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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Decimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Decimus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Monster Truck,- Righteous Smoke. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Decimus!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decimus scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbosa shoots and misses
and Decimus counters with a low kick, right behind Barbosa 's knee.
Barbosa is looking to score with low kicks.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Decimus moved away.
Decimus has managed to clinch.
Decimus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Decimus avoiding damage as Barbosa throws knees to the body.
Barbosa misses with a knee strike.
Barbosa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Decimus avoiding damage as Barbosa throws knees to the body.
Decimus is trying to drag Barbosa to the mat but Barbosa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Decimus - that landed with a thud.
Barbosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Decimus.
Barbosa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Decimus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Decimus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barbosa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Decimus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa thows a body shot but no joy.
Decimus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
Decimus throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Decimus blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Decimus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa throws a leg kick which misses Decimus's front leg but catches the back leg as Decimus tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Decimus misses.
Decimus misses with a hook.
Decimus lands with an overhand left.
Barbosa tries a low kick but Decimus avoids it.
Barbosa tries to work over Decimus's front leg with a kick but Decimus checks it.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa scores with a head kick. Decimus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Decimus tries to land a front kick but Barbosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Decimus scores with a jab.
Decimus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Decimus avoids a kick to the body.
Maximus Decimus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Decimus moves out of range easily.
Decimus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa tries to work over Decimus's front leg with a kick but Decimus checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Decimus circles away.
Barbosa tries a low kick but Decimus avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barbosa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Decimus - the referee stops the clock and Barbosa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Decimus. Barbosa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Decimus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Decimus connects with the punch.
The crowd cheers as Decimus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
Decimus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
and Decimus counters with a thumping low kick.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Decimus is out of range.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Decimus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Decimus scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Decimus tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good leg kick by Decimus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Decimus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decimus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decimus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
enabling Decimus to counter with a crisp jab.
Decimus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Decimus moved away.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decimus avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Decimus checks the leg kick.
Barbosa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa misses with a low kick as Decimus jumps back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decimus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice shot by Decimus.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Decimus counters with a body kick that stops Barbosa in his tracks momentarily.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Decimus is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Decimus's legs.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Decimus is out of range.
Decimus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Decimus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barbosa misses with a leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
and Decimus counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Decimus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa throws out a leg kick but Decimus moves out of range and Barbosa only half commits.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barbosa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Decimus tries to buck Barbosa off but Barbosa is having none of it.
Decimus tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Barbosa throwing sloppy strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Decimus has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the head.
Barbosa lands punches and elbows.
Maximus Decimus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa punches Decimus on the ear.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa punishes Decimus with strikes from the back mount.
Barbosa not allowing Decimus to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to control.
Barbosa lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Barbosa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa is punishing Decimus with strikes - can he finish him?!
Barbosa throwing damaging strikes from the back! Decimus could be in trouble here!
Decimus covers up after that shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa missing with punches from the back.
Barbosa lands a shot to the head.
What can Decimus do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus is taking damage to the body and head.
Barbosa scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Decimus is looking for a way out.
Barbosa throws strikes from the back but Decimus rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Decimus.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Decimus keeps moving.
Decimus has his hands on Barbosa's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to control but Decimus is working from the bottom.
Decimus is looking to stand up but Barbosa isn't so interested in that idea.
Barbosa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Decimus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Decimus keeps moving.
Decimus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decimus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Decimus throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Decimus both land. Nice combination.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Decimus connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa rushes Decimus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa looking to throw knees to the head but Decimus is blocking nicely.
Decimus managing to block the knees to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa looking to throw knees to the head but Decimus is blocking nicely.
Decimus misses with the head strike.
Barbosa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Decimus avoiding damage as Barbosa throws knees to the body.
Decimus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Maximus Decimus has been cut.
Barbosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Decimus.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
Decimus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Decimus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Decimus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Decimus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt - Decimus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barbosa throws a chopping leg kick but Decimus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Decimus 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 misses with a low kick.
Barbosa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a low kick, looking for Decimus's leg but Decimus calmly moves out of range.
Hector Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Decimus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Decimus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decimus blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Decimus checks it well.
Decimus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Decimus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Decimus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbosa scrambles back to his feet.
Decimus throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Decimus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barbosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decimus takes the fight into the clinch.
Barbosa looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Decimus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Decimus throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Decimus misses the target.
Decimus tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Decimus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Decimus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Decimus blocks a leg kick.
Jab from Decimus.
Barbosa is rocked!
Decimus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbosa throws a low kick but Decimus avoids it.
Barbosa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Decimus swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbosa.
Hector Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barbosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbosa tried to score with a low kick but Decimus checks it.
Decimus is looking to score with low kicks.
Decimus misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barbosa missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Still in the clinch, Decimus scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Decimus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Barbosa!
Hector Barbosa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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