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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sys Rq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barbossa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Intergalactic by The Beastie Boys. Sys Rq has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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207 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
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174 cm
32
152 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sys Rq!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rq has managed to clinch.
Rq works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rq makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barbossa jumps into guard, dragging Rq to the mat.
Barbossa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sys Rq has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rq scores with a jab to the body.
Barbossa misses with a straight left.
Rq looks to land a right hand but Barbossa moved out of range.
Rq uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbossa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rq punishes Barbossa's body with a nice straight punch.
Rq wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Rq.
Rq scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbossa in his tracks.
Rq fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rq throws a jab when Barbossa was well out of range.
Jake Barbossa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rq defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barbossa.
Rq misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbossa.
Rq throws a good cross that connects.
We've been hearing reports that Barbossa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barbossa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barbossa showed some decent athleticism there.
Rq blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barbossa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rq manages to get to full guard.
Barbossa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rq is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Barbossa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barbossa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rq tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barbossa is in Rq's guard.
Barbossa trying to control but Rq is working from the bottom.
Barbossa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rq is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Barbossa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barbossa fails to land the takedown.
Barbossa misses with a right hand
letting Rq counter with a right hand.
Rq takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rq stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rq scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barbossa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rq sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbossa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rq avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barbossa.
Rq looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barbossa is trying to control the action in half guard but Rq is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Barbossa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rq throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Barbossa.
Barbossa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rq defends it nicely.
Nice cross by Rq.
Rq throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbossa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbossa throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Rq counter with a right hand.
Rq walks into a stiff left hand from Barbossa.
Rq jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rq thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbossa throws a lazy uppercut
and Rq counters with a straight right hand.
Rq walks into a straight right hand from Barbossa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rq listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barbossa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbossa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbossa throws a shot from downtown. Rq moves away and avoids it.
Sys Rq seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbossa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rq.
Barbossa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rq connects with a single shot there.
Barbossa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rq.
Rq with a hook.
Rq looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbossa is just out of range.
Barbossa throws a looping overhand right but Rq ducks down to avoid it.
Barbossa misses with a double jab
and Rq counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa dives in and scores a takedown into Rq's guard.
Barbossa is looking to work some ground and pound but Rq has wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbossa scoring with some ground and pound.
Barbossa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rq is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbossa 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.
Rq avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbossa trying to control but Rq is working from the bottom.
Barbossa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rq looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rq looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rq!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa struggling a bit here.
Barbossa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rq's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barbossa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rq is working away from the top position though.
Jake Barbossa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jake Barbossa just wasn't active enough.
Barbossa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbossa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbossa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rq!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbossa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rq's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Barbossa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Barbossa fails with a takedown attempt.
Rq throws a big shot that misses.
Rq shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rq ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbossa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rq throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbossa looks to throw the jab but Rq is out of range.
A jab from Rq finds it's way through Barbossa's defenses.
Barbossa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rq bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa misses with an uppercut.
No luck for Barbossa with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Rq. Those never looked like landing.
Rq throws a lazy right hand but Barbossa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rq looks to throw the jab but Barbossa is out of range.
Barbossa shoots in but Rq avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rq staying out of range there.
Rq lands with a nice combination. Barbossa backs away looking to recover.
Rq scores with a jab. Barbossa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rq stuffs the takedown attempt from Barbossa. Barbossa gets slowly back to his feet.
Sys Rq has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barbossa slips a straight right by Rq.
Barbossa shoots in for a takedown but Rq shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sys Rq is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbossa cracks Rq with a good jab.
Rq ducks under a wild hook from Barbossa.
Rq connects with a right hand. Barbossa shakes it off.
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!
Barbossa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbossa misses with a left hand
enabling Rq to counter with a crisp jab.
Rq slips a straight right by Barbossa.
Rq catches Barbossa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rq fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rq lands with a shot to the body.
Rq scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rq slips a straight right by Barbossa.
Barbossa works the jab nicely.
Barbossa throws an off balance right hand
and Rq counters with a nice uppercut.
Rq fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbossa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Barbossa.
Barbossa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbossa loads up on a big right hand but Rq slips the punch.
Horrible takedown by Barbossa or perhaps it was just good defense by Rq which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rq uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbossa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rq connects with a body shot that sends Barbossa's belly button to the back.
Rq jabs Barbossa right on the nose. Barbossa blinks but takes it well.
Rq with a jab.
Rq lands a jab.
Barbossa is rocked!
Rq throws an uppercut from hell that sends Barbossa clean off his feet! He's out cold! Rq stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sys Rq!
The defeated Jake Barbossa had this to say: 'I'm no stranger to losses. This one is no different than the others. I'll bounce back. Congratulations to my opponent. Great fighter.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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