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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Primus Inter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa has chosen Kick In the Door as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hector Barbosa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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196 lbs
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Primus Inter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Inter cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Inter pushes him off.
Inter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Inter counters with a head kick that drops Barbosa to the mat! Barbosa scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Barbosa is rocked!
Inter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Barbosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa trying to control the position but instead, Inter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbosa into the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Barbosa throws an elbow but misses.
Barbosa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inter is defending well for now.
Inter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Barbosa throws an elbow but it misses.
Inter looking for a takedown.
Inter blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inter avoids it.
Barbosa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Barbosa stops a takedown attempt from Inter.
Inter blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Inter as Barbosa tries to tie him up.
Inter gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Barbosa regains guard.
Inter throws a big right hand that misses.
Barbosa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Inter preventing the sweep.
Barbosa looking to control but Inter passes into half guard.
Barbosa is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Inter connects with a nice short shot to Barbosa's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep. Inter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barbosa is staying active underneath Inter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Inter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa wants to control but Inter is keeping busy.
Inter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Inter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Inter seems to be working for a kimura but Barbosa defends the submission attempt.
Barbosa is trying to stand back up but Inter is controlling him
Inter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep. Inter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inter is looking to take a break and control but Barbosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barbosa is defending against the submission attempts here by Inter.
Inter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barbosa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Inter controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Inter working the head and body with strikes.
Inter is looking to take a break and control but Barbosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to hold on to Inter's head to control him but Inter postures up.
Inter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Inter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Barbosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Inter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Primus Inter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Inter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Inter circles away.
Inter slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Inter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Inter.
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Inter looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Inter misses with the body kick
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Inter thinking.
Inter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Inter counters with an inside leg kick.
Inter looks for the body kick but Barbosa saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hector Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Inter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Inter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Inter shoots in but no luck this time.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Inter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Inter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Inter circles away.
Inter swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Hector Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Inter to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Inter finish him?
Primus Inter is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa seems to have recovered his senses.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Inter.
Inter throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Barbosa motions for Inter to come forward. Barbosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inter was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Inter missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa looks to clinch
and Inter counters with an outside leg kick.
Inter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Inter goes for a takedown attempt but Barbosa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Inter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Inter.
Inter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
An inside leg kick lands from Inter.
Inter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inter swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Inter throws a low kick, looking for Barbosa's leg but Barbosa calmly moves out of range.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Inter is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa tries to clinch
and Inter counters with a leg kick.
Inter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Primus Inter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barbosa takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Inter shoots in and drives through. Barbosa sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Primus Inter dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Inter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Inter.
Inter swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
A bone on bone clash there as Barbosa blocks the leg kick.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Inter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa wants to clinch but Inter slips to the side
and Inter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barbosa's guard.
Inter throwing strikes from guard but Barbosa blocks nicely.
Inter trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Inter scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inter tries to free his leg and advance position but Barbosa is retaining full guard.
Inter pushes down on Barbosa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barbosa tries to roll over but Inter keeps him under control.
Barbosa is trying to stand up here but Inter is controlling him well.
Inter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Inter throwing shots but Barbosa is blocking nicely.
Inter slows the pace down in half guard.
Barbosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hector Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to maintain the position but Inter is very close to passing his half guard.
Inter working Barbosa over with strikes.
Inter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Inter is nestled in close to Barbosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Inter thows a huge punch but Barbosa dodges it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa is refusing to be controlled, as Inter sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inter content to control rather than advance.
Primus Inter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Primus Inter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Barbosa stuffs the takedown.
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Inter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barbosa but Barbosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Inter circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Inter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Inter is trying to break free.
Inter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Inter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.
Barbosa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barbosa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Barbosa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inter managing to block the knees to the body from Barbosa.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Barbosa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Inter's brow.
Barbosa pushes off an throws an elbow but Inter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Primus Inter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Inter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Primus Inter!
A relieved looking Primus Inter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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