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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jojiro Yamanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jojiro Yamanaka!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamanaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Jojiro Yamanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamanaka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barbosa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Yamanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbosa punishes Yamanaka's body with a nice straight punch.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Yamanaka is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yamanaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamanaka looks to land a combination but Barbosa avoids it well.
Yamanaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yamanaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamanaka throws a lazy body kick
and Barbosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yamanaka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barbosa pinned against the cage. Barbosa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Yamanaka avoids them all with ease.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Yamanaka.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Yamanaka's ribs.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamanaka wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yamanaka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yamanaka misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
Yamanaka works over Barbosa's head and body with a nice combination.
Yamanaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Yamanaka throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yamanaka scores with a three punch combo!
Yamanaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamanaka digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Yamanaka.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamanaka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Yamanaka moves out of range.
Yamanaka looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a nice body kick.
Frank Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamanaka throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamanaka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barbosa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yamanaka somewhat.
Yamanaka swings widly with a right hand
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.
Yamanaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbosa cracks Yamanaka with an open hand slap.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbosa.
Yamanaka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yamanaka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yamanaka throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamanaka. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a double jab.
Yamanaka looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Yamanaka is looking to land body kicks.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa throws a hook but Yamanaka blocks it.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Yamanaka.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Yamanaka seems unphased.
Barbosa thuds his shin into the meat of Yamanaka's side.
Yamanaka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yamanaka throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Barbosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yamanaka on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamanaka is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Yamanaka scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Yamanaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamanaka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Frank Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Yamanaka moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Yamanaka. Those never looked like landing.
Barbosa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Yamanaka.
Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
Yamanaka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Barbosa's cut.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barbosa lands a jab to Yamanaka's midsection.
Yamanaka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yamanaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Frank Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamanaka misses with a combination
and Barbosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbosa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamanaka ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Yamanaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa lands a nice shot that snaps Yamanaka's head back.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barbosa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Some wild striking there from Yamanaka.
Yamanaka throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yamanaka is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamanaka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barbosa but Barbosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamanaka moves away.
Yamanaka throws a big shot that misses.
As Yamanaka backs away, Barbosa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa scores with a spinning back kick!
Barbosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Jojiro Yamanaka has been cut.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Yamanaka is rocked!
Barbosa connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Yamanaka out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Barbosa!
Frank Barbosa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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RATING
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