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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antoni Hong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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178 cm
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156 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoni Hong!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barbosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Hong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hong throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa takes one to the side of the head.
Barbosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hong's head.
Hong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the body.
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 digs a good body shot into Hong's ribs.
Barbosa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barbosa.
Hong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbosa throws a hook but Hong avoids it easily.
Hong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hong misses with a left hand
and Barbosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hong. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Hong throws a low kick, looking for Barbosa's leg but Barbosa calmly moves out of range.
Hong throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Hong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hong blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Hong is out of range.
Hong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a low kick as Hong jumps back.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barbosa.
A bone on bone clash there as Barbosa blocks the leg kick.
Hong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Antoni Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong misses with a kick to the body.
Hong 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 hook. Hong ducked under it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barbosa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barbosa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hong lands a nice looking body kick.
A low kick from Hong misses
and Barbosa counters with a left to the body.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.
Hong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alfredo Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hong lands a right hook to the body.
Hong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hong swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Hong is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hong throws a head kick that Barbosa semi-blocks.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Hong moved away.
Hong misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
Hong lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Hong moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Hong thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbosa.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hong is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Barbosa avoids it.
Hong connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Barbosa.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Hong counters with a body kick.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alfredo Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barbosa tries to score with a low kick but Hong moves his leg out of the way.
Hong looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Hong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Hong is looking to score with low kicks.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Hong.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa tries to land a front kick but Hong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hong throws out a leg kick but Barbosa moves out of range and Hong only half commits.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
As Hong backs away, Barbosa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hong is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Hong.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa stuffs the takedown attempt from Hong. Hong gets slowly back to his feet.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Barbosa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hong throws out a leg kick but Barbosa moves out of range and Hong only half commits.
Hong throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Antoni Hong has been cut.
Hong digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Hong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hong staying out of range there.
Hong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hong lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Alfredo Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hong is rocked!
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Hong motions for Barbosa to come forward. Hong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa tried to counter with a leg kick but Hong avoided it.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Hong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Hong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Hong is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Hong moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong seems to have recovered his senses.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barbosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hong is able to avoid easily.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Hong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Hong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barbosa lands a brutal head kick. Hong looks out on his feet and Barbosa throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Alfredo Barbosa!
A relieved looking Alfredo Barbosa 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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