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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 2058 p4p, 314 weight class) and Holger The Dane (ranked 2371 p4p, 366 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holger The Dane!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Dane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Dane tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Dane lands with a short shot to the head.
The Dane blocking some punches.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
The Dane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Dane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Dane digs a right hand into Barbosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barbosa's gas tank.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Dane's elbow.
Barbosa is leaning against The Dane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Barbosa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as The Dane controls his hands.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The Dane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Dane lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dane blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
The Dane misses with a knee strike.
The Dane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Dane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Dane cracks a nice hook into Barbosa's ribs.
The Dane avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
The Dane ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
The Dane throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
The Dane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Dane.
Barbosa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Dane breaks the clinch.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Dane is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tried to score with a low kick but The Dane checks it.
A little jabbing left from The Dane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Dane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Dane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dane throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
As The Dane backs away, Barbosa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa tests The Dane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Dane throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Dane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
The Dane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Dane checks it well.
The Dane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa tries to clinch but The Dane is having none of it.
The Dane misses with a body shot.
The Dane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab by Barbosa.
The Dane throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Dane.
Barbosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Dane in his tracks.
The Dane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Dane throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Dane lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Dane throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
The Dane tries to score with a low kick but Barbosa moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Dane throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Dane scores with a shot to the body.
The Dane delivers a nice body kick.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Dane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Dane. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
The Dane keeps the fight on the outside.
The Dane is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
The Dane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Dane misses with a low kick.
It looked like Barbosa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barbosa clobbers The Dane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Dane thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dane takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by The Dane.
The Dane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holger The Dane dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Dane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbosa moves into range and clinches up with The Dane.
The Dane blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Danes head.
The Dane manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Dane!
Holger The Dane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Dane moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Holger The Dane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Dane tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa tries to clinch but The Dane is having none of it.
Barbosa checks a low kick from The Dane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dane scores with a push kick.
The Dane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Dane cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa works the jab nicely.
The Dane scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to slow The Dane down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick from The Dane lands but Barbosa takes it in his stride.
It looks like Daniel Barbosa has been cut.
Good leg kick by The Dane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Dane lands with a good body shot.
The Dane moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Dane.
The Dane throws a lazy body kick
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but The Dane checks it.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - The Dane finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The Dane closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
The Dane throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Dane tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
The Dane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Dane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Dane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa lands with a cross.
The Dane throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
The Dane connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Dane. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from The Dane misses.
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
The Dane appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The Dane connects with a jab.
Barbosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Dane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
The Dane lands a lovely overhand right.
Barbosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barbosa is rocked!
The Dane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Dane closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from The Dane.
A right hand to the body from The Dane.
Knees to the body from The Dane.
Good body shot from The Dane.
The Dane leaning against his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Dane pushes Barbosa against the cage. The Dane is working some dirty boxing. The Dane pushes off with a quick right hook! Barbosa goes down! Barbosa tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! The Dane moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holger The Dane!
A victorious Holger The Dane thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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