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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yasol Kim (ranked 2105 p4p, 197 weight class) and Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 713 p4p, 71 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yasol Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kim crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barbosa - the referee stops the clock and Kim gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barbosa. Kim manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbosa should have avoided that one.
Barbosa throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Kim wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barbosa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kim takes a step back to recover.
Barbosa misses with the body kick
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kim steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barbosa. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Barbosa. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kim has time to react.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kim scrambles back to his feet.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kim is looking for a counter combo.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 misses with a body shot
and Kim counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa dips to his left and cracks Kim with an uppercut!
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Kim looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kim tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kim is defended easily by Barbosa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws the kick towards the body but Barbosa avoids it.
Kim checks a leg kick.
Kim quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Kim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Kim counters with a one-two to the body.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kim has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kim moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
It looked like Kim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim is looking for a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that round.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick.
Kim appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kim swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbosa misses with a body shot
and Kim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Kim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barbosa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
It looked like Kim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab by Barbosa.
Kim slips a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kim on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That kick from Kim tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses.
And Kim counters with a quick kick to the body but Barbosa blocks it.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Kim is looking for a counter combo.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa is looking to land body kicks.
Kim is looking for a counter combo.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Kim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Kim misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Kim counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Kim on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
It looked like Kim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kim might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Barbosa feints a jab promting Kim to slip. Barbosa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kim slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Kim avoids it.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Kim. Those never looked like landing.
Barbosa gets tackled into the ropes by Kim. Kim maintains the clinch.
Barbosa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kim can't break the clinch.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edson Bidon Barbosa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Barbosa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kim throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kim tries to move into range but Barbosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kim moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kim's head backwards.
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a lovely overhand right.
Kim checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa connects with a right hand. Kim shakes it off.
Barbosa connects with a single shot there.
Good leg kick by Barbosa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
and Kim counters with a three punch combo that has Barbosa backing up. Barbosa nods at Kim to acknowledge the strikes.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And Kim counters with a quick kick to the body but Barbosa blocks it.
Kim moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim misses with some punches.
Kim wants to break free but Barbosa has control.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kim counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kim's calf.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa works over Kim's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Yasol Kim has been cut.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
It looked like Kim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Kim counters with a left and a right that stings Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Kim checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 misses with a straight left.
A bone on bone clash there as Kim blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Kim counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbosa's knee momentarily.
Kim slips under a jab.
Kim is looking to counter punch.
Yasol Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa misses with the body kick
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Kim counters with a one-two to the body.
Barbosa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edson Bidon Barbosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barbosa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Edson Bidon Barbosa wins by unanimous decision!
Yasol Kim was interviewed post fight and said 'Perkele'.
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RATING
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