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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luan Barboza (ranked 3926 p4p, 465 weight class) and Michael Sanna (ranked 1476 p4p, 218 weight class). Barboza comes to the cage accompanied by Do I Wanna Know. Sanna has chosen Survival - Andrew Jackson Jihad as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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218 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Sanna!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sanna finds it's way through Barboza's defenses.
Barboza throws out a powerful jab.
Sanna lands a two punch combo.
Barboza moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barboza throws out the jab.
Sanna swinging wildly here.
Barboza throws a big counter combination but Sanna scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A low kick from Sanna is predictable there
and Barboza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanna throws a head kick but Barboza moves out of range.
Barboza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanna misses with a leg kick.
Sanna attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Barboza misses.
Sanna looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Barboza lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanna has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barboza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barboza connects with a solid leg kick.
Barboza connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanna fails to land with a series of punches.
Barboza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanna throws a leg kick but Barboza sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barboza cracks Sanna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barboza throws a head kick but Sanna moves out of range.
Barboza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanna throws a punch but it's blocked by Barboza.
Sanna working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanna.
Barboza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanna misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanna scores with a shot to the side of Barboza's head.
Sanna has a couple of punches blocked by Barboza.
Barboza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanna misses with a combination
and Barboza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanna thinking.
Barboza lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanna throws an off balance right hand
and Barboza counters with a stiff right hand.
Barboza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanna takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Sanna.
Barboza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barboza connects with a leg kick. Sanna looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanna misses with a straight right.
Sanna throws a head kick that misses
letting Barboza counter with a right hand.
Barboza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza connects with a right hand. Sanna shakes it off.
Sanna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barboza.
Sanna finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanna misses with a body kick.
Sanna throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Barboza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barboza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanna is rocked!
Sanna throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barboza counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luan Barboza!
After winning the bout, Luan Barboza thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Michael Sanna was interviewed post fight and said 'And I broke my promise on a very sharp rock
And I was possessed by something quite unfriendly
And I was haunted by a demon in my sleep
And that's how I learned how to survive
And I gave a beer to a bum that was drinking
And I gave some sauce to my bestest friend for cooking
And I gave water '.
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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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