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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luan Barboza (ranked 6289 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Rodrigo (ranked 5925 p4p, 0 weight class). Barboza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Do I Wanna Know. 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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210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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198 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luan Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Rodrigo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rodrigo moves in looking to clinch but Barboza pushes him off.
Rodrigo wants to clinch.
Rodrigo wants to clinch up but Barboza keeps it at a distance.
Rodrigo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Barboza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barboza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barboza connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo moves away from the strike by Barboza.
Rodrigo unleashes a big counter combination but Barboza bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barboza lands a lovely overhand right.
Barboza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rodrigo is looking to score with low kicks.
Rodrigo tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Barboza counter with a right hand.
Rodrigo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barboza throws a hook to the side of Rodrigo's head but Rodrigo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barboza misses with a wild combination.
Barboza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Barboza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barboza misses with the combination.
Rodrigo throws a head kick that misses
and Barboza counters with a stiff right hand.
Luan Barboza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigo moves in looking to clinch but Barboza pushes him off.
Barboza throwing a counter right hand but Rodrigo manages to avoid it.
Rodrigo tries to clinch
and Barboza counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodrigo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barboza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodrigo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodrigo takes the fight into the clinch.
Barboza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barboza swings for the body but Rodrigo moves out of range.
Barboza connects with a looping right hand.
Rodrigo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barboza misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barboza throws a right hand that misses
and Rodrigo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodrigo tries to clinch up.
Rodrigo slips a jab from Barboza.
Barboza misses with the combination.
Rodrigo moves into the clinch.
Barboza pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rodrigo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luan Barboza dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barboza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodrigo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Luan Barboza is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Barboza. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodrigo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barboza was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rodrigo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rodrigo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barboza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Barboza misses.
Barboza misses with a straight left.
Barboza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodrigo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza works over Rodrigo's head and body with a nice combination.
Barboza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barboza throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodrigo wants to clinch.
Rodrigo wants to clinch up but Barboza keeps it at a distance.
Luan Barboza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigo wants to clinch but Barboza slips to the side
and Barboza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodrigo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barboza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barboza clinches up with Rodrigo and pushes him back against the cage.
Barboza pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barboza gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rodrigo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barboza misses with a body shot.
Rodrigo tries to close the distance and clinch but Barboza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barboza throwing a counter right hand but Rodrigo manages to avoid it.
Barboza cracks Rodrigo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barboza throws a hook to the side of Rodrigo's head but Rodrigo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barboza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rodrigo quickly recovers to half guard.
Barboza not doing much here.
Barboza passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigo trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barboza looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rodrigo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Barboza controlling from the full mount.
Barboza with shots to the head and body - Rodrigo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barboza controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodrigo is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luan Barboza dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barboza throws the left hand but Rodrigo avoids the punch easily.
Barboza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodrigo can do to turn this around?
Barboza swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodrigo.
Rodrigo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barboza throws a body punch but Rodrigo moves out of range.
Barboza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodrigo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barboza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rodrigo scrambles back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Barboza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza throws a shot from downtown. Rodrigo moves away and avoids it.
Rodrigo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barboza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barboza.
Rodrigo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barboza catches Rodrigo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barboza feints a jab promting Rodrigo to slip. Barboza then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rodrigo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barboza cracks Rodrigo's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Rodrigo slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Barboza can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luan Barboza!
Luan Barboza thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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