Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SMASH: Kowalkiewicz vs Menezes
Date: Apr 02, 2023

#R1#
Demenok throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Rukter Demenok has been cut.
Demenok cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Demenok throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Demenok misses.
Demenok misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Demenok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demenok. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Demenok misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa moves out of range as Demenok throws a body kick. #T1#
Demenok thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Demenok throws a quick inside leg kick.
Demenok connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Demenok is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Demenok. Demenok circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Demenok misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Demenok takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Demenok connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Demenok.
Demenok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Demenok misses with a low kick. #T2#
Demenok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Demenok.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demenok connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've been informed that Demenok has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Demenok looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Barbosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Demenok scores with a jab to the head.
Rukter Demenok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demenok connects with a right hand. Barbosa shakes it off.
Demenok scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Demenok.
Demenok misses the shot to the body.
Demenok looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Demenok lands a nice shot that snaps Barbosa's head back. #T3#
Demenok moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Demenok looks to throw a body kick
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Demenok.
Barbosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Demenok looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
As Demenok backs away, Barbosa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Demenok.
Demenok is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T4#
Demenok scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbosa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Demenok connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab by Barbosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demenok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Demenok.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Demenok's legs.
Demenok feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Demenok lands an overhand right.
Barbosa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Demenok takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good exchange - Demenok coming out on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rukter Demenok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rukter Demenok's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
An inside leg kick lands from Demenok.
Barbosa connects with an inside leg kick.
Rukter Demenok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Demenok lands a slapping body shot.
Demenok throws the kick towards the body but Barbosa avoids it.
Demenok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Demenok scores with a leg kick.
Demenok misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Demenok with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Demenok fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.#T1#
Demenok scores with a jab.
Demenok throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Demenok tries to land a body kick
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Demenok moves out of range of the strikes.
Demenok thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
and Barbosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Demenok lands a slapping body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barbosa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Demenok cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Demenok misses with a body shot
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Demenok moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demenok takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T2#
Demenok lands a jab to the head.
Demenok scores with a kick to the midsection.
Demenok keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick from Demenok misses.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Demenok.
Demenok scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barbosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Demenok replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Barbosa blocks it well.
Barbosa tries to land a front kick but Demenok steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Demenok throws a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
Demenok throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Demenok lands a right hook to the body.
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.#T3#
Demenok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Demenok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Demenok lands with a shot to the body.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Demenok manages to avoid it.
Demenok jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Demenok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A cross from Demenok lands.
Demenok throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Demenok catches Barbosa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Demenok scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Demenok throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.#T4#
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
and Demenok counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Demenok scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demenok is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Demenok missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Demenok connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barbosa blocks the body kick.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Demenok.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
A jab from Demenok does it's job there.
Demenok connects with a solid leg kick.
Demenok throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Demenok manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rukter Demenok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rukter Demenok's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Demenok throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Demenok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Demenok swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbosa.
Demenok throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Demenok wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Demenok connects with a leg kick.
Demenok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok misses with a body kick.
Demenok uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Demenok throws a shot to the body.
Demenok paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
Demenok swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Demenok.
Demenok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Demenok throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Demenok moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demenok.
Demenok throws a good cross that connects.
Demenok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demenok lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Demenok scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Demenok. Barbosa shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Demenok lands a two punch combo.
Demenok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
Demenok uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Demenok lands a jab to Barbosa's midsection.
Demenok connects with a solid leg kick.
Demenok fakes the leg kick and cracks Barbosa in the body. #T3#
Barbosa clobbers Demenok with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Demenok feints a counter leg kick.
Demenok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Demenok misses the shot to the body.
Demenok throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Demenok just manages to avoid it.
Rukter Demenok is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barbosa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Demenok.
Demenok cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
Demenok fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Demenok throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Demenok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T4#
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Demenok makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good leg kick by Demenok.
Demenok fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Demenok jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Demenok goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demenok throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Demenok buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Demenok ducked under it nicely.
Demenok lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Demenok on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rukter Demenok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Demenok has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rukter Demenok!
Rukter Demenok thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SMASH: Choke vs Bartz 2
Date: Mar 25, 2023

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barbosa.
That kick from Barbosa tenderised Masters's leg. Masters is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa takes a swing at Masters's ribcage but misses.
Masters with the counter takedown but Barbosa avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
Barbosa cracks Masters with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CUT#It looks like Millard Masters has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masters tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T1#
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masters manages to avoid it.
Masters with the counter takedown but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Masters has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#KD#
Barbosa drops Masters with a beautiful combination! Masters stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barbosa is looking for the KO!
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
Masters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Masters moved out of range.#T2#
Barbosa scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masters takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Masters on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T3#
Barbosa throws a push kick but Masters slaps the foot to one side.
Masters with the counter takedown but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Barbosa.
Masters on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Masters was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Barbosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Masters should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa scores with a jab.
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Millard Masters's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Masters chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Barbosa lands with a cross.
Barbosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Masters is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Masters with the counter takedown but Barbosa avoids it easily.#T1#
Masters blocks the body kick.
A low kick lands for Barbosa.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.
Masters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masters tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barbosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Millard Masters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbosa connects with the punch.#ROC#Masters is rocked!
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masters with the counter takedown but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Masters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barbosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.#T4#
Masters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Masters takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbosa delivers a nice body kick.
Barbosa takes a swing at Masters's ribcage but misses.
Masters tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masters gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Millard Masters's cut.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Masters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Masters looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Masters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa throws a good cross that connects.
Masters's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masters feints the counter takedown.#T1#
Barbosa scores with a spinning back kick!
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masters can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Masters drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barbosa defends it well.#KD#
Barbosa cracks Masters with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Barbosa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Masters to stand back up!
Masters is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Barbosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Masters seems to have recovered his senses.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa lands with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Masters throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Barbosa scores with a jab to the head.
Barbosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Masters. Masters circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.#T4#
Masters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masters tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Millard Masters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Masters is just out of range.
Masters looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Masters backs up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa jabs Masters to the body, keeping him at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edson Bidon Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbosa 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
An out of breath Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Millard Masters was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn, I will go back to the gym and get stronger'.

Event: SMASH: Reedtz vs Hatfield
Date: Mar 04, 2023

#R1#
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickle.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nickle scores with a jab.#TD2#
Nickle gets a double leg takedown into Barbosa's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nickle stays in close to Barbosa's body and controls the position. #T1#
Nickle forces his way into half guard.
Nickle stops Barbosa from getting back to his feet.
Nickle trying to control from half guard but Barbosa is working away.
Barbosa looks like he's trying to stand up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nickle throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
A big left from Nickle misses.
Barbosa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nickle checks the leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Nickle's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nickle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.#TD2#
Nickle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Barbosa!
Barbosa tries to escape but Nickle is in control. #SUB2#
Nickle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barbosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T3#
Barbosa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nickle has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB2#
Nickle is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbosa is defending well.
Barbosa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nickle asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SUB2#
Nickle is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbosa is defending well. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barbosa pushes Nickle away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nickle gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dill Nickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
Nickle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barbosa to the mat! Barbosa manages to get full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dill Nickle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nickle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nickle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Nickle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barbosa to the ground. Nickle is now in Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Nickle from controlling successfully.
Nickle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickle distracts Barbosa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T1#
Nickle is looking to work some ground and pound but Barbosa has wrist control.
Nickle trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nickle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A clash of legs there as Nickle blocks the low kick.
Nickle is looking for the big counter here.
Nickle just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nickle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa swings for the body but Nickle moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Nickle. Those never looked like landing.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barbosa tries to avoid it but Nickle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barbosa to the ground. Barbosa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barbosa scores with a spinning back kick!
Dill Nickle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Barbosa. Those never looked like landing.
Nickle swinging wildly here.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nickle.#T3#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nickle.
Nickle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD2#
Nickle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa is looking to stand up but Nickle isn't so interested in that idea.
Barbosa trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#T4#
Nickle throws a big elbow that misses.
Barbosa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nickle is controlling him.
Nickle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barbosa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dill Nickle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##TD2#
Barbosa gets caught napping as Nickle dives in and scores a takedown. Barbosa manages to retain guard.
Nickle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Nickle from controlling successfully.
Dill Nickle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barbosa is looking to stand up but Nickle isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbosa is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Nickle throws a strike but Barbosa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Nickle has a closed guard, preventing Barbosa from standing up.
Nickle seems keen to control Barbosa's posture.
Barbosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Nickle is retaining full guard.
Nickle trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nickle defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Nickle is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Nickle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nickle shoots in and drives through. Barbosa sprawls well.
Barbosa stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch combination from Nickle misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.#CL2#
Nickle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nickle tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range. #T3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Nickle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dill Nickle seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD2#
Nickle gets the takedown into side control. #ES#
Barbosa throws Nickle to one side and escapes!
Nickle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dill Nickle.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nickle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T4#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nickle.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nickle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nickle's knee momentarily.
No joy there for Nickle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Nickle fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edson Bidon Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nickle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dill Nickle!
Dill Nickle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SMASH: Mountain vs Lee
Date: Feb 11, 2023

#R1#
A low kick from Barbosa misses
and Collins counters with a good, hard body kick but Barbosa shrugs it off.
Collins lands an overhand right.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Collins scores with a jab.
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.
A jab from Barbosa finds it's way through Collins's defenses.
Collins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Collins's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Collins manages to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Collins steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Collins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Collins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Collins. That one must have hurt.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Collins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Collins avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Collins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Collins walks into a left hand. #CUT#It looks like Cadence Collins has been cut.#T2#
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Collins checks it.
Collins replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Barbosa blocks it well.
Collins throws a leg kick but Barbosa checks it.
Collins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Collins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Collins lands with a right hand.
Collins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T3#
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from Collins.
Collins throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Collins with a nice cross.
Collins is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A clash of legs there as Collins blocks the low kick.
Collins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa looks to land a body kick but Collins moved away.
A nice side step and Collins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T4#
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Collins.
Collins throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Collins's corner calls for a 1-2. Collins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Collins lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Collins connects with a looping right hand.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Collins's head but Collins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Collins scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins fakes the leg kick and cracks Barbosa in the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cadence Collins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cadence Collins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Collins lands an overhand right.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Collins scores with a nice head shot.
Collins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Collins manages to avoid it.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Collins. That one must have hurt.
Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1#
Nice straight punches there by Collins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Collins.
Collins throws a front kick that sends Barbosa stumbling back into the cage.
Collins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.
Collins connects with a leg kick.
Collins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A low kick from Collins misses
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Collins pushes Barbosa away with a front kick.#T2#
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa with the inside leg kick.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Collins scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Collins's head but Collins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Collins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Collins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.#T3#
Barbosa misses with a leg kick.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Collins connects with a single shot there.
Collins fakes the leg kick and cracks Barbosa in the body.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Collins.
Collins feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Collins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T4#
Collins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Collins lands a jab.
Collins scores with a nice head shot.
Collins lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Donk. Collins catches Barbosa right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Collins is able to avoid easily.
Collins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cadence Collins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cadence Collins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Collins with the inside leg kick.
Collins lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barbosa takes one to the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins misses with a body kick.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T1#
Barbosa swings for the body but Collins moves out of range.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Collins thows a body kick. Barbosa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body.
Collins throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cadence Collins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Collins misses with the body kick
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cadence Collins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Barbosa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Collins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice straight punches there by Collins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Collins.
A lazy left from Collins finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Collins avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa is wise to it.#T3#
Collins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Collins.
Collins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Collins lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Collins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Collins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Collins lands a jab.#T4#
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Collins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
Collins thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Collins lands a front kick.
Collins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cadence Collins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Collins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cadence Collins!
Our winner, Cadence Collins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SMASH: Menezes vs Borgia
Date: Jan 21, 2023

#R1#
Tosen jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL#
Tosen moves into the clinch.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Tosen.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Tosen's ribcage. Tosen let out a lung full of air as it connected.#TD#
Tosen successfully pulls guard. #SUB#
Tosen is looking for a triangle here but Barbosa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tosen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tosen stops Barbosa from getting back to his feet.
Tosen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Barbosa tries to kick Tosen off but Tosen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T1#
Tosen works his way into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #SUB#
Tosen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barbosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa is not content to let Tosen control the position. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barbosa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB#
Tosen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barbosa is not content to let Tosen control the position. #T3#
Barbosa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tosen trying to control the position but Barbosa is working away.
Tosen advances to full mount.
Barbosa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there. #ES2#
Barbosa somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!#T4#
Tosen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tosen motions for Barbosa to come forward. Tosen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Tosen scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Tosen counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Tosen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mama Tosen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Tosen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa misses with a body shot
and Tosen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tosen lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Tosen throws a head kick that misses
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tosen. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa lands a leg kick that knocks Tosen off balance momentarily.
Tosen blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Barbosa misses. #T1#
Tosen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tosen thinking.
Tosen lands a really nice looking cross but Barbosa seems unphased.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Tosen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mama Tosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tosen throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barbosa lands a nice hook to Tosen's body. Tosen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mama Tosen is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tosen misses with an uppercut
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Tosen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Tosen counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Tosen.#ROC#Barbosa is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tosen.
Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Tosen finish him?
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Tosen's head but Tosen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa seems to have recovered his senses.
Tosen throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Tosen.
Tosen missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T3#
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tosen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tosen misses with a head kick.
Tosen lands a front kick.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tosen lands a jab to the head. #KD#
Tosen cracks Barbosa with a big right hand and Barbosa goes down!
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!
Tosen trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Tosen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T4#
Tosen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbosa is keeping the position for now.
Tosen stays in close to Barbosa's body and controls the position.
Tosen is looking to pass into half guard but Barbosa pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Barbosa is in guard.#REVB#
Tosen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Barbosa is now in half guard.
Tosen won't allow Barbosa to pass to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mama Tosen 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!#R3#
Tosen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Tosen tries to land a leg kick but Barbosa saw it coming and moves away.
Tosen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Tosen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tosen avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Tosen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen lands with an overhand left.
Tosen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tosen lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.#T1#
Barbosa tests Tosen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tosen cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tosen can pounce on him. #KD#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Tosen and Barbosa goes tumbling to the canvas! Tosen follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Tosen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tosen tries to pass to full mount but Barbosa defends it.
Tosen is taking a breather. Barbosa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Tosen uses his free foot to push down on Barbosa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Barbosa.
Tosen tries to control but Barbosa wriggling away.
Tosen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Barbosa flailing away with punches but nothing is landing. #T3#
Barbosa trying desperately to get to his feet.
Barbosa is squirming around, avoiding Tosen's attempts to control the action. #SUB#
Tosen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Barbosa is now in Tosen's guard. A big mistake from Tosen there, giving up the dominant position! #SUB#
Tosen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Barbosa escapes and throws Tosen's legs to the side, diving into side control! #T4#
Barbosa working away.
Tosen tries to bench press Barbosa off him but Barbosa keeps the position.
Tosen trying to remain calm as Barbosa controls from the top position.
Barbosa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tosen is trying to get back to half guard.
Tosen wants to control but Barbosa postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mama Tosen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tosen 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mama Tosen!
A relieved looking Mama Tosen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SMASH: Lomax vs Choke 4
Date: Dec 24, 2022

#R1#
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kay.
A countering left hand to the body from Barbosa misses.
A shot to the body from Kay misses
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kay misses with a hook.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Kay.
Kay moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kay misses with a looping left.
Kay misses with a right hand
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Lars Kay has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kay throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice body kick.
Kay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Barbosa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Kay throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kay's knee momentarily.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kay scores with a punch to the head.#KD2#
Barbosa drops Kay with a beautiful combination! Kay stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barbosa is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Kay is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kay lands a slapping body shot.
Kay shoots in for a double leg but Barbosa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barbosa takes one to the side of the head.
Kay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbosa doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kay. #T2#
Kay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barbosa counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbosa blocks a jab.#TD#
Kay closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barbosa quickly recovers to half guard.
Barbosa has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Barbosa tries to kick Kay off but Kay keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #ES2#
Barbosa has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kay is on him like a limpet, forcing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kay working aggressively here. #BC2#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kay checks the leg kick nicely there. #T3#
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kay fails with the takedown#KD2#
and Barbosa counters with a crisp one two that drops Kay! Barbosa thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kay to his feet! Kay is in big trouble!
Oh Kay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kay seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Barbosa takes a swing at Kay's ribcage but misses.
Kay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kay lands a body shot.
Kay tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barbosa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kay somewhat.#T4#
Kay throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barbosa as he jumps to the side.
Barbosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barbosa as he avoids it easily.
Kay backing away here, and Barbosa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lars Kay's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Kay misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a good low kick that Kay was not able to check.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a chopping leg kick but Kay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Kay misses
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kay throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kay lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T1#
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barbosa slips a jab from Kay.
Kay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Kay moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kay lands a jab to Barbosa's midsection.
Kay lands a jab to the head.
Kay connects with a nice looking jab.
Lars Kay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barbosa as he avoids it easily.
Kay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Kay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kay lands a slapping body shot.
Kay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa thumps Kay with a low kick.
Kay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kay throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa tries a quick counter leg kick but Kay is wise to it.
Barbosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kay throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Kay throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kay with a poor takedown
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Kay misses the target.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Kay.
Kay connects with a right hand. Barbosa shakes it off.
Kay fails to land the takedown.
Barbosa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kay blocks it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbosa cracks Kay with a good jab.#TD#
Barbosa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kay to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T4#
Kay postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barbosa is looking to stand up but Kay isn't so interested in that idea.
Kay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barbosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that is 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.
The cut man is working on Lars Kay's cut.
That's time! Kay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Kay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck for Kay with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Kay lands a lovely overhand right.#TD#
Kay feints and as Barbosa raises his hands in defense, Kay changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kay throws a strike but Barbosa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Barbosa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Barbosa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T1##SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barbosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barbosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barbosa showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
Kay has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Barbosa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kay.
Lars Kay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edson Bidon Barbosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kay struggling a bit here.
Kay is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kay tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Barbosa presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kay is desperately trying to improve his position but Barbosa has a good base and remains in mount.
Kay wants to hold on but Barbosa pushes him away.#T3#
Kay tries to reverse the position but Barbosa maintains control.
Kay has given up his back here.
Barbosa controlling from the back.
Kay tries to roll but Barbosa sticks to his back.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Barbosa controls the action.
Kay is in bad spot here.
Barbosa has good solid back control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
A victorious Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SMASH: Reedtz vs Roy
Date: Dec 04, 2022

#R1#
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Cuntmara's head back. #CUT#It looks like Ibrahim Cuntmara has been cut.
Cuntmara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cuntmara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cuntmara throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
A slow jab from Cuntmara misses its intended target.
Cuntmara thuds a left hand into Barbosa's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Barbosa scores with a four punch combination!
Cuntmara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuntmara tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cuntmara with the inside leg kick.
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!
Cuntmara slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Cuntmara misses with a hook to the body
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cuntmara just manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T1#
Cuntmara throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cuntmara misses with a looping left.
Cuntmara tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
Cuntmara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ibrahim Cuntmara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuntmara.
Barbosa lands with a shot to the body.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Cuntmara.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cuntmara misses with a body shot.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuntmara.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cuntmara, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Cuntmara.#T2#
Barbosa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuntmara throws a body kick that misses
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Cuntmara connects with a nice looking jab.
Cuntmara misses with a looping left.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cuntmara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Cuntmara misses with the body kick
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cuntmara throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cuntmara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Cuntmara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Cuntmara cracks Barbosa with a good jab.#T3#
Cuntmara lands a head shot.
Cuntmara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cuntmara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cuntmara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cuntmara misses with a body shot.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cuntmara slips under a jab.
Cuntmara misses with a shot to the body
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cuntmara scores with a nice head shot.
Cuntmara looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cuntmara. That did some damage!
Nice shot by Barbosa.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa with the inside leg kick.
A jab from Cuntmara misses.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cuntmara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cuntmara throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cuntmara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cuntmara. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Cuntmara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cuntmara misses the jab.
Cuntmara throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuntmara with the inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Cuntmara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ibrahim Cuntmara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Cuntmara's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cuntmara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barbosa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cuntmara swings widly with a right hand
and Cuntmara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa misses with a body shot
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cuntmara throws an ugly left hook that misses #KD#
and Barbosa counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cuntmara! Barbosa lets Cuntmara back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Cuntmara is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuntmara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cuntmara is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Cuntmara is looking to score with low kicks.
Cuntmara misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a slapping leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cuntmara. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Barbosa is stalking Cuntmara. Cuntmara circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Barbosa, and it's lights out! Cuntmara really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
A relieved looking Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Ibrahim Cuntmara was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame The Stepdads for this defeat ,especially Alex K.'.

Event: SMASH: Cuntmara vs Big Mouth
Date: Nov 20, 2022

#R1#
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Viki.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Viki scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Viki misses.
Viki misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Viki 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.
Barbosa connects with a right hand. Viki shakes it off.#CUT2#It looks like Miki Viki has been cut.
Viki lands a lovely overhand right.
Barbosa lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Viki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Viki throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Viki misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Viki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Viki looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa defending well as Viki loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Viki avoids it with no problem.
Viki throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T2#
Viki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Viki swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a crisp right that sends Viki to the canvas! Barbosa follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
A very excited looking Edson Bidon Barbosa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SMASH: Chaos vs Mountain 3
Date: Oct 30, 2022

#R1#
Takahashi drops his hands momentarily and Barbosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good leg kick by Barbosa.
Takahashi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takahashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Takahashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Barbosa.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Takahashi slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Takahashi throws a big counter head kick but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Takahashi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Takahashi flicks out a counter leg kick but Barbosa steps away.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahashi counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Barbosa! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryoto Takahashi!
A relieved looking Ryoto Takahashi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SMASH: Mountain vs Chaos 2
Date: Oct 09, 2022

#R1#
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Tosen misses with a head kick.
Barbosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tosen.
Tosen throws a poor cross that misses
and Tosen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Barbosa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
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.
Tosen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Tosen.
Barbosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tosen on the side of the head. #T1#
Tosen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Tosen moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Tosen's head but Tosen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#KD2#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Tosen and Barbosa goes tumbling to the canvas! Tosen follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. #ROC2#Barbosa is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Tosen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Barbosa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mama Tosen!
Mama Tosen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SMASH: Chaos vs Mountain
Date: Sep 18, 2022

#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Jack misses the target.
Barbosa looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Jack throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jack slips a jab from Barbosa.
Jack appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jack throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taylor Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Jack with a series of wild strikes but Jack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jack. #T1#
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa is looking to counter with head kicks.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice uppercut there from Jack.
Barbosa throws a leg kick which misses Jack's front leg but catches the back leg as Jack tries to avoid it.
Jack throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2#
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jack throws out the jab.
Barbosa connects with a nice looking jab.
Jack scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Jack misses with a straight right.
Jack misses with a straight right.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jack! But no joy.#T3#
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Jack.
Jack moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
Jack throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Jack does it's job there.#T4#
Jack looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jack.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Jack is out of range.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa slips a jab from Jack.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Jack manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Jack dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Jack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Jack misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jack fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Jack swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jack throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Jack connects with a leg kick. #T1#
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Jack counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Jack counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Jack misses.
Barbosa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.#T2#
Jack lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barbosa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jack looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Jack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jack tried to score with a low kick but Barbosa checks it.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Jack.
Jack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack lands a really nice looking cross but Barbosa seems unphased. #T3#
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Jack.
Jack tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barbosa is able to avoid easily.
Jack just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarbosa.
Jack lands a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Jack. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jack.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jack.
Barbosa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T4#
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jack will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Jack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Jack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jack misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jack.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Jack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
A big left from Jack misses.
Barbosa throws a quick counter head kick but Jack was just out of range.
Jack tries to land a body kick
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Jack looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Jack avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Jack looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Jack counters with a stiff right hand.
Jack throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jack scores with a nice body kick.
Jack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Jack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbosa staying out of range there.#T2#
A good leg kick by Jack.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jack.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jack connects with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jack lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barbosa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barbosa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Jack counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jack darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack.#T3#
Jack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jack with a jab.
Jack misses with a left hand
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jack tries to counter with a clinch but Barbosa shakes him off and moves away.
Jack bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
Jack connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T4#
A clash of legs there as Barbosa blocks the low kick.
Taylor Jack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jack throws a big shot that misses.
Jack fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack lands a nice looking body shot.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Jack really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Jack throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jack misses with a low kick.
Barbosa cracks Jack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Jack throws a solid leg kick but Barbosa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jack.#T1#
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Jack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jack throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jack avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
A nice side step and Jack releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Jack manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Jack was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jack misses with a lunging right hand
and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jack throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
Jack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Barbosa - just one landing.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses. #T3#
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Jack throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a head kick. That will keep Jack thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Jack scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jack scores with a nice right hand. #T4#
Jack connects with a single shot there.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Jack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa checks a low kick from Jack.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Jack dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R5#
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Jack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack wants to land a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Jack tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa is wise to it.
Jack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Jack.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Jack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T1#
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Jack to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jack throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jack throws out a leg kick but Barbosa moves out of range and Jack only half commits.
Jack throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Jack misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Jack motions for Barbosa to come forward. Jack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
Jack motions for Barbosa to come forward. Jack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jack.
Jack throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range. #T3#
Jack looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Jack lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor Jack is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barbosa takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Jack misses.
A big left from Jack misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
A big right from Jack misses.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a hook but Jack avoids it easily.#T4#
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Jack slips the punch.
Jack misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Jack lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jack.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jack takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Jack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Jack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jack has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Jack!
Taylor Jack is the new featherweight champion!
Taylor Jack took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: SMASH: Gunn vs Barbosa
Date: Aug 20, 2022

#R1#
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from Gunn.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Gunn avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gunn moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa throws a big counter head kick but Gunn avoids it with no problem.
Jab by Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gunn throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T1#
Gunn misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gunn misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a big head kick but Gunn shrugs it off.
Donk. Gunn catches Barbosa right on the button with a cross.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gunn has time to react.
Gunn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Gunn as he connects with a hook.
Gunn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barbosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T2#
Gunn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Gunn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Gunn saw that one coming.
A jab from Gunn misses.
Nice jab there from Gunn. #T3#
Gunn misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunn lands with an overhand left.
Gunn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#ROC#Barbosa is rocked!
Gunn missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gunn throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.#T4#
Gunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Gunn misses its intended target.
Gunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Gunn moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBarbosa.
Gunn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gunn jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.#KD#
Gunn cracks Barbosa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gunn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Barbosa to stand back up!
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him?
Rex Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gunn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gunn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gunn blocks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Gunn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Gunn misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa seems to have recovered his senses.
Barbosa cracks Gunn with an open hand slap.
Barbosa lands with a slapping head kick. #ROC2#Gunn is rocked!
Rex Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn misses with the combination.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Gunn moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Gunn moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#KD2#
Barbosa lands a big head kick that sends Gunn tumbling to the mat! Barbosa takes a step backwards and waves Gunn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Gunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#It looks like Rex Gunn has been cut.
Gunn tries to get into range but Barbosa steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Gunn! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Barbosa scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Edson Bidon Barbosa looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'He wasn’t expecting that'.

Event: SMASH: Gunn vs Barbosa
Date: Aug 06, 2022

#R1#
Gunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunn's corner calls for a 1-2. Gunn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gunn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gunn throws out a leg kick but Barbosa moves out of range and Gunn only half commits.
Rex Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Gunn.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Gunn avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gunn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gunn throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn misses with a body punch
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunn throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gunn connects with a crisp jab.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gunn misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Gunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gunn throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunn misses with a left hand
and Barbosa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gunn slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Gunn.
A big right from Gunn misses.
Barbosa unleashes a big counter combination but Gunn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T3#
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunn.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Gunn misses with a leg kick
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunn missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa throws a big counter head kick but Gunn avoids it with no problem.
Gunn scores with a hook.
Gunn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunn looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Gunn misses with a body kick.
Gunn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gunn misses with a combination
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gunn throws a low kick, looking for Barbosa's leg but Barbosa calmly moves out of range.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gunn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gunn throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Gunn cracks a nice hook into Barbosa's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Gunn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Gunn's ribs.
Barbosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Gunn throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Gunn misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
Gunn moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBarbosa.
Gunn throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gunn thinking.
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T1#
Barbosa misses with a body punch
enabling Gunn to counter with a crisp jab.
Rex Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Gunn lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Gunn.
Barbosa throws a big counter head kick but Gunn avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa dips to his left and cracks Gunn with an uppercut!
Gunn misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Barbosa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunn.#T2#
Gunn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#KD2#
Barbosa drops Gunn with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gunn looks back up at him and smiles so Barbosa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#Gunn is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Gunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Gunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunn seems to have got his legs back now.
Gunn throws a right hand that misses #KD2#
and Barbosa counters with a head kick that drops Gunn to the mat! Gunn scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Gunn lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gunn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#ROC#Barbosa is rocked!#T3#
Barbosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him?
Barbosa slips a jab from Gunn.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Gunn avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Gunn.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Gunn avoids it with no problem.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
The fighters circle, before Barbosa throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Gunn's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Barbosa lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Edson Bidon Barbosa is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, Edson Bidon Barbosa took to the microphone: 'He wasn’t expecting that'.

Event: SMASH: Perkele vs Roy 4
Date: Jul 29, 2022

#R1#
McQuirre misses with a combination
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Harry McQuirre has been cut.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and McQuirre counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by McQuirre.
McQuirre tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McQuirre misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Barbosa lands a head kick. McQuirre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa slips a jab from McQuirre.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa takes a kick to the side of the head.
McQuirre tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it. #T1#
McQuirre on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harry McQuirre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McQuirre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but McQuirre avoids it with no problem.
McQuirre moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McQuirre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barbosa counters with a left to the body. #CL#
McQuirre closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa is looking to control McQuirre's arms but McQuirre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbosa has his back to the cage.
Barbosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by McQuirre.
McQuirre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McQuirre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McQuirres head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa. #T2#
McQuirre takes a shot to the head.
McQuirre lands a right hand.
Barbosa is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from McQuirre fails to land.
McQuirre misses with a body punch.
McQuirre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McQuirre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McQuirre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McQuirre misses with some punches.
McQuirre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McQuirres head.
Barbosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
McQuirre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
McQuirre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands a left hand.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3#
Barbosa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McQuirre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbosa blocks it with crossed arms.
McQuirre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McQuirre scores with a shoulder strike.
McQuirre lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
McQuirre misses with a leg kick
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but McQuirre uses good head movement to avoid it. #KD2#
Barbosa lands a left and a right that send McQuirre crashing to the mat, dazed. Barbosa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#McQuirre is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McQuirre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh McQuirre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T4#
Barbosa throws a jab when McQuirre was well out of range.
McQuirre is looking to counter punch.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McQuirre seems to have got his legs back now.
McQuirre misses with some punches.
McQuirre misses with a body punch.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McQuirre backwards.
McQuirre has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McQuirre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for McQuirre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McQuirre avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McQuirre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
McQuirre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edson Bidon Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry McQuirre's cut.
That's time! McQuirre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
McQuirre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.
McQuirre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.
Barbosa walks forward, straight into a front kick from McQuirre.
McQuirre throws a nice head kick!
McQuirre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McQuirre tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot. #T1#
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McQuirre lands a high kick!
McQuirre misses with a double jab
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McQuirre darts in trying to clinch
and McQuirre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McQuirre throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but McQuirre avoids it with no problem.#T2#
McQuirre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT2#Harry McQuirre's cut is getting worse.
McQuirre throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
McQuirre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#KD2#
Barbosa lands a big right hand that sends McQuirre crashing to the mat! Barbosa stays standing though and waves McQuirre back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
McQuirre forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to McQuirre's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McQuirre throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McQuirre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McQuirre.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by McQuirre. #T3#
Barbosa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McQuirre misses with a short punch on the inside.
McQuirre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McQuirre throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McQuirre.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McQuirre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.
Harry McQuirre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McQuirre scores with a nice hook to the head.
McQuirre lands an uppercut.
McQuirre lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
A short right from Barbosa.
McQuirre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa digs a right hand into McQuirre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McQuirre's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQuirre misses with the head strike.
McQuirre trying to land knees to the body.
McQuirre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barbosa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Barbosa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A body shot lands from Barbosa.
McQuirre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#CUT2#Harry McQuirre's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barbosa trying to stall but McQuirre improves his position. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Barbosa blocks the low kick.
McQuirre throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a crisp right that sends McQuirre to the canvas! Barbosa follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Edson Bidon Barbosa took some time post fight to say the following; 'He wasn’t expecting that'.

Event: SYN 914 Maluga vs. Leifsson 3
Date: Jul 10, 2022

#R1#
Caunt connects with the punch.
Caunt needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Caunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Caunt moves out of range easily.
Barbosa catches Caunt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Caunt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Caunt defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Caunt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Caunt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
and Caunt counters with a body kick that stops Barbosa in his tracks momentarily.
Caunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
Barbosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa throws a head kick that half lands.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Caunt moves out of range.
Barbosa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa jabs Caunt right on the nose. Caunt blinks but takes it well.#T1#
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Caunt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Caunt looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Caunt tries to move into range but Barbosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
Caunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt thuds his shin into the meat of Barbosa's side.
Caunt misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caunt misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Caunt blocks a jab.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Caunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa just manages to avoid it.
Caunt misses with a straight right.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Caunt scores with a four punch combination!
Caunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Caunt misses the target.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Caunt counters with a good, hard body kick but Barbosa shrugs it off.
Caunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Caunt avoids the head kick by Barbosa. #T3#
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caunt throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caunt's hands.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Caunt misses its target.
Barbosa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Caunt's head backwards.
Caunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barbosa thuds a left hand into Caunt's body.
Caunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barbosa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Caunt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Caunt tried to counter with a leg kick but Barbosa avoided it.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
A nice side step and Barbosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caunt.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Caunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caunt walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Caunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caunt lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Caunt is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.
Caunt slips a straight right by Barbosa.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Caunt tried to counter with a leg kick but Barbosa avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Caunt is looking to counter with a body kick.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa throws out a leg kick but Caunt moves out of range and Barbosa only half commits.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A low kick from Caunt misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Caunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab from Caunt.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Caunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barbosa punishes Caunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Caunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa misses the jab.
Caunt slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Caunt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Caunt ducked under it nicely.
Caunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T1#
Caunt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Caunt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Caunt seems unphased.
Barbosa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa connects with a right hand. Caunt shakes it off.
Caunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T2#
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 lands a leg kick that knocks Caunt off balance momentarily.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Caunt might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Caunt throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Caunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Caunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Caunt moves out of range.
It looked like Caunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa tries to land a body kick
enabling Caunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.#T3#
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
A little feinted left hand from Caunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caunt takes one to the chin there.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Caunt.
Caunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Caunt counters with a nice body kick.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Caunt.
Caunt cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Caunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caunt lands an overhand right.
Caunt pushes Barbosa away with a front kick.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Caunt moves out of range easily.
Caunt looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Caunt scores with a nice right hand.
Barbosa lands a two punch combo.
Caunt loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caunt.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caunt.
Caunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
and Caunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa stuns Caunt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Caunt's ribs.
And that is 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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt counters with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Barbosa lands a lovely overhand right.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a swing at Caunt's ribcage but misses.
Caunt throws an off balance right hand
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caunt slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Caunt jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Caunt.#T1#
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Caunt counters with a solid body kick.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barbosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa tries to land a body kick
and Caunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Caunt swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Caunt throws a big shot that misses.
Caunt connects with a jab.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Caunt's shoulder, as Caunt tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Caunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbosa's knee momentarily.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
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 throws a sloppy head kick
and Caunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Caunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Caunt counters with a head kick. That will keep Barbosa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Caunt slips a straight right by Barbosa.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Caunt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Caunt blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Caunt lands with a straight right. Barbosa didn't see that one coming.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Caunt moved out of range nicely.
Caunt is looking to counter with a body kick.
A jab from Caunt misses.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Caunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Caunt.#T3#
Barbosa connects with a body shot that sends Caunt's belly button to the back.
Caunt blocks a jab.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Caunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caunt is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Caunt. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Good standup being displayed there by Caunt as he connects with a hook.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caunt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Caunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Caunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Caunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Caunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbosa thinking.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caunt scores with a nice head shot.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Caunt clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Caunt throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Caunt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caunt takes one on the button.
Caunt slips a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Caunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa throws a lazy head kick
and Caunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Caunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbosa lands a lovely overhand right.#T1#
Barbosa moves forwards but Caunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Caunt delivers a nice body kick.
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Caunt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Caunt. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Caunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Caunt is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caunt tries to work over Barbosa's front leg with a kick but Barbosa checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Barbosa throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Caunt misses the target.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good leg kick by Caunt.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2#
Barbosa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throws a head kick that half lands.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Caunt throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caunt. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses. #T3#
Caunt throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Caunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
It looked like Caunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caunt.
Barbosa throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Caunt.
An inside leg kick from Caunt misses.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Caunt avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Caunt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barbosa throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
enabling Caunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Caunt counters with an outside leg kick.
Caunt avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
As Barbosa backs away, Caunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Caunt slips under a jab.
Caunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with a low kick, right behind Barbosa 's knee.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
Caunt throws out a leg kick but Barbosa moves out of range and Caunt only half commits.
Danga de danga de dang - Barbosa scores with a four punch combination!
Caunt lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Barbosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Caunt lands with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
Barbosa throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
Caunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
An attempted straight right counter from Caunt misses the target.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Caunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Barbosa lands a head kick. Caunt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Caunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Caunt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barbosa misses with the combination.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Caunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caunt. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Barbosa thinks about the counter body kick.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Caunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Caunt moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Caunt.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Caunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Caunt moves out of range easily.
Caunt blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Caunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Caunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Caunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Caunt scores with a jab.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Caunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Caunt also avoids with ease.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Caunt counters with a leg kick. #T3#
Barbosa misses the jab.
Caunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Caunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Caunt throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Caunt lands an overhand right.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Caunt moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Caunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a lazy head kick
and Caunt counters with a low kick, right behind Barbosa 's knee.
Barbosa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Caunt throws a low kick, looking for Barbosa's leg but Barbosa calmly moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Caunt is looking to counter punch.#T4#
Caunt misses with a body kick.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Caunt moves out of range easily.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
A little feinted left hand from Caunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Caunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dick Caunt.
Well Caunt 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
As Edson Bidon Barbosa got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: He wasn’t expecting that'.

Event: SYN 911 Never Forget
Date: Jul 02, 2022

#R1#
Barbosa tests Tax Payer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Tax Payer saw that one coming.
Tax Payer is trying to counter with his kicks.
Tax Payer scores with a punch to the head.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tax Payer tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL2#
Tax Payer moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Tax Payer.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land. #BC2#
Tax Payer breaks from the clinch.
Tax Payer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.#T1#
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tax Payer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tax Payers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tax Payer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tax Payer ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.#T2#
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa lands with a right hand.
Tax Payer is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tax Payer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tax Payer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T3##CL2#
Tax Payer moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Tax Payer manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Tax Payer counters with an outside leg kick.
Tax Payer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tax Payer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Tax Payer.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tax Payer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Tax Payer gets a clinch. #T4#
Tax Payer lands a body punch.
Tax Payer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Tax Payer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tax Payer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa avoiding damage.
Tax Payer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tax Payer struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Tax Payer.
Barbosa stalling in the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Tax Payer slips under a jab.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Tax Payer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Finnish Tax Payer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tax Payer throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa throws a quick counter head kick but Tax Payer was just out of range.
Tax Payer cracks a nice hook into Barbosa's ribs.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finnish Tax Payer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tax Payer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Tax Payer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tax Payer.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Tax Payer should have avoided that one.
Tax Payer defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Tax Payer throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Tax Payer feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Good shot there by Barbosa.
Tax Payer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Tax Payer counters with a nice uppercut.
Tax Payer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tax Payer misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tax Payer misses the jab.#T2#
Tax Payer moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Tax Payer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tax Payer scrambles back to his feet.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Tax Payer throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Tax Payer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tax Payer misses with a jab, cross combination. #T3#
Nice shot by Tax Payer.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tax Payer.
Tax Payer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tax Payer slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Tax Payer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL2#
Tax Payer clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Tax Payer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tax Payer blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tax Payer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Tax Payer is working Barbosa over against the cage.#BC#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch. #T4#
Tax Payer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tax Payer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barbosa blocks a leg kick.
Tax Payer lands a head shot.#CL2#
Tax Payer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbosa, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Tax Payer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Tax Payer counters with a good low kick that Barbosa was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Finnish Tax Payer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Barbosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Tax Payer counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Tax Payer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Tax Payer's head but Tax Payer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tax Payer moves into the clinch successfully.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tax Payer scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Tax Payer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbosa's efforts to push away.#T1#
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Tax Payer controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tax Payer.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tax Payer gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa is pushing Tax Payer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Finnish Tax Payer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Tax Payer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tax Payer throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tax Payer was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T2#
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Tax Payer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Tax Payer moved out of range.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Tax Payer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tax Payer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa lands a leg kick that knocks Tax Payer off balance momentarily.
Barbosa cracks Tax Payer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL2#
Tax Payer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tax Payer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barbosa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tax Payer can turn it around.#T3#
Tax Payer lands a left hand.
Tax Payer lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Tax Payer misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Tax Payer. #BC2#
Tax Payer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #KD2#
Tax Payer lands a big head kick that sends Barbosa tumbling to the mat! Tax Payer takes a step backwards and waves Barbosa back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Barbosa is rocked!
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!
Tax Payer weaves into range and cracks Barbosa right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Barbosa goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Tax Payer is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finnish Tax Payer!
After winning the bout, Finnish Tax Payer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SYN 905 MacArthur vs. Pawlik
Date: Jun 11, 2022

#R1##CL#
Kidd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kidd swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Kidd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick lands for Kidd.
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.#CUT2#It looks like Killer Kidd has been cut.
Kidd throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidd jabs at Barbosa's body.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
Kidd misses with a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Barbosa thumps Kidd with a low kick.
Kidd clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kidd throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kidd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Killer Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kidd connects with a leg kick.
Kidd looks to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kidd thinking.
Kidd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kidd connects with a single shot there.
Kidd lands a head kick! #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kidd throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Kidd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kidd scores with a leg kick.
Kidd cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
Kidd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Kidd slips a jab from Barbosa.
Kidd throws a lazy body kick
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kidd thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kidd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3##CL#
Kidd drives through and clinches with Barbosa against the cage.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kidd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kidd working aggressively here.
Kidd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kidd has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kidds head.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kidd controls his hands.
Kidd throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kidds head.
Kidd lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Kidd scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kidd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Kidd with the inside leg kick.
Kidd misses with a body shot.
Kidd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kidd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.#CUT2#Killer Kidd's cut is getting worse.#CL#
Kidd clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Kidd swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looks like Kidd has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kidd scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kidd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Kidd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
That's time! Kidd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Kidd misses with a leg kick
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kidd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kidd lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Kidd's shoulder, as Kidd tries to avoid the shot.
Kidd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kidd misses with a body kick.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Kidd is out of range.
Killer Kidd is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Kidd has managed to clinch.
Kidd can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Kidd working aggressively here.
Kidd blocking some punches.
Barbosa lands a right hand. #T1#
Kidd misses with a punch on the inside.
Kidd lands a body punch.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kidd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
Kidd misses with some punches. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Kidd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kidd tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Kidd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kidd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kidd wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Kidd lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Kidd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Kidd throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Kidd finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd scores with a spinning back kick!
Kidd doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Kidd counters with a right hand to the body.
Kidd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kidd closes the distance but Barbosa moves to the side
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kidd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kidd.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.#T3#
Kidd lands a nice looking body shot.
Kidd throws a good cross that connects.
Good leg kick by Kidd.
Kidd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Kidd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kidd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kidd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Kidd scores with a shot to the body.
Kidd tries to clinch up.
Kidd scores with a jab to the head.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Kidd counters with a straight right hand.
Kidd scores with a jab to the jaw.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kidd. #CL#
Kidd instigates a clinch.
Barbosa is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Kidd fails to land.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa slowing the pace effectively.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kidd.
Kidd working aggressively here.
Kidd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa is looking to control Kidd's arms but Kidd gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbosa has his back to the cage.
Kidd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kidd working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kidd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Kidd. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick there by Kidd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Kidd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Nice shot lands for Kidd.
Barbosa misses with a double jab
and Kidd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Kidd closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the cage.
Kidd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kidd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbosa's efforts to push away.
Kidd blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kidd misses with a hook.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barbosa takes a step back to recover.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kidd misses with a body shot.
Barbosa is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Barbosa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kidd.#T1#
Barbosa jabs at Kidd's body.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kidd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kidd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kidd throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Kidd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kidd scores with a hook.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Kidd tries to clinch up.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kidd scores with a leg kick.
Kidd looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range. #T2#
Kidd throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Kidd lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Kidd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Kidd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Kidd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despite the aggression on Barbosa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kidd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kidd misses with a kick to the body
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Kidd.#T3#
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kidd throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kidd.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kidd throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#CL#
Kidd clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Kidd throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Kidd.
Kidd lands with a light punch inside.
Kidd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barbosa or not.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Kidd swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa. #T4#
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kidd jabs at Barbosa's body.
Kidd fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidd.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Kidd avoids it with no problem.
Kidd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kidd misses with a low kick.
Kidd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kidd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kidd throws a big shot that misses.
Kidd looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Kidd misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Kidd clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Kidd misses with a looping right.
Kidd lands a nice shot to the body.
Kidd tries to land a leg kick but Barbosa saw it coming and moves away.
Barbosa takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kidd misses the target.
Kidd misses with a low kick.
Kidd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kidd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kidd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kidd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kidd throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Kidd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#T1#
Kidd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa punishes Kidd's body with a nice straight punch.
Kidd is looking to clinch.
Kidd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Kidd throws the kick towards the body but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - Kidd had a free shot at his head there.
Nice cross by Kidd.
Kidd throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa shapes to counter with a head kick.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Kidd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kidd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kidd blocks a jab.#T2##CL#
Kidd darts in and clinches Barbosa up against the cage.#BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kidd.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kidd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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 an uppercut. Kidd saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kidd. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidd.
Kidd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbosa works Kidd's body with a nice hook.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kidd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kidd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbosa doesn't seem bothered though. #T3#
A jab from Kidd finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kidd. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Kidd misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Barbosa gets tackled into the cage by Kidd. Kidd maintains the clinch.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Kidd's head.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kidd tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kidd slips under a jab.
Kidd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kidd lands with an overhand left.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body. #T4#
Barbosa misses with a hook. Kidd ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Kidd avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kidd swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kidd throws a body shot but no joy.
Kidd's corner calls for a 1-2. Kidd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kidd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kidd moves away.
Kidd throws a big shot that misses.
Kidd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kidd is out of range and Barbosa settles back down.
Kidd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Kidd had his way with Edson Bidon Barbosa in that round.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R5#
Kidd throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kidd.
Kidd misses with a low kick.
Barbosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbosa. #CL#
Kidd has closed the distance and engaged Barbosa in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Kidd takes a shot to the head.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Kidd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Kidd is looking to clinch.
Kidd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbosa doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
Kidd throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kidd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Kidd throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Barbosa misses.
Kidd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kidd wants to clinch but Barbosa slips to the side
and Barbosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Kidd avoids it with no problem.
Kidd tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Kidd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Kidd avoids nicely.
Kidd swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kidd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That kick from Kidd tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kidd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barbosa throws a good cross that connects.
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 chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kidd can pounce on him.
Kidd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kidd tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Kidd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kidd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice jab there from Kidd.
Barbosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kidd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T3#
Kidd missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kidd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Killer Kidd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CL#
Kidd takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Kidd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kidd misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CL#
Kidd closes the distance and clinches.
Kidd misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside. #T4#
Barbosa tries to work over Kidd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kidd has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Kidd controls the action.
A short right from Barbosa.
Kidd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kidd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kidd throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Killer Kidd.
Well Kidd 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killer Kidd!
Killer Kidd retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Killer Kidd, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SYN 90210
Date: May 29, 2022

#R1#
Bin Sari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bin Sari just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bin Sari misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Aishah Bin Sari has been cut.
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.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Bin Sari jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Bin Sari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarbosa.
Bin Sari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bin Sari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Nice shot by Bin Sari.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari is looking to score with low kicks.
Bin Sari jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bin Sari with a nice cross.
Bin Sari scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T1#
A low kick from Bin Sari misses #KD#
and Barbosa counters with a crisp one two that drops Bin Sari! Barbosa thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bin Sari to his feet! Bin Sari is in big trouble!
Bin Sari looks up at the clock. Bad move! Barbosa lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bin Sari. Barbosa pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Edson Bidon Barbosa made sure he mentioned Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q), along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: SYN 895 Caunt vs. Sitsongrit
Date: May 01, 2022

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Patriot does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Patriot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Patriot lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
A short uppercut from Patriot.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patriot lands a shoulder strike.
Patriot throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Patriot controls the action. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Patriot fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Patriot defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Patriot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patriot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patriot moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Patriot should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Barbosa.
An inside leg kick from Patriot misses.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Patriot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Patriot darts in and clinches Barbosa up against the cage.#T1#
Barbosa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Barbosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Patriot misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Patriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Patriot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbosa gets through Patriot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barbosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Patriot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Patriot checks a leg kick.
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL2#
Patriot moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Patriot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Patriot lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa is looking to slow Patriot down with leg kicks.
Barbosa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Patriot will feel that in the morning.#T2#
Barbosa connects with a single shot there.
Patriot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body. Patriot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Patriot clinches.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Patriot's ribcage. Patriot let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2#
Patriot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Patriot wants to clinch.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Patriot darts in and clinches Barbosa up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patriot backwards. #T3##BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand. #CL2#
Patriot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patriot fails to land.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patriot's elbow.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Patriot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patriot throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Patriot's head.
Patriot tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Patriot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barbosa avoids the elbow strike from Patriot, against the cage.
Patriot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patriot lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Patriot has time to react.#T4#
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Patriot.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
and Patriot counters with a three punch combo that has Barbosa backing up. Barbosa nods at Patriot to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.
Patriot wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Patriot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patriot.
Patriot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patriot lands a body shot.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Patriot controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patriot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patriot pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC2#
Patriot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Edson Bidon Barbosa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Barbosa throws a hook but Patriot blocks it.#CL2#
Patriot closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the cage.#BC2#
Patriot breaks the clinch.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patriot was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.#CL2#
Patriot moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Patriot as Barbosa tries to tie him up.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patriot blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Patriot breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Patriot closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the cage.
Patriot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patriot lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa works on Patriot's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
It seemed like Patriot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
Barbosa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Patriot's ribs.#T1#
Decent striking displayed by Patriot there.
Patriot tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Patriot moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patriot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patriot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Patriot is just out of range.
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patriot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patriot throws out the jab.
Patriot is looking to clinch.
Barbosa cracks Patriot with a good jab.#CL2#
Patriot moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Barbosa.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Patriot avoids it.
Barbosa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#CL2#
Patriot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbosa, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Patriot lands an elbow that stopped Barbosa in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Patriot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa. #BC#
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Patriot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Patriot back against the cage.
Patriot looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Patriot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patriot throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Patriot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa throws a big counter combination but Patriot scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barbosa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here. #T3#
Patriot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patriot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barbosa lands a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
Patriot wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Patriot tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patriot tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Some wild striking there from Patriot.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patriot throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patriot wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patriot manages to avoid it.
Barbosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patriot flicks out a counter leg kick but Barbosa steps away.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.#CL2#
Patriot closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa looking to slow down the pace here.
Barbosa lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patriot throws an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
enabling Patriot to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot.
Barbosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Patriot lands an overhand right.
Patriot lands a jab to the head.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
and Barbosa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Patriot's knee momentarily.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Patriot.
Barbosa pushes Patriot away with a front kick.
Patriot tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Patriot moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Patriot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Patriot lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa stalls.
Patriot prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside. #T1##BC2#
Patriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Patriot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa jabs Patriot right on the nose. Patriot blinks but takes it well.
Patriot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot.
Barbosa lands a leg kick that knocks Patriot off balance momentarily.
Patriot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barbosa is trying to stall.
Patriot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patriot gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patriot! But no joy.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Patriot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Barbosa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Patriot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patriot is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it. #CL2#
Patriot gets a clinch.
Barbosa misses with some punches. #BC2#
Patriot breaks from the clinch.
Patriot tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #CL2#
Patriot clinches with his opponent.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#CL2#
Patriot moves into the clinch.
Patriot lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Patriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Patriot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #CL2#
Patriot instigates a clinch.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patriot prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa is trying to break free.
A short left from Patriot.
Barbosa blocks the elbow strike.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Patriot blocks it.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Patriot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Patriot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patriot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patriot throws a head punch that misses.
Patriot misses with some punches. #T4#
Patriot swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#BC2#
Patriot breaks the clinch.
Patriot is looking to clinch.
Barbosa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.#CL2#
Patriot has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
Patriot blocking some punches.
Barbosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa trying to stall but Patriot improves his position.
Gorgon Patriot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch. #BC#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Edson Bidon Barbosa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4##CL2#
Patriot instigates a clinch.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Barbosa taking a breather.
Patriot misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Patriot.
Barbosa has Patriot pressed against the cage.
Patriot scores with a hook to the body.#BC2#
Patriot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa swings for the body but Patriot moves out of range.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Patriot has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Patriot. #T1#
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Patriot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patriot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patriot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Patriot tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Patriot back against the cage.
Barbosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Patriot.
Patriot looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Patriot breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Patriot moves into the clinch.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Patriot throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
Patriot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Patriot tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patriot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Barbosa counters with a quick kick to the body but Patriot blocks it.
Patriot tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Patriot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barbosa moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPatriot.
Barbosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Patriot under the eye.
Gorgon Patriot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa takes a swing at Patriot's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jab by Patriot.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patriot.#CL2#
Patriot has managed to clinch. #BC#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.#T3#
Barbosa connects with a nice looking jab. #CL2#
Patriot rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patriot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Patriot manages to break the clinch.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CL2#
Patriot takes the fight into the clinch.
Patriot prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Patriot lands an elbow that stopped Barbosa in his tracks for a moment. #BC2#
Patriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.#T4#
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Patriot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patriot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Patriot is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patriot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Patriot slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Patriot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patriot moves away.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patriot manages to avoid it.
Patriot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Patriot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patriot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patriot.
Patriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Patriot checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa had his way with Gorgon Patriot in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R5#
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Barbosa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Patriot doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
Patriot closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa is struggling to control the position.
Patriot lands an elbow that stopped Barbosa in his tracks for a moment.
Patriot lands with a light punch inside.
Patriot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barbosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patriot.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot is looking to clinch.
Patriot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patriot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Patriot has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Patriot. #T1#
Patriot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Patriot clinches up against the cage.
Patriot swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
A shot in the inside from Patriot. #ROC2#Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa trying to control the position but instead, Patriot has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbosa into the cage.
Patriot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbosa tries to work over Patriot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Patriot lands a lovely overhand right.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patriot.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Patriot blocks a leg kick.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patriot misses with a straight right.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Patriot slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa works the jab nicely.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patriot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Patriot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Barbosa. #CL2#
Patriot closes the distance and clinches.
Patriot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T3#
Patriot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Patriot has had enough of the clinch but Barbosa keeps him there for the moment.
Patriot scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Patriot tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Patriot back against the cage.
Patriot lands an uppercut.
Patriot misses with some punches.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Patriot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.
Patriot struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Patriot's head.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4##BC2#
Patriot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patriot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patriot tries to clinch
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Patriot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Patriot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Patriot moves away and avoids it.#CL2#
Patriot clinches.
Patriot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Patriot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patriot misses with the head strike.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gorgon Patriot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
After the big win, Edson Bidon Barbosa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: SYN 888 Sonni vs. Gustafson
Date: Mar 26, 2022

#R1#
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Storm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Storm seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Storm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab lands there for Storm.
Storm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa lands with a cross.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Storm moved out of range nicely.
Storm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Storm wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Storm moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Barbosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #CL#
Storm moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
A short right from Storm on the inside.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
Storm blocking some punches.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa can't break the clinch.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa cracks Storm with a nice body shot.
A short right from Storm.
Barbosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Storm lands a nice uppercut.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
Storm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa managing to block the knees to the body from Storm.
A short right from Storm. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Storm wants to clinch.
Storm clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Storm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa throws a counter combo.
Storm cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barbosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Storm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Storm walks into a left hand.
Storm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Storm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Storm is looking to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T3#
Barbosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Storm.#CL#
Storm closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the cage.
Barbosa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Storm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Storm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Storm tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Storm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Storm.
Storm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Storm avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Storm.#T4#
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Storm blocks a low kick nicely.
Storm misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Storm thinking.
Barbosa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Storm's sensitive parts.
Storm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Storm wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Storm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a jab when Storm was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Barbosa.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Storm clinches up against the cage.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Storm has him pressed against the cage.
Barbosa tries to break free but Storm pushes him back against the cage.
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edson Bidon Barbosa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Storm wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Storm tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Storm closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Storm looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses.
Storm blocks a low kick nicely.
Storm wants to clinch.
Barbosa feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Storm.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Barbosa throws a push kick but Storm slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Storm takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Storm avoids it with no problem.
Nice body kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Storm moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Storm has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Storm scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Storm lands the left hand.
Storm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Storm moves away and avoids it.
Storm tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barbosa manages to circle out of the way.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Storm moved away.
Storm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Storm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Storm swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
A cross from Storm lands.
A slow jab from Storm misses its intended target.
And Barbosa responds with a good body kick, but Storm manages to step out the way in time.
Barbosa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbosa.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Storm throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Storm connects with a nice looking jab.
Storm bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
A leg kick checked by Storm.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Storm moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T3#
Storm checks the leg kick.
Storm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Storm swinging wildly here.
Storm moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Storm wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barbosa throws a sloppy body shot #CL#
and Storm counters by moving into the clinch. #BC2#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Storm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa jabs at Storm's body.
Barbosa lands a jab to Storm's midsection.
Storm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
Storm slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T4#
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Storm lands a jab.#CL#
Storm moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Storm moved out of range nicely.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Barbosa lands the left hand.#CL#
Storm forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.
Storm can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Good body shot from Storm.
Storm lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Storm.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Barbosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Barbosa tries to circle away but Storm has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Storm connects with a right hand. Barbosa shakes it off.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Storm's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Storm.
A right-left combo lands from Storm.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Storm tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a chopping leg kick but Storm manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Storm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Storm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Storm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Storm wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa cracks Storm with an open hand slap.
Storm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.#T1#
Storm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Good leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa tests Storm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Storm wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Storm clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Storm.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Storm lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Storm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Storm doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Storm dips to his left and cracks Barbosa with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Storm is out of range.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Storm checks it.
Storm cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2##CL#
Storm closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Storm with a knee to the head.
Barbosa works on Storm's body with a couple of short punches.
Storm is working Barbosa over against the cage.
Storm tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Storm back against the cage.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T3#
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
As Storm backs off Barbosa throws a huge counter combo but Storm manages to avoid it all.
Storm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
Storm checks a leg kick.
Storm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Storm scores with a punch to the head.
Storm tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Storm is out of range.
Storm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Storm is looking to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch.
Lincoln Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Storm.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Storm avoids it with no problem.
Storm wants to clinch but Barbosa slips to the side
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combo that has Storm backing up. Storm nods at Barbosa to acknowledge the strikes.
A left lands for Storm.
Storm takes one to the side of the head.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Storm misses. #CL#
Storm closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Storm.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
Storm misses with the head strike.
Storm tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lincoln Storm.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
As Edson Bidon Barbosa got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Sosa now you ...again. Retire bitch. You are done.'.

Event: SYN 883 Pawlik vs. Duranto
Date: Mar 06, 2022

#R1#
Caunt punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Barbosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caunt. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Caunt. Those never looked like landing.
Barbosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Caunt walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.#T1#
Caunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Caunt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Caunt thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Caunt is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Caunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caunt cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T2#
Caunt feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A head kick misses from Caunt.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Caunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Caunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts. #T3#
A slapping leg kick lands for Caunt.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa lands a head kick! #CUT#It looks like Dick Caunt has been cut.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Caunt thinks about the counter body kick.#KD#
Barbosa sends Caunt crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Barbosa is motioning to the referee to let Caunt up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caunt digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Caunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T4#
Barbosa throws the left hand but Caunt avoids the punch easily.
Caunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Caunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caunt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Caunt misses.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Caunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice cross by Caunt.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Caunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Caunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Caunt thinking.
Caunt throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily. #T1#
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Caunt is out of range.
Caunt throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Caunt with a hook.
Caunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T2#
Caunt throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Caunt misses.
Caunt throws the kick towards the body but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Barbosa defending well as Caunt loads up on a big left hand.
Caunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caunt lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.#T3#
Caunt misses with a straight right.
Caunt connects with a nice looking jab.
That kick from Caunt tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caunt just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarbosa.
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Caunt counters with an inside leg kick.
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Caunt cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Caunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caunt scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caunt connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caunt throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Caunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Caunt misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt throws a body kick that misses.
Caunt throws the kick towards the body but Barbosa avoids it.#T1#
Caunt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Caunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caunt stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caunt misses with a double jab.
Barbosa throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Barbosa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Caunt throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caunt.
Barbosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Caunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Caunt.
The crowd cheers as Caunt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.#T3#
Nice uppercut lands for Caunt. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Barbosa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dick Caunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T4#
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Caunt throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Caunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caunt's hands.#CUT#That has opened up Dick Caunt's cut even more.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good exchange - Caunt coming out on top.
Dick Caunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Caunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Caunt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Caunt!
Dick Caunt spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: SYN 876 Caunt vs. Barbosa
Date: Feb 12, 2022

#R1#
Caunt scores with a nice head shot.
Caunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Caunt misses with a looping right.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caunt moves away.
Barbosa misses with a double jab
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caunt.
Caunt throws a leg kick that misses.
Barbosa unleashes a big counter combination but Caunt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T1#
Barbosa checks a low kick from Caunt.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Caunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Caunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbosa thinking. #T2#
Caunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.
Caunt misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Barbosa follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Caunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caunt clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Caunt cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.#T3#
Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Barbosa misses
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Caunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Caunt.
Barbosa moves out of range as Caunt throws a body kick.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head.
Caunt with the inside leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with a leg kick.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Caunt dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Caunt throws a front kick aimed at Barbosa's knee but Barbosa avoids it well.
Caunt throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Caunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Dick Caunt has been cut.
Caunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caunt.
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Caunt counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Caunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
Caunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caunt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there
and Caunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Caunt moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
It looked like Caunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Caunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Caunt lands a right hook to the body.
Caunt tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Caunt cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caunt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Caunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caunt throws a shot to the body.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Caunt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Caunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Caunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from Caunt.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Caunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Caunt clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dick Caunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Caunt. That one must have hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Caunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Caunt thuds his shin into the meat of Barbosa's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caunt.
Caunt lands with a good body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Barbosa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Caunt has got the better of the exchanges.
Barbosa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Caunt will feel that in the morning.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Caunt counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Caunt counters with a left to the body.
Barbosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Caunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbosa scrambles back to his feet.#T1#
Caunt looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barbosa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barbosa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caunt connects with the punch.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Caunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Caunt misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T2#
Caunt looks to land a combination. Barbosa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Caunt throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa works Caunt's body with a nice hook.#T3#
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot by Caunt.
Caunt lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Caunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T4#
Caunt throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Caunt misses with a hook
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt scores with a nice right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbosa.
Caunt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Caunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt counters with a series of strikes. Barbosa will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Caunt clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
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.#R4#
Caunt lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caunt can pounce on him.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caunt.
Barbosa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Caunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.#T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caunt, as that shot connected.
Caunt clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Caunt throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Caunt.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Caunt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Caunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Caunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caunt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caunt throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Caunt is predictable there
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Caunt blocks a jab.
Caunt throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Caunt.
Caunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a body shot. #T4#
Caunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Caunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Caunt had his way with Edson Bidon Barbosa in that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
That's time! Caunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R5#
Caunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Caunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbosa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Caunt lands a jab.
Caunt lands a really nice looking cross but Barbosa seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt misses with a body kick.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
A left lands for Caunt.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Caunt avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Caunt.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbosa's knee momentarily.
Caunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Caunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Caunt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Caunt staying out of range there.
Caunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with an outside leg kick.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Caunt.
Barbosa connects with the punch.#T3#
A low kick from Barbosa misses
and Caunt counters with a left to the body.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Caunt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Caunt misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Caunt thows a left - swing and a miss! #T4#
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caunt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Dick Caunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caunt scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Caunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caunt 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Caunt!
Dick Caunt retains his featherweight title!
Dick Caunt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: SYN 870 Dinapoli vs. Kawamata
Date: Jan 22, 2022

#R1#
Sosa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sosa scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Sosa manages to avoid it.
Sosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbosa tries to land a front kick but Sosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marcello Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa with a nice cross.
Sosa feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
A nice leg kick from Sosa, right into the meat of the thigh. #T1#
Sosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sosa tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa is wise to it.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sosa connects with a body shot.
Sosa misses the body punch
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Sosa ducked under it nicely.
Sosa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sosa throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body. #T2#
Sosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
Sosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Sosa misses the shot to the body.
Sosa slips under a jab.
Sosa misses with a body punch
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sosa lands a nice shot that snaps Barbosa's head back.
Sosa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice uppercut lands for Sosa. That snapped Barbosa's head back. #T3##KD#
Barbosa lands a big right hand that sends Sosa crashing to the mat! Barbosa stays standing though and waves Sosa back to his feet!#ROC#Sosa is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Marcello Sosa has been cut.
Barbosa moves in close and cracks Sosa with a massive right hand! Sosa, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Barbosa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Post fight, Edson Bidon Barbosa stared into the camera and said 'GOAT my ass.'.

Event: SYN 867 Barbosa vs. Sitsongrit
Date: Jan 09, 2022

#R1#
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa throws a good cross that connects.
Barbosa looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Barbosa sets himself, and Sitsongrit steps forward looking for the clinch! Barbosa avoids it this time.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit throws a front kick that sends Barbosa stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a front kick.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barbosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Barbosa misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbosa's knee momentarily.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick. #T1#
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa throws a nice head kick!
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barbosa tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way.
Barbosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit is trying to counter with his kicks.#T3#
Barbosa misses the jab.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Barbosa 's knee.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. Barbosa didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Barbosa's front leg with a kick but Barbosa checks it.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sitsongrit momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sakmongkol Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barbosa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Barbosa shrugs it off though.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barbosa!
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range. #T1#
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbosa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barbosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Barbosa's leg but Barbosa calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T2#
Barbosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL2#
and Sitsongrit counters by clinching up.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit being controlled against the cage.#BC2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbosa throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit feints a counter leg kick.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T3##CL2#
Sitsongrit instigates a clinch.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Barbosa working aggressively here. #BC2#
Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T4#
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Barbosa thows a body kick. Sitsongrit tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick that sends Barbosa stumbling back into the cage.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sakmongkol Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a good cross that connects. #T1#
Barbosa dips to his left and cracks Sitsongrit with an uppercut!
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Barbosa fakes the leg kick and cracks Sitsongrit in the body.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa misses with the combination. #T2#
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit is trying to counter with his kicks.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Barbosa defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Barbosa - just one landing. #T3#
Barbosa lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.#CL2#
Sitsongrit rushes Barbosa and presses him up against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Barbosa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Barbosa saw it coming and moves away. #T4#
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Barbosa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps Barbosa's head back.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Sakmongkol Sitsongrit just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R4#
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Barbosa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Barbosa moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body. #T1#
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.#CL2#
Sitsongrit rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Barbosa is trying to force a seperation but Sitsongrit has the dominant position.#BC#
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Barbosa with an uppercut!
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.#T2#
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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 takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit lands a front kick.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit thows a body kick. Barbosa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sitsongrit works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T3#
Barbosa scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Barbosa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Barbosa throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Barbosa.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Barbosa right on the button with a cross.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.#T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sakmongkol Sitsongrit dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
Barbosa connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Barbosa saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa connects with a single shot there.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbosa on the side of the head. #T1#
Barbosa takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot
and Barbosa counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick that sends Barbosa stumbling back into the cage.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
A left and a right from Barbosa both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barbosa duly obliges.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there. #T3#
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sitsongrit defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Sitsongrit stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #CUT#It looks like Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has been cut.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa lands a jab.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sakmongkol Sitsongrit.
Well Sitsongrit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is the new featherweight champion!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SYN 863 Christmas Joy
Date: Dec 25, 2021

#R1#
Ho Joy throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Ho Joy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Ho Joy.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Joy misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Ho Joy slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Barbosa.
Ho Joy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Joy looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.#KD#
Barbosa lands a big head kick that sends Ho Joy tumbling to the mat! Barbosa takes a step backwards and waves Ho Joy back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Ho Joy is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Do Ho Joy has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Ho Joy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ho Joy.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Ho Joy is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?#T2##CL2#
Ho Joy moves into the clinch.
Ho Joy seems to have recovered his senses.
Ho Joy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ho Joy.
Ho Joy wants to get back to striking at distance but Barbosa won't allow it.
Ho Joy prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Ho Joy tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Barbosa as the two fighters clinch.
Ho Joy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbosa stalling in the clinch.
Ho Joy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho Joy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ho Joy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho Joy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Joy throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.#T3#
Ho Joy is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Ho Joy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Joy drops his hands momentarily and Barbosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barbosa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ho Joy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ho Joy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ho Joy tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa is wise to it.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Joy moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ho Joy counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Barbosa throws a body punch but Ho Joy moves out of range.
Ho Joy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Joy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barbosa thows a leg kick but Ho Joy checks it
and Ho Joy counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
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 right hand
and Ho Joy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Edson Bidon Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Do Ho Joy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Ho Joy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa tried to counter with a leg kick but Ho Joy avoided it.
Ho Joy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here. #T1#
Ho Joy misses with a hook #KD#
and Barbosa counters with a nice right hand that sends Ho Joy toppling to the canvas! Ho Joy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Barbosa finish him?!
Barbosa throws a body punch but Ho Joy moves out of range.
Barbosa cracks Ho Joy with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ho Joy falls to his knees and Barbosa doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Edson Bidon Barbosa retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Do Ho Joy was interviewed post fight and said 'I am getting old.. Should I just call it a day? Is Sosa ready for it? Let that be my last fight to end this career.'.

Event: C76: Liu vs. Barbosa
Date: Dec 11, 2021

#R1#
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liu misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barbosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liu sizes up Barbosa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Liu lands a jab to the nose.
Liu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range and Liu settles back down.
Barbosa throws a low kick, looking for Liu's leg but Liu calmly moves out of range.
Liu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Liu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Balagot Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Liu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Liu.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.#T1#
Liu misses with a looping left.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liu misses the jab.
Liu staying out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barbosa. Liu shrugs it off though.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Liu's shoulder, as Liu tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Liu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Liu tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liu with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Liu swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a thumping low kick. #T2#
Liu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Liu throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Liu misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Liu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Liu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liu throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Liu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T3#
Liu lands a two punch combo.
Liu connects with a high kick.
A nice leg kick from Liu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liu throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liu lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Liu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Liu.
Liu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#KD2#
Barbosa drops Liu with a beautiful combination! Liu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barbosa is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Liu is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu misses with a right hand
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbosa tries to score with a low kick but Liu moves his leg out of the way.
Barbosa stuns Liu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T4#
Liu throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Liu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Liu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liu seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liu.
Liu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Liu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Liu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Liu walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
A big left from Liu misses.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Balagot Liu dominated that 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.#R2#
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liu with a nice calf kick.
Liu looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Liu throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Balagot Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
Liu jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Liu misses.
Liu swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Liu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Liu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Liu with a nice calf kick.
Liu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Liu.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Barbosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Liu throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
Liu connects with a leg kick.
Liu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Liu.
Liu works over Barbosa's head and body with a nice combination.
Liu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liu throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liu looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Liu avoids it with no problem.
Liu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liu throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
Jab by Liu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa slips under a jab from Liu.#T2#
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Liu avoids it with no problem.
Liu misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Liu lands a head shot.
Barbosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liu's head.
Liu connects with a body shot.
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
A countering left hand to the body from Barbosa misses.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Liu.
Liu throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T3#
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Liu.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Liu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Liu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
Liu blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Liu misses.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liu misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick. #T4#
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Liu slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Liu lands a jab.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Liu is out of range.
Liu lands with a straight right. Barbosa didn't see that one coming.
Liu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Barbosa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Liu has got the better of the exchanges.
A combination from Liu does no damage.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Liu avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Balagot Liu dominated that second round.
That's time! Liu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Nice cross by Liu.
Barbosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Liu.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Liu throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Liu in his tracks.
Liu throws a series of strikes that have Barbosa backpedaling.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Liu avoids it with no problem.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Liu tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liu throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa thinks about the counter body kick.#T1#
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Liu thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liu blocks a jab.
Liu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Liu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Liu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa misses with a body kick. #T2#
Liu misses with a shot to the body
and Liu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Liu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice shot lands for Liu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Liu misses with a hook.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick.
Liu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa walks into a jab.#T3#
Liu thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Liu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Liu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liu moves away.
As Barbosa looks to move away, Liu throws a big counter combo but Barbosa just gets out of the way.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liu.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body
and Liu counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Liu staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Liu misses the target.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Liu swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Liu throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Liu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Balagot Liu clearly takes that round.
That's time! Liu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
A clash of legs there as Barbosa blocks the low kick.
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Liu.
Liu misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Liu throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Liu with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Liu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Liu swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Liu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
Liu moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Liu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Liu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa slips a jab from Liu.
Liu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Liu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Liu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbosa.
Liu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
Nice cross by Liu.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circling - Liu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Liu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liu. Liu obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balagot Liu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Liu misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from Liu.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Liu throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Liu avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Barbosa defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Liu misses with a hook to the body
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liu thinking.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liu checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Liu throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Liu throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Liu lands a jab to the nose.
Liu throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Liu. #T4#
Liu scores with a nice right hand.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liu lands a body shot.
Liu throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liu scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Liu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Liu misses the jab.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Balagot Liu had his way with Edson Bidon Barbosa in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liu scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa misses with a low kick as Liu jumps back.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbosa moves forwards but Liu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Liu dips to his left and cracks Barbosa with an uppercut!
Barbosa jabs Liu right on the nose. Liu blinks but takes it well.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Liu connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Liu.
Liu connects with a solid leg kick. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Liu avoids it.
Liu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Liu.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Liu tries to score with a low kick but Barbosa moves his leg out of the way.
Liu slips a jab from Barbosa.
Liu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Liu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Liu throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu misses with a hook.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Liu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Liu misses.
Liu scores with a jab to the head. #T3#
Barbosa lands with an overhand left.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Barbosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liu lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liu, as that shot connected.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Liu.
A countering left hand to the body from Barbosa misses.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.#T4#
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Liu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbosa feints a counter leg kick.
Liu jabs at Barbosa's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu lands a jab-cross combination.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Liu avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Liu. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Liu is predictable there
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Liu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Liu misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Balagot Liu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balagot Liu!
Balagot Liu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SYN 851 Maluga vs. McNasty 2
Date: Nov 14, 2021

#R1#
Barbosa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Ho Joy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho Joy slips a jab from Barbosa.
Ho Joy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Ho Joy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Joy moves away.
It looked like Ho Joy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Ho Joy throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.#T1#
Ho Joy avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Ho Joy avoids it well.
Ho Joy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Joy is looking to counter punch.
Ho Joy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ho Joy wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Barbosa tries a quick counter leg kick but Ho Joy is wise to it.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses
and Ho Joy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Barbosa throws the left hand but Ho Joy avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho Joy misses the target.
Barbosa thumps Ho Joy with a low kick.
Ho Joy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Ho Joy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Ho Joy.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Ho Joy moves out of range easily. #T3#
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Ho Joy saw that one coming.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Barbosa has knocked Ho Joy down with a huge combo! Barbosa steps away and waves a wobbly Ho Joy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Ho Joy is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Do Ho Joy has been cut.
Barbosa drops Ho Joy with a straight right hand, right on the button! Barbosa follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Edson Bidon Barbosa is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Do Ho Joy had this to say: 'I am getting old.. Should I just call it a day?'.

Event: SYN 847 Po vs. Al Din
Date: Oct 31, 2021

#R1#
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Caunt. Caunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Caunt moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Barbosa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caunt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Caunt to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbosa.
Caunt looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Caunt. #T1#
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Caunt throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Caunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Barbosa defending well as Caunt loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Barbosa tries to score with a low kick but Caunt moves his leg out of the way.#T2#
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Caunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT#It looks like Dick Caunt has been cut.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Caunt.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches. #T3#
Caunt stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Caunt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A bone on bone clash there as Caunt blocks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Caunt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Caunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A cross from Caunt lands.
Caunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
Caunt throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.#T4#
Barbosa takes one on the button.
Caunt stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbosa should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Caunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Caunt misses.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a jab.
Caunt catches Barbosa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Caunt.
Caunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T1#
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Caunt feints a counter leg kick.
Caunt scores with a nice body kick.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caunt moves away.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
Caunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caunt.
Good shot there by Barbosa.#CUT#That has opened up Dick Caunt's cut even more.
Caunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.#T2#
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a thumping low kick.
Caunt works the jab nicely.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa connects with a jab.
Caunt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crunch! Caunt slams his shin into Barbosa's torso.
Caunt throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Jab by Caunt.
Caunt throws a front kick aimed at Barbosa's knee but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Caunt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Caunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa is looking to land body kicks.
Caunt throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#The cut above Dick Caunt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T4#
Barbosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Caunt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Caunt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Caunt throws a low kick, looking for Barbosa's leg but Barbosa calmly moves out of range.
Caunt is looking to land body kicks.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Dick Caunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caunt slips a jab from Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there
and Caunt counters with a three punch combo that has Barbosa backing up. Barbosa nods at Caunt to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Caunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
Caunt is looking to land body kicks.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Caunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Caunt with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T1#
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caunt misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Caunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caunt throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caunt throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T2#
Caunt swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Caunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Caunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Caunt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caunt.
A nice side step and Caunt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Caunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T3#
Caunt avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Caunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caunt throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Caunt clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Caunt's ribs.
Caunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Caunt is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Caunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Caunt throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa tried to counter with a leg kick but Caunt avoided it.
A swing and a miss from Caunt.
Caunt throws a front kick aimed at Barbosa's knee but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caunt misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Caunt really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caunt.
Barbosa tries to land a front kick but Caunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Caunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbosa on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbosa cracks Caunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Caunt moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Caunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice body kick there by Caunt.
Caunt throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Barbosa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt misses with a leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with a nice body shot.
Caunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Caunt throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily. #T2#
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caunt lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Caunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Caunt tries to land a body kick
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caunt throws an off balance right hand
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand. #ROC#Caunt is rocked!#T3#
Caunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Caunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Caunt is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Barbosa moves out of range as Caunt strikes.
Caunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Caunt's head. #CUT#Dick Caunt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt with a nice cross.#T4#
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Caunt tries to land a body kick
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dick Caunt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
After winning the bout, Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SYN 838 Maluga vs. Sparxx
Date: Oct 03, 2021

#R1#
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Bin Sari on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa connects with an inside leg kick.
Bin Sari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Bin Sari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bin Sari throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bin Sari thinking.
Barbosa slips a jab from Bin Sari.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Sari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bin Sari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bin Sari.#T1#
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bin Sari lands a jab to the nose.
Bin Sari takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bin Sari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CUT#It looks like Aishah Bin Sari has been cut.
Bin Sari moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - Bin Sari had a free shot at his head there.
Bin Sari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bin Sari swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Bin Sari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin Sari throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bin Sari. #BC2#
Bin Sari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bin Sari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bin Sari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bin Sari counters with a one-two to the body.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Bin Sari slips the punch.
Bin Sari throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bin Sari throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #T3#
Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Bin Sari counters with a thumping low kick.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Bin Sari on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#ROC2#Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa scores with a nice head shot.
Bin Sari slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.
Bin Sari tried to score with a low kick but Barbosa checks it.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Bin Sari.#T4#
Bin Sari throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Bin Sari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bin Sari connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bin Sari connects with a right hand. Barbosa shakes it off.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Bin Sari.
Barbosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbosa.
Bin Sari looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bin Sari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bin Sari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aishah Bin Sari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aishah Bin Sari's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Bin Sari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bin Sari throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa throws a combination that misses #KD2#
and Bin Sari counters with a nice right hand that sends Barbosa toppling to the canvas! Barbosa scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bin Sari finish him?!
Bin Sari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bin Sari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Bin Sari manages to avoid it.
Bin Sari walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bin Sari throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bin Sari.#T1#
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Bin Sari moves away and avoids it.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Bin Sari has knocked Barbosa down with a huge combo! Bin Sari steps away and waves a wobbly Barbosa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
A jab from Barbosa finds it's way through Bin Sari's defenses.
Barbosa throws a push kick but Bin Sari slaps the foot to one side.
As Barbosa backs off Bin Sari throws a huge counter combo but Barbosa manages to avoid it all.
Bin Sari misses with a double jab
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bin Sari throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bin Sari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Bin Sari cracks a nice hook into Barbosa's ribs.
Bin Sari misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bin Sari counters with a straight right hand.
Bin Sari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Bin Sari misses the target.
Barbosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bin Sari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bin Sari throws a combination that misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bin Sari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T3#
Bin Sari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Bin Sari swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bin Sari looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Bin Sari jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Bin Sari lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa throws a quick counter head kick but Bin Sari was just out of range.#T4#
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa throws a lazy body kick
and Bin Sari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Bin Sari misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Barbosa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Bin Sari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa jabs at Bin Sari's body.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Bin Sari moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aishah Bin Sari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aishah Bin Sari's cut.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Bin Sari scores with a decent looking hook.
Bin Sari throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Bin Sari counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bin Sari moves out of range of the strikes.
Bin Sari appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bin Sari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa cracks Bin Sari with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Sari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bin Sari misses with a low kick.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bin Sari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bin Sari looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bin Sari throws a front kick aimed at Barbosa's knee but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Bin Sari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body#KD2#
and Bin Sari counters with a crisp one two that drops Barbosa! Bin Sari thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Barbosa to his feet! Barbosa is in big trouble!
Bin Sari looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
It appears Barbosa was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bin Sari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Bin Sari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bin Sari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Bin Sari lands a head shot.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Bin Sari takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bin Sari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T3#
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Bin Sari's head back.
Bin Sari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bin Sari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#ROC#Bin Sari is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Aishah Bin Sari's cut even more.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barbosa lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Bin Sari up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Barbosa from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Bin Sari's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
A very excited looking Edson Bidon Barbosa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SYN 831 Whymer vs. Po
Date: Sep 11, 2021

#R1#
McQuirre staying out of range there.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa with the inside leg kick.
Harry McQuirre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa misses the jab.
McQuirre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barbosa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McQuirre throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
Barbosa throws out a leg kick but McQuirre moves out of range and Barbosa only half commits.
McQuirre follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Barbosa slams his shin into McQuirre's torso.
McQuirre lands a jab to the head.
McQuirre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Harry McQuirre has been cut.
McQuirre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Barbosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McQuirre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbosa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McQuirre feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
McQuirre lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
McQuirre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#KD#
Barbosa lands a left and a right that send McQuirre crashing to the mat, dazed. Barbosa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#McQuirre is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends McQuirre tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Barbosa wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
A very excited looking Edson Bidon Barbosa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SYN 821 Crosby vs. Krison
Date: Aug 07, 2021

#R1#
Golovkin misses with a hook.
Barbosa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Golovkin blocks it well.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Golovkin throws a leg kick but Barbosa checks it.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Golovkin avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Golovkin throws out the jab.
Golovkin misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa throws a fast counter high kick but Golovkin manages to duck under it in time.
Golovkin misses with a looping right.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Golovkin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Golovkin misses with a straight right.
Golovkin misses with a straight right.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Golovkin throws out the jab.
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T1#
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golovkin staying out of range there.
Golovkin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golovkin throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Golovkin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Golovkin on the side of the head.
Golovkin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been told by Golovkin's head coaches at The Brick Hithouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Golovkin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Golovkin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Golovkin. #T2#
Golovkin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Golovkin throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Golovkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Golovkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Golovkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Golovkin throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Golovkin throws an off balance right hand
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Golovkin feints a jab promting Barbosa to slip. Golovkin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barbosa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golovkin manages to avoid it.
Golovkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a low kick, right behind Golovkin 's knee.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golovkin.#T3#
Golovkin slips a jab from Barbosa.
Golovkin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Golovkin with the inside leg kick.
Barbosa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Golovkin misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Golovkin swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Golovkin.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the body.
Golovkin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Golovkin loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Golovkin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Golovkin cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Golovkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
A counter left hand to the body from Golovkin misses its target.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Golovkin.
Golovkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Golovkin takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#KD2#
Barbosa drops Golovkin with a beautiful combination! Golovkin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barbosa is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Golovkin is rocked!
Golovkin ducks into an uppercut from Barbosa and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SYN 816 Whymer vs. Garuda III
Date: Jul 18, 2021

#R1#
Azumah connects with a solid leg kick.
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.
Azumah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Azumah missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Azumah saw that one coming.
A big left from Azumah misses.
Azumah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azumah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Azumah.
Azumah throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azumah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azumah.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Azumah misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick from Azumah, right into the meat of the thigh. #T1#
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azumah moves away.
Barbosa blocks the body kick.
Azumah throws a body shot but no joy.
Azumah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Azumah connects with a nice looking jab.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azumah can pounce on him.
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
Azumah throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Azumah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barbosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Azumah swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Azumah manages to avoid it.
Jerry Azumah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T2#
Azumah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azumah scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Azumah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barbosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Azumah.
Azumah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azumah throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Azumah takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Azumah tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Azumah swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azumah.
Azumah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Azumah. #T3#
A low kick from Azumah is predictable there
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azumah misses with a hook to the body
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Azumah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbosa defending well as Azumah loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Azumah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Azumah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Barbosa catches Azumah right on the button with a cross.
Azumah misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Azumah.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
And Barbosa counters with a quick kick to the body but Azumah blocks it.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Azumah walks into a jab.
Azumah throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azumah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Azumah.
That kick from Azumah tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa scores with a nice head shot.#ROC#Azumah is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Jerry Azumah has been cut.
Azumah walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Azumah is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Azumah swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Azumah is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Barbosa doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Azumah crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Azumah's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Edson Bidon Barbosa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SYN 808 Whymer vs. Number II
Date: Jun 26, 2021

#R1#
Sea takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck for Sea with that takedown attempt.
Sea changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sea swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sea shoots in for a double leg but Barbosa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barbosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Sea, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coral Sea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sea tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Coral Sea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T1#
Sea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sea dives in for a single leg takedown but Barbosa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sea misses with a takedown attempt
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sea closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barbosa circles away.
Sea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down. #TD2#
Sea shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Barbosa has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sea is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa working aggressively here. #T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sea.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Sea controls his hands.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Sea blocks it.
Sea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sea taking a breather. #BC#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Sea is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sea throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Sea moves into the clinch.
Sea jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barbosa walks away with a smile on his face. Sea gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T3#
Sea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Sea takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sea shoots in but Barbosa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A quick step to the side and Barbosa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sea tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Sea changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barbosa tries to avoid it but Sea manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barbosa to the ground. Barbosa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barbosa lands an overhand right.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
A jab from Sea finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Barbosa misses with a straight left. #T4#
Sea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barbosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa lands a nice shot that snaps Sea's head back.
Sea fails to land the takedown.#KD#
Barbosa feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sea sprawling to the canvas! Sea rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Barbosa finish him?! #ROC#Sea is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that round.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Sea fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barbosa stuffs the takedown attempt from Sea. Sea gets slowly back to his feet.
As Sea looks to move away, Barbosa throws a big counter combo but Sea just gets out of the way.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sea can do to turn this around?
Sea moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sea with a poor takedown
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coral Sea.
Sea tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sea defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Barbosa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sea. #T1#
Sea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#TD2#
Sea drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sea trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa wants to stand up but Sea is controlling him.
Sea looking to pass the guard.
Sea looking to sit in guard and control but Barbosa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T2#
Barbosa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Barbosa looking to pass the guard.
Sea controls Barbosa momentarily but Barbosa frees himself.
Sea throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sea throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back. #T3#
Sea trying to keep a closed guard but Barbosa is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barbosa lands with a right hand.
Barbosa lands with a kick to the temple. Sea shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sea shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barbosa as he avoids it easily.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Sea.
Sea with a poor takedown
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Sea should have avoided that one.
Sea is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Sea scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sea seems to have recovered his senses.
Sea doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sea has a takedown stuffed.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sea tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Sea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sea swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa 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!#R3#
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coral Sea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Sea clinches with his opponent.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sea's elbow.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sea blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Barbosa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.#BC#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sea tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Sea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Sea clinches with his opponent.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Sea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Sea has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sea backwards.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sea pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sea looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Sea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Sea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Barbosa effectively controlling the action here.
Sea controlling the action here for a moment.
Sea tries to pull guard but Barbosa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sea tries for a takedown. No joy.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coral Sea.
Sea is trying to pull guard but Barbosa has him pressed against the cage.
Barbosa is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T3##BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Sea's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.
Coral Sea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sea moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sea.
No joy there for Sea, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T4#
Sea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sea fails with the takedown
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Sea closes the distance but Barbosa moves to the side
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sea momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barbosa counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edson Bidon Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbosa 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
After winning the bout, Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SYN 801 Warror vs. Syndal
Date: May 31, 2021

#R1#
Pentele digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Pentele lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Pentele pushes Barbosa away with a front kick.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Pentele.
Pentele misses with a looping left.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pentele.
Pentele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pentele looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Pentele missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa connects with a nice looking jab.
Pentele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa tried to counter with a leg kick but Pentele avoided it.
Pentele thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barbosa if he has to take too many more of those.
We've been informed that Pentele has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Pentele moves away and avoids it.
Pentele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Pentele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pentele throws a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pentele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Pentele responds with a good body kick, but Barbosa manages to step out the way in time.
Pentele misses with a looping right.
Pentele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.#T1#
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pentele.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pentele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pentele.
Jab, jab by Pentele - just one landing.
Pentele wants to land a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pentele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pentele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Pentele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pentele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pentele misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barbosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pentele doesn't seem bothered though. #T2#
A right-left combo lands from Pentele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pentele throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Pentele moved out of range nicely.
Pentele misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pentele connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Pentele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pentele swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Pentele walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
Pentele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barbosa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pentele takes one to the side of the head.
Pentele takes one to the side of the head.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Pentele misses the target.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Pentele.
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pentele. That did some damage!
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Pentele counters with a leg kick.
Pentele slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pentele misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Pentele is trying to counter with his kicks.
Pentele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pentele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pentele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Pentele saw that one coming.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Pentele moved out of range.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Pentele avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Pentele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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 wild body shot.
Pentele connects with a single shot there.
Pentele wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pentele cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pentele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pentele is trying to counter with his kicks.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Pentele slips the punch.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa thows a leg kick but Pentele checks it
and Pentele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pentele throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa lands a nice shot that snaps Pentele's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Pentele's shoulder, as Pentele tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Pentele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pentti Pentele will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Barbosa lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa misses with a body punch
and Pentele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Pentele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pentti Pentele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pentele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Pentele is out of range.
Pentele is trying to counter with his kicks.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Pentele misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pentele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Pentele misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Pentele. #T1#
Barbosa slips under a jab from Pentele.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pentele was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Pentele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
A jab from Pentele misses.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pentele momentarily.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pentele throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Pentele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbosa throws a chopping leg kick but Pentele manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab lands there for Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pentele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pentele manages to avoid it.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Pentele. #T2#
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Pentele takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Pentele throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Pentele throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barbosa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pentele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Pentele steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa lands a two punch combo.
Barbosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Pentele is just out of range.
Pentele tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Pentele misses. #T3#
Pentele swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Pentele manages to avoid it.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Pentele.
Barbosa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pentele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Pentele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbosa lands a leg kick that knocks Pentele off balance momentarily.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Pentele is out of range.
Pentele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbosa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pentele checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Pentele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pentele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pentele shapes to counter with a head kick.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Pentele.
Pentele walks into a jab.#T4#
Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pentele counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentele throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pentele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pentele lands with a right hand.
Pentele throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Pentele throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Pentele slips a jab from Barbosa.
Pentele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbosa doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Pentele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pentele throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Pentele.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Pentele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pentele.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Edson Bidon Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Barbosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pentele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Pentele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pentele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pentele.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Pentele saw that one coming.
Pentele scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pentele lands a right hook to the body.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Pentele to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Pentele's head but Pentele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Pentele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pentele jabs at Barbosa's body.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Pentele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pentele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Pentele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Pentele.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.#T1#
Barbosa punishes Pentele's body with a nice straight punch.
Barbosa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pentele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pentele takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Pentele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pentele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pentele throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
Jab, jab by Pentele - just one landing.
Pentele defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
Pentele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Pentele's shoulder, as Pentele tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Pentele misses.
Pentele checks a leg kick.
Pentele pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T2#
Pentele throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Pentele loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Pentele thuds a left hand into Barbosa's body.
Pentele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Pentele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Pentele.
Pentele misses the jab.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Pentele moves away and avoids it.
Pentele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pentele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T3#
Pentele takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pentele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Pentele throws a counter combo.
Pentele misses with a straight right.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Pentele manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Pentele.
Pentele moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Pentele does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Pentele misses.
Pentele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa moves out of range as Pentele strikes.
Pentele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pentele is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
An inside leg kick from Barbosa misses.
Pentele throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Pentele throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pentele tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Pentele looks to move away, Barbosa throws a big counter combo but Pentele just gets out of the way.
Pentele moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.#T4#
A head kick misses from Pentele.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pentele.
Barbosa throws a hook but Pentele avoids it easily.
Pentele takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa wants to slow Pentele down by chopping away at his legs.
Pentele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pentele.
Pentele lands a head kick!
Pentele misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa feints a jab promting Pentele to slip. Barbosa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pentele slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pentele throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Pentele saw that one coming.
Pentele counters with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pentti Pentele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pentele has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pentti Pentele!
A relieved looking Pentti Pentele thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SYN Netti vs Warror
Date: Apr 25, 2021

#R1#
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Rhod.
Barbosa scores with a hook.
Rhod moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Rhod stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbosa.
Rhod slips a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rudy Rhod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhod connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rhod misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Rhod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Rhod slips the punch.
Rhod misses with a looping right.
Barbosa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rhod with a body shot.
Rhod walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rhod closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barbosa with a nice calf kick.
Rhod throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhod closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rhod uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Good leg kick by Barbosa.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod. #T1#
Barbosa lands a body shot.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Rhod counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Rhod's head.
Rhod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhod misses with a low kick.
Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Rhod throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Barbosa is looking to slow Rhod down with leg kicks.
Rhod misses with a hook to the body
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Rhod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhod manages to avoid it.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Rhod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
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!
Rhod looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Rhod catches Barbosa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T2#
Rhod looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Rhod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhod lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Barbosa throws a leg kick which misses Rhod's front leg but catches the back leg as Rhod tries to avoid it.
Rhod takes one on the button.
Rhod misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Rhod's shoulder, as Rhod tries to avoid the shot.
Rhod avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Rhod swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rhod digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Rhod takes one to the chin there.
Barbosa misses the body punch
and Rhod counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick.
Rhod throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Rhod looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Rhod scores with a nice head shot.
Rhod moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Barbosa misses the jab.
Rhod tried to counter with a leg kick but Barbosa avoided it.
Rhod looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rhod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa jabs at Rhod's body.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Rhod moves out of range.
We've been told by Rhod's head coaches at Torcida MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rhod misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Rhod shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rhod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rhod.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Rhod.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhod.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhod manages to avoid it.
Barbosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barbosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rhod at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rhod on the side of the head. #T4#
Barbosa throws a leg kick which misses Rhod's front leg but catches the back leg as Rhod tries to avoid it.
Rhod misses the shot to the body.
Rhod scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Rhod feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barbosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rhod.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Rhod's head but Rhod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Rhod ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhod also avoids with ease.
Rhod moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Rhod tried to score with a low kick but Barbosa checks it.
Rhod gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rhod.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Rhod avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Rhod.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Rhod defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa punishes Rhod's body with a nice straight punch.
Rhod connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rhod darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rhod paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rhod connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Nice shot lands for Rhod.
Rhod throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Rhod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rhod slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Rhod scores with a jab.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rhod stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rhod throws a body shot but no joy.
Rhod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rhod connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbosa scrambles back to his feet.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Rhod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rhod misses with a straight left. #T1#
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Barbosa blocks a leg kick.
Rhod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa lands a jab to Rhod's midsection.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Rhod avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rhod.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rhod scores with a leg kick.
Rhod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhod.
Rhod closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rhod checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Rhod lands a head shot.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhod connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Rhod with the inside leg kick.
Rhod slips a straight right by Barbosa.
A clash of legs there as Rhod blocks the low kick.
Rhod looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Rhod takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Rhod misses with a hook.
Rhod pushes Barbosa away with a front kick.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa scores with a jab. Rhod acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Rhod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhod walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Rhod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Rhod moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rhod avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rhod misses with an uppercut
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa cracks Rhod with a good jab.
Rhod lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rhod does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Rhod was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rhod tries to score with a low kick but Barbosa moves his leg out of the way.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A lazy body kick from Barbosa
and Rhod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhod is just out of range.
Rhod throws a body shot but no joy.
Rhod looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rhod.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rhod might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rhod blocks a leg kick.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick.
Rhod throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Rhod's head but Rhod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T4#
A big right from Rhod misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhod connects with a leg kick.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rhod just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a good cross that connects.
Rhod looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Rhod throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa moves forwards but Rhod connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rhod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rhod.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the head.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Rhod's head but Rhod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is 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 time! Rhod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Rhod attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbosa blocks a leg kick.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barbosa swings for the body but Rhod moves out of range.
Rhod tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Rhod motions for Barbosa to come forward. Rhod throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhod was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
A bone on bone clash there as Barbosa blocks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Rhod blocks the leg kick.
Rhod darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhod scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rhod takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Rhod's head but Rhod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Rhod scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbosa, as that shot connected. #T1#
Rhod scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rhod tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa connects with a nice looking jab.
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Rhod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Rhod - just one landing.
Barbosa takes a swing at Rhod's ribcage but misses.
Rhod moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Rhod throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Rudy Rhod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edson Bidon Barbosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Rhod looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Rhod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhod scores with a jab to the head.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Rhod.
Rhod takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhod.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rhod tries to work over Barbosa's front leg with a kick but Barbosa checks it.
Barbosa throws a hook but Rhod avoids it easily.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhod.
Barbosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rhod lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rhod works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
Rhod misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Rhod avoids them all with ease. #T3#
Rhod fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Rhod throws a front kick aimed at Barbosa's knee but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rhod attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rhod looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Rhod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rhod throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rhod misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Rhod lands.
Rhod feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Rhod takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Rhod stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Rhod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Barbosa misses with the combination. #T4#
Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa lands a jab to Rhod's midsection.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Rhod.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rhod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Rhod lands a jab.
Barbosa lands a head kick!
A low kick lands for Rhod.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhod fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Rhod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Rhod moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edson Bidon Barbosa.
Well Barbosa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
A very excited looking Edson Bidon Barbosa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Syn Gusmao vs Barbosa
Date: Apr 04, 2021

#R1#
Gusmao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gusmao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Gusmao scores with a decent looking hook.
A good leg kick by Gusmao.
Gusmao lands the left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gusmao. Barbosa shrugs it off though.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gusmao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gusmao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gusmao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gusmao checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gusmao was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Barbosa cracks Gusmao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Gusmao ducks under and follows up with a left that Gusmao also avoids with ease.
Gusmao is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks. #T1#
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gusmao. Gusmao obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gusmao moves away.
Gusmao tries to clinch up.
Barbosa misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Gusmao holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barbosa gets through Gusmao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gusmao just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.
Gusmao misses with a punch on the inside.
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.
Gusmao lands a nice shot to the body.
Gusmao lands an elbow inside that Barbosa shrugs off.
Gusmao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gusmao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Gusmao.
Barbosa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gusmao misses with some punches.
Barbosa looking to slow down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gusmao as Barbosa tries to tie him up.
Barbosa can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Barbosa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gusmao is keeping busy.
Gusmao pushes Barbosa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T2#
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Gusmao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa is trying to break free.
Gusmao misses with some punches.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Gusmao blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Gusmao told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A short right from Gusmao on the inside.
Barbosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Gusmao.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Gusmao can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Gusmao controls the action.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Gusmao.
Gusmao lands a right hand.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gusmaos head. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Gusmao.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Gusmao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gusmao swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Gusmao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gusmao tries to counter with a clinch but Barbosa shakes him off and moves away.#T3#
Gusmao with a nice calf kick.
Gusmao throws out a powerful jab.
Gusmao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gusmao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Gusmao blocks a jab.
Gusmao throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gusmao jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Gusmao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gusmao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Gusmao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gusmao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gusmao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gusmao with a nice calf kick.#T4#
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Gusmao.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gusmao can pounce on him.
Gusmao misses with a leg kick.
Gusmao connects with a solid leg kick.
Gusmao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henrique Gusmao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Gusmao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab, jab by Barbosa - just one landing.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Gusmao's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Gusmao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gusmao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Gusmao dominated that round.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Barbosa tries to work over Gusmao's front leg with a kick but Gusmao checks it.
Gusmao throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Gusmao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gusmao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab lands there for Gusmao.
Gusmao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
Gusmao looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gusmao punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Gusmao slips under a jab from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusmao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Gusmao thows a body kick. Barbosa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Gusmao's head back.
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 throws a body kick that misses
and Gusmao counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gusmao.#T1#
That kick from Gusmao tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barbosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barbosa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Barbosa. Those never looked like landing.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gusmao can pounce on him.
Gusmao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Gusmao there.
A good leg kick by Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusmao. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gusmao thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
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 takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gusmao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gusmao lands a head shot.
Gusmao misses with a straight left.
Gusmao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gusmao moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Gusmao connects with an inside leg kick.
Gusmao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick lands for Gusmao.
An inside leg kick lands from Gusmao.
Gusmao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gusmao lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gusmao.
Gusmao tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa is wise to it.
Gusmao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T3#
Gusmao jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Gusmao.
Gusmao thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
and Gusmao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henrique Gusmao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gusmao tries to clinch up.
Gusmao tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gusmao misses with a low kick.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
Gusmao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Gusmao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gusmao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barbosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gusmao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbosa scrambles back to his feet.
Barbosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gusmao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 looping left.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the kisser. #T4#
Gusmao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gusmao misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Gusmao feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Gusmao defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Gusmao.
Gusmao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusmao scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gusmao.
Gusmao cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gusmao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Gusmao counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gusmao.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Gusmao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Gusmao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Gusmao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Gusmao is out of range.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gusmao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gusmao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gusmao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gusmao scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gusmao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gusmao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Gusmao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusmao misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Gusmao is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Gusmao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
As Gusmao backs away, Barbosa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T1#
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick lands for Gusmao.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Gusmao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Gusmao.
Gusmao works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gusmao scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gusmao scores with a jab.
Gusmao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa defending well as Gusmao loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Gusmao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henrique Gusmao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Gusmao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Gusmao wants to land a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusmao wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Gusmao moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Gusmao misses with a low kick.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gusmao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Gusmao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gusmao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gusmao moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Gusmao's head but Gusmao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Gusmao scores with a leg kick.
Gusmao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gusmao throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gusmao jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gusmao.
Gusmao lands a nice shot to the body.
Gusmao misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Gusmao moves out of range.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gusmao misses with a hook.
Gusmao tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa tried to counter with a leg kick but Gusmao avoided it.
Gusmao scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Gusmao.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gusmao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gusmao misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gusmao scores with a jab to the head.
Gusmao is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
That kick from Gusmao tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gusmao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gusmao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Barbosa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gusmao with the inside leg kick.
Gusmao looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Gusmao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henrique Gusmao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gusmao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Gusmao!
Henrique Gusmao spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: Syn Kurosaki vs Puno
Date: Mar 14, 2021

#R1#
Rock moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Rock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Rock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rock throws a big counter head kick but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa dips to his left and cracks Rock with an uppercut!
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Rock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa clobbers Rock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Rock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Rock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Rock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Rock avoids it.
Rock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rock moves out of range of the body kick from Barbosa.
Rock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rock throws a counter combo.
Rock ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
Rock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.
Rock is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Barbosa lands a body shot.
Barbosa connects with a body shot that sends Rock's belly button to the back.
Barbosa scores with a hook.#T2#
Rock tries to move into range but Barbosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Rock as he checks the leg kick.
Rock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbosa.
Barbosa with the inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses #KD2#
and Rock counters with a crisp one two that drops Barbosa! Rock thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Barbosa to his feet! Barbosa is in big trouble!
Barbosa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rock if he has to take too many more of those.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rock looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Barbosa connects with the punch.
Barbosa is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Rock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rock.
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Rock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa with a hook.
Rock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
Barbosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbosa, as that shot connected.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
As Barbosa backs off Rock throws a huge counter combo but Barbosa manages to avoid it all.#T4#
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Rock.
Rock moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Rock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa lands the left hand.
Barbosa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That kick from Barbosa tenderised Rock's leg. Rock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa throws a jab when Rock was well out of range.
Rock only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barbosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rock at a distance.
Barbosa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rock! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Rock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Rock unleashes a big counter combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good shot there by Barbosa.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Rock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock blocks a jab.
Rock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbosa. #T1#
Rock checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Rock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Rock checks it.
Rock throws a big counter head kick but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Rock avoids it.
Rock throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Rock's head back.
Barbosa is looking to land body kicks.
Barbosa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Rock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rock tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barbosa with a nice calf kick.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Rock avoids it well.
Rock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Rock's shoulder, as Rock tries to avoid the shot.
Rock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa looks to land a body kick but Rock moved away.
Rock moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Rock only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rock checks a leg kick nicely.
Rock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rock only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Rock counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
letting Rock counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Rock slips under a jab.#T3#
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Rock's head but Rock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rock throws a fast counter high kick but Barbosa manages to duck under it in time.
Rock slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Rock wants to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch position.
Barbosa misses with a hook #CL2#
and Rock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rock lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Rock gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rock misses with some punches.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa stalling against the cage.
Rock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Rock tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Rock back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Rock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T4#
Rock misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rock as Barbosa tries to tie him up.
Rock has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rock has him pressed against the cage.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch but Rock keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Rock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Rock fails to land.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch. #TD2#
Rock jumps into guard, dragging Barbosa to the mat.
Barbosa showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Barbosa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Barbosa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rock throws a fast counter high kick but Barbosa manages to duck under it in time.
Rock moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
A little jabbing left from Rock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Rock avoids them all with ease.
Rock raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barbosa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rock is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Barbosa lands a nice hook to Rock's body. Rock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Rock is just out of range.
Rock walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa pushes Rock away with a front kick.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rock counters with a leg kick.
Barbosa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T1#
Barbosa lands a nice hook to Rock's body. Rock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rock walks into a jab.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Rock's legs.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Rock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Rock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Rock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Rock avoids the punch easily.
Will Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edson Bidon Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Rock staying out of range there.
Rock throws a fast counter high kick but Barbosa manages to duck under it in time.
Rock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbosa sizes up Rock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rock feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock tries to move into range but Barbosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Rock's head but Rock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rock feints a counter leg kick.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rock can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rock at a distance.
Barbosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T3#
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.
Rock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rock was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rock at a distance.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Rock's head but Rock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa with the inside leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Rock counters with a low kick, right behind Barbosa 's knee.
Rock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Rock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Barbosa lands a body shot.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa lands a front kick.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Rock moves away and avoids it.
Rock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Rock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edson Bidon Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barbosa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
A victorious Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Syn 780 Maluga vs Piano
Date: Feb 13, 2021

#R1#
Kansalainen tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Kansalainen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kansalainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Kansalainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kansalainen is looking to clinch.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Kansalainen slips the punch.
Kansalainen clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kansalainen moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kansalainen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barbosa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barbosa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kansalainen.
Barbosa throws a low kick but Kansalainen moves out of range easily.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Kansalainen cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kansalainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kansalainen misses the target.
Kansalainen blocks the body kick. #T1#
Kansalainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kansalainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Kansalainen.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kansalainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Kansalainen's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Kansalainen blocks the leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kansalainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Kansalainen avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Kansalainen scores with a leg kick.
Kansalainen takes one to the chin there.
Kansalainen slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kansalainen misses the target.
Barbosa throws a low kick but Kansalainen moves out of range easily.
Kansalainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kansalainen slips a straight right by Barbosa.
It looked like Kansalainen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kansalainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kansalainen.
Barbosa with the inside leg kick.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kansalainen is just out of range.
Barbosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kansalainen at a distance.
Kansalainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Kansalainen.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses.
Kansalainen takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kansalainen throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Kansalainen motions for Barbosa to come forward. Kansalainen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kansalainen misses the jab.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Kansalainen avoids it well.
Kansalainen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kansalainen throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Kansalainen darts in and clinches Barbosa up against the cage.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kansalainens head.
Kansalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3#
A short body shot lands from Kansalainen as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Kansalainen.
Barbosa looking to stall. #BC#
Kansalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Kansalainen.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Kansalainen throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Kansalainen blocks the low kick.
Kansalainen lands the left hand.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kansalainen slips a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a jab when Kansalainen was well out of range.
Kansalainen slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Kansalainen misses with a body shot.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kansalainen can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kansalainen. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kansalainen misses with a body shot.
Kansalainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Kansalainen sees it coming and moves out of range. #T4#
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kansalainen moves away.
Kansalainen is looking to counter punch.
Kansalainen misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kansalainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Kansalainen tried to counter with a leg kick but Barbosa avoided it.
Barbosa connects with the punch.
Kansalainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a wild body kick that Kansalainen sees coming a mile off.
Kansalainen scores with a jab.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Kansalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kansalainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kansalainen scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body.
Barbosa thuds a left hand into Kansalainen's body.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kansalainen checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
Kansalainen blocks a jab.
Barbosa slips a jab from Kansalainen.
Barbosa lands with a shot to the body.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Kansalainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edson Bidon Barbosa will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Kansalainen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kansalainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Kansalainen finds it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kansalainen is just out of range.
Barbosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kansalainen avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Kansalainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left and a right from Kansalainen both land. Nice combination.
Kansalainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Kansalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Kansalainen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Kansalainen's head.
Kansalainen ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body punch
and Kansalainen counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kansalainen blocks the body kick.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Kansalainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Kansalainen checks it.
Kansalainen throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there. #T1#
Kansalainen scores with a jab to the head.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kansalainen.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Kansalainen moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kansalainen looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Barbosa lands with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kansalainen. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Kansalainen blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Kansalainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kansalainen misses with a straight right.
Barbosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barbosa swings for the body but Kansalainen moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kansalainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kansalainen.#T2#
Kansalainen ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Kansalainen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kansalainen missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kansalainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa throws out a leg kick but Kansalainen moves out of range and Barbosa only half commits.
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kansalainen.
Barbosa swings for the body but Kansalainen moves out of range.
Kansalainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A good leg kick by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen misses with a hook
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Kansalainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kansalainen throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kansalainen throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Kansalainen.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T3#
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Kansalainen moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Kansalainen coming out on top.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kansalainen moves away.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kansalainen can pounce on him.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Kansalainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kansalainen throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Kansalainen.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kansalainen.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kansalainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Kansalainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kansalainen connects with a leg kick.
A cross from Kansalainen lands.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kansalainen motions for Barbosa to come forward. Kansalainen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Kansalainen. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kansalainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Kansalainen misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Kansalainen ducked under it nicely.
Kansalainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Kansalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kansalainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kansalainen lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
Kansalainen feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Kansalainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kansalainen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kansalainen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kansalainen backs up against the cage.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
A lazy left from Barbosa finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tapani Kansalainen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Kansalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kansalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa cracks Kansalainen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kansalainen back to the cage. Barbosa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kansalainen tries to land a leg kick but Barbosa saw it coming and moves away.
Barbosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barbosa takes a swing at Kansalainen's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kansalainen ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a low kick, looking for Kansalainen's leg but Kansalainen calmly moves out of range.
Kansalainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kansalainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Kansalainen ducked under it nicely.
Kansalainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Kansalainen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kansalainen tries to work over Barbosa's front leg with a kick but Barbosa checks it.
Kansalainen is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Kansalainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.#T1#
Kansalainen throws a low kick, looking for Barbosa's leg but Barbosa calmly moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick.
Kansalainen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kansalainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa defending well as Kansalainen loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Barbosa throws a leg kick which misses Kansalainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Kansalainen tries to avoid it.
Kansalainen throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kansalainen.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kansalainen.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Kansalainen.
A low kick lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kansalainen. Kansalainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T2#
Kansalainen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab by Kansalainen.
Barbosa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Kansalainen ducks down to avoid it.
Kansalainen ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
A clash of legs there as Kansalainen blocks the low kick.
Barbosa ducks right into an uppercut from Kansalainen.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen jabs at Barbosa's body.
Kansalainen misses with a low kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Kansalainen ducked under it nicely.
Kansalainen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kansalainen moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kansalainen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Kansalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa lands an overhand right.#T3#
Kansalainen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kansalainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbosa wants to slow Kansalainen down by chopping away at his legs.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kansalainen.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Kansalainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Kansalainen also avoids with ease.
Kansalainen looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Kansalainen.
Barbosa throws a front kick that sends Kansalainen stumbling back into the cage.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kansalainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kansalainen misses the target.
Barbosa tries to work over Kansalainen's front leg with a kick but Kansalainen checks it.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kansalainen.
Barbosa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kansalainen throws a solid leg kick but Barbosa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kansalainen.#T4#
Kansalainen lands with a nice body punch.
Barbosa lands with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kansalainen there.
Kansalainen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kansalainen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kansalainen walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Kansalainen avoids them all with ease.
Kansalainen tried to score with a low kick but Barbosa checks it.
Kansalainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa tests Kansalainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kansalainen throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Kansalainen.
Barbosa feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kansalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kansalainen.
Barbosa blocks a leg kick.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edson Bidon Barbosa.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
After winning the bout, Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SYN 775 Garuda vs Magufuli 2
Date: Jan 23, 2021

#R1#
Barbosa connects with a nice looking jab.
Uesugi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Uesugi!
Uesugi misses the shot to the body.
Uesugi connects with a looping right hand.
Uesugi throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Uesugi misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a thumping low kick.
Barbosa stuns Uesugi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uesugi lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Uesugi throws a shot to the body.
Uesugi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Uesugi lands a jab to the nose.
Uesugi 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.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Uesugi throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T1#
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barbosa moves out of range as Uesugi strikes.
Uesugi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barbosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot lands for Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Uesugi throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Uesugi jabs at Barbosa's body.
Uesugi looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Uesugi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Uesugi avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Uesugi is looking to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch.#T2#
Barbosa throws the left hand but Uesugi avoids the punch easily.
Uesugi misses with a shot to the body
and Barbosa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Uesugi really felt that one!
Uesugi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa lands a jab to the head.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
Uesugi misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uesugi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Uesugi throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Uesugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Uesugi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uesugi punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Barbosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uesugi digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.#T3#
Donk. Uesugi catches Barbosa right on the button with a cross.
Uesugi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Uesugi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Uesugi scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Uesugi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Uesugi misses with a body shot.
Uesugi feints a jab promting Barbosa to slip. Uesugi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barbosa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Uesugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Uesugi misses the target.
Barbosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
A shot to the body from Uesugi misses
and Barbosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Uesugi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uesugi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Uesugi pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Uesugi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Uesugi's corner calls for a 1-2. Uesugi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uesugi dips to his left and cracks Barbosa with an uppercut!
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uesugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Uesugi connects with a crisp jab.
Uesugi looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
The fighters circling - Uesugi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uesugi stalks Barbosa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barbosa's face. Barbosa staggers backwards, shaken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kagekatsu Uesugi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Uesugi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Uesugi moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Barbosa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Uesugi has got the better of the exchanges.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Uesugi, as that shot connected.
Barbosa lands a body shot.
Kagekatsu Uesugi is winning the standup battle so far.
Uesugi connects with a body shot.
Barbosa throws a front kick aimed at Uesugi's knee but Uesugi avoids it well.
Uesugi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
A big left from Uesugi misses.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Uesugi with a series of wild strikes but Uesugi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Uesugi's head but Uesugi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uesugi throws a combination that misses
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Uesugi misses with a body shot
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Barbosa defending well as Uesugi loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uesugi scores with a jab to the head.
Uesugi takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Uesugi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barbosa won't be happy with that. #SUB#
Uesugi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barbosa regains half guard, as Uesugi was trying to land strikes.
Uesugi throwing shots but Barbosa is blocking nicely. #T2##SUB#
Uesugi is trying to work for a kimura but Barbosa is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Uesugi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Uesugi prevents Barbosa from standing back up. #SUB#
Uesugi seems to be working for a kimura but Barbosa defends the submission attempt.
Uesugi stops Barbosa from getting back to his feet. #SUB#
Uesugi wants to work for an arm triangle but Barbosa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB#
Uesugi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T3#
Barbosa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uesugi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barbosa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Uesugi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Uesugi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Uesugi seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Barbosa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kagekatsu Uesugi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kagekatsu Uesugi waved his t-shirt featuring Altitude Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: SYN 769
Date: Jan 02, 2021

#R1#
A head kick misses from Turner.
Turner lands a lovely overhand right.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Turner lands a jab to the nose.
Turner throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa pushes Turner away with a front kick.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Turner misses.
Barbosa throws a leg kick which misses Turner's front leg but catches the back leg as Turner tries to avoid it.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch. #T1#
Turner misses with a looping left.
Turner misses with a straight right.
Turner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Barbosa responds with a good body kick, but Turner manages to step out the way in time.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Barbosa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Barbosa tries a low kick but Turner avoids it.
Barbosa lands an overhand right.
Turner lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Turner lands with a good body shot.
Turner lands a body shot.
Turner tried to score with a low kick but Barbosa checks it.
Turner is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa slips a straight right by Turner.#T2#
Barbosa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #CL#
Turner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Turner throws a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner with the inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa. #T3#
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbosa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Turner wants to clinch.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Barbosa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbosa walks into a left hand. #T4#
Turner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turner tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
Barbosa is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice shot lands for Turner.
Barbosa moves forwards but Turner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbosa scrambles back to his feet.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner connects with the punch.
Turner scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner lands a nice shot that snaps Barbosa's head back.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Turner blocks the body kick.
Turner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Elgin Turner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a nice body kick.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Barbosa backs away, Turner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barbosa takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T1#
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Elgin Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Barbosa.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turner stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner's corner calls for a 1-2. Turner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa throws a push kick but Turner slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turner is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
Barbosa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turner rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Turner.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and moves out of range. #T2#
Turner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Barbosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Barbosa blocks the low kick.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
Turner backing away here, and Barbosa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T3#
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Turner connects with a body shot.
Turner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Turner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa stuns Turner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Good leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turner will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barbosa thows a body kick. Turner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa misses with a straight right. #T4#
Barbosa slips under a jab from Turner.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to land a leg kick but Turner saw it coming and moves away.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbosa connects with a single shot there.
A solid body kick from Barbosa.
Turner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Turner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Turner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Turner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Turner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turner misses the jab.
And that is 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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Turner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa thinks about the counter body kick.
Barbosa looks to land a body kick but Turner moved away.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick.
Turner thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Turner saw that one coming.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barbosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa with a nice calf kick.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Turner stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Barbosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Turner.#T1#
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Turner throws a front kick aimed at Barbosa's knee but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Turner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Turner.
Turner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barbosa.
Turner moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Turner cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barbosa moves into range and connects with a jab. #T2#
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!
Turner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turner throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
Turner lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turner throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick.
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
Barbosa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Turner jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Barbosa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Turner takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbosa connects with a nice looking jab.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Turner tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
Turner throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa feints a counter leg kick.
Barbosa connects with a single shot there.#T3#
Barbosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbosa scores with a nice body kick.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
Turner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turner checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.#CL#
Turner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body.
Turner lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Turner blocks an uppercut.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage. #BC2#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Turner swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
A jab from Turner misses.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Turner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barbosa is able to avoid easily.
Barbosa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turner with a body shot.
Turner misses with a head kick.
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Turner saw that one coming.
Turner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turner misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
Turner throws a shot to the body.
Turner staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Edson Bidon Barbosa just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa tried to score with a low kick but Turner checks it.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Barbosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turner slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Turner connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Turner checks it.
Turner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turner misses the jab.
Turner lands a lovely overhand right.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turner feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Turner jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Barbosa stuns Turner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the head.
Turner looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Turner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Turner.
Barbosa tries to work over Turner's front leg with a kick but Turner checks it.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Turner moved away.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Turner.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Barbosa is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Turner throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Turner connects with a body shot.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes. Turner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Turner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Barbosa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turner checks it well.
Turner moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Barbosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T4#
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Turner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Turner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Turner blocks it well.
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Turner.
Barbosa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Turner swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#Turner is rocked!
Turner takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Oh Turner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.
Turner lands a head shot.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
As Barbosa backs away, Turner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa slips a jab from Turner.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turner's knee momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Elgin Turner had his way with Edson Bidon Barbosa in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Turner seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Turner lands a nice shot that snaps Barbosa's head back.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Turner scores with a punch to the head.
Turner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa fakes the leg kick and cracks Turner in the body.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Turner.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbosa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Turner will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa scores with the left hand. Turner knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
A head kick misses from Turner.
Turner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turner connects with a right hand. Barbosa shakes it off.
Turner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa throws a big counter head kick but Turner avoids it with no problem.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
Turner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Turner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Turner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa lands a front kick.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Turner finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa thumps Turner with a low kick.#T2#
Turner looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner throws a body kick that misses.
Turner connects with a body shot.
Barbosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turner at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Turner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barbosa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turner throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turner with the inside leg kick.
Barbosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.
Turner swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick. #T3#
Turner throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick.
Turner lands a right hook to the body.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turner's corner calls for a 1-2. Turner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa throws a series of strikes that have Turner backpedaling. #CUT2#It looks like Elgin Turner has been cut.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Barbosa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barbosa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Turner.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Turner avoids it with no problem.
Turner's corner calls for a 1-2. Turner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.#T4#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbosa.
Turner tried to counter with a leg kick but Barbosa avoided it.
A jab from Turner misses.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Turner lands a head shot.
Turner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turner takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Turner misses.
Turner scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turner.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Elgin Turner.
Well Turner 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:46
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elgin Turner!
Elgin Turner is the new lightweight champion!
Elgin Turner decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Syn 763
Date: Dec 06, 2020

#R1#
Barbosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock is looking to counter punch.
Rock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL#
Rock instigates a clinch.
Rock misses with some punches.
Rock blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rock jumps guard but Barbosa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rock jumps guard but Barbosa stands there with Rock around his waist. Rock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa tries to land a body kick
and Rock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T1#
Rock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Rock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barbosa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rock blocks the body kick.
Rock throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Rock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rock throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa misses with the body kick
and Rock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa looks to throw a body kick
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa digs a good hook to Rock's body.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Rock is just out of range.#T3#
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Barbosa.
Rock tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barbosa.
Rock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.#T4#
Rock moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Rock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rock is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Rock slips the punch.
Rock is looking to counter punch.
Rock throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
and Rock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Rock.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rock.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rock.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Rock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rock fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1##BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Rock misses the target.
Rock swings widly with a right hand
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Rock checks it.
Rock is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa misses with the body kick
and Rock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Rock blocks the low kick.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T2#
Barbosa scores with a nice body kick.
Barbosa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barbosa.
Rock tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa lands with a good body shot.
Rock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.#T3#
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
and Rock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rock avoids a kick to the body.
Rock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Rock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Rock is out of range.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock.
Rock misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Rock swings widly with a right hand
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Rock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa throws a low kick, looking for Rock's leg but Rock calmly moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Rock blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Rock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock connects with a leg kick. #CL#
Rock drives through and clinches with Barbosa against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Rock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barbosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses.
Barbosa throws a wild body kick that Rock sees coming a mile off.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Rock throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa connects with a right hand. Rock shakes it off.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Rock takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #T1#
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.
Rock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbosa on the side of the head.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barbosa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rock rather than just go for the knockout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa thumps Rock with a low kick.
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rock moves out of range of the body kick from Barbosa.
Will Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edson Bidon Barbosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa swings for the body but Rock moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rock scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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 throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa misses with the body kick
and Rock counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Rock finish him?
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.#T3#
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa seems to have recovered his senses.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa with a nice calf kick.
Barbosa scores with a nice body kick.
A left lands for Rock.
Rock misses with a body shot
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Rock misses with a head kick.
Rock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T4#
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Rock moves out of range.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rock throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Rock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rock takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa thumps Rock with a low kick.
Rock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barbosa pushes Rock away with a front kick.

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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
During a confident post fight interview, Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Syn Magufuli I V vs Cobb 2
Date: Nov 15, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusmao misses with a straight left.
Gusmao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Barbosa, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Gusmao's head coaches at Kevin Spacey`s Basement of Doom that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barbosa tries to work over Gusmao's front leg with a kick but Gusmao checks it.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gusmao.
Gusmao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Gusmao avoids it.
The fighters circling - Gusmao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gusmao throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Gusmao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Gusmao.
Barbosa swings for the body but Gusmao moves out of range.
Gusmao lands with a nice body punch.
Jab from Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1#
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gusmao was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Good leg kick by Gusmao.
Gusmao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Barbosa misses with a leg kick.
Gusmao misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Gusmao's head back.
A slow jab from Gusmao misses its intended target.
Gusmao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbosa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbosa throws a hook but Gusmao avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Gusmao - just one landing.
Gusmao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gusmao there as he acknowledges the shot.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gusmao swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Gusmao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gusmao. Gusmao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gusmao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Barbosa misses.
A clash of legs there as Barbosa blocks the low kick.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Barbosa takes one on the button.
Gusmao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gusmao wants to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa moves forwards but Gusmao connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T3#
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gusmao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gusmao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gusmao scrambles back to his feet.
Gusmao throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Gusmao.
Gusmao scores with a hook.
Barbosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barbosa! #ROC2#Gusmao is rocked!
Gusmao thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
and Barbosa counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Gusmao out cold! What a finish! Barbosa is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
A victorious Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Syn 723
Date: Oct 17, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Stoddler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Stoddler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CUT2#It looks like Tud Stoddler has been cut.
Stoddler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stoddler throws a shot to the body.
Stoddler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stoddler lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stoddler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barbosa moves out of range as Stoddler strikes.
Barbosa delivers a nice body kick.
Stoddler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Stoddler avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stoddler misses with a kick to the body.
Stoddler walks into a jab.
Barbosa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stoddler counters with a nice uppercut.
Stoddler throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Stoddler ducked under it nicely.
Stoddler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Stoddler drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Barbosa follows Stoddler to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Edson Bidon Barbosa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Mumu vs Jones
Date: Sep 11, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Whitaker scores with a nice head shot.
Whitaker throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #CUT#It looks like Roy Whitaker has been cut.
Whitaker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Whitaker .
Whitaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Whitaker just manages to avoid it.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Whitaker .
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Whitaker slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker misses with a low kick.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Whitaker checks it.
Whitaker unleashes a big counter combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Whitaker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1#
Whitaker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whitaker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whitaker . That did some damage!
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Whitaker saw that one coming.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Whitaker .
Whitaker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whitaker can pounce on him. #T2#
Whitaker scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Whitaker scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitaker connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whitaker . Whitaker obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbosa lands a two punch combo.
Whitaker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Barbosa throws a wild body kick that Whitaker sees coming a mile off.
Whitaker scores with a three punch combo!
Barbosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T3#
Whitaker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC#Whitaker is rocked!
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Whitaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whitaker has time to react.
Whitaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Whitaker wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Whitaker seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbosa. That's going to slow Whitaker down.
Whitaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Whitaker .
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there. #T4#
Whitaker misses with a hook.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Whitaker looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa throws a hook but Whitaker avoids it easily.
Barbosa scores with a jab.
Whitaker misses with a lunging right hand
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Whitaker moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roy Whitaker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roy Whitaker 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whitaker misses with a head kick.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Whitaker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Whitaker moves away and avoids it.
Whitaker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range and Whitaker settles back down.
Barbosa moves forwards but Whitaker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Whitaker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Whitaker throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.#T1#
Whitaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whitaker misses with a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whitaker throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbosa counters with a good, hard body kick but Whitaker shrugs it off.
A jab lands there for Barbosa.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Whitaker is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Whitaker misses with a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a nice leg kick.
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Whitaker eats them both and turns towards Barbosa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker is just out of range.#T2#
A leg kick checked by Whitaker .
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there
and Whitaker counters with a low kick, right behind Barbosa 's knee.
Roy Whitaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Whitaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker is just out of range.
Whitaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Whitaker misses the jab.
Whitaker misses with a body shot.
Roy Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa. #T3##KD#
Barbosa lands a left and a right that send Whitaker crashing to the mat, dazed. Barbosa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Barbosa gets in close and tags Whitaker with a short punch that almost sends Whitaker to the mat! Oh Whitaker is in big trouble! He turns his back on Barbosa, trying to create some distance but Barbosa rushes him, striking wildly and Whitaker goes down! The referee tackles Barbosa into the cage to end the fight! Barbosa is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
After winning the bout, Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SYN Animalia Paradoxa
Date: Aug 16, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akira tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa. #CL2#
Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Akira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barbosa is looking to control Akira's arms but Akira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbosa has his back to the cage.
Akira throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akira has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Akira looking to slow down the pace here.
Akira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Akira controls the action.
Barbosa avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Akira.
Akira tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Akira back against the cage.
Akira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akira struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Akira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barbosa gets through Akira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa digs a right hand into Akira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akira's gas tank.
Akira trying to control the position but instead, Barbosa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akira into the cage.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Akira.
A short left from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akira has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barbosa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Akira can turn it around.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Akira.
Barbosa avoiding damage.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akira lands with a left to the head.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Akira.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Akira misses with some punches.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Akira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Akira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa controlling the action here for a moment.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Akira.
Akira throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Barbosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akira backwards.
Barbosa pushes Akira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Akira.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akira.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Akira.
Barbosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Akira backwards.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Akira.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T3#
Akira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Akira.
Akira pushes Barbosa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Akira.
Akira has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Akira blocking some punches.
Barbosa gets through Akira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akira lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akira.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Akira controls the action.
Akira can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Akira looking to slow down the pace here.
Akira lands with a short shot to the head.
Akira misses with some punches.
Akira throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Akira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barbosa as Akira tries to tie him up. #T4#
Akira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
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 throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akiras head.
Akira is looking to control Barbosa's arms but Barbosa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akira has his back to the cage.
Akira digs a right hand underneath Barbosa's ribcage. Barbosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Akira effectively controlling the action here.
A body shot lands from Barbosa.
Akira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbosa taking a breather.
Barbosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Akira.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Akira working aggressively here.
Barbosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Akira.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Akira.
Barbosa is leaning against Akira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Edson Bidon Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Akira throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Akira works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
Akira tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Akira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa defending well as Akira loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Akira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akira moves out of range of the body kick.#T1#
Barbosa cracks Akira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Akira swings widly with a right hand
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Akira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akira was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akira.
Akira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Akira avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Akira throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Akira throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Akira wants to clinch.
Barbosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T2#
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Akira throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa scores with a jab.
Akira takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa works the jab nicely.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akira.
Akira let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa with the inside leg kick.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Akira.#T3#
Barbosa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akira avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Akira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Akira slips the punch.#T4#
Akira swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Akira is out of range.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Akira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Akira.
Akira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akira connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbosa scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Akira to counter with a crisp jab.
Akira fails to land with a series of punches.
Akira swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Akira is just out of range.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#KD#
Barbosa lands a big head kick that sends Akira tumbling to the mat! Barbosa takes a step backwards and waves Akira back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Akira is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Hokuto Akira has been cut.
Akira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Akira is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Akira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akira just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akira seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa scores with a spinning back kick!
Akira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Akira.
Barbosa throws a front kick that sends Akira stumbling back into the cage.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Akira's head but Akira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T1#
Akira misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa throws a leg kick which misses Akira's front leg but catches the back leg as Akira tries to avoid it.
Barbosa scores with a hook.
Akira moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Akira's ribs.
Akira misses with a looping right.
A nice combination there by Akira.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Akira throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa feints and then cracks Akira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akira down.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akira can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbosa, as that shot connected.
Barbosa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akira looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Akira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Barbosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Akira throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range. #T3#
Akira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akira tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Akira misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Akira.
Akira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a good, hard body kick but Akira shrugs it off.
Akira throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T4#
Barbosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.
Akira throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akira misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barbosa with a nice calf kick.
Hokuto Akira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akira was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Akira sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa tries to work over Akira's front leg with a kick but Akira checks it.
Akira has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barbosa.
Akira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edson Bidon Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbosa 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Edson Bidon Barbosa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Syn MONEY PRODUCTIONS
Date: Jul 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kurosaki.
Barbosa blocks the body kick.
Kurosaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Kurosaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Kurosaki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kurosaki lands with a cross.
Barbosa swings for the body but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Kurosaki misses with a kick to the body.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kurosaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ice Cream Parlour in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Kurosaki tries to score with a low kick but Barbosa moves his leg out of the way.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Kurosaki misses with a wild body shot.
Kurosaki keeps Barbosa at a distance using the push kick.
Kurosaki avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Kurosaki scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid body kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa ducks right into an uppercut from Kurosaki.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurosaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the liver by Kurosaki. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kurosaki. Kurosaki obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa is looking to wear down Kurosaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Kurosaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki thuds a left hand into Barbosa's body.
A left lands for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a head shot.
Kurosaki connects with a crisp jab.
Kurosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurosaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Akio Kurosaki has been cut.
Kurosaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurosaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Barbosa tries to land a front kick but Kurosaki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kurosaki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Kurosaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Kurosaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Kurosaki works the jab nicely.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barbosa if he has to take too many more of those.
Kurosaki tries to score with a low kick but Barbosa moves his leg out of the way.
Kurosaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
and Kurosaki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbosa's knee momentarily.
Kurosaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kurosaki moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurosaki. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a front kick that sends Barbosa stumbling back into the cage.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosaki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kurosaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Kurosaki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
Kurosaki lands a right hook to the body. #CL2#
Kurosaki has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Kurosaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kurosaki pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
Kurosaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kurosaki fails to land.
Kurosaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kurosaki lands a shot to the body.
Kurosaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Kurosaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akio Kurosaki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kurosaki counters with a body kick.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Barbosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kurosaki tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kurosaki, as that shot connected.
Kurosaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kurosaki is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
Jab, jab by Kurosaki - just one landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Barbosa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kurosaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Kurosaki connects with a right hand. Barbosa shakes it off.
Kurosaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Kurosaki throws the kick towards the body but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T1#
Kurosaki connects with a jab.
Kurosaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kurosaki delivers a nice body kick.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbosa swings for the body but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Kurosaki scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa swings for the body but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosaki's shoulder, as Kurosaki tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Kurosaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Kurosaki blocks the leg kick.
Kurosaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barbosa is able to avoid easily.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Kurosaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kurosaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.#T2#
Barbosa checks a low kick from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Kurosaki with a nice calf kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurosaki sizes up Barbosa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kurosaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kurosaki can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut lands for Kurosaki. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
That kick from Kurosaki tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kurosaki thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Kurosaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Kurosaki has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kurosaki throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kurosaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barbosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T3#
Kurosaki wants to clinch.
Kurosaki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Kurosaki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbosa's knee momentarily.
Kurosaki throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Kurosaki.
Barbosa misses the jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice leg kick from Kurosaki, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Kurosaki as he connects with a hook.
Kurosaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barbosa is able to avoid easily.
As Kurosaki backs away, Barbosa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kurosaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T4#
Barbosa ducks right into an uppercut from Kurosaki.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kurosaki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurosaki scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa moves forwards but Kurosaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kurosaki cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kurosaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kurosaki! But no joy.
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Kurosaki throws out a powerful jab.
Kurosaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kurosaki lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Kurosaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akio Kurosaki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Kurosaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kurosaki with a nice calf kick.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Barbosa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but Barbosa checks it.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
Kurosaki thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kurosaki.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Kurosaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kurosaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Kurosaki throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurosaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T1#
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Jab by Kurosaki.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good shot there by Kurosaki.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kurosaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the liver by Barbosa. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosaki's shoulder, as Kurosaki tries to avoid the shot.
Kurosaki scores with a punch to the head.
Kurosaki connects with an inside leg kick.
Kurosaki with a hook.
Barbosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kurosaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kurosaki digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.#CL2#
Kurosaki moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a body shot.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kurosakis head.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurosaki working aggressively here.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kurosaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barbosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kurosaki's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Kurosaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barbosa takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
Kurosaki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Akio Kurosaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Kurosaki cracks a nice hook into Barbosa's ribs.
That kick from Kurosaki tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kurosaki takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Kurosaki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kurosaki tries to move into range but Barbosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kurosaki with a jab.
Kurosaki throws a front kick aimed at Barbosa's knee but Barbosa avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kurosaki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#KD#
Barbosa lands a left and a right that send Kurosaki crashing to the mat, dazed. Barbosa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Kurosaki is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurosaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Kurosaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kurosaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurosaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kurosaki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurosaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4#
Kurosaki connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kurosaki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Kurosaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kurosaki - that will leave a mark!
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Barbosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL2#
Kurosaki rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki letting Barbosa take a breather here.
Barbosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Kurosaki misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa lands a body punch in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Kurosaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kurosaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Kurosaki!
Akio Kurosaki thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GC 352 Phoenix vs Ribbit
Date: Jun 20, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Day drives through with a takedown into guard.
Day stops Barbosa from standing up.
Day slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Day trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Day has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Day looking to pass the guard.
Day is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T1#
Day is looking to advance position but Barbosa has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Day sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
It looks like Barbosa is going to stand back up.
Day is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
Barbosa tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Day.
Barbosa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A slow jab from Day misses its intended target.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Day avoids it with no problem.
Day wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Day misses with a body shot. #T3##CL#
Barbosa gets tackled into the cage by Day. Day maintains the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Day.
Barbosa stalling.
Day looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa. #TD#
Day pulls Barbosa into guard.
Barbosa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barbosa wants to stand but Day has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Day pulls Barbosa in close to prevent any damage. #T4#
Barbosa wants to stand but Day is controlling his posture from full guard.
Day managing to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mikey Day will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Day fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Day gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barbosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Day drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barbosa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands a right hand. #TD#
Day is trying to trip Barbosa. He has hold of a leg but Barbosa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Day persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Day wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Barbosa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Day is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa keeping full guard, as Day tries to pass.
Day is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Day stands and throws Barbosa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barbosa being controlled for a moment.
Day working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Barbosa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Day asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Barbosa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! #T2#
Day wants to control the pace but Barbosa is squirming around nicely.
Day is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there. #T3#
Day controlling the pace for now.
Day won't let Barbosa get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Day takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Day seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Barbosa for as long as he can get away with.
Day landing strikes from the mount and Barbosa is in trouble! #T4#
Day looking to control and managing it successfully.
Day throws a sloppy strike and Barbosa uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Barbosa has ended up in Day's guard.
Day controlling Barbosa's posture.
Barbosa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Day's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Day pulls Barbosa in close to his closed guard and prevents Barbosa from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Day 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Day takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Day shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barbosa pinned against the cage. Barbosa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mikey Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day tries to clinch
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Day was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice straight punches there by Barbosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a jab to the head. #CL#
Day clinches with his opponent. #T1#
Barbosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Day backwards. #ROC2#Day is rocked!
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Day.
Oh Day is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Barbosa is stalling here.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa slowing the pace effectively.
Day blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Day.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Day.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa is looking to control Day's arms but Day gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbosa has his back to the cage.
Day tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barbosa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Day's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Day.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barbosa pushes Day against the cage. Barbosa is working some dirty boxing. Barbosa pushes off with a quick right hook! Day goes down! Day tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Barbosa moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Edson Bidon Barbosa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: GC 348 ?? vs ??
Date: May 23, 2020

#R1#
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Thoressen ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Thoressen moves out of range.
Barbosa defending well as Thoressen loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thoressen walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
A nice leg kick from Thoressen, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thoressen was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Thoressen scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thoressen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Thoressen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Thoressen moves away and avoids it.
Thoressen lands a really nice looking cross but Barbosa seems unphased.
Thoressen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Thoressen.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Thoressen.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thoressen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Barbosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Barbosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Thoressen.
Thoressen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thoressen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thoressen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thoressen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thoressen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T3#
Thoressen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Thoressen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thoressen counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Thoressen coming out on top.
Thoressen scores with a one two! Barbosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Thoressen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbosa.
Thoressen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thoressen lands a head shot.
Thoressen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thoressen to score with a decent uppercut.
Thoressen misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Thoressen avoids the body shot from Barbosa. #T4#
Thoressen walks into a jab.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thoressen.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Jab, jab by Thoressen - just one landing.
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thoressen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thoressen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thoressen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thoressen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thoressen moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
and Thoressen counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Magnus Thoressen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Barbosa tries to clinch up
and Thoressen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thoressen.
Thoressen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barbosa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barbosa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thoressen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thoressen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thoressen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Thoressen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magnus Thoressen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.#CUT#
It looks like Magnus Thoressen has been cut.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Thoressen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T1#
Thoressen throws out a powerful jab.#CL#
Barbosa closes the distance and pushes Thoressen back into the cage.
Barbosa just leaning against Thoressen, taking a breather.
Thoressen throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Barbosa to work.
Thoressen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbosa is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thoressen blocking some punches.
Thoressen lands a knee to the head.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Thoressen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thoressen looking to stall.
The referee calls for Thoressen to work. #T2#
Barbosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thoressen backwards.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks it.
A knee to the head by Thoressen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbosa avoids it.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thoressen.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Thoressen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thoressen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thoressen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thoressen has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Thoressen. #T3#
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Barbosa tries to work over Thoressen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Thoressen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Thoressen's head.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thoressen working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbosa avoids it.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks with his arms.
Thoressen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thoressen fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Barbosa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barbosa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thoressen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa is working Thoressen over against the cage.
Barbosa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Thoressen has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Thoressen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Thoressen cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL#
Barbosa clinches up against the cage.
Barbosa lands with a left to the head.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thoressen's elbow.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Thoressen's head.
Barbosa managing to block the knees to the body from Thoressen.
Barbosa tries to work over Thoressen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbosa tries to work over Thoressen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thoressen lands a right hand.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thoressen's elbow.
Barbosa is trying to stall.
Thoressen prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Barbosa is trying to stall. #T1#
Thoressen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbosa blocks it with crossed arms.
Thoressen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Thoressen landing knees to the head.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thoressen backwards.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Barbosa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Thoressen.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Thoressen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barbosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T2#
Barbosa lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Thoressen working aggressively here.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Thoressen's ribcage. Thoressen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thoressen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barbosa looking to stall.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbosa is trying to stall.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Thoressen working Barbosa over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa is stalling here. #T3#
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Thoressen gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Thoressen lands a nice uppercut.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thoressen.
Thoressen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa is trying to stall.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Thoressen stalling in the clinch but Barbosa improves position.
Barbosa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thoressen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barbosa's face.
Barbosa lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T4#
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Thoressen.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Thoressen controls the action.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thoressen throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Thoressen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thoressen swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thoressen.
Thoressen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thoressen effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Thoressen fails to land.
Barbosa lands with a left to the head.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edson Bidon Barbosa.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
An out of breath Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: GC 345 Phoenix vs Hand
Date: May 03, 2020

#R1#
Decent striking displayed by Yung there.
Yung throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Yung avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Yung tries a head kick but it misses.
Yung shoots in for a double leg but Barbosa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barbosa stuffs the takedown.
Yung throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barbosa.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yung.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Yung.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung connects with a looping right hand.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yung takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yung. Yung obviously looking to wear him down. #T1#
Yung throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Yung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Yung.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#TD2#
Yung shoots in and gets a takedown into Barbosa's guard.
Yung wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Barbosa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yung is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yung throws an elbow that misses. Barbosa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yung's guard. Nice move by Barbosa!#REVR#
Yung has a closed guard, preventing Barbosa from standing up. #T2##SUB2#
Barbosa wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Yung's closed guard. He's half up but Yung has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Yung pivots and extends the arm, Barbosa falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Yung! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Yung!
David Yung tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: GC 343 ?? vs ??
Date: Apr 19, 2020

#R1#
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Thoressen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thoressen thuds his shin into the meat of Barbosa's side.
Thoressen loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Thoressen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thoressen takes one on the button.
Thoressen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thoressen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Thoressen misses the jab.
A big left from Thoressen misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thoressen misses with the body kick
and Barbosa counters with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thoressen can pounce on him.
Thoressen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T1#
Thoressen takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Thoressen looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Thoressen lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Thoressen's corner calls for a 1-2. Thoressen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thoressen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a good, hard body kick but Thoressen shrugs it off.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Magnus Thoressen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thoressen connects with an inside leg kick.
Thoressen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Thoressen.
Thoressen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Thoressen throws a big shot that misses.
As Thoressen looks to move away, Barbosa throws a big counter combo but Thoressen just gets out of the way.
Thoressen throws a lazy body kick
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#
It looks like Magnus Thoressen has been cut.#T2#
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thoressen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thoressen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thoressen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Thoressen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa swings for the body but Thoressen moves out of range.
Barbosa scores with a jab. Thoressen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thoressen throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Thoressen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thoressen scrambles back to his feet.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thoressen wants to land a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.#T3#
Barbosa feints and then cracks Thoressen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thoressen down.
Thoressen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Thoressen's shoulder, as Thoressen tries to avoid the shot.
Thoressen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Thoressen defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Thoressen jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thoressen avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Thoressen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thoressen tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A solid body kick from Thoressen.
Thoressen throws a body kick that misses.
Thoressen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thoressen throws a front kick that sends Barbosa stumbling back into the cage.#T4#
Thoressen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thoressen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thoressen scores with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thoressen. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thoressen throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thoressen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbosa on the side of the head.
Thoressen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thoressen swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Thoressen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thoressen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thoressen throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thoressen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Thoressen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Thoressen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thoressen.
A slow jab from Thoressen misses its intended target.
Thoressen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barbosa's calf.
Barbosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thoressen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbosa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barbosa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thoressen manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Thoressen scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thoressen in his tracks.
Thoressen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barbosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thoressen needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Thoressen counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barbosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#ROC#
Thoressen is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Thoressen. Beautiful body shot.
Thoressen is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Thoressen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Thoressen seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Thoressen lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Thoressen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thoressen scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Thoressen.
Barbosa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thoressen just manages to avoid it.
Thoressen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T2#
Thoressen lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thoressen in his tracks.
A bone on bone clash there as Thoressen blocks the leg kick.
Thoressen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Thoressen slips the punch.
Thoressen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Thoressen counters with a left to the body.
Thoressen ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Thoressen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thoressen misses the body punch
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Thoressen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thoressen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thoressen!
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Thoressen.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thoressen. Thoressen obviously looking to wear him down. #T3#
Barbosa cracks Thoressen with a good jab.
Thoressen thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
A head kick by Thoressen misses
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thoressen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice body punch from Thoressen.
Thoressen avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Thoressen tries to work over Barbosa's front leg with a kick but Barbosa checks it.
Thoressen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.
Thoressen scores with a jab to the body.
Thoressen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thoressen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa clobbers Thoressen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thoressen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barbosa is able to avoid easily.#T4#
Thoressen moves out of range of the body kick from Barbosa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thoressen just misses with a punch to the body.
Thoressen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thoressen ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Thoressen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thoressen wants to land a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thoressen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thoressen slips under a jab.
Barbosa moves out of range as Thoressen throws a body kick.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thoressen.
Thoressen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Thoressen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Magnus Thoressen's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
and Thoressen counters with a left to the body.
Thoressen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thoressen misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Thoressen cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
Thoressen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa throws a quick counter head kick but Thoressen was just out of range.
Thoressen tries to land a body kick
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thoressen misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa scores with a jab.
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thoressen with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thoressen is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs. #T1#
Barbosa throws a hook but Thoressen blocks it.
Thoressen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barbosa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thoressen - the referee stops the clock and Barbosa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thoressen. Barbosa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Thoressen ducks down to avoid it.
Thoressen lands a front kick.
Thoressen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barbosa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thoressen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Thoressen.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thoressen can pounce on him.
Thoressen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Thoressen lands a front kick.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Barbosa tries to score with a low kick but Thoressen moves his leg out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barbosa.
Thoressen throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thoressen.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick.#KD#
Barbosa cracks Thoressen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Thoressen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Barbosa finish him?
Thoressen throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Thoressen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magnus Thoressen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thoressen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thoressen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thoressen lands a head shot.#T3#
Barbosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thoressen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thoressen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Thoressen.
Nice cross by Thoressen.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Thoressen misses #KD#
and Barbosa counters with a crisp right hand that drops Thoressen! Barbosa lets Thoressen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Barbosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thoressen looks up at the clock. Bad move! Barbosa lands a right hand from hell, dropping Thoressen. Barbosa pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: *GC 340 Newton vs Cold
Date: Mar 29, 2020

#R1#
Amodei looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Amodei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT2#
It looks like Giuseppe Amodei has been cut.
Barbosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Amodei's head.
Amodei tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Amodei checks the leg kick.
Amodei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand #TD#
and Amodei counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Amodei has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Amodei wants to control the pace but Barbosa is squirming around nicely.
Amodei prevents Barbosa from getting the reversal.#T1#
Amodei tries to control but Barbosa wriggling away.
Amodei controlling the pace for now.
Amodei prevents Barbosa from getting the reversal.
Amodei trying to control but Barbosa is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Amodei goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Barbosa is on top in guard. #T2##SUB#
Amodei working for a triangle but Barbosa defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amodei swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Amodei has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barbosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Amodei is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3#
Barbosa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barbosa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SUB#
Amodei looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Amodei looking to control. #SUB#
Amodei has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barbosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barbosa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barbosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amodei swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amodei lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB#
Amodei drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Barbosa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Amodei has Barbosa in his guard.#REVB#
Amodei is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amodei not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Giuseppe Amodei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Amodei's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Amodei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amodei connects with a nice looking jab.
Barbosa with a hook.
Barbosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbosa throws a hook but Amodei avoids it easily.
Amodei tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barbosa manages to circle out of the way.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amodei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amodei throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amodei bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Barbosa throws a hook but Amodei blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amodei walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.#T1#
Amodei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Amodei.#TD#
Amodei gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Amodei is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Barbosa still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Barbosa has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Amodei tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barbosa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barbosa controlling from side mount.
Barbosa gets to mount! Amodei was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. #T2#
Barbosa wants to take his opponent's back but Amodei doesn't allow it.
Amodei slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Amodei looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barbosa is trying to control. Amodei wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Amodei looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T3#
Barbosa passes to full mount!
Barbosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Amodei is looking to escape.
Amodei wants to hold on but Barbosa pushes him away.
Barbosa wants to take Amodei's back here but Amodei is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Amodei is trying to reverse the position but instead Barbosa has taken his back - oops!#T4#
Amodei is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Amodei might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barbosa gets his hands free as Amodei looks to control.
I really don't envy Amodei right now.
Barbosa is riding his opponent, not letting Amodei buck him off.
Amodei tries to roll but Barbosa sticks to his back.
Giuseppe Amodei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amodei looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Amodei tries to escape the position.
Barbosa is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Amodei's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Amodei slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Amodei throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barbosa's waist but Barbosa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Amodei off to one side.
Barbosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Amodei momentarily.
Amodei lands a lovely overhand right.
Good work by Amodei as he checks the leg kick.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amodei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Amodei's shoulder, as Amodei tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Amodei slips the punch.
Amodei avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T1#
Amodei with a nice cross.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Amodei counters with a leg kick.
Amodei misses with a low kick.
Barbosa tries to land a leg kick but Amodei saw it coming and moves away.
Amodei dives in for a single leg takedown but Barbosa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Amodei misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Amodei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Amodei looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giuseppe Amodei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amodei wants to clinch.#T2#
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Amodei.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Amodei shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barbosa cracks the inside of Amodei's front leg.
Good shot there by Barbosa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Amodei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amodei can pounce on him.
Amodei fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T3#
Barbosa dips to his left and cracks Amodei with an uppercut!
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Amodei. That did some damage!
A jab from Barbosa finds it's way through Amodei's defenses.
Amodei scores with a shot to the body.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amodei scores with a nice strike.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amodei has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#
Giuseppe Amodei's cut is getting worse.
Amodei cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Giuseppe Amodei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amodei moves out of range of the body kick from Barbosa.
Amodei closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barbosa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amodei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
Amodei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amodei swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Amodei works the jab nicely.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Amodei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body #TD#
and Amodei counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #SUB#
Amodei seems to be working for a kimura but Barbosa defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Amodei is trying to work for a kimura but Barbosa is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edson Bidon Barbosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
During a confident post fight interview, Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: GC 338 Phoenix vs Fortune
Date: Mar 15, 2020

#R1#
Websphere scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Websphere as he checks the leg kick.
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Websphere. That did some damage!
Barbosa tries to work over Websphere's front leg with a kick but Websphere checks it.
Websphere tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa is wise to it.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Websphere was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice side step and Websphere releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa takes a swing at Websphere's ribcage but misses.
Websphere scores with a jab to the head.
Websphere swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Websphere checks a leg kick nicely.
Websphere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Websphere is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
Websphere looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Websphere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
Websphere moves out of range of the strikes.
Websphere lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbosa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Websphere misses with a body shot. #T1#
Websphere moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Websphere throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Websphere momentarily.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Websphere thuds a left hand into Barbosa's body.
Websphere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa lands with a right hand.
Websphere ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Websphere connects with a solid leg kick.
Websphere ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Websphere lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Websphere is out of range. #T2#
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Websphere uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.#CL2#
Websphere closes the distance and clinches.
Websphere lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barbosa.
Barbosa stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Websphere creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Barbosa.
Barbosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Websphere missing with knees to the body.
Websphere blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Websphere tries to land a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks with his arms.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Websphere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Barbosa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barbosa looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
A short right from Websphere on the inside.
Websphere scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
Websphere has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Websphere swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Websphere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Websphere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Websphere tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Websphere misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Barbosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Websphere missing with knees to the body.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Websphere.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Websphere lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbosa trying to control the position but instead, Websphere has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbosa into the cage.
Websphere trying to land knees to the body.
Websphere blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Websphere misses with an elbow strike. #T4#
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Websphere misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Websphere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Websphere.
Websphere throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa avoids the elbow strike from Websphere, against the cage. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Websphere counters with a two punch combo.
Websphere scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbosa should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Websphere misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Websphere looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Websphere takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but BM Websphere will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Websphere moves out of range of the body kick.
Websphere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Websphere.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
A lazy left from Websphere finds it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Websphere.
A left lands for Barbosa.
That kick from Websphere tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Websphere throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Websphere fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Websphere can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Websphere moves out of range.
Websphere cracks the inside of Barbosa's front leg.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Websphere moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T1#
Websphere scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Websphere. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Websphere throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
Barbosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Websphere swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbosa.
Websphere connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa tries to land a front kick but Websphere steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Websphere punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Websphere's head backwards.
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Websphere looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Websphere works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.#T2#
Websphere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Websphere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Websphere. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.
BM Websphere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Websphere throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbosa on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Websphere misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
Websphere misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Websphere misses with a straight right.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Websphere has time to react.
Websphere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Websphere bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Websphere is out of range.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Websphere throws out the jab.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Websphere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Websphere fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Websphere with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Websphere is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Websphere scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Websphere uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Websphere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Websphere throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Websphere throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Websphere works over Barbosa's head and body with a nice combination.
Barbosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Websphere.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Websphere.
BM Websphere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Websphere fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa swings for the body but Websphere moves out of range.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Websphere's ribs.
Barbosa cracks Websphere with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Websphere is out of range.
Websphere swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Websphere throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Websphere misses with a leg kick
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Websphere.
A cross from Websphere lands.
Barbosa throws a front kick aimed at Websphere's knee but Websphere avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Websphere.
Websphere blocks a leg kick.
Websphere jabs at Barbosa's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BM Websphere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
Websphere blocks a jab.
Barbosa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Websphere checks it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Websphere misses.
Websphere scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Websphere.
Websphere moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Websphere jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Websphere misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Websphere's shoulder, as Websphere tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Websphere was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Websphere punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Websphere ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Websphere misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Websphere avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Websphere scores with a head kick. Barbosa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barbosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Websphere on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Websphere was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Websphere fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Websphere throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Barbosa looks to land a body kick but Websphere moved away.
Websphere scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Websphere throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Websphere ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Websphere misses.
Websphere checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Websphere swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Websphere misses with a two punch combination.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Websphere tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it. #CL2#
Websphere gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barbosa slowing the pace effectively.
Barbosa avoiding damage as Websphere throws knees to the body.
Barbosa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Websphere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Barbosa backs off Websphere throws a huge counter combo but Barbosa manages to avoid it all.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barbosa, right into the meat.
Websphere looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Websphere throws a nice inside leg kick.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Websphere checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T3#
Barbosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Websphere moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Websphere misses.
Websphere takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Websphere moves into range and connects with a jab.
BM Websphere is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barbosa takes a swing at Websphere's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Websphere connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Websphere scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Websphere.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Websphere moves out of range.
Websphere misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Websphere loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Websphere slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa backing away here, and Websphere unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Websphere displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barbosa misses the body punch
and Websphere counters with a one-two to the body.
Websphere throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Barbosa misses with a hook
letting Websphere counter with a right hand.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Websphere counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Websphere.
Websphere throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
BM Websphere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Websphere has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BM Websphere!

Event: GC 334 Megaton vs Honda
Date: Feb 16, 2020

#R1#
Can cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Can does no damage.
Barbosa swings for the body but Can moves out of range.
Can looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Can.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Can bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Can scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barbosa connects with a body shot that sends Can's belly button to the back.
Can lands a slapping body shot.
Can throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Can scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Can fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Can.
A countering left hand to the body from Can misses.
Can fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice cross by Can.
Can works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
Can throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1##CL2#
Can fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbosa, pushing him back against the cage.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Can misses with an elbow strike.
Can lands a nice elbow.
Can wants to get back to striking at distance but Barbosa won't allow it.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Can.
Barbosa lands a left hand.
Barbosa taking a breather.
Can misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Can comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Can blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Can misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa. #TD2#
Can has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Barbosa uses from the top position.
Can is looking to sweep but instead, Barbosa has passed into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Can wants to control but Barbosa is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T2#
Barbosa stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Can gets back to full guard.
Can trying to keep a closed guard but Barbosa is proving a slippery customer.
Can tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Can working for a triangle but Barbosa defends it easily.
Can looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barbosa is one step ahead there. #T3#
Can working a defensive guard here.
Can might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Barbosa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Can is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barbosa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#CL2#
Can moves into the clinch.
Can comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Can backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks an elbow strike from Can. #BC#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Can tried to score with a low kick but Barbosa checks it.
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Can.
Barbosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Can lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ameri Can dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A punch combination from Can misses.
A quick step to the side and Barbosa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Can.
Ameri Can seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Can on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Can blocks a jab.
Can throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Can does a little dance to reset his feet.
Can throws a body shot but no joy.
Can throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Can misses with a leg kick
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ameri Can seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Can fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a hook but Can blocks it.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Can. That's going to slow Barbosa down. #T1#
Can tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Can defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa misses with a double jab
letting Can counter with a right hand.
Can has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Can's head.
Can looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Can has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Can connects with an inside leg kick.
Can throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Can avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Can finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Can avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Can is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it. #T2#
Can chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Can scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbosa should have avoided that one.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Can is just out of range.
Can throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
That kick from Can tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Can cracks a nice hook into Barbosa's ribs.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Nice jab there from Can.
Can ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Can looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Can lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
Can tries to clinch up.#T3#
Can lands a really nice looking cross but Barbosa seems unphased.
A big left from Can misses.
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Can slips the punch.
Can is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice shot by Can.
Can lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
Can tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Can uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Can under the eye.
Can misses with a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Can scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Can's corner calls for a 1-2. Can obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Can scores with a shot to the body. #T4#
Can tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Barbosa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Can is looking to land body kicks.
Can doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Can attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from Can.
Barbosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Can.#KD2#
Can lands a big head kick that sends Barbosa tumbling to the mat! Can takes a step backwards and waves Barbosa back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Barbosa is rocked!
That kick from Can tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Can lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Can with a nice cross.
Can fails in his attempt to clinch.
Can misses with a hook
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ameri Can showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
#R3#
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Can scores with a nice strike.
Can tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Can throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Can slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Can throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Can.
Can throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
Can wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs. #CL2#
Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Can has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Can tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Can back against the cage.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Can digs a right hand underneath Barbosa's ribcage. Barbosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Can lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbosa blocks an elbow strike from Can.
Can presses Barbosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ameri Can seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Can lands a shoulder strike.
Barbosa tries to break free but Can pushes him back against the cage.
Can throws a head punch that misses.
Can presses Barbosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Can tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Can.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Can blocks an uppercut.
Can lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barbosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Can.
Can working aggressively here.
A short right from Can.
Can lands a body shot in the clinch.
Can throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Can lands a body shot.
Can lands a jab to the head.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Can cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barbosa sizes up Can with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Can ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa misses with a low kick. #T3#
Can bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Can bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Can tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Can lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot lands for Can.
Can throws a body kick that misses
and Barbosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Can blocks a jab.
Can lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A cross from Can lands.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Can is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Can moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.#T4#
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Can slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Can misses with a double jab
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Can takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Can throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
As Can backs away, Barbosa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Can counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Can.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Can tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ameri Can comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Can has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ameri Can!
Ameri Can bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Eternity 1: Origin Story
Date: Nov 23, 2019

#R1#
Juntta misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Barbosa sizes up Juntta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Juntta takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juntta moves away.
Juntta tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Juntta lands with a slapping head kick.
Juntta misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Juntta is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Juntta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juntta staying out of range there.
Juntta lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.#T1#
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body.
Juntta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've been informed that Juntta has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juntta.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Juntta.
A punch lands to the side of Juntta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juntta moves away.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Juntta is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Juntta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juntta was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Barbosa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Juntta slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Juntta throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Juntta with a series of wild strikes but Juntta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Juntta looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Juntta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Juntta misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Juntta.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Juntta scores with a decent looking hook.#T3#
Juntta scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbosa should have avoided that one.
Juntta misses with a shot to the body
and Barbosa counters with a nice body shot.
Juntta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Juntta jabs at Barbosa's body.
Juntta throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa lands a jab.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Juntta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Juntta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juntta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juntta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T4#
Juntta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Juntta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Barbosa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barbosa is looking to wear down Juntta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa connects with a single shot there.
Juntta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barbosa - that will leave a mark!
Juntta misses with a body shot.
Barbosa lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Juntta throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Juntta throws a big shot that misses.
Juntta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Juntta lands with a right hand.
Barbosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Juntta. Juntta obviously looking to wear him down.
Juntta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Juntta avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Juntta misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Juntta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Barbosa.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Juntta swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Juntta cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.#T1#
Juntta tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Juntta scores with a nice body kick.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Juntta avoids the punch easily.
Juntta takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juntta.
Juntta takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Barbosa backs off Juntta throws a huge counter combo but Barbosa manages to avoid it all.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juntta throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Juntta.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juntta. #T2#
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Juntta moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Juntta appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Juntta ducked under it nicely.
Juntta connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Juntta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Juntta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juntta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juntta looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.#T3#
Juntta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barbosa's calf.
Juntta lands a body shot.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juntta throws a big counter head kick but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Juntta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Juntta misses the target.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa throws a front kick aimed at Juntta's knee but Juntta avoids it well.
Juntta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Juntta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juntta cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juntta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #ROC#
Juntta is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Juntta.
Juntta checks a leg kick.
Juntta jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Juntta.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jesse Juntta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Juntta misses with an uppercut
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Juntta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juntta misses with the combination.
Juntta lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa lands with a hook. Juntta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Juntta is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Juntta feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Juntta seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Juntta tries to clinch up.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T1#
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Juntta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Juntta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juntta scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Juntta scores with a decent looking hook.
Juntta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Juntta looks to throw a body kick
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Juntta misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Juntta counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Juntta.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Juntta throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Juntta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juntta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Juntta.
Juntta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Juntta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa. #CL2#
Juntta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T3#
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa takes one to the side of the head.
Juntta scores with a nice head shot.
Juntta lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Juntta does it's job there.
Juntta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Juntta's head back.
Juntta tries to work over Barbosa's front leg with a kick but Barbosa checks it.
Juntta misses with a left hand
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Juntta misses with a hook to the body
and Barbosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juntta lands a jab to Barbosa's midsection.
Juntta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Juntta avoids a kick to the body.
Juntta tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Juntta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Juntta scores with a nice right hand.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Juntta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Juntta counters with a leg kick.
Juntta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesse Juntta.
I think Juntta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Juntta!
In his post fight interview, Jesse Juntta started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Skrap Fights 94
Date: Oct 25, 2019

#R1#
Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perez throws out the jab.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
enabling Perez to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa jabs Perez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Perez misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Perez misses.
Perez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa slips a straight right by Perez.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
Perez throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perez moves away from the strike by Barbosa. #T1#
Perez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
letting Perez counter with a right hand.
Perez shoots in but no luck this time.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Perez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perez moves away.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Perez counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perez's calf.
Perez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Perez.
Perez misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perez throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Perez misses with a looping right.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Perez cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.#T3#
Perez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good shot there by Barbosa.
Perez misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Perez.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Perez.
A lazy left from Perez finds it's target.
Barbosa tests Perez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Perez misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Perez throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Perez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T4#
Perez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Perez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Perez backs off Barbosa throws a huge counter combo but Perez manages to avoid it all.
Perez avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barbosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perez lands a jab.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
Perez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manny Perez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Perez lands a jab to the head.
Barbosa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barbosa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perez rather than just go for the knockout.
Perez misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa lands a jab to Perez's midsection.
Perez dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Perez scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Perez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Perez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.
It looked like Perez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perez scores with a nice head shot.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.#TD#
Perez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Perez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#T1#
Perez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barbosa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Perez trying to control the action but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Perez controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Perez taking a break here but Barbosa is having none of it and regains half guard.
Perez wants to pass to mount but Barbosa is defending the position. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Perez is trying to control. Barbosa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perez with the ground and pound but Barbosa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Barbosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barbosa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Perez has an active guard here but Barbosa has managed to pass into half guard.
Perez is trying to maintain the position but Barbosa is very close to passing his half guard.
Barbosa prevents Perez from improving his position.
Perez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T3#
Barbosa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Perez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perez is pressing down on Barbosa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Perez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Barbosa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Perez.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Perez tries to buck Barbosa off but Barbosa is having none of it.
Perez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barbosa's best efforts.#T4#
Perez is pressing down on Barbosa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Perez looking for a guillotine here but Barbosa defends easily.
Perez working a defensive guard here.
Perez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barbosa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa stopping the sweep attempt from Perez.#SUB#
Perez working for a triangle but Barbosa defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Perez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Perez throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perez.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Barbosa looks to move away, Perez throws a big counter combo but Barbosa just gets out of the way.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Manny Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perez.
Perez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perez thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
Nice cross by Perez.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perez fails to land the takedown.
A nice side step and Barbosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Perez dives in for a single leg takedown but Barbosa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Perez. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Perez throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Perez shoots and misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manny Perez is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perez moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Perez misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Barbosa scores with a kick to the body.
Barbosa cracks Perez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Perez throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Barbosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perez under the eye.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
Perez misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Perez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez scores with a body shot.
Barbosa throws a hook but Perez blocks it.
It looked like Perez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Perez lands with a right hand.
Perez throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range. #T4#
Barbosa misses with a hook. Perez ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barbosa wants it to stay on the feet.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perez looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a push kick but Perez slaps the foot to one side.
Perez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Perez scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbosa should have avoided that one.
Perez throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perez moves away.
Barbosa slips a jab from Perez.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edson Bidon Barbosa.
Well Perez 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Edson Bidon Barbosa!

Edson Bidon Barbosa wins by majority decision!
Manny Perez was interviewed post fight and said 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.

Event: Skrap Fights 86
Date: Sep 27, 2019

#R1#
Barbosa swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
A nice side step and Morgan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Morgan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morgan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Morgan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morgan lands a lovely overhand right.
Morgan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Morgan throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan walks into a jab.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Morgan drives through with a takedown into Barbosa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morgan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Barbosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barbosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving. #SUB2#
Morgan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barbosa dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Morgan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Morgan is adopting a defensive guard.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Morgan has his foot on Barbosa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barbosa works his way back into a safe position though.
Morgan looking to control but Barbosa passes into half guard.
Morgan trying to control but Barbosa postures up. #SUB2#
Morgan looking for a kimura from the bottom but Barbosa passes into side control!
Morgan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T3#
Barbosa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morgan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Morgan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barbosa works his way into full mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morgan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Barbosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Morgan looking for a kimura from the bottom but Barbosa passes into side control!#T4#
Morgan tries to bench press Barbosa off him but Barbosa keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Barbosa stalls from top position.
Morgan is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Edson Bidon Barbosa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa works the jab nicely.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Josh Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt - Barbosa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Morgan connects with the punch.
Morgan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Morgan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barbosa defends well and Morgan ends up having to push Barbosa into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Morgan checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan blocks the body kick.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Barbosa lands with a hook. Morgan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T1#
Morgan connects with a single shot there.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Morgan.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Morgan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgan.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Morgan jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.#T2#
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morgan thinking.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Morgan.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD2#
Morgan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barbosa on his heels. He'll look to pass Barbosa's guard now, I'm sure.#SUB2#
Morgan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barbosa dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Morgan wants to hit a switch here but Barbosa passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morgan there! #T3#
Morgan working to try and regain half guard.
Barbosa controlling from mount.
Josh Morgan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barbosa trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morgan is still trying to improve position.
Morgan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Edson Bidon Barbosa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Barbosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morgan.
A shot to the body from Morgan misses
and Barbosa counters with a body kick.
Morgan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Morgan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morgan.
Morgan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morgan shoots and misses
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that drops Morgan like a sack of potatoes! Barbosa dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Bidon Barbosa!

Event: Skrap Fights 82
Date: Sep 13, 2019

#R1#
Fiso throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbosa on the side of the head.
Fiso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fiso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fiso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Fiso tried to score with a low kick but Barbosa checks it.
Fiso backing away here, and Barbosa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa misses with a combination
and Fiso counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fiso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fiso punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Fiso there.
Barbosa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fiso ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Fiso counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Fiso. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fiso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Fiso.
Fiso scores with a hook.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Barbosa catches Fiso right on the button with a cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fiso!
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fiso on the side of the head.
Fiso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Fiso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fiso there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fiso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Fiso digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
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 takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T2#
Fiso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa throws a jab when Fiso was well out of range.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Fiso's head but Fiso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch! Fiso slams his shin into Barbosa's torso.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fiso.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Fiso makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Fiso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barbosa just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFiso.
Fiso scores with a shot to the body.
Barbosa scores with a spinning back kick!
Fiso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa swings for the body but Fiso moves out of range. #T3#
Fiso motions for Barbosa to come forward. Fiso throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fiso avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Fiso lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa cracks Fiso with a good jab.
Barbosa swings for the body but Fiso moves out of range.
Fiso catches Barbosa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fiso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fiso blocks it well.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Fiso appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Fiso.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fiso appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fiso connects with a solid leg kick.
Fiso swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Fiso slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Fiso with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fiso is looking to clinch.
Fiso scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Fiso makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Fiso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Fiso cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fiso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Fiso lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fiso looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Fiso avoids it with no problem.
Fiso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fiso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malaki Fiso dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Barbosa thows a leg kick but Fiso checks it
and Fiso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Fiso's shoulder, as Fiso tries to avoid the shot.
Fiso connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Fiso moves to clinch but Barbosa breaks away
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Fiso uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fiso is looking to clinch.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Fiso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Fiso backs off Barbosa throws a huge counter combo but Fiso manages to avoid it all.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Fiso counters with a thumping low kick.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T1#
Fiso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fiso fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
Fiso moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Fiso digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Fiso takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbosa lands a jab to the head.
Fiso throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fiso counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
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 the shot to the body.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Fiso's legs.
Fiso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Fiso misses with a body shot.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Fiso moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiso was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Fiso throws a nice head kick!
Fiso lands with a nice body punch.
Fiso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Fiso.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Fiso counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T3#
Fiso scores with a hook.
Fiso avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Fiso thuds a left hand into Barbosa's body.
Fiso moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Fiso swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Fiso.
Malaki Fiso is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Fiso blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fiso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Fiso clinches. #T4##BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Fiso fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fiso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Fiso darts in trying to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a good low kick that Fiso was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fiso blocks a jab.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Fiso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Fiso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fiso fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Fiso jabs at Barbosa's body.
Fiso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malaki Fiso dominated that second round.
That's time! Fiso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Fiso lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fiso moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Fiso lands with a good body shot.
Fiso throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Fiso tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa feints a counter leg kick.
Barbosa throws a front kick that sends Fiso stumbling back into the ropes.
Fiso digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Fiso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso misses with an uppercut.
A cross from Fiso lands.
Fiso takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Fiso ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Fiso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fiso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fiso punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Fiso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice straight punches there by Barbosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbosa.
Donk. Fiso catches Barbosa right on the button with a cross.
Fiso digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Fiso tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbosa throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Fiso counters by moving into the clinch.
Barbosa misses with the head strike. #BC#
Fiso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Fiso throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fiso finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Fiso tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Fiso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fiso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Fiso.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fiso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fiso throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiso was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.#T3#
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Fiso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fiso is looking to wear down Barbosa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barbosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Fiso.
Fiso scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Fiso counters with a left to the body.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Danga de danga de dang - Fiso scores with a four punch combination!
Barbosa scores with a spinning back kick!
Fiso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiso tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fiso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T4#
Fiso defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
As Barbosa backs away, Fiso returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That kick from Barbosa tenderised Fiso's leg. Fiso is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Fiso moves out of range.
Fiso blocks the body kick.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Fiso's shoulder, as Fiso tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Fiso rushes Barbosa and presses him up against the ropes.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Fiso tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fiso scores with a shoulder strike.
Fiso digs a right hand into Barbosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barbosa's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malaki Fiso clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Barbosa takes a swing at Fiso's ribcage but misses.
Fiso checks a leg kick.
It looked like Fiso was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barbosa.
Fiso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Fiso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa checks a low kick from Fiso.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fiso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fiso finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Fiso avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Barbosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fiso lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fiso lands with a good body shot.
Fiso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fiso moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Fiso.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Fiso avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fiso to score with a decent uppercut.#CL#
Fiso clinches with his opponent.
Fiso scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Fiso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Fiso fails to land.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Fiso controls his hands.
Fiso misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Fiso's head.
Fiso lands a nice uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fiso backwards. #BC#
Fiso breaks the clinch. #CL#
Fiso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fiso.
Barbosa avoiding damage.
Fiso working aggressively here. #T3#
Fiso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Fiso.
Fiso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fiso can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Barbosa trying to stall but Fiso improves his position. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Barbosa throws a hook but Fiso avoids it easily.
Fiso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fiso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fiso with a jab.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Fiso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Fiso was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a swing at Fiso's ribcage but misses.
Fiso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T4#
Barbosa throws a body punch but Fiso moves out of range.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Fiso.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fiso lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Fiso.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Fiso.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Fiso saw that one coming.
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
and Fiso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Fiso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malaki Fiso had his way with Edson Bidon Barbosa in that 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!
#R5#
Fiso scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fiso. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fiso lands a jab.
Fiso paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fiso misses with a body shot.
Barbosa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa keeps Fiso at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Fiso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Fiso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Fiso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fiso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa thuds his shin into the meat of Fiso's side.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Fiso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fiso lands with a right hand.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Fiso counters with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Fiso misses.
Fiso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fiso.
Fiso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa slips a jab from Fiso.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Fiso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A decent looking cross lands there for Fiso.
Fiso lands a nice looking body kick.
Barbosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Fiso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fiso's head.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Fiso counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa punishes Fiso's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Fiso lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fiso lands a two punch combo. #T3#
Barbosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Fiso's head.
Barbosa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fiso.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fiso lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa cracks Fiso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barbosa - that will leave a mark!
Fiso moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Fiso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fiso lands a nice looking body shot.
Fiso lands a body shot.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Fiso cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Fiso.
Fiso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fiso looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fiso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malaki Fiso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fiso.
Fiso defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Fiso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Fiso connects with a body shot.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Fiso uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malaki Fiso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fiso 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Malaki Fiso!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Malaki Fiso!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Malaki Fiso!

Malaki Fiso wins by unanimous decision!
Malaki Fiso retains his featherweight title!
Malaki Fiso thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Skrap Fights 76
Date: Aug 24, 2019

#R1#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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.
#R2#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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. #CL#
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.#BC#
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!
#R3#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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.#CL#
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.#BC2#
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. #T3#
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.#CUT2#
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. #T4#
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'.

Event: Skrap Fights 54
Date: Jun 08, 2019

#R1#
A clash of legs there as Fried blocks the low kick.
Fried takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
French Fried seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fried ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fried has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbosa.
Fried tries to clinch up.
Fried slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fried.
Fried uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fried blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbosa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Fried wants to clinch.#CL#
Fried gets a clinch. #T1#
Fried lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fried tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Our sources have told us that Fried has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fried tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Fried is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fried misses with a wild body shot.
Fried throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
Fried gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barbosa.
Fried fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fried tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fried misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.#ROC2#
Fried is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Barbosa! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edson Bidon Barbosa!

Event: Skrap Fights 48
Date: May 17, 2019

#R1#
Hanying ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa. #ROC2#
Hanying is rocked!
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Hanying throws a quick counter head kick but Barbosa was just out of range.
Oh Hanying is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanying seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Barbosa looks to move away, Hanying throws a big counter combo but Barbosa just gets out of the way.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hanying looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Hanying ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanying also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hanying went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Hanying counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa scores with a spinning back kick!
Barbosa throws a body punch but Hanying moves out of range.
Hanying is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
and Hanying counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Hanying does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanying swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Hanying was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Barbosa throws a head kick but Hanying moves out of range.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Hanying seems unphased. #KD2#
Barbosa sends Hanying crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Barbosa is motioning to the referee to let Hanying up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa throws an uppercut from hell that sends Hanying clean off his feet! He's out cold! Barbosa stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edson Bidon Barbosa!

Event: Skrap Fights 42
Date: Apr 27, 2019

#R1#
Morgan slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Morgan moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa thuds his shin into the meat of Morgan's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan staying out of range there.#T1#
Barbosa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morgan.
Barbosa misses with a double jab.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#ROC2#
Morgan is rocked!
Barbosa fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Morgan square on the jaw! Damn, Morgan is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edson Bidon Barbosa!

Event: Skrap Fights 32
Date: Mar 23, 2019

#R1#
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mack. Mack circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A shot to the liver by Barbosa. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Mack takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbosa lands with an overhand left.#ROC#
Mack is rocked!
Barbosa lands an uppercut, right on the button! Mack tumbles backwards into the ropes, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edson Bidon Barbosa!

Event: WeInSyd 35
Date: Oct 24, 2018

#R1#
Barbosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbosa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jainar misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Jainar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Jainar stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #CL2#
Jainar clinches with his opponent.
Barbosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jainar taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jainar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa tries to break free but Jainar pushes him back against the cage.
Jainar keeps control of Barbosa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CL2#
Jainar drives through and clinches with Barbosa against the cage.
Jainar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Jainar has Barbosa pressed against the cage, preventing Barbosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Jainar won't allow it.
Jainar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Barbosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jainar lands with a light punch inside.
Jainar leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barbosa letting Jainar take a breather here.
A short right from Jainar.
Barbosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barbosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T2#
Jainar has Barbosa pressed against the cage, preventing Barbosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barbosa tries to break the clinch but Jainar is controlling the position.
Jainar stalling the fight.
Jainar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barbosa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jainar can turn it around.
Jainar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barbosa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jainar.
Good body shot from Jainar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jainar scores with a shoulder strike.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jainar.
Jainar keeps control of Barbosa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Jainar won't allow it.
Jainar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Jainar has double underhooks. #BC#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Jainar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
Jainar blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Jainar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Jainar scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jainar tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jainar.#CL2#
Jainar darts in and clinches Barbosa up against the cage.
Jainar misses with a punch to the body.
Jainar slows down the pace here.
Jainar lands with a light punch inside.
Jainar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Jainar. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a double jab.
Jainar throws a good cross that connects. #T4#
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramazan Jainar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jainar connects with a body shot.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jainar scores with a nice right hand.
Jainar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.#CL2#
Jainar moves into the clinch.
Barbosa tries to circle away but Jainar has him pinned against the cage.
Jainar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jainar lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jainar.
Jainar lands with a left to the head.
Jainar misses with some punches.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Barbosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch but Jainar keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramazan Jainar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab by Jainar.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jainar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jainar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jainar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jainar lands a really nice looking cross but Barbosa seems unphased.
Jainar tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jainar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#
Barbosa is rocked!
Jainar clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Jainar moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jainar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Jainar.
Jainar measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Barbosa! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ramazan Jainar!
After the fight, Ramazan Jainar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: WeInSyd 31
Date: Sep 26, 2018

#R1#
Log looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa shapes to counter with a head kick.
Log avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Log moves out of range of the strikes.#KD2#
Barbosa lands a high kick to the side of Log's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Barbosa dives into guard, looking to finish.#ROC2#
Log is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Bente Log has been cut.
Log looking for a sweep. Not yet Log, not yet.
Oh Log is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Log. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Log not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barbosa wants to stand but Log has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Log seems to have got his legs back now.#SU2#
Barbosa gets to his feet. Log looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Log wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Log is looking to clinch.
Log gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barbosa counters with a head kick.
Log shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barbosa but Barbosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Log will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbosa, as that shot connected.
Log gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edson Bidon Barbosa!

Event: SyFi 98
Date: Sep 02, 2018

#R1#
Lanaster slips a jab from Barbosa.
Lanaster takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lanaster seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Lanaster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lanaster moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Lanaster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lanaster on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lanaster ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.#TD#
Lanaster shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barbosa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lanaster slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T1#
Barbosa wants to stand and escape but Lanaster is having none of it.
Lanaster trying to move into half guard but instead Barbosa has managed to sweep!#REVB##SUB#
Lanaster is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Barbosa rolls with it to try and escape but Lanaster cranks on the arm and Barbosa is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyrian Lanaster!
Tyrian Lanaster decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: The Island Season 8, 145 lbs, Round 3
Date: Aug 07, 2018

#R1#
Barbosa throws a jab when Kawanabe was well out of range.
Kawanabe wants to counter with a clinch but Barbosa pushes him away.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.
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.
Barbosa throws a head kick that half lands.
Kawanabe lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Kawanabe moves out of range.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawanabe throws out the jab.
Kawanabe's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kawanabe's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa sets himself, and Kawanabe steps forward looking for the clinch! Barbosa avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawanabe wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T1#
Kawanabe misses with a hook.
Kawanabe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Kawanabe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kawanabe, as that shot connected.
Kawanabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Kawanabe ducked under it nicely.
Kawanabe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Kawanabe moves out of range easily.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Kawanabe moves out of range.
Kawanabe avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa sets himself, and Kawanabe steps forward looking for the clinch! Barbosa avoids it this time.#T2#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbosa.
Kawanabe blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawanabe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kawanabe tries to clinch up.
Barbosa throws a quick counter head kick but Kawanabe was just out of range.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kawanabe tries to counter with a clinch but Barbosa shakes him off and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kawanabe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barbosa.
Kawanabe throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Kawanabe moves out of range easily.
Kawanabe digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.#T3##CL2#
Kawanabe clinches with his opponent.
Kawanabe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kawanabe lands a body shot.
Kawanabe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barbosa or not.
Kawanabe lands with a short shot to the head.
Kawanabe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch but Kawanabe keeps him there for the moment.
Kawanabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa can't break the clinch.
Kawanabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Kawanabe is working Barbosa over against the cage.
Barbosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawanabe has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Kawanabe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Kawanabe swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range. #T4#
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawanabe blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawanabe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Barbosa throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Kawanabe counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kawanabe looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Kawanabe blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Kawanabe avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with the body kick
and Kawanabe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Edson Bidon Barbosa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Kawanabe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Kawanabe blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Kawanabe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawanabe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kawanabe.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That kick from Barbosa tenderised Kawanabe's leg. Kawanabe is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kawanabe misses with a wild body shot.
Kawanabe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.#T1#
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Kawanabe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kawanabe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kawanabe tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Kawanabe blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Kawanabe moves out of range.
Kawanabe throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Kawanabe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T2#
Kawanabe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kawanabe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kawanabe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.
Kawanabe lands with a good body shot.
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!
Kawanabe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Kawanabe lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL2#
Kawanabe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbosa, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawanabe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawanabe avoids the head kick by Barbosa. #T3#
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kawanabe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kawanabe throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Kawanabe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kawanabe digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kawanabe is looking to clinch.
Barbosa looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kawanabe sizes up Barbosa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Kawanabe blocks a head kick by Barbosa. #T4#
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Kawanabe wants to counter with a clinch but Barbosa pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kawanabe blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Kawanabe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kawanabe wants to counter with a clinch but Barbosa pushes him away.
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss #CL2#
and Kawanabe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Kawanabe on the inside.
Kawanabe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Kawanabe.
Barbosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kawanabe has double underhooks.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Kawanabe. #BC#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshi Kawanabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Barbosa throws a head kick but Kawanabe moves out of range.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Kawanabe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barbosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Kawanabe should have avoided that one.
Kawanabe blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Kawanabe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Kawanabe moves out of range easily.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kawanabe counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses. #T1#
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Kawanabe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kawanabe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Kawanabe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kawanabe blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Kawanabe forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Kawanabe as the two fighters clinch. #BC#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kawanabe.#T2#
Kawanabe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body
and Kawanabe counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa takes one on the button.
Kawanabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kawanabe punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Kawanabe avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa sets himself, and Kawanabe steps forward looking for the clinch! Barbosa avoids it this time.
Barbosa throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Kawanabe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kawanabe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kawanabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Kawanabe. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Still in the clinch, Kawanabe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kawanabe lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Kawanabe working aggressively here.
Kawanabe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kawanabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Kawanabe lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kawanabe lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawanabe.
A short right from Kawanabe on the inside. #BC#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Kawanabe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Kawanabe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
A head kick misses from Barbosa. #CL2#
Kawanabe gets a clinch.
Kawanabe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kawanabe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kawanabe lands with a right to the head.
Kawanabe struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kawanabe lands a shot to the body.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Kawanabe pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Kawanabe misses with the head strike.
Kawanabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Kawanabe.
Hiroshi Kawanabe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kawanabe lands with a short shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Kawanabe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kawanabe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Hiroshi Kawanabe!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Hiroshi Kawanabe!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Hiroshi Kawanabe!

Hiroshi Kawanabe wins by unanimous decision!

Event: The Island Season 8, 145 lbs, Round 2
Date: Aug 06, 2018

#R1#
Barbosa throws a head kick that Tokudome semi-blocks. #CUT2#
It looks like Naoyuki Tokudome has been cut.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a hook. Tokudome tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tokudome misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tokudome avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Tokudome, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tokudome gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa cracks Tokudome with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Tokudome moves out of range.
Barbosa connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokudome drops his hands momentarily and Barbosa needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Tokudome just on the top of the head. Tokudome drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Tokudome - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edson Bidon Barbosa!

Event: The Island Season 8, 145 lbs, Round 1
Date: Aug 05, 2018

#R1#
Westmoreland tries for a takedown but Barbosa circles away easily
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Westmoreland.
Westmoreland wants to clinch but Barbosa slips to the side
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa scores with a head kick. #ROC#
Westmoreland is rocked!
Barbosa feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Westmoreland collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edson Bidon Barbosa!

Event: Beach Fights Independance
Date: Jul 05, 2018

#R1#
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.
Mack misses the jab.
Mack takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbosa circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Mack drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Barbosa follows Mack to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Bidon Barbosa!

Event: Bad Boys at the Beach
Date: Jun 09, 2018

#R1#
Crane blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Crane lands a jab.
Crane slips a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crane slips a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
A slow jab from Crane misses its intended target.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crane throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T1#
Barbosa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT#
It looks like David Crane has been cut.
Crane lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Crane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.#ROC2#
Barbosa is rocked!
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.
Crane misses with a looping right.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crane.
Barbosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Crane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crane misses with a looping right.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Crane misses the target.
Crane misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crane.
Barbosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa misses with a body kick. #T2#
Good shot there by Crane.
Crane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crane connects with a jab.
Crane misses with a straight left.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Crane.
Barbosa slips a jab from Crane.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Crane.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crane throws out the jab.
Barbosa lands with a kick to the temple. Crane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice uppercut there from Barbosa.
Crane blocks a jab.
Crane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crane misses with a looping left.#T3#
Barbosa slips a straight right by Crane.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa moves out of range as Crane strikes.
Crane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Crane moves out of range.
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crane digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crane misses with a straight left.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T4#
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Crane.#KD2#
Crane sends Barbosa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Crane is motioning to the referee to let Barbosa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Barbosa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
BOOM! Crane lands a beautiful left hook that drops Barbosa. Barbosa tries to recover but Crane is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Barbosa lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Crane!
David Crane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Beach, Please!
Date: May 20, 2018

#R1#
Gee misses with a body shot.
Barbosa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barbosa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Gee moves out of range.
Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Gee moves out of range.
Ken Gee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gee swings widly with a right hand #KD2#
and Barbosa counters with a head kick that drops Gee! #ROC2#
Gee is rocked!
Barbosa wanted to stand there but Gee had control of the position.
Oh Gee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gee is adopting a defensive guard.
Barbosa wanted to stand there but Gee had control of the position.
Gee pulls Barbosa in close to prevent any damage.
Gee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gee has a closed guard, preventing Barbosa from standing up.
Gee 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.
Gee seems to have got his legs back now.
Gee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T1#
Barbosa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gee's guard.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gee throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a fast counter high kick but Gee manages to duck under it in time.
Gee misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Gee pushes Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa working hard to break the clinch.
Barbosa tries to break the clinch but Gee is controlling the position.
Gee prevents Barbosa from breaking the clinch.
Barbosa is trying to break free.
Gee holding his opponent close, against the cage. #BC#
Gee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#KD2#
A head kick lands from Barbosa that sends Gee to the canvas. Gee tries to scramble back to his feet but Barbosa brings him back down into side control. #CUT2#
It looks like Ken Gee has been cut.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa wants to stand but Gee is controlling his arm.
Barbosa working away.#SU2#
Barbosa stands up and beckons Gee to his feet. #CL#
Gee has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Gee has double underhooks.
Gee stalling the fight.
Gee stalling against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Gee.
Barbosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Gee is controlling him.#T3#
Barbosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gee has him pressed against the cage.
Barbosa wants to break free but Gee has control.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Gee is controlling him.
Barbosa tries to break free but Gee pushes him back against the cage.
Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Gee won't allow it.
Gee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Barbosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gee lands a nice uppercut.
Gee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barbosa tries to circle away but Gee has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch. #KD2#
Barbosa throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Gee stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Barbosa follows into mount! #T4#
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!
Gee wants to control but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gee tries to get out of the position.
Gee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gee can't escape the position.
Gee tries to hold on but Barbosa pushes him away.
Barbosa controlling the position easily from mount.
Gee holds of for dear life.
Barbosa avoids the attempt from Gee to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Gee's cut.
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.
#R2#
Gee scores with a one two! Barbosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gee tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa jabs Gee right on the nose. Gee blinks but takes it well.
Gee avoids a punch combination nicely. #CL#
Gee has closed the distance and engaged Barbosa in a clinch.
Barbosa working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Gee is controlling him.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Gee is controlling him.
Gee is pushing Barbosa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Gee lands a head shot.
A left lands for Gee.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Gee throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Gee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Gee misses with a few strikes there.
Gee fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #KD2#
Barbosa sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Gee to the ground! Barbosa dives into full mount looking to finish!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gee is trying to escape the mount.
Gee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barbosa wants to stand but Gee is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Gee tries to reverse the position but Barbosa maintains control.
Gee tries to hold on but Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa is looking to stand but Gee has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Gee tries to hold on but Barbosa postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gee sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gee is positioning himself well to prevent Barbosa advancing to mount.
Gee gets full guard.
Gee controlling the position.#T3#
Barbosa is looking to stand up but Gee won't let him.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa is fighting to break Gee's control of his arms but Gee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Gee moves out of range easily.
Gee is looking to wear down Barbosa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barbosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #CUT2#
Ken Gee's cut is getting worse.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa cracks Gee with a hook to the temple - Gee is on wobbly legs here! Barbosa swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gee falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Barbosa wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edson Bidon Barbosa!

Event: Bravery on the Beach
Date: Apr 29, 2018

#R1#
Barbosa throws a right hand that Kingstar ducks under and follows up with a left that Kingstar also avoids with ease.
Barbosa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kingstar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kingstar.
Kingstar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kingstar.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Kingstar moves out of range.
Yod Kingstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Kingstar seems unphased.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Barbosa blocks the leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barbosa!
Kingstar misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa throws a fast counter high kick but Kingstar manages to duck under it in time.
Kingstar avoids a kick to the body.
Kingstar is looking to score with low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Barbosa blocks the leg kick. #T1#
Kingstar avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Kingstar avoids a punch combination nicely. #CL#
Kingstar clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barbosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Kingstar.
Barbosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kingstar has him pressed against the cage.
Kingstar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kingstar tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch but Kingstar keeps him there for the moment.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Kingstar is controlling him.
Barbosa looking to slow down the pace here.
Barbosa tries to circle away but Kingstar has him pinned against the cage.
Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T2#
Kingstar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbosa's efforts to push away.
Barbosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kingstar pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kingstar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kingstar stalling.
Barbosa is trying to force a seperation but Kingstar has the dominant position.
Barbosa avoiding damage as Kingstar throws knees to the body.
Barbosa can't break the clinch.
Kingstar struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Barbosa blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kingstar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.
Barbosa working hard to break the clinch.
Kingstar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kingstar misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Kingstar breaks the clinch.
Kingstar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Barbosa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kingstar's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Yod Kingstar has been cut.
Kingstar throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
As Kingstar backs off Barbosa throws a huge counter combo but Kingstar manages to avoid it all.
Barbosa scores with a nice body kick.
Kingstar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kingstar avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kingstar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Barbosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kingstar swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kingstar.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kingstar.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Kingstar closes the distance and clinches. #T4#
Kingstar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Kingstar won't allow it.
Barbosa wants to break free but Kingstar has control.
Barbosa being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Kingstar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kingstar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbosa is looking to control Kingstar's arms but Kingstar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbosa has his back to the cage.
Kingstar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kingstar has Barbosa pressed against the cage, preventing Barbosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingstar lands an elbow that stopped Barbosa in his tracks for a moment.
Kingstar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kingstar has Barbosa pressed against the cage, preventing Barbosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingstar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kingstar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kingstar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yod Kingstar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yod Kingstar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Kingstar throws a low kick, looking for Barbosa's leg but Barbosa calmly moves out of range.
Kingstar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Kingstar avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingstar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kingstar misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa throws a head kick that Kingstar semi-blocks.
Kingstar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
A jab from Kingstar misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Kingstar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingstar. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa counters with a body kick.#CL#
Kingstar instigates a clinch.
Barbosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Kingstar.
Kingstar 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 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Kingstar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kingstar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Barbosa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kingstar circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingstar moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kingstar.#CL#
Kingstar pushes Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kingstar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kingstar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kingstar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbosa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kingstar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Kingstar cracks Barbosa with a nice body shot.
Kingstar misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Kingstar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kingstar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingstar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Kingstar.
Barbosa blocks the elbow strike.
Kingstar prevents Barbosa from breaking the clinch.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingstar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingstar has Barbosa pressed against the cage, preventing Barbosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Barbosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kingstar swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingstar is working Barbosa over against the cage.
Kingstar misses with a body punch.
Kingstar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kingstar.
Kingstar throws an elbow but it misses.
Kingstar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbosa's efforts to push away.#T3#
Kingstar throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Kingstar won't allow it.
Kingstar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kingstar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kingstar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kingstar throws an elbow but it misses.
Barbosa is trying to force a seperation but Kingstar has the dominant position.
Barbosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kingstar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kingstar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Kingstar.
Kingstar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T4#
Kingstar blocks an elbow strike from Barbosa.
Barbosa is looking to control Kingstar's arms but Kingstar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbosa has his back to the cage.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barbosa blocks an elbow strike.#BC#
Kingstar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kingstar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Kingstar is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Barbosa.
Barbosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kingstar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbosa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kingstar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingstar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barbosa is able to avoid easily.
Nice body kick there by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Kingstar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barbosa is trying to push Kingstar away but Kingstar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yod Kingstar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yod Kingstar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Kingstar is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kingstar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kingstar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingstar throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kingstar. Kingstar obviously looking to wear him down.
Kingstar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Kingstar misses.
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kingstar connects with a leg kick. Barbosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kingstar throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kingstar.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Kingstar wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbosa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kingstar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kingstar misses with a straight right.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Kingstar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kingstar throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kingstar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kingstar misses with a body punch
and Barbosa counters with a head kick. That will keep Kingstar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
Kingstar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T2#
Barbosa throws a hook but Kingstar avoids it easily.
Kingstar misses with a body kick.
Kingstar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingstar throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingstar is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
Kingstar misses with a low kick.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa throws a series of strikes that have Kingstar backpedaling. #T3#
Kingstar misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Kingstar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kingstar misses with a looping right.
Kingstar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kingstar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kingstar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Kingstar throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Kingstar counters by clinching up.
Kingstar has Barbosa pressed against the cage, preventing Barbosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingstar swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa is trying to push Kingstar away but Kingstar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T4#
Kingstar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kingstar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbosa's defenses.
Kingstar misses with a body punch.
Kingstar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barbosa tries to break free but Kingstar pushes him back against the cage.
Kingstar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kingstar.
Kingstar misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingstar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbosa's efforts to push away.
Barbosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yod Kingstar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kingstar stalling the fight.
Yod Kingstar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Kingstar is controlling him.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingstar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingstar gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edson Bidon Barbosa.
I think Kingstar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yod Kingstar!
Our winner, Yod Kingstar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 09, 2018

#R1#
Barbosa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barbosa circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Franklin drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Barbosa follows Franklin to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Bidon Barbosa!

Home

What is MMA Tycoon?

Forgot Details

MMA Affiliate Program

Managers online: 918

Total users: 40235