scores with a shoulder strike.
Barbosa wants a takedown.
Zoolander tries to land knees in the clinch but Barbosa avoids the damage to the body.
Barbosa pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zoolander gets to his feet - Barbosa follows without any prompting.
Barbosa misses with the body kick
and Zoolander holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short left from Zoolander.
Barbosa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zoolander smiles and moves away.
Barbosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoolander stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zoolander wants it to stay on the feet.
Zoolander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zoolander tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa has closed the distance and engaged Zoolander in a clinch.
Barbosa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Zoolander regains guard immediately.
Zoolander will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zoolander keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zoolander wants to stand and escape but Barbosa is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barbosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Zoolander is looking to stand up but Barbosa isn't so interested in that idea.
Barbosa throws a big elbow that misses.
Barbosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barbosa connects with a couple of short punches.
Barbosa trying to control but Zoolander is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barbosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barbosa throws a big elbow that misses.
Barbosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barbosa controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that round.
That's time! Zoolander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barbosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zoolander is fending him off so far but Barbosa persists. Nope, Zoolander circles away and we're back to standing.
Zoolander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa looks for a takedown but Zoolander sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Xavier Zoolander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Barbosa.
Zoolander stuffs the takedown.
Barbosa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zoolander bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Zoolander leaves Barbosa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zoolander moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Barbosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
Zoolander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches up with Zoolander, looking for a takedown. Barbosa pushes Zoolander against the ropes but Zoolander circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a takedown
and Zoolander counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt
and Zoolander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Hector Barbosa has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zoolander tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Zoolander looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zoolander ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zoolander.
Barbosa shoots in for a double leg but Zoolander sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zoolander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zoolander.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander clinches up against the ropes.
Zoolander with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barbosa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Zoolander regains guard immediately.
Barbosa throwing strikes but missing.
Zoolander is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barbosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barbosa is in close to Zoolander's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barbosa landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Xavier Zoolander will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hector Barbosa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Zoolander. No joy for Barbosa on that attempt.
Zoolander pushes Barbosa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barbosa blocks the elbow strike.
Zoolander tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zoolander scores with a shoulder strike.
Zoolander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zoolander lands an elbow just above Barbosa 's eye.
Zoolander with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Zoolander just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.
Barbosa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Barbosa prevents Zoolander from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barbosa stops Zoolander from standing up.
Barbosa throws a strike but Zoolander rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barbosa is looking for a triangle here but Zoolander uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Barbosa throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander tries to stand but Barbosa is controlling his head.
Zoolander decides to stand back up.
Zoolander stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zoolander wants it to stay on the feet.
Zoolander fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zoolander counters with a low kick, right behind Barbosa 's knee.
Xavier Zoolander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zoolander lands with a kick to the temple. Barbosa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barbosa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zoolander's guard.
Zoolander is looking to stand up but Barbosa isn't so interested in that idea.
Barbosa throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Zoolander is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barbosa, into his guard.
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!
Zoolander tries to stand but Barbosa is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Zoolander showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zoolander 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Xavier Zoolander!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Hector Barbosa!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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