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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barry Obomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Aphex Twin-Come To Daddy as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Obomba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard James!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obomba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Obomba throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for James because Obomba loaded up on that one.
Obomba 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.
James holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Obomba tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
James tries to hold on but Obomba pushes him away.
Obomba thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Obomba landing strikes from the mount and James is in trouble!
James tries to hold on but Obomba pushes him away.
Obomba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Obomba landing strikes, looking to finish!
Obomba throwing strikes here but James is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obomba scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish James?
Obomba working James over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba with a couple of short strikes.
Obomba with a couple of short strikes.
James working to try and regain half guard.
Obomba avoids the attempt from James to control.
Obomba unloading with bombs!
Obomba goes for an armbar but he's not got it… James turns into him and now he's in Obomba's guard.
Obomba doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obomba thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Obomba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
James pushes down on Obomba's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Obomba is trying to control but can't.
Obomba flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Obomba is trying to control but can't.
James seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Obomba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Obomba darts in and clinches James up against the cage.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obomba prevents a takedown attempt there.
James tries to pull guard but Obomba won't allow it.
Barry Obomba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba tightens his grip and picks James up, before dumping him to the ground. James manages to land in guard.
Obomba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Obomba is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Obomba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Obomba is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Obomba wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James is trying to control the position but Obomba postures up.
Obomba throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Obomba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obomba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
James has momentary wrist control but Obomba slips an elbow through the middle.
Obomba postures up and lands a big shot to James's brow.
Obomba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Obomba trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obomba is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Obomba dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Obomba has taken the fight to the clinch.
Obomba has clasped his hands together around James's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
James struggling a bit here.
Obomba scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at James to see if he's OK.
Obomba is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James wants to control but Obomba postures up.
Obomba cracks James with a big elbow.
Obomba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, James has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on James's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba working the body and head with strikes.
Obomba scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at James to see if he's OK.
Obomba lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear James down.
James taking punishment in the form of punches.
James regains half guard, as Obomba was trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obomba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obomba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Obomba.
Obomba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Obomba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obomba.
Obomba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Obomba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
Obomba needs to keep his hands up - James had a free shot at his head there.
James stalks Obomba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Obomba's face. Obomba staggers backwards, shaken.
Obomba scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
James is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Obomba scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
Obomba looks to land a strike but James avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Obomba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Obomba drops back looking for a leg! James is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and James manages to kick Obomba off! Obomba jumps back into James's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obomba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Obomba lands a couple of digs.
Obomba is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice straight punches there by James. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of James.
Obomba shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Obomba closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming James to the mat! James manages to get full guard.
Obomba postures up.
Obomba throwing strikes but missing.
Obomba postures up.
Obomba trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Obomba dominated that second round.
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!
Obomba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Obomba rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
Obomba gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Obomba not doing much here.
Obomba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Obomba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Obomba working the head and body with strikes.
Obomba is looking for a kimura here.
James wants to control but Obomba is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Obomba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Obomba looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barry Obomba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Obomba throwing shots but James is blocking nicely.
Obomba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks James with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Obomba is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to stand.
James is looking to control Obomba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can James avoid being mounted?
Obomba is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.
Obomba working James over with strikes.
Obomba working the head and body with strikes.
Obomba prevents James from standing back up.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obomba wants to take a breather but James is having none of it.
James is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Obomba scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Obomba is working away from the top position though.
James is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Obomba scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barry Obomba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Obomba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
Obomba thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
Obomba takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Obomba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
Obomba is looking for a kimura here.
James is not content to let Obomba control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
James wants to control but Obomba is keeping busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obomba circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obomba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in James's guard.
Obomba throws a strike but James rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Richard James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obomba pulls James in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Obomba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Obomba, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Obomba!
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RATING
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