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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Barbossa (ranked 357 p4p, 45 weight class) and Ron Jeremy (ranked 767 p4p, 97 weight class). Ron Jeremy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 cm
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155 lbs
23 - 4 - 3 |
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172 cm
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155 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
23 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geoffrey Barbossa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Jeremy! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barbossa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Jeremy throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbossa counters with a low kick, right behind Jeremy 's knee. Barbossa moves into the clinch. Jeremy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jeremy prevents a body shot from Barbossa. Jeremy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Barbossa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Barbossa lands a shot to the body. Barbossa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jeremy throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbossa. Jeremy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbossa's head backwards. Barbossa lands with a nice body punch. Barbossa lands with a straight right. Jeremy didn't see that one coming. Jeremy misses with a body shot
and Barbossa counters with a thumping low kick. Barbossa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jeremy. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Barbossa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Barbossa swings for the body but Jeremy moves out of range.
Barbossa is looking to slow Jeremy down with leg kicks. Jeremy tries to score with a low kick but Barbossa moves his leg out of the way. Barbossa half committed to a counter leg kick. A jab from Jeremy misses. Jeremy moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbossa.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barbossa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Jeremy gets tackled into the cage by Barbossa. Barbossa maintains the clinch. Barbossa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jeremy backwards. Barbossa lands with a left to the head. Barbossa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A nice left hand lands by Barbossa.
Jeremy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Jeremy breaks from the clinch.
Barbossa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Barbossa throws a nice inside leg kick. Jeremy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbossa is out of range and Jeremy settles back down. Jeremy walks into a stiff left hand from Barbossa. Barbossa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Barbossa closes the distance and clinches. A shot in the inside from Barbossa. Jeremy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jeremy breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jeremy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jeremy misses with a low kick.
Barbossa is looking to clinch. Barbossa throws a leg kick which misses Jeremy's front leg but catches the back leg as Jeremy tries to avoid it. Barbossa wants to clinch and Jeremy counters with a leg kick. Barbossa thuds a left hand into Jeremy's body. Jeremy tries to score with a low kick but Barbossa moves his leg out of the way. Barbossa misses with a straight right. Jeremy checks a leg kick nicely. Sloppy strikes from Jeremy. Those never looked like landing. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barbossa. Jeremy shrugs it off though. Barbossa cracks the inside of Jeremy's front leg. Barbossa throws a low kick but Jeremy moves out of range easily. A big right from Barbossa misses. Jeremy throws a hook but Barbossa avoids it easily. Barbossa throws the left hand but Jeremy avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jeremy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barbossa's head. Jeremy misses with a straight right. Barbossa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Barbossa closes the distance looking to clinch and Jeremy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Barbossa instigates a clinch. Jeremy gets through Barbossa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Barbossa working aggressively here.
Jeremy lands on the inside with an uppercut. Jeremy manages to break the clinch.
Barbossa connects with the punch. Geoffrey Barbossa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jeremy jabs Barbossa right on the nose. Barbossa blinks but takes it well. Barbossa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Barbossa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jeremy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbossa scrambles back to his feet. Jeremy scores with a nice strike.
Barbossa is rocked! Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barbossa, right into the meat.
Oh Barbossa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jeremy throws a right and a left that Barbossa avoids nicely. Barbossa throws a jab but it's blocked by Jeremy. Barbossa seems to have got his legs back now. The fighters circling - Barbossa throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Jeremy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. A solid body kick from Barbossa. Jeremy misses with a body shot.
Jeremy missing with a left hand there. Barbossa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jeremy looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbossa is just out of range. Jeremy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbossa keeps Jeremy at a distance using the push kick. Barbossa looks to land a right hand but Jeremy moved out of range. Barbossa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jeremy misses with a wild body shot. Barbossa throws a lazy uppercut
and Jeremy counters with a lovely shot to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A nice leg kick lands there from Barbossa. Jeremy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeremy dives in and grabs Barbossa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barbossa pushes down on Jeremy's head and hops out. Barbossa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jeremy on the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Barbossa dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barbossa scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Jeremy takes one to the side of the head.
Barbossa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jeremy. Barbossa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Barbossa throws a head kick that misses. Jeremy staying out of range there. A looping hook to the body misses from Jeremy. Barbossa does a little dance to reset his feet. Jeremy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Jeremy tries to score with a low kick but Barbossa moves his leg out of the way. Jeremy lands with a right hand. Geoffrey Barbossa is winning the standup battle so far. Barbossa is looking to land body kicks. Barbossa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Barbossa gets in close and instigates a clinch. Barbossa works on Jeremy's body with a couple of short punches. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jeremy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Jeremy tries to circle away but Barbossa has him pinned against the cage. A right hand to the body from Barbossa.
Barbossa misses with some punches.
Barbossa struggles to land a body shot inside as Jeremy controls his hands.
Barbossa misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jeremy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Jeremy pushes Barbossa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Barbossa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barbossa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jeremy backwards. Barbossa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Barbossa can't find room to land a body shot as Jeremy controls the action.
Barbossa misses with a short punch on the inside. Barbossa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Barbossa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jeremy throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbossa. Barbossa tries to work over Jeremy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jeremy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barbossa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jeremy can turn it around. Jeremy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Barbossa lands with a short head shot on the inside. Jeremy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Jeremy blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Jeremy.
Jeremy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jeremy lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barbossa scores with a shoulder strike. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Barbossa lands a hook that snaps the head of Jeremy backwards. Jeremy manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbossa. That's going to slow Jeremy down. Barbossa moves forwards but Jeremy connects with a nice, crisp jab. Jeremy throws an overhand right that lands on Barbossa's shoulder, as Barbossa tries to avoid the shot. Barbossa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jeremy. Jeremy misses with a two punch combination.
Barbossa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jeremy. Barbossa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jeremy paws at him with a jab and circles away. Jeremy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Barbossa checks a low kick from Jeremy. Jeremy punishes Barbossa's body with a nice straight punch. Jeremy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. As Jeremy tries to get set, Barbossa tries to push him back and clinch up but Jeremy manages to avoid the attempt. Barbossa throws out a loose jab but Jeremy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jeremy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbossa. Jeremy moves out of range of the body kick. Barbossa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Jeremy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbossa blocks a leg kick. Jeremy throws a right and a left that Barbossa avoids nicely. Jeremy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barbossa defends well and Jeremy ends up having to push Barbossa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Geoffrey Barbossa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Jeremy. Barbossa misses with a head kick.
Jeremy tries a low kick but Barbossa avoids it. Jeremy misses with a looping left. Jeremy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbossa. Jeremy does a little dance to reset his feet. Barbossa connects with a jab. Barbossa cracks Jeremy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Jeremy misses with an uppercut. Barbossa lands a leg kick that knocks Jeremy off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jeremy jabs at Barbossa's body. Barbossa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jeremy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barbossa eats them both and turns towards Jeremy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Barbossa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Jeremy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Jeremy throws out a powerful jab. Barbossa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Barbossa scores with a jab to the body. Barbossa stuffs the takedown attempt from Jeremy. Jeremy gets slowly back to his feet. Barbossa swings for the body but Jeremy moves out of range.
Barbossa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jeremy can do to turn this around? Barbossa throws a nice outside leg kick. A swing and a miss from Barbossa. Jeremy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barbossa. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Barbossa dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Barbossa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Jeremy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Barbossa with a nice cross. Jeremy throws a shot from downtown. Barbossa moves away and avoids it. An attempted straight right counter from Barbossa misses the target. Barbossa tries to land a leg kick but Jeremy saw it coming and moves away.
Jeremy misses the shot to the body. Jeremy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbossa. Barbossa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barbossa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbossa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbossa checks a leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Barbossa avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jeremy looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbossa is just out of range. Jeremy throws a hook to the side of Barbossa's head but Barbossa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Barbossa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbossa fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barbossa lands with a kick to the temple. Jeremy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Barbossa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Barbossa blocks a jab. Barbossa checks a leg kick nicely. Jeremy digs a good hook to Barbossa's body.
An inside leg kick from Barbossa misses. A big right from Barbossa misses. A big right from Barbossa misses. Jeremy swings away with a leg kick that misses. Jeremy tries to land a leg kick but Barbossa saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick from Barbossa lands but Jeremy takes it in his stride. Barbossa wants to clinch. Jeremy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ron Jeremy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jeremy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbossa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Barbossa takes a swing at Jeremy's ribcage but misses. Barbossa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jeremy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Geoffrey Barbossa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jeremy misses with a straight left. Jeremy misses with a body shot.
Jeremy misses with a lunging right hand
and Jeremy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Barbossa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Jeremy looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbossa is just out of range. Barbossa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Barbossa scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Jeremy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbossa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeremy. Jeremy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Jeremy drops his hands momentarily and Barbossa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jeremy checks a leg kick. Jeremy looks like he wants to counter punch here. Barbossa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jeremy. Jeremy misses with a looping right. Jeremy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Barbossa tries to clinch but Jeremy moves out of range. Barbossa blocks a jab. Jeremy throws out a leg kick but Barbossa moves out of range and Jeremy only half commits. Barbossa lunges at Jeremy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jeremy's hand. Jeremy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbossa sees it coming and avoids it easily. Jeremy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbossa under the eye. Barbossa staying out of range there. Barbossa throws a big counter combination but Jeremy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Jeremy throws a body shot but no joy. Jeremy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbossa moves away. Barbossa works the jab nicely. A jab from Barbossa does it's job there. Jeremy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jeremy thows a leg kick but Barbossa checks it and Barbossa counters with a left to the body. Barbossa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jeremy jabbing away but nothing is landing. A nice inside leg kick there by Barbossa. That's going to slow Jeremy down. Barbossa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Barbossa staying out of range there. Jeremy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barbossa moves into the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbossa. Jeremy working hard to break the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jeremy. Jeremy jumps guard but Barbossa stands there with Jeremy around his waist. Jeremy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jeremy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbossa's elbow. Geoffrey Barbossa has scored more points in the clinch so far. Jeremy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbossa's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight! Geoffrey Barbossa showed his dominance in that final round. Well Barbossa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Barbossa! Geoffrey Barbossa 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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pop
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