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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Lew (ranked 930 p4p, 1006 weight class) and Junior Barbosa (ranked 124 p4p, 138 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Lew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barbosa gets a clinch.
Lew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Lew.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Lew blocks it.
Lew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
A short right from Lew on the inside.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Lew blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Lew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lew lands with a right to the head.
Lew lands a shoulder strike.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Lew.
A short body shot lands from Lew as the two fighters clinch.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lew misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lew takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lew tries to land a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks with his arms.
A short left from Lew.
Lew lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lew.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Lew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Lew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Lew stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Barbosa - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Lew on the inside.
Lew can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lew lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lew presses Barbosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barbosa stalling the fight.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Lew lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Lew lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Lew misses with the head strike.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa with the inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Lew avoids the punch easily.
Lew connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut lands for Lew. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
It looks like Junior Barbosa has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lew throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lew.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa misses with the combination.
Lew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lew sends Barbosa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lew is motioning to the referee to let Barbosa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lew throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Lew lands a jab to Barbosa's midsection.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Lew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lew blocks a jab.
Lew is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbosa cracks Lew with an open hand slap.
Lew lands an overhand right.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Lew clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbosa is rocked!
Lew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa takes the fight into the clinch.
Lew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lew scores with a shoulder strike.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Lew dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Barbosa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lew misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Lew drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lew is out of range and Barbosa settles back down.
Lew chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Barbosa throws a hook but Lew blocks it.
Lew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa unleashes a big counter combination but Lew bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lew jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Lew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Lew lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
Lew throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Lew displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to slow Lew down by chopping away at his legs.
Barbosa darts in and clinches Lew up against the cage.
Barbosa avoiding damage as Lew throws knees to the body.
Lew blocks an elbow strike from Barbosa.
Stalling in the clinch from Lew.
Lew misses with some punches.
Lew is struggling to control the position.
Lew blocking some punches.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa with a jab.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Lew counters with a good low kick that Barbosa was not able to check.
Lew cracks Barbosa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lew has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Barbosa to stand back up!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Lew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Lew.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lew digs a right hand underneath Barbosa's ribcage. Barbosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Julius Lew has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
Lew throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Lew tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Lew lands an uppercut.
Lew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Lew looking to throw knees to the head but Barbosa is blocking nicely.
Lew presses Barbosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Come on Barbosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short uppercut from Lew.
Lew tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Lew avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lew's elbow.
Barbosa is trying to stall.
Lew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lew takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Lew takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lew dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Lew.
Lew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa lands a jab.
Barbosa defending well as Lew loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lew's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
A slow jab from Lew misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lew misses with a leg kick.
Barbosa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Lew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa moves into range and clinches up with Lew.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lew.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Lew dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Barbosa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barbosa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lew misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lew.
Lew looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Lew wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Julius Lew is winning the standup battle so far.
Lew darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lew throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a thumping low kick.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa motions for Lew to come forward. Barbosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Lew misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lew swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Lew misses.
A punch combination from Barbosa misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lew.
Lew throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Lew misses.
Lew's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Lew takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Barbosa tests Lew's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lew misses with an uppercut.
Lew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Lew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lew looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Lew takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbosa.
Lew throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Lew misses the jab.
Lew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Lew's shoulder, as Lew tries to avoid the shot.
Lew misses with a body punch
and Lew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Barbosa tenderised Lew's leg. Lew is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Barbosa misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lew throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
Jab, jab by Lew - just one landing.
Barbosa slips a jab from Lew.
Barbosa lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Lew finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Lew misses the jab.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lew.
Barbosa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lew jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Lew finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Lew.
Barbosa seems to have recovered his senses.
Lew drops Barbosa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Barbosa looks back up at him and smiles so Lew waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa tries to clinch but Lew is having none of it.
Lew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Julius Lew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barbosa looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lew lands a right hand from hell, dropping Barbosa. Lew pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Lew!
Julius Lew decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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